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Contaminated Sites Branch records
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2001-2010 (Creation)
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62 cm of textual records
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In 2005 the Ministry of Agriculture and Lands was renamed from the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries when it was transferred the responsibility for Land and Water British Columbia Inc. and Land Information BC (OIC 450/2005). The mandate of the ministry was to promote economic development and environmental sustainability for the agricultural, aquaculture and food sectors. The ministry is responsible for managing Crown land, allocating Crown land, setting policy for managing the resources, and working with other stakeholders.
In 2010, the Ministry was renamed the Ministry of Agriculture. At this time, many Land functions were transferred to the Ministry of Forests, Mines and Lands, and the newly created Ministry of Natural Resource Operations (OIC 652/2010). The Ministry of Agriculture also gained the following functions: policy advice related to range resource management from the Minister of Forests and Range, and marine fisheries and seafood industry development from the Ministry of Environment.
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The Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks was renamed the Ministry of Sustainable Resource Management in 2001 (OIC 565/2001). Many functions of the old Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks were also transferred to the newly established Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection.
One of the main roles of the Ministry of Sustainable Resource Management was to be a central agency for land use planning. It was created from the planning branches of several groups, including all the functions of the recently disestablished Land Use Coordination Office (LUCO). Additional functions included survey, mapping, resource inventories, Crown land policies, water rights and licensing, the Land Reserve Commission, the British Columbia Assets and Land Corporation, the Archaeology Branch, among others.
The ministry was disestablished in 2005 (OIC 450/2005). Most of its functions related to land were transferred to the Ministry of Agriculture and Lands. Other functions were likely transferred to the new Ministry of Environment (renamed from the Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection).
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This series contains records from the Crown Contaminated Sites Program. The Program was under the administration of different offices depending on the year. The records in this series originate from the Crown Contaminated Sites Branch of the Ministry of Agriculture and Lands and its predecessor in the Ministry of Sustainable Resource Management.
The series contains committee files, correspondence, briefing notes and executive issues files relating to the contamination of lands and their surrounding environment.
Committee files include various records of committees and subcommittees tasked with inquiring into and making recommendations to remediate contaminated areas. The records stem from the office of the Director of the Crown Contaminated Sites Program of the Ministry of Sustainable Resource Management.
The series contains briefing notes addressed to the Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Sustainable Resource Management on topics related to remediation of contaminated sites. Correspondence files cover the same topics and include correspondence between agencies, non-profits and the general public.
The series also includes a series of files related to the remediation project at the Britannia Mine Site. Filed under executive issues, the records relate to the clean-up of the mine and the resulting dispute with Copper Beach Estates. Types of records include mine safety inspection plans, proposed work plans and their evaluations, Memoranda of understanding and records related to cost-sharing of the clean-up, correspondence, infrastructure program application forms, investigations, tests and monitoring analyses, removal options, reports and selected minutes from the Britannia Steering Committee.
The records are arranged according to the Administrative Records Classification System (schedule 100001).
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Some records in this series may be restricted under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. Please contact BC Archives for more information about access.
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Accession number(s): 96-1795