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The series consists of magistrates’ returns sent to, and subsequently filed by, the Prince Rupert County Court between 1963 and 1971. The returns were generated by magistrates operating in Prince Rupert as well as in locations on Haida Gwaii (then known as the Queen Charlotte Islands), in Cassiar, Hixon, Bella Coola, Port Edward, Clinton, Ocean Falls, Eddontenajon and Yukon Territory, among others. Records in this series list the name of person convicted, nature of offense, date of conviction, amount of fine, amount of costs, and total. The returns list individuals charged under both the federal and provincial legislation and provide evidence of judicial operations in remote BC and Yukon settlements.

The records appear to have originally been housed in shannon folders, but the records were removed and placed in folders prior to transferal to the Archives. The records are arranged both by receipt number, which was often handwritten under the Prince Rupert County Court stamp, or alphabetically by magistrate’s surname. The records are then arranged chronologically by year.

Records in this series were managed and selected for retention under ORCS 50000-01 of the Court Services Operational Records Classification System (schedule 100152).

The series consists of data acquisition and quality control records relating to base mapping (the process of mapping the provincial terrain – that is, land and water features). All base mapping was managed through the Terrain Resource Information Management (TRIM) program. TRIM provides the base data for the Province of British Columbia, operating under the Land Act. TRIM is a set of three-dimensional digital files that support development and management of land-related information.

The original TRIM program and mapping projects began in 1988 and were completed in 1996. Demand for more information on features such as roads, streams and forest openings led to the development of the TRIM II program. Mapping projects after December 1996 follow a new set of standards and are used to update and maintain the TRIM program.

The files consist of textual output of technical and background information for maps, rather than maps. These digital mapping group records include statistical summaries for map sheets, data checking and editing printouts, inspection check lists involving inspection and quality control checks which were carried out and indicated in the enclosed forms. Files include information on contractors. Dates given in the file list are sometimes approximate.

The creating office (the Surveys and Resource Mapping Branch, operations section) the most recent records was part of the Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks. Previous creating ministries included the Ministry of Crown Lands and BC Ministry of Environment and Parks.

The series consists of volumes of probate cause books created by the Supreme Court of Vernon between 1901 and 1960. A typical entry lists the name of the deceased, the file number, and a listing of activities that took place during the process of proving the will, as well as the cost of each activity. This can include, but is not limited to, a listing of affidavits that were submitted to the court, and the date that the letters of administration were granted to the execut-or/trix. In some cases, the executor or executrix is named.

Entries in the cause book are arranged chronologically by the date of the first activity in the proceedings. Each volume is accompanied by an alphabetical index.

The series consists of one volume of a cause book listing the proceedings in matters concerning probates proved in the Supreme and County Courts of Golden between 1955 and 1980. The cause book is arranged chronologically, and lists the probate number, the name of the deceased, and a list of the activities involved in proving a will, along with their associated costs. The volume can be used as a backup index to Golden’s probate records. The cause book also lists which estates were administered by the Official Administrator.

There is a nominal index to the volume in the front of the ledger.

The records were created by Alexander Lloyd Pearson during his tenure as the Assistant Deputy Minister in the Ministry of the Attorney General. The records provide evidence of the workings of the Courts system and the Ministry of Attorney General, as well as the process by which legislation was amended and revised. Records in this series are both administrative and operational in nature. Administrative records reflect the day-to-day workings of the Ministry, and include blanks and drafts of forms, transcripts of how court proceedings should be held, budgetary records, organizational charts, salary information, and general circulars and memos. Operational records include correspondence regarding judicial appointments, judges’ personnel files, minutes from the Board of Arbitration (Residence and Responsibility Act), and a subset of records related to the amendment of the Coroner’s Act.

Pearson appears to have been copied on much of the Ministry’s correspondence and its circulars, and many records that do not relate directly to him can be found in the series. As such, the records provide a good overview of the operations of the Ministry of Attorney General and provide evidence of the influence and oversight responsibilities that Pearson held. Pearson also appears to have maintained a number of records relating to estate administration and the probating of wills. It is not clear why these were filed with Pearson’s records, and their relation to the surrounding records is often unclear. Pearson may have intervened with particularly difficult cases, or he may have simply kept copies of the records as examples for his own personal reference. Individuals whose records are included in Pearson’s files include John Hyland (will dated 1903), Robert Hyland (will dated 1930) Enoch Sage (d. 1945), and Hannah Maria Gibson (d. 1946)

The series also consists of a subseries of records relating to the 1975 Keenleyside report, a comprehensive review of the Fire Marshal’s office. The Keenleyside records in this series were created between 1973 and 1975 and include limited correspondence, sample circulars, and material gathered during his research.

Containers 870019-0003 and 870019-0004 contain the remains of alpha files. For the sake of preservation, the records have been rehoused into acid-free holders, but they appear to have originally been housed in a drawer with alphabetical dividers. The alphabetical classification appears to have been based on a number of criteria, including subject term or the names of individuals included in the records. In many cases, records appear to have been misfiled, but as the filing system appears to have been somewhat loose, this may not be the case. Folders have been labelled with the original alpha heading from the divider, and suggestions have been made in square brackets when appropriate.

Four files included in in container 870019-0006 were sent off-site with a note prior to being transferred to the Archives. They were found amongst the papers of another Ministry employee and were arbitrarily placed in the last box of the accession as records management staff could no longer determine where they belonged. The file code written on the file folders may not have been the original one assigned by the Ministry of Attorney General.

The series consists of original wills filed in the Supreme Court of Kamloops between 1986 and 2004. The wills are filed by a sequential number that also corresponds to a probate case file number found in GR-3001. The wills appear to be originals that were removed from the probate case files and filed separately. Not every individual with a probate file had a will.

A nominal index to probates can be found in GR-3001. Once a case file number has been found, this can be used to locate the correct file in the wills series.

The series consists of photocopies of computer printouts of court indexes. Although copies in this series were created by the New Westminster County Court, the indexes refer to records created by several levels of the court system, including both the Supreme and County Courts in New Westminster. The series covers civil cases initiated between 1978 and 1981. The indexes list the date of initiation, the name of the individual or business involved, whether that individual or business is the plaintiff or defendant, and the case number.

These copies of the indexes were created for staff at the BC Archives prior to the transferal of original indexes from the New Westminster courts. They were retained as a reference set, although they are likely to have been mostly or completely superseded with the subsequent transferal of various indexes from the courts.

The indexes list a variety of cases, including but not limited to divorces and probates. Records in this series are arranged first by year and then alphabetically within the year groupings.

The series consists of cause books and case record cards for divorces in the Prince George Supreme Court between 1961 and 1984. The cause books and case cards can be used to find a volume and folio number, which can then be used to obtain a copy of the final divorce order. Cause books and case record cards often provide the only remaining evidence of a case if it was abandoned or dismissed, and no order was issued.

Cause books were used by the courts until approximately the mid 1970s. After this time, case cards were used until the courts turned to digital systems in the 1990s. Cause book and case card entries typically include the date of filing, the date and place of marriage, the names of the parties and their solicitors, and an account of the case proceedings. Entries in the cause book and case record cards are arranged chronologically by filing date.

The series consists of six volumes of divorce trial record books created by the New Westminster Supreme Court between 1957 and 1977. The books are arranged in a similar manner to divorce cause books, but list the Central Divorce Registry file number rather than a volume and folio number. Divorce trial books also provide a list of exhibits used in the case, and the names of individuals who provided affidavits.

Similar to cause books, trial books provide evidence of divorce proceedings that may later have been abandoned or dismissed, thereby not resulting in a divorce order. In these cases, the trial record book and cause book may be the only evidence that still exists of such cases.

Records in the trial books are arranged chronologically from the back of the volume to the front, and are assigned a four-digit number in addition to the number provided by the Central Divorce Registry. Please see GR-3748 for alphabetical indexes to these volumes.

Researchers should note that the volumes were frequently referred to as "Divorce and Matrimonial Causes record books." This is in reference to legislation which governed divorces in BC until 1972, and does not refer to the type of court record known as a cause book.

The collection consists of artwork created or acquired by Emily Carr between ca. 1893 and 1945. This collection was acquired by the BC Archives over many years through donations and purchases. It includes sketchbooks, paintings and other artworks.

The series consists of copies of files of lot indexes created between 1973 and 1983 by the Legal Surveys Division of the Surveys and Land Records Branch of the Ministry of Lands, Parks and Housing and its predecessor body, the Surveys and Mapping Branch of the Department of Lands, Forest and Water Resources.

The files are arranged by land districts, with two duotang indexes for each district. Each file contains index information based on the National Topographic System (NTS) of map numbering. The index gives the location of every district lot within an area measuring 7 minutes and 30 seconds in both latitude and longitude. Each file also contains a map of each land district, overlayed by the NTS.

The first set of indexes, in black duotangs, were created between 1973 and 1975 and the second set, in red duotangs, were created between 1977 and 1983. The indexes were updated by the branch annually to show newly created lots and could be used with Departmental Reference maps that had been gridded with the NTS breakdown.

The series contains primarily reports of sample testing conducted by the Environmental Lab for legal cases. These legal cases involve the B.C. Provincial Government and companies or their owners who were accused of violating environmental acts (such as the Fisheries Act), usually by knowingly depositing harmful substances into the environment which could affect ecosystems. The reports contain information about which samples (usually water) were dropped off at the Environmental Lab, by whom, in what type of bottles and the location and time of sampling. The reports also list the results of which chemical compounds were found in the samples and at what concentration.

While the reports include a legal case number, they do not summarize the findings or comment on the results in relation to the case or its harmfulness to the environment. Some files, labeled by case number, contain additional records including the name of the accused (usually a business), shipping receipts for the samples, and on occasion a subpoena requesting that a chemist from the Environmental Laboratory appear in court as a witness. As the Environmental Laboratory was summoned to these cases as a witness and is not directly involved with prosecution, there are no details of the actual court cases. One file contains a letter from a solicitor commenting on the short-notice of the subpoena but contains no solicitor-client advice and therefore is not restricted.

The series also contains a box of metal pieces assumed to have been used during the analysis process.

This series includes civil court record books, including some minutes, from the Vernon Supreme Court and Vernon Assizes. Volume one includes civil trials of the Vernon Supreme Court and Vernon Assizes, covering 1894-1952. Volume two includes civil trials covering 1953-1966, primarily regarding divorce. No indexes are included.

This series contains records relating to land use management in various parts of the province. The records document the creation and activities of various committees established by the planning region to address specific projects as needed.

The records represent the work of committees dedicated to the management of planning teams, emergency and disaster responses, information sharing, consultation guidelines, information management, safety, construction projects and communications.

Part of the series includes the Vedder River Management Committee which was chaired by the Water Management Branch. Other members included representatives from the Engineering Section of the Water Management Branch, Fisheries and Oceans, Fish and Wildlife Management, Inspector of Dykes, Ministry of Agriculture and the District of Chilliwack.

The records from the Peace Managers concern land management committees in the Northern Interior region as well their sub-committees. The records come from the office of Don Roberts of BC Parks; Peace Liard District who was the chair of Peace Managers (IAMC) and the Peace Manager's Oil and Gas Committee. Andy Ackerman, Manager of Environmental Stewardship, later succeeded him as chair.The Omineca Peace Interagency Management Committee's role oversees and guides the implementation of Cabinet approved Land Resource Management Plans and government corporate land use policies. There are representatives from various provincial agencies including : Ministry of Forests, BC Environment, Ministry of Energy and Mines, BC Parks, Ministry of Agriculture and Food, BC Assets and Lands Corporation, Oil and Gas Commission, Ministry of Transportation and Highways, Land Use Coordination Office and Muskwa-Kechina (Program Manager).

The Deputy Minister's Committee on Drought was established in 2003 following a severe drought in British Columbia that put pressure on many water resources. This multi-agency committee and task force conducted studies on precipitation, temperature and ground water conditions in addition to proposing several action plans and programs to help with water conservation. Their records relate to presentations and tours on water conservation, proposals and a list of options for consideration, as well as update reports. The committee disbanded in 2005 however many of the programs continued to be monitored.

The records in this series also show other forms of land management including projects to build dykes, remove gravel, establish campgrounds, restore natural habitat (particularly for salmon species), build infrastructure and grant land leases for farming, public works and other initiatives. Records include memos, meeting minutes, lease guidelines and copies, maps, blueprints, correspondence, expense reports, approvals, invoices and project reports.

Another part of the series includes committees established to encourage and maintain meaningful consultation with various First Nation groups during Land and Resource Management planning. These records include the grants for funding, protocols, strategic plans, work plans and meeting minutes.

This series consists of records related to land resource management planning (LRMP) activities, specifically those of the First Nations Working Group of the Integrated Resource Planning Committee who were responsible for the inquiry into First Nations’ consultation and participation in planning. The records come from the Evaluation and Economics Branch of the Policy, Planning and Legislation Department, B.C. Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks. Specifically, most records appear to be those created and collected by Algis Janusauskas, co-chair of the First Nations Working Group. Records include his speaking notes for meetings and presentations, correspondence and annotated draft reports written by him or others within the branch or the working group.

The series does not appear to contain records from any actual consultations or negotiations with Indigenous groups, rather the records relate to ways the Ministry and Department might approach First Nations, survey the potential interests of First Nations in land-use planning and assess the lack of participation from Indigenous groups. It also includes reports that were produced after consultations with different Indigenous groups. A number of these reports were prepared internally and by external consulting groups. They include reports such as A Guiding Direction for First Nation Involvement in Land and Resource Management Planning, a socio-economic profile of the Okanagan and Shuswap First Nations, and a report on the processes for documenting First Nations’ interests in land and resource management planning. Other records include correspondence, background statements, meeting agendas and memos related to the process of determining the planning, goals, approaches and outcomes of the reports.

At the time of appraisal, the records were given file codes according to schedule 144100 (Resource Management Operational Records Classification System) and were filed under the primary and secondary numbers 17550-25 : RMP : Land and Resource Management Plans – First Nations consultation case files. The actual files have the file codes 30000-20/LRMFN written on them and are from an unknown schedule that was replaced with the above mentioned schedule.

The series contains records related to the management of provincial parks and protected recreational areas in British Columbia.

The records provide extensive background information on Provincial Parks areas, notably Junction Sheep Range Provincial Park, Marble Range Provincial Park, Edge Hills Provincial Park, Churn Creek protected area, Big Creek Provincial Park, Hakai Recreation Area, Ten Mile Lake and other areas in the Cariboo district. There are many photographic prints mixed in with the records, as well as other media (copies of maps, floppy disks, ephemera). The records provide important evidence of the BC Parks Division’s functions and activities in relation to park identification, establishment, management, operation and control of parks and other protected areas.
The series also contains copies of recreation related management plans and conservation related management plans, as well as original maps and published histories of BC Parks. Management plans include feasibility studies, cost analyses, contract details and plan information.

The records are arranged according to the BC Parks Operation Records Classification System (ORCS schedule 113827) and its successor the Parks and Protectes Areas Records Classification System (schedule 186896). Some common primary and secondary numbers from this series are:

82800-10: Graphic Materials Collection.
The records in this series classified under this number relate to park-related graphic materials, including original copies of brochures and reports used for publication. This includes copies of the BC Parks Guide and related records concerning their development and publication.

83500-00: Interpretive, Information, and Education programs
The records classified under this number related to various visitor programs for adults, families, children and schools organized by BC Parks. The records include information concerning the program objectives, activities, learning outcomes, schedules and attendance data. There is also information about instructors, budget, requests from schools, and thank you letters.

84360-40: Land-Management Plans - Parks and Recreation areas
The records classified under this number relate to approved park and recreation area management plan files and document the history of individual British Columbia parks and recreation areas, as well as the land-use activities permitted in those areas.

The records comprise mainly of large folders of background information relating to specific parks. They contain various analytical reports, inventories and studies on soil, wildlife, landscape and flora. Other types of records found in these folders are land value appraisals, land referrals, leases and Resource Use Permits, meeting agendas, briefing notes and correspondence referrals, management plans and progress reports, workshops, correspondence and reports on land-use recommendations.

A limited number of files also contain extensive correspondence and related files dealing with park issues, notably possible violations of the Park Act. These include legal services requisitions.

The series consists of volumes of grants of letters probate created in both the County Court of Merritt and the County Court of Yale between 1916 and 1974. Records typically include the name of the execut-or/rix and to whom administration of the estate was granted, and are similar in content and form to grants of letters of administration. The granting of letters probate represents one step in probating the estate of a deceased individual, and grants authority to the executor or executrix to proceed with administering the estate.

The majority of the records were filled out on Court forms 161 and 162. Some letters in volumes 1 and 2 have Succession Duty papers attached. Volume 2 includes some copies of wills annexed. The records are arranged chronologically by grant date and are not indexed.

The series contains various agreements related to funding for water-related projects by the Water Management Division of the Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks. Many of the records in this series are memorandum of understanding and accompanying files detailing financial contributions from the Division toward various water studies, such as groundwater studies. There are also records regarding funding for special projects, such as flood management and dyke construction.

The records show what the projects were, who was involved with the projects and how much money the Water Management Division was able to contribute.

The records are arranged using various primary numbers from the Administrative Records Classification System (Schedule 100001) and include 152-25 : approved municipal agreements, 950-20: federal agreements and 1150-30: grant contribution case files.

The series contains a collection of maps used as reference in office of the Integrated Land Management Bureau and its predecessors from various ministries responsible for lands. These particular maps were transferred from the Ministry of Agriculture and Lands, Lower Mainland office in Surrey, B.C. The maps were produced by the surveys and mapping branch of the Ministry or its predecessors and cover a variety of areas in British Columbia.
The maps detail many features including roads, trails, railways, powerlines, reserved lands, surveyed lands, boundaries, campgrounds, mines, historic monuments, lighthouses, survey control stations, Forest Service lookouts, communications towers, customs offices, airports and airstrips, heliports, seaplane landings, buildings, elevations, dykes, contour swamp/marsh, intermittent lake/seasonal inundation, mud, sand, gravel, glaciers and icefields. Some maps also detail telephone lines, wells, falls, rapids, dams, cliffs, mile posts, orchards and even land lots.
The dates the maps were published do not necessarily coincide with when the data was collected to create those maps. Usually this information is present in the publication information at the bottom or top of each map. The maps would have held important reference information to Ministry workers and were probably consulted frequently. Several maps have annotations marking plots of land, new features, and other notes. Many of the maps are part of composites which can be placed next to each other to create larger maps. It is for this reason that it is believed that some duplications of the maps in this series exist. Most of the maps are topographical; however there are a few maps detailing lots and land registration as well as a few water source maps from the Water Management Division. Maps are printed on paper except for a few which are on Mylar. Maps do not appear to be arranged in any discernable order.

Maps of the following cities and areas are included in this series:
Alert Bay (1956, 1965, 1976)
Ashcroft (1966, 1975)
Boston Bar (1957)
Bowen Island
Bridge River (1970, 1979)
Bute Inlet (1960, 1970, 1991)
Buttle Lake (1977)
Campbell River (1981)
Cheakamus River (1969)
Chilliwack (1959)
Chilliwack Lake (1983, 1986, 1995)
Comox (1956)
Elko (1962)
Haslam Lake (1967)
Hope (1957, 1968)
Kamloops (1979,
Kamloops Lake (1979, 1995)
Kennedy Lake (1975)
Langley (1967, 1978, 1979)
Lardeau (1973)
Lillooet River (1979
Lytton (1968, 1979)
Manning Park (1960)
Merritt (1980)
Mount Urquhart (1955, 1960)
Mount Waddington (1968)
Nootka Sound (1960)
Pemberton (1951, 1972)
Pitt River (1973)
Port Alberni (1976)
Princeton (1980, 1995)
Revelstoke (1932)
Scuzzy Mountain (1956)
Shuswap Lake (1968)
Skagit (1960)
Spuzzum (1957, 1967)
Squamish (1952, 1972, 1982)
Sugar Lake (1956)
Texada Island (1950)
Toba Inlet (1979)
Tulameen (1958, 1978, 1986, 1995)
Vancouver (1959, 1975)
Victoria (1968)
Whistler (1993)
Yale (1966, 1976, 1979, 1995)

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 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.

The series is a register of suitor’s funds for the Lillooet County Court and Lillooet Supreme Court. The volume is arranged chronologically by the date a receipt is received. The left page of each folio in the volume contains information on receipts where suitor’s money is paid into the County Court of Cariboo holden at Lillooet. The right side contains information on payments where the suitor’s money is payed out of the court.

Each entry includes receipts and payments. Information in the ledger includes: date payment received, style of cause, number of suit, from whom received, date payed out, signature of recipient and amounts.

The series consists of two volumes relating to partnership declarations in the Lillooet County Court.

Volume one (1909-1938) is a register recording declarations. It is divided into three sections: declarations of individual and firm partnerships, declaration of trade names and declarations of dissolutions of partnerships. Items are ordered by filing date. There are some original firm declarations pasted into the volume.

Volume two (1909-1969) contains original signed partnership declarations, declarations of firm names and dissolutions of partnerships. The different kind of declarations are numbered by filing date and are interfiled together.

This series contains statistical reports from BC Parks detailing parks attendance and use. The series contains four main types of forms: campground attendance sheets, marine park attendance sheets, automatic traffic counter sheet and day visit count sheets. These reports count the number of visitors renting campgrounds, docking their boats, or driving through the parks gate. The reports are also used to count revenues. Typically, reports include a section for explanations where Parks staff can add notes commenting on high/low attendance numbers due to factors such as weather and holidays.
One report discusses call center and website statistics, notably documenting how many interactions convert to sales.
Occasionally, there are reports submitted from companies operating businesses on BC Parks land (e.g. water rafting adventures) which includes attendance data.

Also within the series are files describing how the reporting system works. These records explain the use of different sheets, proper procedures for recording data (both by hand or using electronic systems), lists of parks per area and layouts of park services areas including locations of gates and counters. The records also contain instructions for using the Public Safety and Park Security Online System, though no actual security reports are included within the records.

The records are organized in different ways depending on the year. Most early records seem to divide reports into years, with reports covering all parks. Around 1970, the system changed to region-based reporting with files organized by region. Within these files, the records are further classified by park name. Finally, individual attendance sheet records are arranged by month and year. Some files include a summary of stats from all districts.

The series consists of property transfer tax court/arbitrator files created by the Taxation Branch between 1990 and 2002. Property transfer tax is a registration tax that was imposed in 1987 under the authority of the Property Purchase Tax Act (SCB 1987, c. 15). It requires all property purchasers to pay the tax when they register transfer at a land title office. The tax rate is based on the property's fair market value. Exemptions are available for some transactions.

If an exemption is denied by the Minister, taxpayers may appeal the decision either in the Supreme Court of British Columbia or by arbitration. The arbitrator's decision is binding and can only be appealed to the Supreme Court of British Columbia if the appeal is on a question of procedure or law. The appeal in Supreme Court is a new hearing that is not limited to the evidence and issues that were before the minister. Decisions of the Supreme Court may be appealed to the BC Court of Appeal.

The records in this series consist of case files containing correspondence, briefing notes, system screen prints and legal documents used to prepare recommendation to the Minister re appeals and to prepare documents for court cases.

The records have been classified as 45800-30 under the Property Taxation Operational Records Classification System (ORCS).

The series consists of taxation files created by the Property Taxation Branch between 1989 and 1996. The files relate to First Nations self-taxation and document the transfer of taxation authority to First Nations bands. Under self-taxation, the minister issues a self-taxation certificate to the First Nations band and the province vacates the area as taxing authority. The files also contain information on taxation disputes and land claims.

The records in this series consist of files containing copies of BC Gazette advertisements, notification letters, band self-taxation bylaws and self-taxation certificates.

The records have been classified as 45200-20 under the Property Taxation Operational Records Classification System (ORCS).

The series consists of minute books from the Supreme Court of Cranbrook and the County Court of Cranbrook from 1960-1968. The books include information from criminal court, assizes, appeals and citizenship court cases. Most entries include dates, names of defendant, names of lawyers, names of jurors, names of witnesses called, exhibits, and other events of individual trials. Trials are organized by date, and are not indexed. Trials may not have an associated file number. Volume 1 covers 1960-1963, volume 2 covers 1963-1966, and volume 3 covers 1966-1968.

This series consists of cause books from the Supreme Court of Duncan from 1937-1976. The books include divorce, adoption and other civil matters.

This series assembles records related to the development of policies and procedures for all aspects of Land and Resource Management Plans. Currently the series contains the following policies and procedures:
-TSA (Timber Supply Area) landscape unit plans which outline policies to establish wildlife treepatch requirements in the Kamloops TSA as described by Forest Practices Code and LRMP.

-Provincial policy for consultation with First Nations including a FAQ section, definitions of terms, procedures for the consultation process and consultation guidelines.

-Management, tenure administration and disposition of Crown Land.
-Commercial recreation on Crown Land policy.
-Crown land use planning enhancement program.
-South Okanagan regional growth strategy.

The records are arranged according to the Resource Management Operational Records Classification System (schedule 144100) using the following primary numbers:

17020: Resource Management – Aboriginal relations
17400: RMP – Resource Management Plans
17430: RMP – Ad hoc plans
17580: RMP – Landscape Unit Plans
And the secondary number -00 (policy and procedures)

This series consists of probate cause books from the Supreme Court of Duncan, 1940-1979.