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The series consists of timber sale harvesting licences (TSHL) from the Kamloops Forest District. Timber sale harvesting licences were first introduced in 1967 and provided individuals and businesses with a permit to cut a volume of timber. This series documents the Government’s administration of timber licences in the Kamloops Forest District during the period of 1966-1983.

Each file contains correspondence, reports and may also contain maps of the cutting area. The files also contain the TSHL application, cutting permit, timber value appraisals and reappraisals, stumpage rate notices, cutting plan maps, and inspection reports. The files are numbered and arranged by the licence number.

The records were created by the Kamloops Forests District as part of the following ministries:

1963-1975 Dept. of Lands, Forests and Water Resources
1975-1976 Dept. of Forests
1976-1983 Ministry of Forests

The records have been classified as 19590-20 in the Forest ORCS.

The series consists of timber sale harvesting licences (TSHL) from the Port Alberni Forest District. Timber sale harvesting licences were first introduced in 1967 and provided individuals and businesses with a permit to cut a volume of timber. This series documents the Government’s administration of timber licences during the period of 1970-1982.

The series contains records for TSHL’s A00633 and A02810. There are multiple files for each TSHL and each file corresponds to specific cutting permit. Each file contains correspondence, reports and may also contain maps of the cutting area. The files also contain the TSHL application, cutting permit, timber value appraisals and reappraisals, stumpage rate notices, cutting plan maps, and inspection reports.

The ministries that were responsible for this function are:

1970-1975 Dept. of Lands, Forests and Water Resources
1975-1976 Dept. of Forests
1976-1980 Ministry of Forests

The records have been classified as 19590-45 in the Forest Operational Classification System (ORCS).

Series consists of timber sale licence files from the Kamloops Forest District. These licences provide a licensee with the right to harvest timber in a specified area.

Each file documents the issuance, administration and cancellation of timber licences as per the Forest Act. The majority of the files in this series date from 1970-1989 although there are also some files that date back to 1942. The records are from the Kamloops Forest region.

The files consist primarily of copies of the licence, applications, maps, status clearance forms, harvesting inspection reports, renewal forms, deletion notices, correspondence and reports. There are also some cash timber licences in this series (boxes 168-172) that contain cash timber licence permits.

The ministry assigned A numbers to the files which have been assigned sequentially. There are many gaps in the numbering since the central ministry office and other forest regions also used the same numbering system and the ministry only transferred cancelled licence files to the archives. There are also some files that have been classified with an “LKS” or “X” number.

The majority of the files contain two parts. These were attached to both sides of the file folder are front to front. One part consists of a copy of the licence and other legal documents whereas the second consists of related correspondence, forms and reports.

The records were created by the Kamloops Forests District as part of the following ministries:

1942-1945 Dept. of Lands
1945-1962 Dept. of Lands and Forests
1962-1975 Dept. of Lands, Forests and Water Resources
1975-1976 Dept. of Forests
1976-1986 Ministry of Forests
1986-1988 Ministry of Forests and Lands
1988-1989 Ministry of Forests

The records have been classified as 19620-25 in the Forest ORCS. The ministry also assigned a classification number of 850-5 to many of the files.

This series consists of Forest Branch timber reconnaissance and survey files, 1912-1943. Includes reports, memoranda, correspondence, statistical summary sheets, sketches, plans, maps and photographs of timber inventories of Crown lands, timber leases, government reserves, private holdings and pulp leases.

The series consists of various timber tenures from the Kamloops Forest District of the Department of Forests and its successors. Records date from 1962-1986.

Forest tenures in this series include cutting permits, timber licences, timber sale licences, timber sale harvesting licences, licences to cut, timber berths, tree farm licences and free use permits. The licences provided the licensee with the right to harvest timber from a specific area. These files document the management of timber licences and include records relating to the issuance, administration, planning, cancellation or deletion, extension and monitoring of the tenures. Files may have A numbers, T numbers, X numbers, or other numbers specific to a type of tenure.

The files may contain a copy of the licence, forms, reports, maps of the area that will be logged, ministry approvals, operating plans, annual reports, as well as a wide variety of correspondence with the licensee.

The records were transferred to the archives under several numbers in the Ministry of Forests ORCS schedule (881261). However, most of the records in this series predate the creation of ORCS, and may have file codes from the old Ministry of Forests File Directory, such as 850-16.

This series contains a time book for wages and hours for Improvement Project 8, Mount Begbie Lookout.

This series contains time statements, bills and time book for wages and hours for Project 3, North Barriere Lake Trail and Ranger's Monthly Service Report on Clifford McLane concerning the construction of a trail to Baldy Lookout.

The fonds consists of notebook, letterbook and correspondence of Jacob Hunter Todd, including correspondence with his son in medical school at McGill University; diaries and correspondence of Rosanna Todd; daybooks, agreements, ledger and account books of Todd, Turner and Company and J.H. Todd and Sons (Todd's business interests); programs, invitations and correspondence of the Todd and Gillespie families; notebooks and memorabilia from the All Canadian Football team rugby tour of Alexander Gillespie; accounts, diaries, house specifications and travel itineraries of John Hebden Gillespie, including account book of the Canadian Scottish Regiment; financial statements and agreements of the firm of Gillespie, Hart and Todd; and, correspondence, sketchbook and poetry of Mary Ann Wigley, a relative of the family. Fonds includes Alexander Gillespie's photographs, including portraits of the Todd and Gillespie families, and family photographs (including photographs from World War I).

The collection consists of oral history interviews pertaining to the Tofino-Clayoquot areas of Vancouver Island's west coast.

The fonds consists of photographs of William Tolmie and family depicting Tolmie family and friends, various Victoria residents, the Hudson's Bay Company and navy personnel.

The fonds consists of records created by Tom Fyles from 1914 to 1980 and particularly document his climbing career. The fonds includes 13 photo albums and one shoe box of negatives organized by album. The albums document climbing trips from 1913 - 1969. Texual records include Fyles' pocket climbing/trip diary which documents trips from 1913 through 1930s recording daily activities, costs per trip, supplies and food, photos taken. The records also include Margaret Gladstone's pocket diary of trip to Mt. Rainier in July 1921 and letters home to parents documenting 1921 trip with BCMC members (including her future husband Tom Fyles) to Selkirk Mountains. Also included are letters of condolence to Fyles' family; letter regarding naming of Mt. Fyles; photocopies of caricature sketches by climber Alec Dalgleish; 15 topographic charts by climber Neal Carter, 9 journals, offprint articles and pamphlets.

The collection consists of radio broadcasts including speeches, music, advertisements and variety programs, including performances by the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra and the UBC Radio Society.

The fonds comprises three 8 mm films shot by Thomas Sidney.

The fonds consists of Tommy Inkster's diary recording work done for the B.C. government.

The fonds consists of diaries, notebooks, literary papers, business records, subject and correspondence files, photographs, maps and films. The records were created between 1926 and 1989 and document the activities of Tommy and Marion Walker as they operated Tweedsmuir Lodge from 1940 to 1948, ran their big game hunting and guiding business at Cold Fish Lake from 1948 to 1968 and Tommy Walker's advocacy role in promoting the conservation of the Spatsizi area from 1956 to 1989.

The series consists of glass plate photographic negatives generated by the Topographical Division's surveying parties operating in various parts of British Columbia between 1930 and 1949. These survey parties used photographs as a means of collecting data for topographical mapping done by the Topographic and Geographic Divisions of the Surveys Branch and, in many cases, for vertical control of aerial survey photographs. The photographs were usually taken from the summits of hills and mountains and depict surrounding landscape. The series is arranged into 70 sub-series, each comprised of the photographs generated by one survey party. Within each sub-series, the survey party's arrangement and original numbering of items has been retained. This arrangement and numbering is based on the original packaging of the photographs into small boxes of plates. The name of the surveyor heading each party is noted in the description of each individual sub-series.

The series consists of survey files created by the Topographic Division of the Surveys and Mapping Branch between 1947 and 1963. The files are in no particular order but appear to have been kept in the office of A.G. Slocomb, Chief of the Topographic Division. The files are arranged by subject and include general office files as well as specific files relating to surveyors and survey projects.

The series consists of films and videotapes produced or acquired by the Ministry of Tourism government film unit (and its predecessor bodies) responsible for creating and distributing tourism and promotional films about British Columbia.

The series consists of correspondence, published reports, drafts, planning and progress documents, statistical surveys, meeting records, and PowerPoint presentations related to special projects carried out by Tourism BC between 1999 and 2009. These include work related to the “Welcome the World” campaign that was developed in the lead-up to the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, as well as to the impact on tourism of the merger between Canadian airlines and Air Canada in 2001. The series documents the province’s work with other provincial and territorial leaders in various consortia and discussions. The series includes several task force documents on the airline merger as well as drafts of reports later published by the Federal government. The records were created by the marketing and client services branches of Tourism BC.

The series is covered by ORCS 85420-20 of schedule 139205 and is arranged by special project topic.

This series contains project proposals and reports submitted by various engineering firms and consultants. The material deals with several infrastructure projects for the Town of Bamberton. The projects were deemed reviewable by the province, thus the reports deal with aspects such as feasibility, environmental impact in addition to other its impacts on other areas. Many reports include blueprints and/or technical drawings.

Consists of correspondence and committee meeting minutes, 1973-1976. Also included are copies of Crown Theatre movie schedules, 1973-1976, and records relating to incorporation and the proposed municipality, 1973-1974.

The series consists of trade issues and agreement files created by Trade Competition Branch of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (and its predecessor bodies), from 1986 to 2001 and includes some earlier files from 1978 to 1986. The files include correspondence, memoranda and reports relating to international and interprovincial trade issues and their impact on B.C.'s agriculture, fisheries and food industries, impact assessment and development of industry strategies. In addition there are policy development files regarding foreign and international trade laws and agreements, notably GATT (General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade) and NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement). There is also a single file documenting an inter-ministry agreement between the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries and the Ministry of Transportation and Highways regarding FOI and records management services.

The records have been classified under the Agricultural, Fisheries and Food Operational Records Classification System (ORCS) as
46200-20: International agri-food trade issues.
46200-30: International fisheries trade issues, including driftnet fishing, international catch sharing arrangements, unprocessed fish exports etc.
46200-40: International trade agreements, includes the impact of trade agreements on B.C.'s agriculture, fisheries and food industries.
46200-50: International trade reports and studies.
46300-20: Interprovincial agri-food trade issues.
46300-40: Interprovincial trade reports and studies.
and under the Administrative Records Classification System (ARCS)
151-25: Approved inter-ministry and inter-agency agreements.

Provincial Police Court record books showing name of prosecutor, name of defendant, nature of the charge, costs, name of arresting officer, name of gaol or lockup, order or conviction, amount of fine, name of presiding magistrate or justice and "remarks".

Record books, 1901-1950.

Appearance book (indexed). The volume gives the date, Style of Cause, "For Whom" and 'By Whom".

This series consists of training and development course packages created by the Human Resources Branch of the Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks, 1990-1995. Files contain correspondence, course materials and other records used in course development regarding chemical immobilization of wildlife, basic enforcement, electrofishing and tree assessment. The series also includes the results of a training needs assessment.

Records in this series are covered by ARCS 1730-06, 1735-04 and 1735-05. Records have been selected for full retention

This series consists of miscellaneous records from the Department of Social Welfare Training Supervisor. Records include manuals; policies; correspondence; minutes of the Institute on Supervision, 1956; departmental circulars and policy manual amendments, 1961-1972; and essays by Lillian Nelson on early welfare services in Vancouver, 1934.

Series consists of moving images created to provide operational and/or safety training for ongoing issues (such as avalanche safety and winter driving) as well as public information on transportation projects.

The films/videos provide information on Ministry projects, such as the Coquihalla highway, the Annacis Island development, and the Roberts Bank development. Training videos/films address ongoing transportation issues, such as avalanche hazards and winter driving.

For related materials, see GR-3371: Ministry of Transportation and Highways films and videotapes.

The series consists of records created by the Medical Superintendent of Tranquille Sanatorium between 1925 and 1958. The records include correspondence, memos, reports and subject files.

In 1907 the British Columbia Anti-Tuberculosis Society built the Tranquille sanatorium for the care of persons afflicted with Tuberculosis. The provincial government purchased the sanatorium in 1921 from the Society. This unit includes a small amount of material from the pre-1921 period (1909-1920).

This unit includes records of the Anti-Tuberculosis Society, correspondence of the medical superintendent of Tranquille Sanatorium with his counterparts at many sanatoria in North America and with the Deputy Provincial Secretary. The reports of the Central Council of the Tuberculosis Division and the Coordinating Committee at Tranquille give a good picture of life in the institution, as does the file labelled "Pests". The lectures and examinations for student nurses give a useful view of the understanding and treatment of the disease. The unit also includes packages for various departmental conferences in the 1930s which show how the various branches of the Department of the Provincial Secretary were coordinated.

In 1958, when it was no longer required as a tuberculosis hospital, Tranquille was transferred to Mental Health Services.