Repository

City of Burnaby Archives

Date

1971

Collection/Fonds

John Shaw fonds

Series

Civil Service series

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17 cm

Description Level

Item

Record No.

485-077

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number

2005-15

2006-01

2007-18

Scope and Content

Photograph is an official photograph of the Burnaby Municipal Council members, in the Council Chambers. From left to right (clockwise) around the table are: Hugh Ladner, Warren Clark, Jim Dailly, William Blair, Anthony Parr (Municipal Planner), Ted Ward (Deputy Municipal Clerk), Mayor Bob Prittie (at the back), John Shaw (Municipal Clerk), Mel Shelley (Municipal Manager), George H.F. McLean, Dave Mercier, Alan Emmott, and Doug Drummond.

Subjects

Officials - Alderman and Councillors

Buildings - Civic - City Halls

Occupations - Civic Workers

Names

Ladner, Hugh G.

Clark, Warren R.

Dailly, James

Blair, William A.

Parr, Anthony L.

Ward, Ted

Shaw, John Horace "Jack"

Prittie, Robert W. "Bob"

Shelley, Melvin

McLean, George H.F.

Mercier, David M. "Dave"

Emmott, Alan H.

Drummond, John D. "Doug"

Burnaby City Hall

Media Type

Photograph

Photographer

LeBlanc, Don

Notes

Title based on contents of photograph

Note on verso reads: "1971 Council Corporation of Burnaby" and identifies the members of council

Photographer's stamp on verso

Photographer identifies photograph as no. 7143

Geographic Access

Canada Way

Street Address

4949 Canada Way

Historic Neighbourhood

Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area

Douglas-Gilpin Area

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Repository

City of Burnaby Archives

Date

1976

Collection/Fonds

Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series

Community Archives Collection series

Subseries

Municipal record subseries

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm pasted on cardboard backing

Description Level

Item

Record No.

467-008

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

No restrictions

Accession Number

BHS2004-5

Scope and Content

Photograph of three children standing in front of tree, one holding a shovel, during a ceremonial tree planting at Eastburn Park. All in the photograph are unidentified except for Burnaby Council member Gerald Ast who is standing to the far right (wearing light coloured suit) and Burnaby's municipal manager, Melvin Shelley, who can be seen in the back row at the far left (wearing dark coloured suit).

Subjects

Ceremonies

Officials - Alderman and Councillors

Plants - Trees

Names

Ast, Gerald D.

Shelley, Melvin

Media Type

Photograph

Notes

Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access

Eastburn Park

13th Avenue

Street Address

7944 13th Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood

East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area

Second Street Area

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Repository

City of Burnaby Archives

Summary

This portion of the interview is about Tony Fabian’s memories of his moving to Hardwick Street in Burnaby in 1957; his views about early attitudes toward clearing the land in Burnaby and how people’s attitudes changed with regard to protecting the environment; and his description of the “golden years” for park creation and planning in the 1970s.

Date Range

1956-1980

Length

0:15:48

Names

Burnaby Parks and Recreation Commission

Shelley, Melvin

Barnet Park

Subjects

Geographic Features - Parks

Geographic Access

Hardwick Street

Historic Neighbourhood

Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area

Douglas-Gilpin Area

Interviewer

Bossort, Kathy

Interview Date

October 29, 2015

Scope and Content

Recording is of an interview with Tony Fabian conducted by Kathy Bossort. Tony Fabian was one of 23 participants interviewed as part of the Community Heritage Commission’s Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project. The interview is mainly about Tony Fabian’s part in park creation and protection of natural areas in Burnaby, particularly as a member of the Park and Recreation Commission in the 1970s; his childhood and how that contributed to his land ethic; and the history of the uses made of and setting aside parkland on Burnaby Mountain.

Biographical Notes

Tony S. Fabian was born in 1934 in north Saskatchewan. At less than a year old Tony, along with his siblings, was removed from his family home and eventually placed with an immigrant farm family. As a child he worked on the farm and witnessed what he considered abusive treatment of the land and farm animals. When he was about 12 years old his adoptive family moved to the BC coast where he went on his own, working for a variety of farmers in Richmond and Delta. At 19 he contracted polio, quit farm work, and found work with the telephone company. In 1956 Tony married, and in 1957 he and his wife moved to a home on Hardwick Street in Burnaby where he still lives. Tony entered civic politics in the 1960s when he objected to development on Hardwick Park and became concerned about the destruction of Burnaby’s natural landscapes. He became a life long advocate for preserving natural areas and helped to create large parks in Burnaby on the foreshore of the Fraser River and on Burrard Inlet. He served as a member of the Parks and Recreation Commission 1970-1975, is a long time volunteer with the Burnaby Lake Park Association, and continues to stay current on local and regional environmental issues. In 2008 Tony was presented with the City of Burnaby Environment Award for Community Stewardship.

Total Tracks

7

Total Length

1:43:22

Interviewee Name

Fabian, Tony S.

Interview Location

Tony Fabian's home in Burnaby

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.

Collection/Fonds

Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds

Series

Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project series

Media Type

Sound Recording

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