Floods--British Columbia

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  • Sound Recording Database SMIDDEV_SR_SUBJECT_HEADINGS.

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  • Some records transferred here from Forest Injuries--Injuries From Flooding. Waterlogging

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Hatzic Lake flood slides

  • GR-3400
  • Series
  • Jul 1983

The series consists of 23 colour slides created by the Ministry of Environment in 1983. The slides show the effect of flooding in the community after Hatzic Lake flooded in 1983.

British Columbia. Ministry of Environment (1979-1986)

Floodplain mapping : Thompson and South Thompson Rivers

  • GR-3569
  • Series
  • 1970-1975

Series consists of floodplain maps that of the Thompson and South Thompson Rivers between Kamloops and Chase. The Water Investigations Branch created these maps between 1973 and 1975 to document areas that were susceptible to flooding.

The maps were bound in a volume and were numbered sequentially. There is an index at the front of the volume. Each map is also stamped with the Surveys and Mapping Branch of the BC Lands Service since the floodplain information was overlaid on maps that were originally maps were originally created in 1970 and 1973. All maps are 65 x 92 cm.

There are two groupings of maps. The first 33 maps show the Kamloops area from 1973-1974. These have a 1:2500 scale. These maps are stamped with the project number 73-81-0 and the file number 161673.

The second grouping consists of 27 maps of the South Thompson River from Kamloops to Chase. These have a 1:5000 scale. The project number of these maps is 74-109t-0.

British Columbia. Water Investigations Branch

Committee records relating to the Peace River and Mackenzie River basins

  • GR-1149
  • Series
  • 1972-1975

The series contains records relating to the Peace River and Mackenzie River basins, from correspondence file 0309728. It consists of a preliminary report on the Peace River basin flood of 1972 by the Inland Waters Branch of Environment Canada and records of meetings of the Mackenzie Basin Intergovernmental Liaison Committee.

British Columbia. Dept. of Lands, Forests and Water Resources

Webster! : 1981-01-05

Public affairs. Jack Webster's popular weekday morning talk show. Guests and topics for this episode are: Jack starts off the show with his predictions for the new year. He speaks to Grace McCarthy, Minister of Human Resources, and Gordon Shrum about Pier BC. Barry Downes, architect, shows a scale model of the proposed convention centre to Gordon and Jack. Stephen Rogers, Minister of Environment, talks to Jack about the recent flooding in southwestern BC, Hope, Hatzic, Pemberton, Squamish and the Cowichan Valley, with $13 million damage. They discuss building on flood plains, as well as plans for rebuilding and financial aid for victims.

Webster! : 1984-10-09

Public affairs. Jack Webster's popular weekday morning talk show. Guests and topics for this episode are: Steve Wyatt reports from a helicopter over Pemberton, looking at the flood damage from the Pemberton River. Jack shows a film clip of Bill Vander Zalm from the previous week, wherein Bill accuses members of the Vancouver city council of being Communists. Jack then speaks with Alderman Harry Rankin (COPE), and Alderman Bruce Eriksen about Vander Zalm’s “red-baiting” and various peace initiatives undertaken by the council. Mr. Rankin calls Vander Zalm’s views “Christian fascism”. Jack speaks with Joe Mathias, Chief of the Squamish Band, and David Jacobs, Chairman, Squamish Band Council, about the band’s refusal to allow non-Indigenous fishing on a portion of the Capilano River. They also discuss the use of Ambleside Park, and land in Stanley Park.

William Procter interview

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1965-05-15 SUMMARY: TRACKS 1 & 2: Mr. William Procter talks about life in the Mabel Lake/Lumby area, 1892 to 1920. He begins by discussing his father's background, including his travels and work previous to coming to the Okanagan; finally settling in the Mabel Lake Valley in 1892; early days there; the lack of doctors in the area; other early settlers; the flood in 1894; the building of a house; making a living; a discussion of loggers and logging in the Mabel Lake/Sugar Lake area; impressions of Lumby; people in the area; May 24 picnics; Squaw Valley; a description of Mabel Lake, including the people there and ;the local Indians.

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