File contains photographs of the aftermath of a large snowfall. Photographs depict an unidentified person moving snow with a wheelbarrow; people shovelling out cars stuck on roads in the snow; and a crane and snow-covered park.
File contains photographs of the aftermath of a large snowfall. Photographs depict an unidentified person moving snow with a wheelbarrow; people shovelling out cars stuck on roads in the snow; and a crane and snow-covered park.
Photograph of two people dressed in winter clothing in Central Park. They are walking down a snow-covered path by the pond; it is snowing and the trees and ground are covered in snow. Many ducks are visible in the pond.
Photograph of two people dressed in winter clothing in Central Park. They are walking down a snow-covered path by the pond; it is snowing and the trees and ground are covered in snow. Many ducks are visible in the pond.
File contains photographs of an unidentified family in Central Park in the fog. The photographs depict sun coming through the trees and the fog and the family, in silhouette, by water with ducks.
File contains photographs of an unidentified family in Central Park in the fog. The photographs depict sun coming through the trees and the fog and the family, in silhouette, by water with ducks.
Collected by editorial for use in a January 2002 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Carlos Almengor isn't about to let a few inches of snow keep him from getting in a few kicks at the soccer ball in Burnaby's Central Park. He's originally from Panama, and he says the biggest challenge is getting hit foot under the ball after it has sunk into the snow."
Photograph of a photographer on Burnaby Mountain. The person is taking a photograph of the skyline, where the tops of Vancouver office towers are visible above a blanket of fog.
Photograph of a photographer on Burnaby Mountain. The person is taking a photograph of the skyline, where the tops of Vancouver office towers are visible above a blanket of fog.
Collected by editorial for use in a December 1999 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "The low fog that has shrouded much of the Lower Mainland for more than a week has been a lure for photographers atop Burnaby Mountain, who are able to capture a unique view of Burnaby."
File contains photographs of snowy landscapes and people enjoying the snow in Burnaby Mountain Park. Photographs depict people walking underneath snowy trees, tobogganing, building snowballs, and close-up photographs of snow on vegetation and objects.
File contains photographs of snowy landscapes and people enjoying the snow in Burnaby Mountain Park. Photographs depict people walking underneath snowy trees, tobogganing, building snowballs, and close-up photographs of snow on vegetation and objects.
Collected by editorial for use in a January 2002 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata for 535-2935-3: "Colin Streiling, and his son, Ashton, 7, discover the hard way that what goes down, must come up, on the toboggan hill at Burnaby Mountain Park."
Caption from metadata for 535-2935-6: "Erik Nenzen, 2, needs a little help from his dad, Tor, as he tries out skis for only the second time in his young life, at Burnaby Mountain Park."
Caption from metadata for 535-2935-7: "Colin Streiling prepares to try a slide down the toboggan hill at Burnaby Mountain Park."
Caption from metadata for 535-2935-8: "Dave Kent adds to the giant snowball he's building in the winter wonderland at Burnaby Mountain Park."
Caption from metadata for 535-2935-9: "Liz Palk takes in the spectacular wintery view from Burnaby Mountain Park, near Horizons Restaurant."
Caption from metadata for 535-2935-10: "Hikers on the Trans Canada Trail atop Burnaby Mountain are surrounded by a winter wonderland."
Recording is an interview with Joe Sadowski conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Rebeca Salas, June 16, 2017. Major themes discussed: the history of the Burnaby Park Advisory Association and the Group of Ten, and the ongoing conservation of Burnaby Lake.
00:00 – 3:05: Joe discusses his inv…
Interviewer: Rebeca Salas
Interviewee: Joe Sadowski
Date of interview: June 16, 2017
Total Number of Tracks: 1
Total Length of all Tracks: 1:46:06
Scope and Content
Recording is an interview with Joe Sadowski conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Rebeca Salas, June 16, 2017. Major themes discussed: the history of the Burnaby Park Advisory Association and the Group of Ten, and the ongoing conservation of Burnaby Lake.
00:00 – 3:05: Joe discusses his involvement with the Association from its early days in the late 1960s. He describes the formation of the group, its original intentions, and its changing focus.
3:05 - 5:54: Joe recalls how the group decided to further their purpose by involving the public, and the rationale behind building a trail system. He explains how the Burnaby Outdoor Education Association was formed and describes its activities.
5:54 – 9:20: Joe relates how the Association was able to access federal funding for the trail. He shares his perspective about local businesses having changed their priorities since that time.
9:20 – 13:31: Joe discusses how the group expanded its base, and why it changed its name to the Burnaby Lake Advisory. He explains how the trail system came to be under the jurisdiction of Metro Parks, and why the name was changed to the Burnaby Lake Park Association. He describes the shift in the group’s composition and responsibilities.
13:31 – 17:06: Rebeca notes that the museum is interested in the reasons for the group coming together in the 1960s. Joe describes how the group’s plans regarding the lake informed their subsequent activities there. He talks about the changing attitude to pollution in the 1970s.
17:06 - 22:05: Joe describes what Burnaby Lake was like in the 1960s. He discusses its importance to migrating birds, and talks about the improvement to Still Creek.
22:05 – 29:48: Joe talks about the big Burnaby Lake Clean Up. He notes that the public’s changing attitudes have made further large clean-ups unnecessary.
29:48 – 32:00: Joe talks about the work of the Eagle Creek Streamkeepers, the Sapperton Fish and Game Club, The Semiahmoo Rod and Gun Club, and the Hyde Creek Watershed Society. He observes that game clubs have broader interests now than sport alone.
32:00 – 37:37: Joe discusses the return of salmon to the lake, the improvement in the quality of water, and the increased numbers of birds. He shares his perspective that the relationship of the public to the lake changed as visitors began to take ownership.
37:37 – 39:30: Joe talks about the importance of leadership in conservation efforts, discussing how Bob Gardner and Elmer Rudolph inspired people to become involved. He describes the positive results of volunteering.
39:30 – 41:48: Asked what he feels has made the biggest difference in improving the health of the lake, Joe describes the change in the attitude of the public and contrasts this new environmental awareness with that of people in other parts of the world.
41:48 – 47:46: Joe discusses the importance of the buffer zone, and of giving students the opportunity to be involved in efforts to remove invasive species and plant native ones.
47:46 – 56:10: Joe talks about the nesting box program. He notes that interacting with wildlife may influence people’s future behavior and describes the experience as cross-cultural.
56:10 – 58:17: Joe discusses the design of the trail around the lake.
58:17 – 1:02:32: Joe mentions the advisory role of Dr. Milton McLaren in the Association’s trail building work. He remarks on the importance to the project of people such as Tony Fabian and John Thomson. Joe also discusses the material used for the trail’s construction.
1:02:32 – 1:10:53: Joe describes the Association’s relationship with the Nature House and the Wildlife Rescue Centre. He recalls the acquisition of the Nature House building.
1:10:53 – 1:19:57: Asked about consultation, Joe describes the design and construction of the trail as the only subject in which the group’s expertise was deferred to. He discusses his concerns about dredging, and mentions the installation of squirrel nesting boxes as a successful enhancement project.
1:19:57 – 1:28:05: Joe talks about how the Burnaby Lake area has changed since he moved to Burnaby in 1964, and mentions some of the detrimental effects of development. He recalls the construction of the original observation tower by Aril Dalsvaag’s students at Burnaby Central Secondary School, talks about the current tower and discusses the success of the Association’s turtle nesting pad.
1:28:05 – 1:34:50: Joe discusses the introduced species in Burnaby Lake, and the efforts to eradicate them. He mentions the work of Bob Gunn, from B.C.I.T., a former student of Bob Gardner.
1:34:50 – 1:49:28: Asked about the substances used to control the mosquito population at Burnaby Lake, Joe voices his concerns about the effects of spraying, noting that the butterfly garden has been negatively affected by it in the past. He describes the origin of the garden.
1:40:28 – 1:46:06: Rebeca summarizes the interview and thanks Joe. Joe describes his hopes for the B.L.P.A. and the future of the lake. He reiterates the importance of preservation and accessibility and remarks on the number and diversity of the visitors.
History
Interviewee:
Joe Sadowski is a founding member of the Burnaby Lake Park Association which was formerly named the Burnaby Outdoor Education Association. He has been recognized for his environmental efforts and was awarded the Community Stewardship Star in 2000 and 2004.
Interviewer:
Rebeca Salas is a MA student in the Department of Geography at Simon Fraser University. Rebeca is interested in the relationship between property and memory. Rebeca is an experienced researcher and oral history interviewer and has conducted several oral histories for Landscapes of Injustice Archive.
Photograph of Jack and Pixie McGeachie's snow covered log cabin "Argu-In" looking down slope, through the trees on Mount Seymour, North Vancouver. Jack McGeachie and friends, Maurice Skinner and Jack Gannon built and maintained a cabin with friends on Mount Seymour from 1938 until after the Second…
Photograph of Jack and Pixie McGeachie's snow covered log cabin "Argu-In" looking down slope, through the trees on Mount Seymour, North Vancouver. Jack McGeachie and friends, Maurice Skinner and Jack Gannon built and maintained a cabin with friends on Mount Seymour from 1938 until after the Second World War.
Photograph of Jack and Pixie McGeachie's log cabin, "Argu-In" located on Mount Seymour, North Vancouver. The cabin is surrounded by snow covered trees. Jack McGeachie and friends, Maurice Skinner and Jack Gannon built and maintained a cabin with friends on Mount Seymour from 1938 until after the …
Photograph of Jack and Pixie McGeachie's log cabin, "Argu-In" located on Mount Seymour, North Vancouver. The cabin is surrounded by snow covered trees. Jack McGeachie and friends, Maurice Skinner and Jack Gannon built and maintained a cabin with friends on Mount Seymour from 1938 until after the Second World War.
Photograph of a side view of Jack and Pixie McGeachie's cabin "Argu-In" looking through snow covered trees on Mount Seymour, North Vancouver. The cabin was located on Mount Seymour.Jack McGeachie and friends, Maurice Skinner and Jack Gannon built and maintained a cabin with friends on Mount Seymou…
Photograph of a side view of Jack and Pixie McGeachie's cabin "Argu-In" looking through snow covered trees on Mount Seymour, North Vancouver. The cabin was located on Mount Seymour.Jack McGeachie and friends, Maurice Skinner and Jack Gannon built and maintained a cabin with friends on Mount Seymour from 1938 until after the Second World War.
Photograph of a side view of Jack and Pixie McGeachie's log cabin "Argu-In" on Mount Seymour, North Vancouver. There is a bit of snow on the ground and smoke coming from the chimney. Jack McGeachie and friends, Maurice Skinner and Jack Gannon built and maintained a cabin with friends on Mount Seym…
Photograph of a side view of Jack and Pixie McGeachie's log cabin "Argu-In" on Mount Seymour, North Vancouver. There is a bit of snow on the ground and smoke coming from the chimney. Jack McGeachie and friends, Maurice Skinner and Jack Gannon built and maintained a cabin with friends on Mount Seymour from 1938 until after the Second World War.
Photograph of Jack and Pixie McGeachie's of log cabin "Argu-In" surrounded by large drifts of snow. The cabin is located on Mount Seymour, North Vancouver. Jack McGeachie and friends, Maurice Skinner and Jack Gannon built and maintained a cabin with friends on Mount Seymour from 1938 until after th…
Photograph of Jack and Pixie McGeachie's of log cabin "Argu-In" surrounded by large drifts of snow. The cabin is located on Mount Seymour, North Vancouver. Jack McGeachie and friends, Maurice Skinner and Jack Gannon built and maintained a cabin with friends on Mount Seymour from 1938 until after the Second World War.
Photograph of a snow covered bridge leading to Jack and Pixie McGeachie's log cabin on Mount Seymour, North Vancouver. Jack McGeachie and friends, Maurice Skinner and Jack Gannon built and maintained a cabin with friends on Mount Seymour from 1938 until after the Second World War.
Photograph of a snow covered bridge leading to Jack and Pixie McGeachie's log cabin on Mount Seymour, North Vancouver. Jack McGeachie and friends, Maurice Skinner and Jack Gannon built and maintained a cabin with friends on Mount Seymour from 1938 until after the Second World War.
Photograph of Jack and Pixie McGeachie's snow covered log cabin, "Argu-In" with a snow covered wooden bridge leading up to it. The photograph is taken from under the bridge which leads to the cabin on Mount Seymour, North Vancouver. Jack McGeachie and friends, Maurice Skinner and Jack Gannon built…
Photograph of Jack and Pixie McGeachie's snow covered log cabin, "Argu-In" with a snow covered wooden bridge leading up to it. The photograph is taken from under the bridge which leads to the cabin on Mount Seymour, North Vancouver. Jack McGeachie and friends, Maurice Skinner and Jack Gannon built and maintained a cabin with friends on Mount Seymour from 1938 until after the Second World War.
Photograph of a Vancouver Heights streetscape in winter. There is snow on the ground. One of the houses across the street has what appears to be a radio mast in the front yard. The photograph is taken looking Northeast toward the Burrard Inlet with Mount Seymour in the background.
"Burrard Inlet - winter" written in ink on back of photo. "37" written in pencil on back of photo.
Scope and Content
Photograph of a Vancouver Heights streetscape in winter. There is snow on the ground. One of the houses across the street has what appears to be a radio mast in the front yard. The photograph is taken looking Northeast toward the Burrard Inlet with Mount Seymour in the background.
History
George Vincent Martin was born in 1892 in England. He married Matilda Florence Reed in 1916. He purchased a property in North Burnaby in the 1920s on Trinity Street. There was a main house and a "shack" on the property split up onto two lots.
File consists of scenic photographs of Deer Lake and Deer Lake Park, including closeup photographs of the lake and landscape photographs with the lake in the foreground and mountains and skyline visible in the distance. The photographs capture Deer Lake in the fall, winter, and spring. Also inclu…
File consists of scenic photographs of Deer Lake and Deer Lake Park, including closeup photographs of the lake and landscape photographs with the lake in the foreground and mountains and skyline visible in the distance. The photographs capture Deer Lake in the fall, winter, and spring. Also included in the file are four photographs of Deer Lake Park signs.