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This series consists of a variety of range management and recreational land use records created from 1985-1998 by the Columbia Forest District, a division of the Nelson Forest Region. The series also includes records from the Revelstoke Forest District, Golden Forest District, and Mica Creek Forest Station. All files were managed as part of the Columbia Forest District when the files were closed.

The series includes the following types of records:

Range management 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. Records may include tenure application forms, grazing plans, range use plans, correspondence, maps, surveys and reports.

Forest Service facilities, sites and trail files relate to the routine maintenance, rehabilitation and development of Forest Service recreation sites and trails. Includes records relating to the planning, designation, assessment, design and construction of recreation sites and trails. Types of records can include correspondence, reports, studies, published material, photos, and maps.

There are also files regarding related brochures and recreation maps, as well as protected areas strategies.

The ministries responsible for creating these records, and the years that they were responsible, are:
Ministry of Forests (1976-1986)
Ministry of Forests and Lands (1986-1988)
Ministry of Forests (1988-2005)

The records were classified as 15700-20, 16300-20, 16400-50, 16660-40, 16700-05, 16700-06, and 16800-20 in the Forest Operational Records Classification System (ORCS).

The series consists of civil court orders issued by the Revelstoke Supreme Court and the County Court of Yale between 1953 and 1995. Orders are a formal expression of the court’s will, and orders in this series cover a variety of civil issues, including adoptions, foreclosures, family maintenance, divorce, letters of administration, consent orders, and will disputes.

The records arrived at the Archives in shannon folders, and were placed in acid-free folders. Researchers should note that Revelstoke appears to have restarted numbering volumes from 1 at the beginning of each year, with the result that there are multiple volume 1s. Researchers should use the volume and folio numbers in conjunction with the year of the order they are looking for.

This series consists of a variety of records created by the Revelstoke Forest District and its predecessor the Revelstoke Forest Ranger District. Most records are from 1987-1989.

There are three subseries of records:

The first are wild fire case files. These records are arranged by an annual sequential number with the prefix “N04-”. Each fire was also given a unique three or four letter name. Records include maps, fire reports, reviews, work plans, resource requests, fire diaries, firefighter time sheets, financial records related to the costs of fighting the fire, and claims made as a result of fire damage. Personnel records of firefighters are restricted.

The second subseries contains annual reports for the following timber tenures: Forest Licence A18992, Timber Sale Licence A10295, Timber Sale Harvesting Licences A02117 and A04330, and Tree Farm Licence 23.

The third subseries contains a variety of operational and subject files related to protection and pest management. The files are arranged by Ministry of Forests file directory number. Subjects include pesticides, herbicides, fire management, fire hazards, fire suppression, the use of prescribed burns, and fire control plans for specific timber tenures. The records include policies, procedures, reports, maps, photos, and correspondence.

This series consists of records related to land use, management and alienation in the Nelson, Revelstoke and Kootenay land districts. The records date from 1892-1980. Records include certificates of purchase and various land registers.

There are two survey systems used in the land registers: the district lot system and the township section system. Registers may also be arranged by plan number. The registers record the alienation of land from the Crown by purchase, pre-emption, lease, mineral claims, timber use, etc. Information may include the name of the purchaser, dates and numbers of certificates issued (including Crown Grants), dates and amounts of payments, and reference numbers to correspondence files and field books.

The series also includes several paper subject files and correspondence files with settlers discussing the pre-emption, lease and purchase of specific parcels of land with Government Agents in Nelson, Kaslo and Revelstoke. Most of these files have "O" file numbers assigned to them.

The collection consists of oral history interviews pertaining to the Revelstoke, Big Bend, and Arrow Lakes regions of B.C.

The fonds consists of William Bilsland's research notes, and a draft on the history of Atlin. Also included in this file is an unpublished, typescript draft (2 copies) of an earlier (1952) history of Revelstoke prepared by the author for publication by the Department of Education in the British Columbia Heritage Series and a copy of a his thesis called "A history of Revelstoke and the Big Bend." 1955.

This series contains 28 volumes of proceedings at public hearings under the Water Act Into an application by British Columbia Hydro (BC Hydro) for a water licence to divert, use and store water out of the Columbia River at a point about 3 miles upstream from Revelstoke, B.C., near the lower end of the Little Dalles Canyon.

Letters probate and letters of administration for estates probated in Revelstoke Supreme and County Courts. All types of probate grants are combined in this collection (30 v.).

Registrar's record book of the Revelstoke County Court from 1939-1967. Primarily it is in the hand of the Registrar of the County Court/Clerk of the Court. It includes civil, chambers and two appeals, one in 1948 and one in 1959. There is one entry from the Revelstoke District Police Court in 1941. In mid-1963, Judge Eric P. Dawson has used-this volume as a bench book, signing his name at the end of each case. There are occasional Supreme Court entries from 1941-1952; some are stroked out with the notation : "Notes transferred to assize notebook" [GR-2194].

Partnership declarations, 1894-1966. Volume 1 (1894-1936) has an index volume with both firm names and individuals names and also a firm index volume from 1894-1897. Volume 2 (1937-1966) is indexed by firm names and individual's names at the front of the volume.

Files and index for cases under the Woodmen's Lien for Wages Act.

Criminal case files heard before a magistrate.

Series consists of one mechanics' liens register from the Revelstoke County Court for 1913-1958.

Entries are arranged alphabetically.

Revelstoke conditional sales agreements and lien notes, 1896-1955; 1957-1958. There are index volumes which correspond to these files in GR-2471.

Box 1: 1896-1929
Box 2: 1930-1958

Date ranges are 1896-1955 and 1957-1958

Financial records: a bank book showing disbursements from May 1932 - June 1945; four cheque stub books showing the date of issue, plaintiff name, defendant name, plaint number and amount of cheque, 1931-1945; 1956-1957.

Series consists of one Revelstoke Provincial Court record book for 1945-1956. Provincial Court record books may include the following information: date of proceedings, name of defendant, charge, plea, names of witnesses, remarks, disposition, particulars, and notations regarding payment of fines, and/or fees.

Criminal case files.

Record book.

Series consists of mechanics' lien actions under the Mineral and Placer Act from the Revelstoke County Court in 1937-1952. Records are indexed.

Series consists of one Revelstoke Provincial Court record book for 1931-1952. Provincial Court record books may include the following information: date of proceedings, name of defendant, charge, plea, names of witnesses, remarks, disposition, particulars, and notations regarding payment of fines, and/or fees.

Criminal case files

Record book for City of Revelstoke Police Court.

Probate/estate files.

Adoption files.

Civil case files with the exception of probate, divorce and adoption files which have been removed from this series and are filed separately.

Registrar's [W.G. Fleming] record book from the Revelstoke Assize Court.

Plaint and procedure books.

Suitor's Fund register.

The series consists of Revelstoke divorce case files from 1905 to 1951.

Bench books for County Court civil, criminal and chambers actions and Supreme Court chambers actions.