File contains photographs of people with Burnaby rivers and creeks. Photographs depict BCIT river conservationist Mark Angelo posing in Deer Lake Brook by Burnaby Village Museum, and Lorna Johnson, Gordie Cook, and Jack McAfee enjoying Fraser Foreshore Park by the Fraser River.
File contains photographs of people with Burnaby rivers and creeks. Photographs depict BCIT river conservationist Mark Angelo posing in Deer Lake Brook by Burnaby Village Museum, and Lorna Johnson, Gordie Cook, and Jack McAfee enjoying Fraser Foreshore Park by the Fraser River.
Collected by editorial for use in a September 2002 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata for 535-2800-1 and 535-2800-2: "Mark Angelo, of BCIT, who's made it his mission to save and preserve Burnaby's rivers and creeks, says he's particularly proud of Deer Lake Brook, as it babbles through Burnaby Village Museum, on its way to Burnaby Lake."
Caption from metadata for 535-2800-3: "Lorna Johnson hits a tennis ball out into the Fraser River at Fraser Foreshore Park, to her dog, Keiko."
Caption from metadata for 535-2800-4: "Gordie Cook and Jack McAfee shoot the breeze and enjoy the sunshine along the Fraser River, at Fraser Foreshore Park in Burnaby."
1 photograph : sepia ; 11.3 x 17.5 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
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Photograph of an unknown beach with mountains in the background. This photograph was in a scrapbook kept by Claude Hill who was originally from England but ultimately settled in the Burnaby Lake area. The photograph was likely taken in England or Wales.
1 photograph : sepia ; 11.3 x 17.5 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
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Record No.
477-825
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No restrictions
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No known restrictions
Accession Number
2007-12
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Photograph of an unknown beach with mountains in the background. This photograph was in a scrapbook kept by Claude Hill who was originally from England but ultimately settled in the Burnaby Lake area. The photograph was likely taken in England or Wales.
1 photograph : b&w ; 7.2 x 9.5 cm on page 17.4 x 26.2 cm
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Photograph taken looking over a river towards Cheam Peak, which is visible in the background. A cable can be seen stretching over the river. This photograph appears to have been taken by Arthur Peers, who travelled through the Fraser River Valley and worked on the construction of the Trans-Provinc…
1 photograph : b&w ; 7.2 x 9.5 cm on page 17.4 x 26.2 cm
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020-104
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No restrictions
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No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
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Photograph taken looking over a river towards Cheam Peak, which is visible in the background. A cable can be seen stretching over the river. This photograph appears to have been taken by Arthur Peers, who travelled through the Fraser River Valley and worked on the construction of the Trans-Provincial Highway during the later 1920s.
1 photograph : sepia ; 4 x 7.7 cm on page 17.4 x 26.4 cm
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Photograph of Dreadnought Island in the middle of the river. This photograph appears to have been taken by Arthur Peers, who travelled through the Fraser River Valley and worked on the construction of the Trans-Provincial Highway during the later 1920s.
1 photograph : sepia ; 4 x 7.7 cm on page 17.4 x 26.4 cm
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020-125
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No restrictions
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No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
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Photograph of Dreadnought Island in the middle of the river. This photograph appears to have been taken by Arthur Peers, who travelled through the Fraser River Valley and worked on the construction of the Trans-Provincial Highway during the later 1920s.
File consists of photographs of the Cariboo Dam situated along the Brunette River and Warner's fish lift located adjacent to the dam. Photographs depict the interior and exterior of the fish lift, the information sign for the lift, and a group of fisherman working in the river.
File consists of photographs of the Cariboo Dam situated along the Brunette River and Warner's fish lift located adjacent to the dam. Photographs depict the interior and exterior of the fish lift, the information sign for the lift, and a group of fisherman working in the river.
1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 12 cm on page 17.5 x 26.5 cm
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Photograph of the Fraser Canyon. The railway line can be seen in the foreground and a caption accompanying the photograph reads "View up the Canyon, 2 Miles out of Yale." This photograph appears to have been taken by Arthur Peers, who travelled through the Fraser River Valley and worked on the con…
1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 12 cm on page 17.5 x 26.5 cm
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020-120
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No restrictions
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Accession Number
BHS2007-04
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Photograph of the Fraser Canyon. The railway line can be seen in the foreground and a caption accompanying the photograph reads "View up the Canyon, 2 Miles out of Yale." This photograph appears to have been taken by Arthur Peers, who travelled through the Fraser River Valley and worked on the construction of the Trans-Provincial Highway during the later 1920s.
1 photograph : sepia ; 7 x 12.2 cm on page 17.5 x 26.5 cm
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Photograph of the Fraser River canyon, with the railway line visible to the left. A caption accompanying the photograph reads "The Fraser, Low Water, 1925." This photograph appears to have been taken by Arthur Peers, who travelled through the Fraser River Valley and worked on the construction of t…
1 photograph : sepia ; 7 x 12.2 cm on page 17.5 x 26.5 cm
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020-119
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No restrictions
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No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
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Photograph of the Fraser River canyon, with the railway line visible to the left. A caption accompanying the photograph reads "The Fraser, Low Water, 1925." This photograph appears to have been taken by Arthur Peers, who travelled through the Fraser River Valley and worked on the construction of the Trans-Provincial Highway during the later 1920s.
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.
1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 10.7 cm on page 17.5 x 26.5 cm
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Photograph of an unidentified river at the foot of the mountains with railroad tracks in the foregound. Snow is covering the ground. This photograph appears to have been taken by Arthur Peers, who travelled through the Fraser River Valley and worked on the construction of the Trans-Provincial Highw…
1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 10.7 cm on page 17.5 x 26.5 cm
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Record No.
020-106
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No restrictions
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No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
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Photograph of an unidentified river at the foot of the mountains with railroad tracks in the foregound. Snow is covering the ground. This photograph appears to have been taken by Arthur Peers, who travelled through the Fraser River Valley and worked on the construction of the Trans-Provincial Highway during the later 1920s.
1 photograph : sepia ; 11.3 x 17.5 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
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Photograph of a person sitting on a hillside, looking off into the distance at an unidentified mountain range and river. This photograph was in a scrapbook kept by Claude Hill who was originally from England but ultimately settled in the Burnaby Lake area. The photograph was likely taken in England…
1 photograph : sepia ; 11.3 x 17.5 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
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Record No.
477-824
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2007-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of a person sitting on a hillside, looking off into the distance at an unidentified mountain range and river. This photograph was in a scrapbook kept by Claude Hill who was originally from England but ultimately settled in the Burnaby Lake area. The photograph was likely taken in England or Wales.
1 photograph : sepia ; 7 x 11.6 cm on page 17.5 x 26.4 cm
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Photograph of railway tracks along a river at a location identified as Yale, B.C. This photograph appears to have been taken by Arthur Peers, who travelled through the Fraser River Valley and worked on the construction of the Trans-Provincial Highway during the later 1920s.
1 photograph : sepia ; 7 x 11.6 cm on page 17.5 x 26.4 cm
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Record No.
020-076
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
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Photograph of railway tracks along a river at a location identified as Yale, B.C. This photograph appears to have been taken by Arthur Peers, who travelled through the Fraser River Valley and worked on the construction of the Trans-Provincial Highway during the later 1920s.