The series consists of files created by the Parks and Outdoor Recreation Division, and its predecessor bodies, between 1936 and 1993. The files are arranged in numerical order by the parks file code number. These records document the history of the provincial government’s management and operation of provincial parks and protected areas.
These records document reserves on land for recreation and other purposes. Many files are referred to as use, recreation and enjoyment of the public (UREP) reserves or parks and protected areas case files. The files contain site report forms, plans, maps, photographs, field notes, memoranda, correspondence, copies of orders-in-council, and other material pertaining to the establishment and changes in the status of public reserve land throughout the province.
Accession 94-9043 was added to the series in 2021. It includes files of cancelled UREP reserves that appear to fit with the original file code system. Most of these files relate to reserves in the Kamloops and Thompson Okanagan region.
British Columbia. Parks and Outdoor Recreation Division