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The series consists of images shot by Destrubé Photography and retained for future sale to and use by clients as stock images. Subject matter includes aerial views of Greater Victoria and Vancouver Island locations; BC Ferries vessels and other ships; people at work in various industries; views of the Queen Charlotte Islands; and “scenic heritage” (cemeteries, ghost towns. old buildings, etc.)

This series consists of reports and studies created as part of the planning of forest resources, often as part of planning timber sale areas (TSAs). Most files were created between 1990 and 2003. Most reports are prepared by private contractors hired by the Ministry. Culturally modified tree (CMT) reports were conducted by the Haida Nation.

Files are arranged in the order received by the Archives. Most files relate to studies done for a particular TSA or other area. Files may include additional types of reports related to the same area, even if not specifically listed in the file title, or a similar type of report for multiple locations.

The series contains studies such as: terrain stability assessments, reconnaissance studies, wildlife surveys or studies, culturally modified tree surveys, site plans, stream classification, hydrology studies, geological studies and engineering reports for site access construction projects.

Many files are layout studies which plan how an area will be used, including, cut block boundaries, harvest method, access routes, site plans, silviculture prescriptions and impacts on nearby bodies of water.

There are also reports utilized in the Haida Land and Resource Planning program (LRMP) process; these files include documents regarding creation of reports and background information used in workshops and consultation.

Records include final reports, photos, aerial photos, maps, correspondence, statistics, field notes, tables, land profiles, and floppy disks containing electronic records. One file contained a sample of tree cores.

This series is classified under ORCS number 12090-20, 12440-25, 18920-30 and 19400-20 of the Ministry of Forests schedule (881261).

This series consists of public meeting records of the Haida Gwaii Forest District, 1995-2001. These are records relating to the efforts of the Ministry of Forests to involve the public in the process of planning for the future uses of Provincial Forest resources.

All records regard the Islands Stability Community Initiative (ISCI) Community forestry issues meetings. This group included a variety of community members and assisted in the planning of the utilization of forestry resources on Haida Gwaii. Records include meeting minutes, newspaper clippings, resumes, agendas and correspondence.

This series is classified under ORCS number 12080-20 of the Ministry of Forests schedule (881261).

CALL NUMBER: T1154:0001 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Mrs. Ross recalls her life in the Queen Charlotte Islands, 1925-1943 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mrs. Ross recounts her arrival in the Queen Charlotte Islands and her first impressions. She talks about the richness of island food and resources, seafood, her marriage, the family homestead; (1925-1943), hunting, crops, settlers, Southeast Harbour, Dead Tree Point, the Tlell area, farm activities, other residents and private schooling for the local children. TRACK 2: Mrs. Ross continues; with recollections about her life on the family homestead, Christmas celebrations, other communities, Skidegate, Queen Charlotte City, why settlers came to the area, farm life, progress, weather and ;her life on the islands.

CALL NUMBER: T1154:0002 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Mrs. Ross recalls her passage from Germany to Rochester to Queen Charlotte, 1914-1925 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mrs. Ross speaks about her arrival in Skidegate (1925), her life and circumstances prior to her arrival, her husband's arrival in 1914, her journey and experiences, impressions of Masset, Port Clements, Sandspit and meeting her future husband. [TRACK 2: Blank.]

CALL NUMBER: T1174:0001 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Air traffic controller in Sandspit, B.C. : J.G. Fraser PERIOD COVERED: 1952-1969 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: John Fraser recounts his career in the aviation industry and his coming to Sandspit to run the telecommunications operations at the airport. He then describes the following: hunting and fishing, his role as President of Chamber of Commerce and as Magistrate, the qualities of residents, history and development of the Sandspit airport, navigational aids, air traffic incidents and emergencies, airport and marine operations and the earthquake in Alaska. TRACK 2: Fraser continues with recollections about the earthquake in Alaska, air traffic incidents and the importance of the radio opera;tor, the January 19, 1952 emergency incident at Sandspit and bush flying vs. coast flying.;

CALL NUMBER: T1174:0002 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Air traffic controller in Sandspit, B.C. : J.G. Fraser SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Fraser speaks about a light aircraft crash, weather and flying conditions, his role as a Magistrate in Queen Charlotte City and Sandspit, a case concerning the removal of totem poles, other cases and problem airport passengers.

SUMMARY: No documentation is available for this recording.

This series consists of wildfire mapping records including fire atlas maps and fire reports from the Prince Rupert Forest District. The records date from 1921-1980. Collectively these records provide a comprehensive image of the amount and extent of forest fires in the area.

The Prince Rupert Forest District was divided into smaller Ranger Districts. These Ranger Districts changed over the years, but included: Burns Lake, Hazleton, Terrace, Prince Rupert, Kitwanga, Haida Gwaii (Queen Charlotte Islands), Ocean Falls, Francois Lake, Smithers, Telkwa, Houston, Pendleton Bay, Kitimat, Lower Post, Topley, Bella Coola, Southbank, Telegraph Creek and Atlin.

Annual fire reports are oversized handwritten tables that provide detailed information on individual fires for the years 1921-1967. The tables list: name of the fire; name of officer in charge; date; district fire number; fire origin; cost of fighting and source of funds; area burned; total area of damage done; amount of merchantable and unmerchantable timber burned; amount of range land burned; amount of property or other damage caused; and the cause of the fire. Possible causes include lightening, recreational activities, railroad clearing, smokers, brush or range burning, construction, industrial activities, incendiaries, miscellaneous known causes and unknown causes. The pages are arranged by year, with one page used per Ranger District. Each year includes a summary sheet with the totals for all Ranger Districts.

Fire atlas maps and overlays show the location and type of fires, as well as the extent of some burned areas. The majority of the maps are forest cover maps which have been annotated or had overlays added with this additional information. Many of the maps have been cut to fit in the bound volume they were originally stored in. This can make it difficult to determine the precise year the maps were created and annotated.

The series also includes one scrapbook of newspaper clippings related to forest fires, fire protection and firefighting for the years 1988-1991. This item was created by the successor of the Prince Rupert Forest District, the Prince Rupert Forest Region.

Ministries responsible for the creation of this series, and their dates of the responsibility, are:
Dept. of Lands (1908-1945)
Dept. of Lands and Forests (1945-1962)
Dept. of Lands, Forests and Water Resources (1962-1975)
Dept. of Forests 1975-1976
Ministry of Forests 1976-1986
Ministry of Forests and Lands 1986-1988
Ministry of Forests 1988-2005

SUMMARY: A 55-minute program for CBC Ideas (edited down from a two-hour regional special) about the confrontation on Lyell Island in the Queen Charlottes and the Haida blockade of logging operations there. The; Haida, led by Miles Richardson, were confronting loggers working for local contractor Frank Beban, who was under contract to Western Forest Products. The blockade led to dozens of arrests and focused; international attention on the dispute.;

The item is an off-air dub of a CBC Nature documentary. It highlights the wildlife and attractions of Haida Gwaii (Queen Charlotte Islands), and the effects of logging on such an environment.

Public affairs. Jack Webster's popular weekday morning talk show. Guests and topics for this episode are: Jack devotes this programme to the debate about logging Moresby and Lyall Islands in the Queen Charlottes [Haida Gwaii and Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve and Haida Heritage Site]; and reduces the debate to two points – jobs or parks. Jack goes to the islands to see the sights and meet loggers. He speaks with John McLaughlin of Frank Beban Logging, Gary McGourlick of Western Forest Products, and loggers in the field and members of the community. In the studio, Jack badgers Bob Skelly, NDP leader.

Documentary. Logging on the Queen Charlotte Islands.

Includes maps of the north coast. Maps are diazo prints.

Santla Ga Haade (Ghost Land People): an analysis of early culture contact on the Queen Charlotte Islands. x, 174 p: maps, tables. Thesis (M.A.), University of Victoria, 1983. Vita. Bibliography: p 136-148. Canadian theses on microfiche, 64367.

Purchased from National Library, 1986.

CALL NUMBER: T3945:0002 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Rose Harbour whaling station, B.C. : part 1 RECORDED: Victoria (B.C.), 1982-02-19 SUMMARY: TRACK 1 & 2: Arthur, Douglas and John Raine discuss the history of Rose Harbour Whaling Station.

CALL NUMBER: T3945:0003 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Rose Harbour whaling station, B.C. : part 2 RECORDED: Victoria (B.C.), 1982-02-19 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Arthur, Douglas and John Raine discuss the history of Rose Harbour whaling station. [TRACK 2: blank.]

The item consists of two off-air copies of an episode of CBC's The Nature of Things. The logging of Haida Gwaii (Queen Charlotte Islands) is discussed, with particular reference to the Windy Bay watershed on South Moresby Island.

RECORDED: Victoria (B.C.), 1982-02-20 SUMMARY: Phyllis Armstrong and Greta Redgrave recall their father, Captain John Everett Christian, and his career as a whaler and a sealer.

RECORDED: Watsonville (Calif.), [1982-04-18?] SUMMARY: In an interview with Joan Goddard, Nell Marmo recalls her family's life on whaling stations at Sechart and Naden Harbour between 1910 and 1914. Her courtship by station cooper John Marmo. Subsequent move to California whaling stations at Trinidad and Miss Landing.

RECORDED: Vancouver (B.C.), [1982-05-14?] SUMMARY: Recollections of family life on B.C. whaling stations: Rose Harbour, Naden Harbour, and Kyuquot -- and later, Bay City, Washington. Father, Captain George Le Marquand, later became general manager of Consolidated Whaling Company. Some material about Consolidated Whaling Company. Biographical notes on Chinese boss Kong Sing Wing (?), as well as on fireman Mike Benson.

RECORDED: Vancouver (B.C.), [1982-05-15?] SUMMARY: Recollections of a Japanese family's associations with the whaling industry at Rose Harbour, Q.C.I., between the approximate years 1912-1918. Parents immigrated to Canada in 1905, father had been a surveyor in Japan, university-educated. He became foreman of Japanese station crews. Came to Canada for new "opportunity". Interview touches on fate of family's fortunes to present time -- a dramatic turn with WWII deportation to Alberta. (Subject is nearly blind as a result of an industrial accident in adult life.).