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Series consists of civil orders from both the Supreme and County Courts of Cranbrook for 1955-1999. Civil orders represent the formal expression of the ruling of the court. Records relate to a variety of civil matters including divorces, bankruptcies, foreclosures, and some adoptions.

Records from the Supreme and County levels were interfiled together and are arranged by volume and folio number. Records of varying types have been interfiled, except when probate orders were separated into their own files between 1973-1974.

Series consists of civil default judgements (1971-1975) and civil and criminal orders (1973-1975) created by the Cranbrook County Court registry. Orders are the formal expression of the ruling of the court. Default judgments are ordered when one party has failed to file and serve a response to a claim within an allowed time period. A plaintiff can also apply for a default judgment if the defendant has withdrawn the response to a civil claim. Orders mainly deal with civil matters but also include some criminal matters, particularly for 1974-1975.

Default judgements and orders are filed separately. Records are arranged by case file (or action) number. The records were scheduled for full retention under Court Services ORCS (schedule 100152) 51100-30.

Series consists of civil case files created by the Cranbrook County Court between 1942 and 1948. Civil case files may possibly contain a notice of claim, notice of petition, writs, affidavits, orders, and/or a final judgment.

Series consists of civil case files created by the Cranbrook County Court between 1905 and 1941. Civil case files may possibly contain a notice of claim, notice of petition, writs, affidavits, orders, and/or a final judgment.

Series consists of original decrees nisi, decrees absolute, divorce orders, and judgements created between 1972 and 1979 by the Cranbrook Supreme Court. Also includes 1969-1975 monthly lists of returned certified copies of decrees from the Cranbrook Court Registry and acknowledgements of the returns by Vital Statistics. Between 1968 and 1985, a judgement by way of decree nisi required a three-month waiting period before a judgement by way of decree absolute could be applied for. During this time, a divorce was not legally in effect without a decree absolute.

Initially, orders, decrees nisi, and decrees absolute are filed together and arranged by case file number, not by volume and folio or by date. This means that records of varying dates are interfiled. Beginning 1 October 1975, records were separated and arranged by volume and folio numbers. As such, cases started but not completed before 30 September 1975 may be found under a case file number, volume and folio numbers, or by both. The records were scheduled for full retention under Court Services ORCS (schedule 100152) 51440-25.

This series consists of plaint and procedure books from the Cranbrook County Court for cases between 1913-1968. Plaint and procedure books are the basic record book for actions at the County Court level. They provide the skeletal framework for County Court civil action proceedings and may include the names of parties, the dates when proceedings occurred, and can be used to determine a volume and folio number for locating final orders.

The records are arranged by case number, which can be found by using the indexes included in some of the plaint and procedure books or in series GR-2512 for 1913-1945. The records were scheduled for retention under Court Services ORCS (schedule 100152) 53200-20.

Adoption case files.

This series contains probate/estate files.

The file number refers to the number assigned by the court registry rather than to the file's physical order in the box. Each year, the numbering system restarted from 1 and ascended chronologically. Thus, it is possible to have multiple files with the same number in a box, as they date from different years.

Letters of administration (form 156).

Indexes to County Court of East Kootenay plaint and procedure books, 1897-1900 (Donald); 1905-1945 (Cranbrook). The plaint and procedure books are found in GR-1832.

The series consists of original wills probated between 1986 and 1998 in the Cranbrook Supreme Court registry.

The wills are arranged by probate number, which can be found by using the index associated with GR-2995. Not all probate records have an accompanying will. The records were scheduled for full retention under Court Services ORCS (schedule 100152) 51460-30.

This series consists of timber tenures from the Rocky Mountain Forest District for the years 1946-2008. This series may also include records created by the Cranbrook, Invermere and Kootenay Lake Forest Districts, as well as the Nelson and Southern Interior Forest Regions. Note that the names and boundaries of districts and regions varied over the years.

Timber tenures include replaceable forest licences, licences to cut, replaceable timber sale licences, non-replaceable timber sale licences, woodlot licences, special use permits and Christmas tree permits. There are also records regarding tree farm licence (TFL) 13, TFL 14, TFL 26, TFL 36 and TFL 37.

Files contain cutting permits, legal documents, operations information, charts, applications, development plans, annual reports, management plans, an “A” number bid deposit register, correspondence, maps, reports, amendments, logging inspection reports, logging plans, licences, policy, procedures, and a variety of other documents.

The series also includes some records related to silviculture. These include silviculture openings, obligations, as well as silviculture experiment (SX) files regard trials completed under the jurisdiction of the silviculture program. Includes records detailing silviculture trials conducted, working plans, results, evaluations, reports, models, maps and data. Silviculture obligations may relate to major licensees, woodlot licences or the small business program.

The ministries responsible for the 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 (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)

Records in this series are classified under ORCS numbers 18750-20, 18765-20, 18765-25, 18765-30, 18990-20, 19440-25, 19500-20, 19500-45, 19500-60, 19540-25, 19570-25, 19600-30, 19600-45, 19620-25, 19620-45, 19680-20, 19700-25, 19700-45, 19700-60, 19710-20, 19710-30, 19720-20 and 19720-45 of the Ministry of Forests schedule (881261).

Naturalization register.

Firm index book.

This series consists of range management records from the Rocky Mountain Forest District for the years 1940-2008. This series may also include records created by the Cranbrook, Kootenay Lake and Invermere Forest Districts, as well as the Nelson and Southern Interior Forest Regions. Note that the names and boundaries of districts and regions varied over the years.

Records relate to the administration of Grazing Licences and Grazing Permits as defined under the Range Act, and Grazing Leases as defined under the Land Act. This includes their issuance, amendment, transfer, billing, monitoring, policy, and administration. This may include records concerning additions and deletions of land and/or authorized Animal Unit Months (AUM) from grazing tenures. There are also a few range tenure appeal files.

Each grazing permit and licence file relates to a particular range tenure. Note that there may be additional individuals or companies who held the tenure over time which are not listed in the file title. Files within each box are arranged alphabetically by file title.

The series also includes individual range unit files which relate to the management of larger range units. These are areas of range land that may be shared by multiple tenure holders. This includes operational records such as range unit plans, inspections covering more than one range tenure, and general information concerning the history of the management of specific range units. This includes a files regarding the impact of the flooding on rage use resulting from the Libby Dam.

Records in this series include tenure application forms, grazing plans, range use plans, correspondence, maps, photos, surveys, reports, records determining range boundaries and use, and information on range improvements and clearing. Improvements can include infrastructure such as fixing mudholes, constructing fences, corrals, trails or gates, range seeding, and improving access to water sources for livestock.

The ministries responsible for the 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 number 15420-09, 15700-20, 15700-50, 15720-20, 15720-30 and 15740-20 of the Ministry of Forests schedule (881261).

Daily journal from 1899-1904 of an unidentified policeman stationed in Cranbrook, including information on arrests made. According to Public Accounts, Constable F.R. Morris was stationed at Cranbrook during this time period. The inside cover of the book (not microfilmed) states "property of Mrs. Doris Evans, Cranbrook BC"

Registrar's record books for civil and criminal proceedings in both County and Supreme courts. Volume 1 is indexed, lists 15 constables active in 1911 for South East Kootenay Police District, gives a newspaper clipping describing the naturalization procedure and contains the following oaths: the King's Oath or Chicken Oath (used by Chinese), the Oath of Interpreter, Affirmation, Oath of Foreman in Civil Jury trials, Oath of Jurors, Oath of Stenographer, Japanese Oath, and the witnesses' oath in French and English. Volume 2 lists 14 constables active in 1916 in the South East Kootenay Police District and the oaths.

This series contains Cranbrook court registry correspondence with the Dept. of the Attorney-General. It includes some Magistrate's and Police court records.

This series consists of cause books from Fort Steele Supreme Court, 1900-1908 and from Cranbrook Supreme Court, 1908-1956. Attached to the covers of volume 1 is a list of trust companies registered in 1914; instructions regarding estates of alien enemies, 1915; and British Columbia Gazette excerpts regarding Workmen's Compensation, 1902 and 1904. The books contain primarily civil matters.

This series contains Conditional sales agreements for Cranbrook and Fort Steele

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.

Naturalization index, County Court (Cranbrook).

Minute books, 1906-1909, 1912; includes civil and criminal cases and cases lists at the end of the volume.

Minute book, 1921-1928 (Vol. 1) and 1928-1944 (Vol. 2). Includes mixed cases, criminal and civil from County and Supreme Court levels. The volumes include model language for oaths, including a witness oath to be administered in French.

Indexes (front and back) to Conditional sales and lien notes.

Index (front and back) to Chattel mortgages and Bills of Sale (1285-1394).

Declarations of Partnership and Declarations of Dissolution of Partnership from Cranbrook (1905-1909) and from Fort Steele (1905).

The series consists of Cranbrook divorce case files from 1909 to 1949.

This series contains criminal case files from Cranbrook Supreme Court.

This series contains civil case files with the exception of probate/estate files (GR-1618), divorce and matrimonial files (GR-2336) and adoption files (GR-2337) which have been removed from this series and are filed separately.