Series GR-1452 - Kamloops Forest Region operational records

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Kamloops Forest Region operational records

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GR-1452

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  • 1951-1983 (Creation)

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1.3 m of textual records and cartographic material

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(1913-1978)

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The Kamloops Forest District was established in 1913 under the Forest Act, 1912. In 1916, the district was expanded to include part of the Tete Juane Forest District due to staff shortages resulting from World War I. In 1918 The Lillooet Forest District was also added to Kamloops.

In 1930, the majority of the lands in the Railway Belt, which had previously been administered by the federal government, were also added to Kamloops. The remaining Railway Belt lands were added to the Vancouver and Fort George Forest Districts. As a result of these changes, in 1932, the area previously in the Vernon Forest District was added to the Kamloops Forest District, along with half of the Cariboo Forest District. In 1972, the Cariboo Forest District was reestablished, and these lands were transferred back to it to replicate its previous boundaries.

In 1978, the Kamloops Forest District was renamed the Kamloops Forest Region, however its boundaries remained the same. Between 1978 and 1981, the Region was reorganized to comprise of the following smaller Forest Districts: Clearwater, Kamloops, Salmon Arm, Vernon, Penticton, Merritt and Lillooet. These areas were based on the previous Ranger Districts. Note that the Kamloops Forest District continued to exist after 1978, however, it was a much smaller area part of the greater Kamloops Forest Region.

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(1978-2003)

Biographical history

In 1978, the Kamloops Forest District was renamed the Kamloops Forest Region, however its boundaries did not change. Between 1978 and 1981, the Region was further reorganized into the following smaller Forest Districts: Clearwater, Kamloops, Salmon Arm, Vernon, Penticton, Merritt and Lillooet. These were based on the Previous Ranger Districts. This means the Kamloops Forest District continued to exist after 1978, however, it was a much smaller area part of the new Kamloops Forest Region.

In 2003 the region was amalgamated with the Nelson Forest Region and the Cariboo Forest Region to form the Southern Interior Forest Region.

In 2010 the Southern Interior Forest Region ceased to exist and was replaced by three districts with boundaries similar to those before the amalgamation. The area that had been covered by the old Kamloops Forest Region was renamed the Thompson Okanagan Forest Region, with its headquarters in Kamloops. In 2016 the name of the Thompson Okanagan Forest Region was changed to the Thompson Okanagan Natural Resource Region.

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This series contains operational records of the Kamloops Forest Region and its predecessor, the Kamloops Forest District from 1951-1983. The Kamloops Forest Region has included a variety of different Ranger Districts or smaller Forest Districts over time. The records in this series relate to several, including the Chase, Barriere, Clearwater and Kamloops Ranger Districts. Note that the names and boundaries of districts and regions varied over the years.

The records are arranged according to the original filing number used at the Kamloops office. Records relate to grazing range management, timber management, and other administrative records of the office. This includes grazing permits; timber sale and harvesting licences; tree farm licences; firewood permits; road permits; plantations; reforestation; scaling and royalty records; and annual work charts.

This series also includes the accounts of the Kamloops Forest District, a subdivision of the Kamloops Forest Region, successor to Ranger Districts 3 (Barriere), 4 (Kamloops), 16 (Ashcroft) and 22 (Kamloops North) of the former Kamloops Forest District, and a guide to the Kamloops Regional 0 series.

The ministries responsible for Forest and Range Districts, and the years that they were responsible, are:
Department of Lands and Forests (1945-1962)
Department of Lands, Forests and Water Resources (1962-1975)
Department of Forests (1975-1976)
Ministry of Forests (1976-1986)

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Accession 90-0546 transferred from the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations, 2016. All other records transferred to Project 87, 1983 and received by BC Archives, 1984.

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The Kamloops Forest District, or Forest Region after 1978, like the Nelson Forest Region, had its own 0 Series separate and distinct from the 0 Series used for filing Victoria headquarters records. Kamloops regional records were renumbered into the Ministry of Forests uniform file system in 1981-1982.

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Accession number(s): G84-021, 89-1572, 89-1070, 90-0546

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