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The series consists of correspondence, hearing schedules and transcripts, recordings of public hearings, studies, discussion papers, and lists of recommended legislation changes. The records were created in 1987 by the Project Pride Task Force, which was chaired by then-MLA Kim Campbell. Hearings took place in May and June of 1987 in Chilliwack, Cranbrook, Fort St John, Kamloops, Kelowna, Nelson, Prince George, Sandspit, Skidegate, Terrace, Vancouver, and Victoria, although participation was encouraged from other communities via community-organized forums and correspondence with members of the Task Force. Over 200 submissions were received from the hearing process and a further 140 were received through the mail. The series documents the public consultation process and provides evidence that supports the decisions ultimately made by the Task Force.

Records in containers 891777-0009 and 891777-0010 contain responses to questions posed in a discussion paper issued by the Task Force in an effort to solicit input from across the province. These records are organized by question. In the front of each folder is a list stating which briefs addressed each particular question. Records elsewhere in the series are organized by brief number. Audio recordings of public hearing sessions are organized by date and hearing session. The series also consists of reports and studies that appear to have been received as part of a submitted package, or were used for comparative reference. Reports and studies submitted with a package bear the brief number, usually in the upper right hand corner. Container 937039-0001 contains an index to the audio cassettes, including the name of the speaker/organization, time of submission, location of hearing, and tape time.

Material in containers 891777-0011 and 937039-0001 appeared to have been thrown into boxes without folders. Records were arranged into folders based on the existing transfer list from the originating ministry and the archives’ staff’s best judgement. Photographs in container 937039-0001 appeared to be loose and were not associated with specific files when they entered the Archives’ custody.

Some records in 891777-0003 appear to duplicate records in 937309-0001.

The series is covered by ORCS 60100-30 of schedule 143298.

This series consists of miscellaneous operational records that are not related to range management or timber tenures from the Vanderhoof Forest District for the years 1979-1998. This district was part of the Prince George Forest Region (1978-2003) and the Northern Interior Forest Region (2003-2010). Note that the names and boundaries of districts and regions varied over the years.

Records relate to road damage and maintenance; an approved copies of inventory management plan, an approved recreation management plan, an approved resource analysis plan, an approved small business management plan, a timber supply area plan and records relating the Arability Steering Committee Arability Assessment Project.

The ministries responsible for the Forest and Range Districts, and the years that they were responsible, are:
British Columbia. Ministry of Forests (1976-1986)
British Columbia. Ministry of Forests and Lands (1986-1988)
British Columbia. Ministry of Forests (1988-2005)

This series is classified under ORCS number 11200-08, 12380-25, 12440-30 and 12450-20 of the Ministry of Forests schedule (881261).

Copy of the published work "The Devil's Club, a fond look backwards at the ELUC school of hard knocks by the graduating class of 1980"

The series consists of indexes to correspondence files relating to the administration of Crown lands and natural resources. The records were created in 1980 from a computer print-out of various departmental indexes and includes references to files created by various branches of the Dept. of Lands and Works (1872-1908), the Dept. of Lands (1908-1945), the Dept. of Lands and Forests (1945-1962), the Dept. of Lands, Forest and Water Resources (1962-1975) and the Ministry of Lands, Parks and Housing. It provides access to active, microfilmed and obsolete O series files and pre-1918 files.

The records consist of one subject index and two lists which can be used to identify and locate Lands Correspondence files. They are not comprehensive, as they do not cover all the correspondence files created between 1871 and 1986.

The index and lists may be used to locate a file number for a subject area of interest, or to determine the subject of a file when only the number of the file is known.

Note that a listing in these documents does not necessarily mean that the file is held at the BC Archives. Many active files remain with the Crown Land Registry.

The series consists of correspondence, issue papers, briefing notes, and reports from other provinces, and was created between 1980 and 2002. The records document the development of midwifery services in British Columbia. The series also consists of photocopied news files relating to midwifery issues, and correspondence from private citizens voicing their opinions on midwifery. The series also consists of midwifery newsletters. The series includes records that discuss the practice of midwifery in Aboriginal cultures, as well as the BC Reproductive Care Program and various midwifery committees.

The series is covered by ORCS by 25800-30. The series is arranged by issue.

The series contains records created and collected by the Environmental Laboratory concerning health and safety in the workplace. These records document the participation of employees of the Environmental Lab in safety committees.
The bulk of the records are minutes from either the Local Occupational Health and Safety Committee (comprised of employer and union representatives of the Environmental Lab) as well as of the B.C. Research Corporation Health and Safety Committee (comprised of representatives from multiple provincial government offices and in which the Environmental Lab participated).
Alongside the minutes are numerous safety-related materials. These include items such as notices and newsletters from the Worker’s Compensation Board of British Columbia, notices and memos from management notifying or reminding staff of safety-related procedures, material from the University Health and Safety Committee newsletter, inspection reports, pamphlets or promotional materials from businesses offering safety-related services or products, safety manuals, and correspondence regarding potential safety hazards and protocol.

This series consists of records related to the public hearing held by the Environmental Appeal Board into the effects of the Quinsam Coal Mine on the environment. The hearing was conducted pursuant to the Environmental Management Act (SBC 1981 c. 14).

The records consists of correspondence, reports, maps, publications, legal documents, procedures, newspaper clippings, terms of reference, information on intervenors, intervenor briefs and schedules.

The records were used by the board in its decision on approving permits for the construction and operation of the coal mine.

Transferred under one-time schedule number 870582.

This series contains correspondence and reports concerning historic site on Bowen Island.

The series consists of a slide show called talking business created by the Ministry of Industry and Small Business Development around 1982. The slides show small business opportunities in British Columbia.

Series consists of various files which list or index the Beautiful British Columbia magazine photographs. The indexes were created by the Special Services branch between 1980 and 1987 and were transferred with the photographs. The indexes consist of several lists arranged in numerical order. Most of the lists refer to the slides only and include both a master volume and specific lists by region or subject group number. There is also a master negative list which covers the negatives and prints. The series also includes a four volume subject index, arranged alphabetically by subject, which covers the slides, negatives and prints. The indexes and lists are incomplete in that not every single photograph is listed or indexed. In addition, the indexes may list a negative, slide or print that was removed from the photograph image bank before transfer to the BC Archives.

Lists of the prints in the large print albums (GR-3305) are with the albums themselves, tucked into a pocket in the inside cover. A reference copy of all the album lists is available in a binder stored with the old photo reference binders, ask for it at the retrievals desk.

Records of the Commission.

By order-in-council dated 20 August 1992 the Inquiry into Safety of Loading Procedures within the British Columbia Ferries was established to inquire into and report on the safety of loading procedures for vessels within the British Columbia Ferry Corporation fleet; to inquire and report on the incidents at the British Columbia Ferry Corporation Nanaimo Ferry Terminal on or about 13 August 1992 insofar as these incidents disclose flaws or faults in the loading procedure from the safety standpoint; and to recommend improvements to the loading procedures, or the maintenance of current practices, from the safety standpoint. Its report was submitted on 11 September 1992.

Fonds consists of proceedings, exhibits (including a videotape presentation and photographs), a commission registrar's file, an administrative file, a general correspondence file, and a copy of the final report.

The series consists of correspondence, reports, memoranda, and some reference materials. Records in the series were created by the Pharmacare division of the Ministry of Health between 1980 and 1992. The series provides evidence of the growth and development of Pharmacare programs, as well as the decisions that contributed to the determination of drug eligibility for Pharmacare programs. The series documents the extent of coverage provided by Pharmacare plans, the development of cost-saving incentive programs, and the decision-making process that determines which drugs are eligible for Pharmacare coverage.

In particular, the series documents the Drug Use Review (DUR) program, as well as negotiation records and history of Pharmacare’s plan B for residents of licensed residential care facilities. The series also includes records related to home oxygen programs, the Seniors Drug Action program, and the triplicate prescription program.

The records in this series are covered by classifications 70320 and 70300 of the Pharmacare Services ORCS (schedule 123389).

The series consists of civil court orders issued by the Salmon Arm Supreme Court and the County Court of Yale holden at Salmon Arm between 1980 and 1995. Orders are a formal expression of the court’s will, and orders in this series cover a variety of civil issues, including adoptions, foreclosures, family maintenance, divorce, letters of administration, consent orders, and will disputes.

When the records arrived at the Archives, some were loose and others were housed in Shannon folders. The records in the first box and most of the second had no discernible order. Archives staff arranged the orders by the order number in the upper right corner. Once records began to be arranged by volume and folio number, a sense of original order became apparent for the remainder of the records. The date provided in the file list is based on the date of filing.

The series also consists of two orders from the County and Supreme Courts of Vancouver. At least one was ordered transferred to Salmon Arm, but as the Vancouver records were loose, it was impossible to create any linkage between existing Salmon Arm records and the Vancouver transfers. These Vancouver records can be found at the end of box 830539-0004.

The series consists of three files from the Water Management Branch of the Ministry of Environment and the Water Resource Division of the Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks.
The first file includes policy recommendations from the Water Management Branch in regard to the Water Act. The records include correspondence and a status report sent by the Comptroller of Water Rights or his assistant to the Minister of Environment. There are also summaries of discussions held by select members of the Water Management Branch and its legal consultants in regard to proposals for amendments to the Water Act. These records are dated 1980.

The second file contains records from the British Columbia/Alberta technical advisory committee in regard to the Transboundary Water Management Agreement. The records include correspondence from ministers, public servants and BC Hydro and also include meeting minutes, agendas, executive summary reports on various issues regarding transboundary water matters, such as hydro dams and flooding of rivers that flow in both provinces.

The file includes records related to the Water Resource Pricing program. The program's aim was to manage water shortages, reduce inefficient water use and encourage water conservation through a water pricing framework based on consumption and supply. The records include summary reports, agendas, a consultant’s report on cost analysis and a discussion plan for a Water Pricing Workshop.

This series consists of policy records developed by the Conservation Officer Service to support its core operational functions and activities: compliance and enforcement of federal and provincial natural resource law and human wildlife conflict management. The records were created by the Conservation Officer Service, part of the Enforcement program of the Ministry of Environment and its predecessors under the Environmental Management Act (SBC 2003, c. 53) between 1980-2012. They consist of final/approved policies, procedures, standards, and guidelines relating to environmental protection, fish and wildlife management, and public safety in the province of BC.
The records are arranged by category, then by policy name/section. They consist of correspondence, memoranda, final policy documents, reports, copies of occurrence reports, investigations, and copies of legislation. These records are classified as final policy documents (31000-00) under the Conservation Officer Service ORCS (schedule 201311), 2017. They are also assigned an internal filing code.

Records - including posters, drawings, sketches, photographs, slides, audio-visual material, and construction plans -
relating to the 1986 World Exposition, specifically the Expo 86 Corporation, held in Vancouver in 1986. Includes files from all of the divisions and departments within the Corporation, reflecting the planning, coordination, development and execution of the World's Fair.

These records consist of correspondence between Hospital Programs staff and health related associations and societies, including the B.C. Hospital Association, the Arthritis Society, the Stroke Association of B.C., the Alzheimer Support Association of B.C., the Canadian Mental Health Association, the B.C. Parkinson's Disease Association and other associations.

The series consists of case files created by the Victoria Court of Appeal between 1980 and 1990. The Appeal Court is the highest court in the province, and hears appeals from both the Supreme Court and the Provincial Court. Records in this series are arranged numerically. Until 1984, the Court used a system of file numbers that started from 1 and refreshed every year. Records dating from 1985 onwards use a sequential “V” number that was a continual running number that did not refresh each year.

The Court of Appeal is constituted by the Court of Appeal Act (RSBC 1996, c. 77). The Court of Appeal is headed by the Chief Justice of BC and includes 14 other justices and several supernumerary justices.

The series consists of records created by the Cabinet Operations branch of the Office of the Premier from 1980-2001. Most records were created by various Cabinet Committees responsible for reviewing legislation, as well as some regulations and Orders-in-Council (OICs). These committees include:

Cabinet Committee on Legislation (CCL)
Cabinet Committee on Legislation and Regulations (CCLR)
Cabinet Committee on Regulations and Orders in Council
Cabinet Committee on Legislation, Regulations and Orders in Council
Cabinet/Caucus Committee on Legislation (CCCL)

Records include committee meeting minutes, correspondence, recommendations, legal advice, legislative proposals and requests for legislation. A large portion of the records are the minutes and meeting files produced by the Cabinet Committee on Legislation.

Cabinet Operations controls the process by which legislation is proposed and reviewed prior to the legislation being prepared as a Bill. These records may relate to the preparation of instructions and templates for the submission of legislative proposals, requests for legislation, or the tracking of submissions throughout the legislative approval process. This process begins when a ministry submits their legislative proposals for consideration. If a legislative proposal is approved, the ministry will be asked to develop a formal Request for Legislation (RFL). The Legislative Review Committee (LRC) will review the RFLs and make recommendations to Cabinet on policies and programs requiring change. Legislative Counsel, working with the ministry, is then responsible for drafting individual bills, acts, and regulations.

These records provide evidence of the development and coordination of this legislative review process, and include records pertaining to both new and amended legislation. The records relate to entire bills or Acts, as well as records of amendments to particular sections of an Act. These may be referred to as major or minor changes in the file list.

Where possible, the records are arranged by year or legislative session, then alphabetically by Ministry name and then alphabetically by Act name within each Ministry grouping. This arrangement may not always be followed consistently throughout the records, especially for older ones.

In some cases, records were arranged in two distinct groupings within a file folder, with records clipped to both the left and right sides. Metal clips were removed for preservation purposes, but records from the left side are face-down on top of records on the right hand side, which are arranged face-up.

The records are covered by ORCS 10610-20 (schedule 881099) and were selected for full retention.

This series consists of forest tenure records from the Northern Interior Forest Region, 1980-2010. The Northern Interior Forest Region was created with the amalgamation of the Prince George Forest Region and Prince Rupert Forest Region in 2003. At this time all open tenure files were transferred to the new Northern Interior Forest Region. The region has included a variety of different forest districts. Records may regard the following Forest Districts: Cassiar, Dawson Creek, Fort Nelson, Fort St. John, Fort St. James, Kalum, Kispiox, Mackenzie, Morice, Prince George, Quesnel, Robson Valley, and Vanderhoof. Note that the names and boundaries of districts and regions varied over the years.

Types of forest tenure records include: forest licences, licences to cut, timber licences, timber sale licences, timber licences, records related to Tree Farm Licence 51 (TFL 51) and pulpwood agreements. Pulpwood Agreements allow the continuance, establishment or expansion of a timber processing facility.

Records regard the issuance, evaluation, administration, monitoring, planning, replacement, cancellation and extension of forest tenures, as well as operations information. Operations information includes business and planning records regarding the establishment and operations of mills and other forestry related projects. They provide additional context of how and why licences were applied for and approved, as well as relevant administrative history of the companies such as name changes, changes in ownership and financial information.

Records include legal documents, annual reports, licences, licence applications, development plans, management plans, invitations for applications, financial records, briefing notes, correspondence, maps, photographs, agreements, proposals, drafts and procedures.

Some records regard First Nations owned logging operations and consultation with First Nations. Groups include the Tsay Kay Dene, Carrier Sekani Tribal Council, Takla (Takla Lake Indian Band), Kitwanga, Gitanyow, Gitxsan and others.

The ministries responsible for Forest and Range Districts, and the years that they were responsible, are:
British Columbia. Ministry of Forests (1976-1986)
British Columbia. Ministry of Forests and Lands (1986-1988)
British Columbia. Ministry of Forests (1988-2005)
British Columbia. Ministry of Forests and Range (2005-2010)

This series is classified under ORCS numbers 19500-20, 19500-25, 19500-60, 19560-20,19580-20, 19600-25, 19600-20, 19700-60, 19710-45 and 19710-65 of the Ministry of Forests schedule (881261).

The series consists of one film reel produced by the CBC and acquired by the Press Gallery sometime between 1980 and 1984. The film shows Minister R.H. McClelland apparently at a press conference speaking and answering questions. R.H. McClelland was the Minister of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources from 1979 to August 1982 and the Minister of Labour between August 1982 and 1985. Although there is a mag-stripe on the film, it is mute. (i.e. there is no sound).

The series consists of a slide show created by the Educational Services branch of the Ministry of Tourism around 1980. The slides show various aspects of the hospitality industry.

The series consists of a slide show created by the Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources around 1980. The slides show various aspects of the energy industry and includes some Chinese language slides.

A series of cards relating to child care facilities, including the name of facility, address, ownership and type of accommodation, health unit, capacity, dates of application, interim permit, license, cancellation, or surrender of license.

The series consists of film and videos of government documentaries, television advertisements, and other promotional material from the period of 1980 to 1986. The Ministry of Government Services' Government Information Services (GIS) was the centralized government agency for producing audio-video programs for all ministries and JEM Productions was contracted by the GIS to shoot and edit various programs.

This series represents provincial government functions and events representing various regions of British Columbia, including the lower mainland, Peace River and Okanagan regions.

The records consist of 10 videos and 1 film comprising current government initiatives and accomplishments; coal mining and dam developments; BC Place and BC Transit development; a 1986 premier's address; and development of the Coquihalla highway.

1. Premier's Report 1986. (1" video reel.)
2. Partners in enterprise - television ads. (3/4" U-matic videocassette.)
3. Coquihalla in 20 months through the mountains. (1" video reel.)
4. BC Pavilion. (1" video reel.)
5. Take a giant step. (1" video reel. 4 min. promotions in English, French and Japanese.)
6. BC Reports - various programs. (1" video reel.) - NE coal - Best of bad times - Education - the challenge/opportunity - A forest for all seasons
7. BC Reports - various programs. (1" video reel.) - #5 The right kind of help - #8 Health care - the first priority - #10 The planning pays off - #13 Transit & transition - Bill Bennett speech
8. BC Reports - various programs. (1" video reel.) - #1 Food for thought - #316 BC open for business - #12 Reality of restraint
9. Partners in enterprise - promotion. (1" video reel.)
10. Stop the hearings start the dam. [AKA Fort St. John Site C rally] (3/4" U-matic videocassette.)
11. Light rapid transit for Greater Vancouver. (16 mm film reel)

The series consists of photographs created by the Special Services Branch of the Ministry of Tourism and Government Information Services between 1980 and 1985 to document government activities for public relations purposes. There are 544 35mm rolls of colour and black and white film arranged by file number, date and title. Each file contains one or more rolls of film documenting a particular event. The file number consists of the last two digits of the year the event happened combined with the number of the file, eg. 80-001. In addition to the negative rolls of film, contact sheets were created and identified with the file number, roll number and title. The contact sheets are all b&w and were clearly used for quick reference. The events documented include official government activities such as the opening of buildings, delegations and other official visits, awards, tours, festivals and games.

The series consists of memos, newspaper clippings, correspondence, press releases, briefing notes, meeting minutes, reports, and Cabinet submissions created by the Office of the Premier between 1980 and 1996. The records provide evidence of Cabinet’s work in policy creation. The records address a variety of issues, including women’s employment, education, First Nations issues, and income assistance. The records reflect important topics of the day and the policy-creation process.

Records are arranged in alphabetical chunks throughout the different accessions.

There is evidence that records in the series were used in Tobacco Litigation in the 1990s.

The ORCS number used for these records was later used for legislation review and approval case files, as it was believed that this description better reflected the records that were being filed under the secondary. Researchers may wish to consult GR-3677 (Legislation review and approval case files) as there is a degree of overlap, particularly with the later records in this series.

This series contains survey reports created by BC Parks. The majority of these reports were done to assess customer satisfaction during park day visits and overnight campground stays. They document visitor satisfaction trends, importance rankings of services and facilities and offer comparisons to other years as well as recommendations for improving visitor experience. This series also includes employee satisfaction survey reports in which BC Parks assesses the overall working culture at the agency and Visitor Programs annual reports which detail program and visitor centre visits, as well as recommendations for special programs, budgets etc. Finally the series also includes survey reports from Provincial Parks and Wilderness for the 90s which was an initiative that sought better management of protected areas for the purpose of conservation and recreation. These surveys allowed visitors to express their views on the program, ask questions and offer suggestions for future protected areas. The first 1,600 or so are written on a standard survey form typically submitted by individuals from the public. Later responses were sent letter-style on regular paper and are typically from organizations, businesses and non-profits. Some surveys include attached articles or pictures to support the views of the writer. The responses have been coded by a Parks employee to easily compile relevant information and are arranged by date received.

Some other survey reports that were conducted either by BC Parks or for BC Parks by external agencies are included in this series. This includes a BC Consumer Omnibus survey on outdoor recreation and other household surveys in which members of the public were asked to respond to a survey detailing their experience and opinion regarding outdoor recreation in BC. The results of these surveys were meant to inform BC Parks on future developments and business strategies.
Typically, files include a blank copy of the original survey as well as a written report summarizing the results and findings.
Other forms of documents related to or created from information found in the survey reports may also be found in this series such as briefing summaries for the Minister.

This series consists of orders and judgements from the Vancouver County Court for civil cases between 1980-1994. Orders are the formal expression of the ruling of the court, judgements are the final orders issued in a case, and reasons for judgement provide the court's rationale. All BC County Courts ceased to exist after their merger with the BC Supreme Court in 1990. Any records dated after 1 July 1990 are for County Court proceedings that were initiated prior to that date.

Records are arranged by volume and folio number as assigned by the court registry. Original records were destroyed after microfilming; retrieve records using microfilm. The records were scheduled for retention under Court Services ORCS (schedule 100152) 53200-20.

The series consists of copies of three sound recordings sponsored by the British Columbia Heritage Trust.

Other records related to the British Columbia Heritage Trust are: GR-2941, GR-3692 and GR-1661. See also records created by the Heritage Conservation Branch.