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Founded in 1911, the Fort George Board of Trade changed its name to the Prince George Board of Trade in December 1915. Early in 1961, another name change took place and the board became the Prince George Chamber of Commerce. This unit contains the minutes which record the growth and development of the city as seen through the eyes of local businessmen. Major issues and events affecting Prince George from early settlement to railways to prohibition and onward are covered in the minutes which span the years 1915-1936, 1950 - January 1961, 1968-1980 (gaps exist for 1911-1914, 1937-1949, 1961-1967). The unit includes an index to the minutes compiled by Katherine Plett, Technical Services Librarian at the College of New Caledonia. The index contains names, lists of principal officers of the Board/Chamber and subjects and is further broken down by year and date of the Board/Chamber meeting. Voluem 1 contains the index and minutes 1915 - July 1936. Volume 2: 1956-1961. Volumes 3-10 contain minutes for the years 1968-1980 which were pasted into ledgers (not in strict chronological order). Vol. 3: 1968, Vol. 4: 1969, Vol. 5: 1969-1970, Vol. 6: 1970-1971, Vol. 7: 1971-1974, Vol. 8: 1974-1976, Vol. 9: 1976-1977, Vol. 10: 1977-1980.

Presented by Katherine Plett, College of New Caledonia and the members of the Prince George Chamber of Commerce, 1983.

Case files from appeals.

Civil case files [up to 1924 files are marked Fort George or South Fort George].

Criminal case files including Speedy Trials. The files from 1919-1923 are from the Fort George or South Fort George registry; from 1925-1949 they are marked Prince George registry.

Declarations of partnership (schedule "B"), includes partnership agreements, notices of dissolution (schedule "C"), numbered 395-722 and 851-948.

The series consists of a minute book, created by the Prince George County Court between February 1932 and October 1946.

The series consists of probate estate files from the Prince George County Court covering the period 1914; 1927 to 1929; 1934 and 1938 to 1964.

The series consists of Woodmen's Liens and Mechanics' Liens numbered 1-744. The series also consists of an alphabetical index for woodmen's liens issued between 1924 and 1962. The index includes the lien number, date of filing, CC or SC number, by whom claimed and against whom claimed, and any other relevant remarks. The index includes liens numbered up to about 1172.

The series consists of Magistrate's record books for cases heard before Police Magistrate P.J. Moran, 1943-1952, and Stipendiary Magistrate George Hallett, 1943-1952. The series also includes a clerk's minute book for Supreme Court, County Court and Chambers cases heard in Prince George from October 1946 to August 1954.

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This series contains operational records of the Prince George Forest District relating to forest administration, 1919-1981. Records are arranged according to the Forest Service filing system. These records include annual reports, ranger meeting summaries, records regarding timber exports, forest protection, forest reserves, the Peace River hydroelectric projects, the Mica Dam flood basin, land use, timber cruising, silviculture, aerial photography, rights-of-way, timber sales, timber licenses, Public Sustained Yield Units, tree farm licences, and forest wood lot licenses. Also contains construction and maintenance reports pertaining to ranger stations, lookouts, forest roads and trails, boathouses, telephone lines and other Forest Service facilities. Records consist of correspondence, memoranda, reports, licenses, permits, plans, etc.

The ministries responsible for the Forest Districts, and the years that they were responsible, are:

British Columbia. Dept. of Lands (1908-1945)
British Columbia. Dept. of Lands and Forests (1945-1962)
British Columbia. Dept. of Lands, Forests and Water Resources (1962-1975)
British Columbia. Dept. of Forests (1975-1976)
British Columbia. Ministry of Forests (1976-1986)

This series consists of silviculture records from the Prince George Forest District, 1994-2004. The Ministry of Forests defines silviculture as “the art and science of controlling the establishment, growth, composition, health, and quality of forests and woodlands to meet the diverse needs and values of landowners and society on a sustainable basis.”

Silviculture obligation or prescription exemption case files allow for exceptions under section 129.11 of the Forest Act. Silviculture prescriptions document planned silviculture activities prior to logging begins. Activities can include seed collecting, site preparation, artificial and natural regeneration, brushing, spacing and stand tending in order to establish a new free growing crop of trees of a commercially valuable species. Silviculture prescriptions were introduced in the 1980s and exemptions were formally implemented in 1993.

Records include forms, applications, silviculture prescriptions, correspondence, maps and photos.

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

This series is classified under ORCS numbers 18790-40 of the Ministry of Forests schedule (881261).

This series consists of various timber tenure records from the Prince George Forest District, created from 1957-2005. The majority of the records were created in the 1990s. The Prince George Forest District was part of the larger Prince George Forest Region from 1978-2003, and the Northern Interior Forest Region from 2003-2010. Records from prior to 1978 were created by the original Prince George Forest District, which covered a much larger area with multiple sub regions. All records in this series relate to the area surrounding the city of Prince George.

Types of forest tenure records in this series include: licences to cut, special use permits, forest licences, cutting permits, timber sale licences, and woodlot licences. There are also records related to tree farm licences (TFL) numbers TFL 28, TFL 29, TLF 30, TFL 31, TFL 34, and TFL 53.

Records regard the issuance, evaluation, administration, monitoring, planning, replacement, cancellation, deletion 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, clearance records, stumpage rate calculations, correspondence, maps, development plans, working plans, policies, applications, procedures and photos.

The ministries responsible for Forest and Range Districts, and the years that they were responsible, are:
British Columbia. Dept. of Lands and Forests (1945-1962)
British Columbia. Dept. of Lands, Forests and Water Resources (1962-1975)
British Columbia. Dept. of Forests (1975-1976)
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 19300-20, 19400-02, 19500-25, 19500-45, 19540-25, 19570-25, 19600-45, 19620-20, 19620-25, 19620-45, 19680-25, 19700-45, 19720-45, 21100-02, and 21680-40 of the Ministry of Forests schedule (881261).