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Strike/lockout files for industrial disputes

  • GR-1079
  • Series
  • 1968-1969

This series contains strike/lockout files for industrial disputes under provincial jurisdiction, 1968-1969. The files contain the corporate names of contesting parties; and information regarding dates of the strike/lockout, issues in dispute, type of work, location, and proceedings prior to the action, e.g. conciliation officer, supervised strike vote, etc.

British Columbia. Labour Relations Branch

Student essays, radio plays and lecture notes

  • GR-0005
  • Series
  • 1940

The series consists of radio talks on community drama delivered by Llewelyn Bullock-Webster; student essays regarding drama; student written radio plays; and a lecture by Bullock-Webster to University of British Columbia Summer School of Theatre, 1940.

British Columbia. School and Community Drama Branch

Study of the organization and administrative systems of the Forest Service and other material

  • GR-1296
  • Series
  • 1951

This series contains a study on the organization and administrative systems of the Forest Service together with recommendations for departmental reorganization done by Stevenson and Kellogg Ltd., Management Engineers for the Ministry of Lands and Forests, presented to E.T. Kenney, Minister of Lands and Forests, September 26, 1951. These recommendations were partially implemented by the Departmental reorganization of June 10, 1952.

British Columbia. Dept. of Lands and Forests

Stumpage adjustment summary reports

  • GR-3686
  • Series
  • 1999-2005

The series consists of stumpage adjustment summary reports generated by the Revenue Branch of the Ministry of Forests. These are reports that have been printed from the Ministry of Forest computer system. They were used determine the fees to charge forest companies.

The files cover all areas of the Province and were created in accordance with the Forest Act (RSBC 1996, c. 157). The Province is divided into two appraisal regions for the purposes of stumpage. These regions are the Coast and Interior and each of these is documented in separate reports.

Most of the reports document the mean value index for timber and help forecast the revenue to the province. The reports have a wide range of information and include district summaries, rate calculations arranged by district, value of species, and mark volume.

The ministry ran reports from January, April, July and October. Each report is dated and named and there are also coloured sheets of paper at the front of each file that correspond with the month of the report. Blue sheets are from January, green sheets are from April, pink sheets are from July and yellow sheets are from October. The records arrived in the archives in no discernible order. The archives has arranged them by date and region.

These records are classified as 21710-30 in the Forest ORCS which states that the records are retained for seven years by the ministry and then transferred to the archives.

British Columbia. Ministry of Forests (1988-2005)

Subdivision registers

  • GR-2645
  • Series
  • 1921-1923

Similkameen Division of Yale Land District, subdivision registers of District Lot 2450S, Block B and Block A, lots 1-271F, and 280-348, superceded 1923 (i.e. no further entries were made after 1923). The records are arranged numerically, and record the alienation of land from the Crown (by purchase etc.), within the Southern Okanagan Irrigation Project at Oliver (B.C.) Information may include the name of purchaser, dates and numbers of certificates (including Crown Grant), dates and amounts of payments, and reference numbers to correspondence files, and water agreements, There is an alphabetical name index in each volume.

British Columbia. Dept. of Lands

Subject files from the Port Alberni Forest District

  • GR-3696
  • Series
  • 1956-1981

The series consists of subject files from the Port Alberni Forest District. These files were created as part of the regular activities of the district office and include both operational and administrative files. The majority of files relate to tree farm licences (TFL) although there are also a few files that relate to log salvage, Cascara bark use, and water licences.

The series contains correspondence, circulars, reports, maps and ledger sheets. The files are arranged by their classification number. The files classified as 870-3 relate to tree farm licences. These consist of the vast majority of files in this series. The 860 files consist of permit and licence applications.

The majority of the TFL files relate to the administration of tree farm licences 20 and 21 which are located in the Clayoquot area of BC. The correspondence with the licensee deals with administration and management of the TFL. This includes issues with the licence, amendments to the licence, the stumpage rates, amendments to the licence, future cutting plans, includes copies of the licence and subsequent amendments. Some of the material in the files duplicate the material in the main TFL series of GR-3659.

There is information relating to stumpage rates. There are many letters from the ministry to licensees about rates. The series also contains ledgers that were used to calculate the stumpage fees. The administration and policy files contain documentation about how the ledgers functioned.

The ministries that were responsible for these records are:
1956-1962 Dept. of Lands and Forests
1962-1975 Dept. of Lands, Forests and Water Resources
1975-1976 Dept. of Forests
1976-1981 Ministry of Forests

British Columbia. Port Alberni Forest District

Submission to Commission on Forest Resources, 1943

  • GR-0181
  • Series
  • 1945

The series consists of two copies of a three volume submission to the Royal Commission on Forestry by the Bureau of Economics and Statistics. It includes a statement showing the amount of timber held under all types of tenure, by individuals and firms in B.C. during 1938 and 1944.

British Columbia. Bureau of Economics and Statistics

Submissions to BC Centennial Anthology

  • GR-2080
  • Series
  • 1958

These submissions were not suitable for the anthology, British Columbia: A Centennial Anthology, but because of their historical content they were loaned to the Provincial Archives for microfilming. Contents include submissions by 11 people on a wide range of subjects. There are 3 manuscripts and 18 transcripts, mostly reminiscences of pioneers, and people recording family history information.

This microfilm contains submissions to the British Columbia Centennial Anthology editorial committee. These submissions were not suitable for the anthology, British Columbia: A Centennial Anthology, but because of their historical content they were loaned to the Provincial Archives for microfilming before they were returned to their authors or sources.

British Columbia. Centennial Committee

Succession and probate duty registers

  • GR-2930
  • Series
  • 1892-1935

Succession and probate duty registers.

Entries in volume 1 are in numerical order with no precise date provided. Entries provide name, whether by probate or letters of administration (P or A), duty paid, and remarks (sometimes date of death, special circumstances, etc.).

Entries in Volume 2 are registers (arranged alphabetically) of estates indicating probate and succession duties. Entries include name, date, number, duty paid, registry, and remarks.

British Columbia. Property Taxation Branch

Succession duty/probate fees index cards

  • GR-3259
  • Series
  • 1934-1981

Succession duty/probate fees index cards. These records were created by the Income Taxation Branch to track location of probates and payment of succession duties and constitute the only centralized probate index for British Columbia prior to 1980. The index cards are arranged by the name of the deceased and provide the name of the registry where the estate was probated, or, if not probated, settled by letters of administration or other means. They supplement GR-1417, which only indexes probated wills for the province and Victoria probates.

British Columbia. Property Taxation Branch

Suitor's Fund cash book

  • GR-2536
  • Series
  • 1937-1947

Suitor's Fund cash book.

British Columbia. County Court (Vancouver)

Suitor's fund cash book

  • GR-2917
  • Series
  • 1901-1939

Suitor's fund cash book from Peterborough, 1901 and from Wilmer 1902-1928; 1939.

British Columbia. County Court (Wilmer)

Suitor's Fund register

  • GR-2535
  • Series
  • 1938-1954

Suitor's Fund register.

British Columbia. County Court (Vancouver)

Suitor's Fund register

  • GR-2431
  • Series
  • 1901-1951

Suitor's Fund register.

British Columbia. County Court (Revelstoke)

Suitors' Fund register and other material

  • GR-2873
  • Series
  • 1898-1967

Suitors' Fund register from 1898-1967 with some correspondence attached; a register of unclaimed suitors' funds, 1924-1967; and a list of funds for deposit with the Deputy Minister of Finance, Victoria for investment, 1949-1967. (1 vol.)

British Columbia. County Court (Cumberland)

Suitors' fund registers

  • GR-2468
  • Series
  • 1903-1964

Suitors' fund registers.

British Columbia. County Court (Fernie)

Suitors’ money record books

  • GR-3501
  • Series
  • 1900-1977

The series consists of one volume of records from the Golden County Court. Typical entries show when money was paid in, the style of cause, the folio and number of the suit, by whom the money was paid in, when it was paid out, the signature of the person to whom the money was paid and the amount. The volume includes cases from 1900 to 1977.

British Columbia. County Court (Golden)

Sumas Dyking District Relief Commission

  • GR-1089
  • Series
  • 1929

This series contains the record of proceedings in the matter of the Sumas Dyking District Relief Act, 1928; evidence taken, March 31, 1929 to April 23, 1929. The Sumas Dyking District Relief Commission was established to investigate the reduction of dyke construction taxes, to recommend adjustments of tax assessments and to evaluate damages caused by the Sumas Reclamation Project in the vicinity of Sumas and Chilliwack.

British Columbia. Sumas Dyking District Relief Commission

Sumas land application declarations

  • GR-0312
  • Series
  • 1887-1888

This series consists of declarations in support of applications for land formerly within the limits reserved for purposes of the "Sumas Dyking Act, 1878", for the years 1887-1888. Each declaration is related to one individual. Declarations would have been submitted as part of the process of applying to pre-empt land in the Sumas area.

British Columbia. Lands Branch

Summary Convictions for the judicial district of University Hill

  • GR-3167
  • Series
  • 1962-1973

Form 2B - Summary Convictions. This report of Summary Convictions for the judicial district of University Hill was completed quarterly (March 1962 - December 1967 and monthly (January 1968 - March 1973) by Magistrate M.E. Ferguson. Form 2B is a form generated by the Dominion Bureau of Statistics (authorized by the Statistics Act) in order to compile statistics on the number of cases terminating in a conviction, absolute discharge or conditional discharge from a summary convictions court. The form includes very detailed instructions and explanations for its completion and submission to the Dept. of the Attorney-General. About 150 offences are listed as well as possible dispositions: fine, probation, prison, or discharge (all categories subdivided "M" or "F"). Remuneration of one cent per summary conviction was paid to the person transmitting the report.

British Columbia. Dept. of the Attorney-General

Summerland Police Court list of fines

  • GR-1923
  • Series
  • 1928

List of those fined before the Summerland Police and Small Debts Court for using domestic water outside a building for watering other than during the hours between 6 p.m. and 10 p.m., August 28, 1928. The list gives names and amounts of fines, court fees, legal fees and mileage fees.

British Columbia. Police Court (Summerland)

Summerland Police Court record book

  • GR-1840
  • Series
  • 1934-1939

Record book for Summerland, Oct 1934 - Feb 1939. This volume also includes cases from Peachland and "Unorganized Territory".

British Columbia. Police Court (Summerland)

Summons book

  • GR-0858
  • Series
  • 1893-1896

This series consists of a New Westminster County Court summons book, 1893-1896.

British Columbia. County Court (New Westminster)

Summonses and other material

  • GR-2528
  • Series
  • 1864-1871

Miscellaneous court documents, civil and criminal, at all court levels. Includes summonses, exhibits, warrants, orders, affidavits and sheriff forms, from Barkerville, Quesnel, Soda Creek, Richfield and Lytton.

British Columbia (Colony). County Court (Cariboo West)

Summonses and other material

  • GR-2299
  • Series
  • 1920-1928

Loose material removed from the cause book to the Small Debts Court in South Vancouver. There are summonses, orders, and affidavits from 2 case files (7/20 Leesdale v. Perrin; 18/23 Hudson v. Janes), court calendars from July and September 1928, correspondence from 1926 and notes.

British Columbia. Small Debts Court (South Vancouver)

Sunshine Coast Forest District resource management records

  • GR-4095
  • Series
  • 1984-1991

This series consists of records related to resource management created by the Sunshine Coast Forest District, part of the Vancouver Forest Region. The records date from 1984-1991.

The series currently includes on local resource use plan (LRUP) for Elphinstone. LRUPs are designed to resolve resource use conflicts in specific areas at the local level.

The ministries responsible for creating these records, and the years that they were responsible, are:
Ministry of Forests (1976-1986)
Ministry of Forests and Lands (1986-1988)
Ministry of Forests (1988-2005)

The records were classified as 12600-20 in the Forest Operational Records Classification System (ORCS).

British Columbia. Sunshine Coast Forest District

Sunshine Coast Forest District timber tenures

  • GR-4094
  • Series
  • 1966-1999

This series consists of a variety of records related to timber tenures created from 1966-1999 by the Sunshine Coast Forest District, a division of the Vancouver Forest Region.

The series includes the following types of timber tenures: forest licences, replaceable timber sale licences, non-replaceable timber sale licences, tree farm licences, timber licences and woodlot licences. The series includes cutting permits for the following tree farm licences: TFL 10 and TFL 39. Records regard the issuance, evaluation, administration, monitoring, planning, replacement, cancellation, deletion and extension of these timber tenures.

The records may include legal documents, operations information, development plans, correspondence, forms, applications, Forest Service memos, approval letters, reports, maps, licences, permits, photos, and charts.

The series also includes fish and forestry guidelines for major licensees and small business licence holders. these are in the form of assessment action plans and CFFG audit records.

The ministries responsible for creating these records, and the years that they were responsible, are:
Ministry of Forests (1976-1986)
Ministry of Forests and Lands (1986-1988)
Ministry of Forests (1988-2005)

The records were classified as 19500-45, 19580-45, 19600-30, 19600-45, 19600-55, 19620-25, 19700-45, 19720-20, 19720-45, 19720-55, 19910-20 and 19910-30 in the Forest Operational Records Classification System (ORCS).

British Columbia. Sunshine Coast Forest District

Sunshine Coast Forest District tree farm licence plans

  • GR-4093
  • Series
  • 1968-1999

This series consists of tree farm licence (TFL) forest development plans and management plans created from 1968-1999 by the Sunshine Coast Forest District. TFLs are a type of timber tenure which grants a virtually exclusive right to harvest timber and manage forests in a specified area. They are issued for a term of 25 years, but can be replaced every 5-10 years.

These files document the management of TFL numbers 10, 39 and 43. Over the years, TFL boundaries and rights holders may have changed. TFL holders are required to submit a management plan every five years to the Chief Forester (RSBC 1996, c. 157, s. 35, and BC Reg. 23/2013).

These records include draft and final management or development plans; revisions or amendments to existing plans; correspondence between the ministry and licence holders, as well as correspondence with ministry staff; records related to public review of the development plans; consultation and correspondence with impacted First Nations; reasons for why a plan or amendment was or was not approved; advertisements in newspapers and the Gazette; and maps and map overlays.

The ministries responsible for these records, and the years that they were responsible, are:
Ministry of Forests (1976-1986)
Ministry of Forests and Lands (1986-1988)
Ministry of Forests (1988-2005)

The records have been classified as 19710-20 and 19710-55 in the Forestry Operational Classification System (ORCS).

British Columbia. Sunshine Coast Forest District

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