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CALL NUMBER: T3864:0001 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Office manager, Fish and Wildlife Branch PERIOD COVERED: 1912-1979 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1981-07-14 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Staff of Game Department Division D, 1930s-40s. Discusses: "special patrols"; "bush wire"; Indian-white trapline feuds; effects of Alaska Hwy on northern B.C.; development of trapline administration 1920s-1970s; trapline boundary disputes; Indian protests and role of D.I.A. in settling disputes. TRACK 2: Mr. Guay discusses: Alcan and the Nechako Bird Sanctuary, 1951; wildlife biologists in the north 1950s; predator control programs, 1940s-50s, including use of poisons; effects of settlement, B.C. Rail, and logging on trapping; post-war programs for veterans, 1945. CALL NUMBER: T3864:0002 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Office manager, Fish and Wildlife Branch PERIOD COVERED: 1912-1979 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1981-07-14 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. Guay discusses: poison distribution program, 1943; guide regulation policies, 1945; Indian guides and regulations; relations between Game Department and Federal Fisheries, Federal Migratory Bird Act, B.C. Provincial Police and the Joint Patrols; travel up Crooked River to Finlay-Parsnip before Hart Highway, 1940s; transportation for out of the north; relations with RCMP; Rod and Gun Club hatchery programs; Game Commissioner visits to Prince George, 1940s-50s for Divisional meetings and meetings with trappers. Discusses B.C. Trappers Ass'n: early formation, development of fur prices 1946, beaver seals, beaver quotas and beaver trapping generally. TRACK 2: Discusses: beaver tags and beaver poaching, 1930s-50s; Indian trappers; relations with D.I.A.; relations with band councils since 1975; Indian fur harvesting and trapping attitudes; company, communal, and individual traplines; effect of fur price decline on Indians; special permits to whites to trap Indian traplines; inheritance of Indian lines; white attitudes to Indians; conservation groups, 1940s-70s; effects of 1956 creation of Department of Recreation and Conservation, which the Game Department was put into. (End of interview)

CALL NUMBER: T3996:0001 RECORDED: Victoria (B.C.), 1982-11-04 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: William T. Ward discusses the post World War II interest in hunting, fishing, and the outdoors which lead to the growth of the Fish and Game Commission. Bill Ward's early posts in Cache Creek; and Kamloops. Early game wardens were strong individuals and skilled outdoorsmen. Enforcement under Provincial Police unpopular. Comments about commissioners Bryan Williams and Frank Butler, Fish and Game clubs. Scientific research in the 1940s. TRACK 2: Game clubs balk at scientific approach to conservation. Predatory control methods. Charlie Shuttleworth -- hunter. Training of game wardens. Comments about Director Frank Butler. Public hungers for wildlife information. Ward produces Bulletin and radio program "Conservation Calling" for staff and public.

CALL NUMBER: T3996:0002 RECORDED: Victoria (B.C.), 1982-11-04 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Origins of the periodical "Wildlife Review". Bill Ward editor for 25 years, a "one man operation". Description of style and content, method of production, its widespread popularity. Fish and Wildlife Branch attitude to "Wildlife Review". Other information duties. Commissioner Jim Cunningham's films. [TRACK 2: blank].

CALL NUMBER: T4129:0001 RECORDED: Pitt Meadows (B.C.), 1984-03-22 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Robert Leighton discusses his family background. Early duties with B.C. Provincial Police included maintaining order at points of labour unrest and controlling transients. Location of various postings. Review of game law enforcement under Provincial Police (1919-1929). Leighton's duties as "spare" warden. Control methods on opening days. Pheasant stocking. Importance of hunting for recreation and food supply. Need for predator control. B.C. trap line system a model. Comments about Frank Butler and Jim Cunningham. TRACK 2: Description of Maple Ridge District in the 1950s. Deer hunting areas. Port Moody pigeon hunt. Ruin of fishing on Coquitlam River. Many resident complaints about animals. Contribution of fish and game clubs and their role. Comparisons of system before and after the reorganization of 1956. Comments about earlier system when game warden ran his district.

CALL NUMBER: T4129:0002 RECORDED: Pitt Meadows (B.C.), 1984-03-22 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Robert Leighton recalls wardens Benny Rauch, Leo Jobin, and Reg King. Advent of scientific research methods: some studies not based upon B.C. type environments. Disastrous policies re: Princeton area deer and reaction of warden Alan Gill. Polarization of department. Popularity of "Wildlife Review". Environmental groups well-meaning but have little direct contact with wildlife. Reflections upon career. [TRACK 2: blank.]

CALL NUMBER: T4129:0003 RECORDED: Mission (B.C.), 1984-03-23 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Percy Cliffe discusses his childhood background. Joined the B.C.P.P. in January 1932 and was posted in Nelson (Doukhobor arrests), Golden, Burnaby, and Chilliwack. Anecdote about Constable George Elliott. Transients in Golden. Reasons he transferred to the Game Commission. Description of Mission District. Office equipment. Wife becomes "office manager". Raised hounds. Main game was pheasants and ducks. Apprehending violators of baiting restriction. Road checks. Large fox population and control methods. TRACK 2: Coyotes. Valley had much cover for wildlife until taxes forced farmers to cultivate all the land. Stocking of pheasants. Methods of stocking fingerlings and planting fish eggs. Modes of travel about Mission District -- truck, boat, horse, and by foot. Logging resulted in large deer population. Route to Pemberton via boat and pack horse. Campaign to reduce the number of wild dogs near the Indian reserve. Frank Urquhart of Coquitlam District. Patrolling Skagit Valley with Art Butler. Illegal fur trapper confesses. CALL NUMBER: T4129:0004 RECORDED: Mission (B.C.), 1984-03-23 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Percy Cliffe gives a description of a search expedition to airplane crash in Cheam Mountain Range (August 1943). Story of search expedition to airplane crash in Yale area. (1940s). Description of 1948 flood and his assistance with game boat. Cougar problem worsens with deer population growth. Smart hound trees three cougars during one hunt. Qualities of a good hound. TRACK 2: Humorous story of cougar hunt with member of local police. Hounds killed during cougar hunt near Sechelt. He has friendly relations with farmers and loggers in his District. Post war road building opens up areas for hunting. New Settlers. Importance of game clubs. Achievements of Mission Rod and Gun Club. Game warden on 24 hour work schedule. Good rapport in Department. Comparisons of early years with present (1984). Some missed opportunities to clear fishing steam blockages. The game warden was "lord and master". CALL NUMBER: T4129:0005 RECORDED: Mission (B.C.), 1984-03-23 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Percy Cliffe comments about job changes following scientific research methods. Training and new ideas. He disagrees with some new policies. Some recollections of Jim Dewar (Predator Control hunter). Comments about Art Butler, warden of the Chilliwack District. Game wardens were on their own, no training. Slim Cameron. Tells about boat trip to McNab Creek where transplanted elk resided. Thoughts about difference between large interior districts and lower mainland districts. His hunting experience as a young boy. [TRACK 2: blank.]

CALL NUMBER: T4129:0006 RECORDED: Nanaimo (B.C.), 1984-06-01 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Franklin Greenfield discusses the events leading up to his joining the Game Commission in 1927. Duties at pheasant farm. Description of pheasant operation at Royal Oak. Victoria warden Dick Gidley. Reason for removal of game work from Provincial Police. Bryan Williams, game commissioner (1929-1932). Jack Graham, inspector of Vancouver Island Division. Description of Nanaimo District. TRAC;K 2: Greenfield's method of patrolling district. Main game in Nanaimo: deer, grouse, pheasant. Nanaimo District has a reputation for poachers. Old timers use game for food, also miners. Methods for catching poachers. Story of pit lamper. Gave leeway to those who needed game to feed families. Greenfield kept his moves secret. Collected information on poachers. Jim Dewar, cougar bounty hunter. CALL NUMBER: T4129:0007 RECORDED: Nanaimo (B.C.), 1984-06-01 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Franklin Greenfield discusses Jimmy Dewar's prowess as hunter and woodsman. His assistance to Greenfield catching poachers. Dewar's reputation. Anecdote about Bob Marshall, warden of Cowichan District. Other Vancouver Island wardens. Reasons why wardens were recruited from Provincial Police. Discussion of different generations of wardens. Regrets decline of enforcement and influence of biologists in department. Greenfield's police related duties. Recollection of dangerous dope smuggling incident. Recollection of occupation of Nanaimo Relief Office. TRACK 2: Quelling of Relief Office occupation. Population changes after World War II. Mining declines, logging increases. Greenfield gets more nuisance complaints, not "good poachers of old". Quality of hunters declines. Three man commission (1934-) more efficient than previous. Frank Butler "outstanding". Provincial Police administration had game as a "sideline". During last 30 years of Greenfield's wardenship he was left alone by HQ. Worked with Dr. C. Mottley and Don Robinson, both "natural biologists". New title, "Conservation Officer", demoralizing; name "Game Warden" stood for something. Game clubs. Over hunting and fishing since WWII. Qualities of a good game warden.

CALL NUMBER: T3860:0006 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Jack Davis ; Garde Gardom RECORDED: [location unknown], 1978-04-28 SUMMARY: Davis on charges; Gardom announces charges.; CALL NUMBER: T3860:0007 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Environment Minister Jim Neilsen RECORDED: [location unknown], 1978-05-01 SUMMARY: Environment Minister Jim Neilsen on telegram from U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on 2-4-D carcinogenicity.; CALL NUMBER: T3860:0008 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): NDP house leader Bill King RECORDED: [location unknown], 1978-05-01 SUMMARY: NDP floor leader Bill King on Fish and Wildlife memo restricting membership of employees in advocacy groups.; CALL NUMBER: T3860:0009 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): NDP Recreation and Conservation critic Lorne Nicholson RECORDED: [location unknown], 1978-05-01 SUMMARY: NDP Recreation and Conservation critic Lorne Nicolson on charges of misconduct by Omineca MLA Jack Kempf.; CALL NUMBER: T3860:0010 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Consumer and Corporate Affairs minister Rafe Mair RECORDED: [location unknown], 1978-05-03 SUMMARY: Commissioner and Corporate Affairs minister Rafe Mair on ad campaign for moderation in liquor consumption.; CALL NUMBER: T3860:0011 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Highways minister Alex Fraser RECORDED: [location unknown], 1978-05-04 SUMMARY: Highways minister Alex Fraser on report by former deputy minister Tom Miard on Highways ministry ferries.; CALL NUMBER: T3860:0012 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Human Resources minister Bill Vander Zalm RECORDED: [location unknown], 1978-05-04 SUMMARY: Human Resources minister Bill Vander Zalm on family service fee-for-service program.; CALL NUMBER: T3860:0013 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): NDP Human Resources critic Rosemary Brown RECORDED: [location unknown], 1978-05-04 SUMMARY: NDP Human Resources critic Rosemary Brown on plans to change fee-for-service program.; CALL NUMBER: T3860:0014 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Senator Ray Perrault ; Sam Bawlf RECORDED: [location unknown], 1978-05-05 SUMMARY: Federal senate leader Ray Perrault on Inner Harbour and Ogden Point, "Exln" and various; BC Recreation and Conservation minister Sam Bawlf on meetings with Perrault.;

The item is a reel of miscellaneous film footage containing three short film items. 1. Rail Lake: silent footage of a fisheries improvement and/or lake rehabilitation project at Rail Lake, near Lac La Hache. 2. Fintry Estate: silent footage of buildings, scenery, etc. at the Fintry Estate on Okanagan Lake. (A print.) 3. Conservation officer TV spot: A television ad (with sound) encouraging the public to cooperate with provincial conservation officers. An officer is shown inspecting guns and licenses.

The item consists of a reel of film containing television commercial spots about hunting and conservation officers.

The item consists of two reels of documentary film. It shows fisheries research and other activities in the area of the Fisheries Research Station at Nelson. Reel one shows Duncan Dam construction, the construction of a fish fence on the Lardeau River, and the moving of a boat house from Nelson to Balfour. Reel two depicts fisheries studies on the Lardeau River and Meadow Creek, the Meadow Creek Kokanee spawning channel, and the official opening of B.C. Hydro's Duncan Dam, August 17, 1967.

The file consists of nine reels of reversal film or copy prints containing miscellaneous Fish and Wildlife footage made between the 1940s and the 1960s.

The item is a composite print of a documentary film from 1968. It shows the rehabilitation of the Kokanee fishery following the construction of the Duncan dam. Premier W.A.C. Bennett is seen at the dam's opening on August 17, 1967.

The item is a composite print of a recreational film from ca. 1971. Illustrates how the Fish and Wildlife Branch operates hatcheries throughout the province to stock lakes with young fish. The film shows egg collecting, hatchery operation and stocking procedures. The Kootenay Trout Hatchery is shown.

The item is a reel of film footage of river trout spawning.

The item is a reel of documentary film. Shows the use of prescribed burning in forest and rangeland management to clear brush, slash and weeds, release nutrients into the soil, control pest and disease outbreaks, and encourage the growth of forage plants. Features Ray Demarchi, Wildlife Biologist, and Ross Tozer, Forester.

The item is a reel of documentary film about the use of prescribed burning in forest and rangeland management to clear brush, slash and weeds, release nutrients into the soil, control pest and disease outbreaks, and encourage the growth of forage plants. Features wildlife biologist Ray Demarchi and forester Ross Tozer.

The item is a magnetic sound track of a documentary about the use of prescribed burning in forest and rangeland management to clear brush, slash and weeds, release nutrients into the soil, control pest and disease outbreaks, and encourage the growth of forage plants. Features Ray Demarchi, Wildlife Biologist, and Ross Tozer, Forester.

The series consists of records created by the Fish and Wildlife Branch between 1971 and 1973. It includes records of the British Columbia provincial coordinator, Donald J. Robinson, for the Man and Resources Conference held in Naramata in 1973. It includes correspondence, memoranda, committee minutes, task force reports, information received from community interest groups, workshop notes, and conference expense records.

The B.C. provincial coordinator also participated in planning and steering committee meetings of the Canadian Council of Resource and Environment Ministers which coordinated the series of provincial conferences and the national conference, held in Toronto, 1973.

Series consists of firearm confiscation records and files pertaining to confiscation of illegal hunting and fishing equipment. Includes registers of confiscation (vol. 1, 1926-1945 and vol. 2, 1946-1960) and correspondence, reports, returns, 1971-1980.

The series consists of records created by the Game Commission (1920-1957), the Fish and Game Branch (1957-1966), and the Fish and Wildlife Branch (1966-1977) relating to game, wildlife and fisheries management and conservation; environmental protection and habitat improvement; the administration of fish, trapping, and game laws; ecological and scientific investigations; water license applications and stream obstruction reports; flood control, pollution and protection of stream and river habitat; predator and rodent control; hunting, sports fisheries, outdoor recreation, and parks; Branch policy and administration.

The files contain correspondence, annual reports, manuals, memoranda and special reports and include correspondence with conservation and environmental groups, fish and game clubs, professional organizations of conservation officers, and other agencies of government.

The series also includes a subject file index (see box 2) and an index of orders-in-council relating to game enforcement, 1885-1968; hatchery records of the Cultus Lake, Smith Falls, and Lloyds Creek hatcheries of the Fish Culture Service, administered by the Canada Dept. of Marine and Fisheries (1920-1938) and the B.C. Came Commission (1938-1949).

The series consists of records created between 1909 and 1972 by the Northern Division or Northern Region of the Fish and Wildlife Branch and the "D" Division of its predecessor bodies, that relate to the registration and administration of traplines and the trapping industry. For most of the years covered in these records, this division/region consisted of all of British Columbia north of a line from Quesnel to Bella Coola, including these two places as well as Prince Rupert, Kitimat, Queen Charlotte Islands, the Stikine region, Cassiar, McDames Creek, Fort Nelson, Fort St. John and the Peace River region, the upper Fraser River valley of the McBride-Tete Jaune Cache area, the Nechako valley, the Skeena region, and the Prince George area.

The series include early files transferred from the B.C. Police, files regarding First Nations traplines, and individual trapline files, 1922-1969; records on registered guides, including guide report forms and nominal files, 1948-1972; crime investigation reports and conviction record books of violation of fish and game laws, 1930-1967; game management records including subject files on wildlife organization, management activities, and data on various species.

This series contains a large number of maps and sketches from 1909 to 1972, especially relating to the trapline and guide files. Many of these were removed from their files in 1982 and catalogued as two separate sub-series by the Map Division of the BC Archives. An index map of guiding territories was also removed.

See index map of guiding territories catalogued as CM/G6
See sub-series CM/E117 for trapline maps, 1909-1968
See sub-series CM/C2054 (previously CM/S2) for trapline sketches, 1922-1972.

The series consists of records created by the Fish and Wildlife Branch between 1966 and 1978. The records include subject files relating to game, wildlife and fisheries management and conservation, environmental protection and habitat improvement; the administration of fish and game laws, ecological and scientific investigations, pollution, pesticides, and protection of stream and river habitat, predator control and outdoor recreation.

The files consist of correspondence, annual reports and memoranda.

This series contains records of game biologists of the Game Management Division and the Wildlife Management Division, consisting of annual reports, monthly reports of the Chief Game Biologist and various regional game biologists, and special reports. The latter are a memoranda entitled "Required expansion of the Game Management Division, 1959-1969" and a copy of a report submitted by the division's Director, Ten Year Plan 1963-1973.

This series contains a report written in 1975, giving an overview of certain areas of the law relating to Indians in British Columbia, concentrating on Indian hunting, trapping and fishing, but also including material on a constitutional outline, the issue of Aboriginal Rights in British Columbia, Treaty Rights, Applicability of Provincial Laws on Reserves, miscellaneous notes and conclusions. The report includes a table of cases, a 1976 addendum, and references.

The series consists of film footage, films and videotapes that were shot or produced by branches of the Ministry of Environment and its predecessor bodies, as well as some non-Ministry productions that were circulated by its Information Services Branch. Activities of the Fish and Wildlife Branch and the Parks Branch are depicted.

The series consists of 27 audio recordings, on 33 audio cassette tapes. There are also 38 interview summaries, including 11 additional interviews for which tapes were not received. Interviews are with Fish and Wildlife Branch officials, trappers, hunters, fishermen, and other Okanagan residents regarding the fish and wildlife populations of the Okanagan Region.

The interviews were recorded by Donna Butler and Jill Pruden. The project was supervised by Jack N. Bone, Wildlife Technician for the B.C. Dept. of Recreation and Conservation, Fish and Wildlife Branch, Okanagan Region.

This series consists of correspondence created or received by various employees in the Department of Fish and Wildlife from 1969-1979. This includes correspondence inwards and outwards from the Minister of the Department of Recreation and Conservation, who led the Branch at this time. The majority of the records are correspondence files, often referred to as flimsies. There are also a variety of subject files kept by the Deputy Minister and Assistant Deputy Minister. The records relate to a wide variety of topics such as habitat protection, pollution, the impacts of resource extraction projects, impacts of recreation activities, wildlife management, policy development, legislation, intergovernmental projects, fisheries management, the Mair Report, and the McCarthy Hearing or Paish Affair.

The series includes correspondence to and or from the following individuals: William K. Kiernan and Jack Radford, Minister of Recreation and Conservation; Director of Fish and Wildlife Branch; D.J. Robinson, Assistant Director, Management and Development; D.M. Galbraith, G.D. Taylor, and M.R. Whatley, Fish Habitat Improvement; E.H. Vernon, Chief of Fisheries Improvement; R.C. Thomas, Fisheries Management; I.L. Wither and C.J. Bull, Fish Habitat protection; D. Demarchi, D.R. Halladay and W.A. McKay, Wildlife Biologist; RAH Sparrow, Biologist; JG Terpenning, Superintendent of Hatcheries; K.R.D. Mundy, Assistant Chief of Wildlife Management; and W.G. Smith, Chief of Wildlife Management. Many other individuals may be included in the records, as many of the records are convenience copies sent to other executives as a reference. The minister's correspondence files may include letters written to or from other executives, such as the Deputy Minister.

Records also include memos and subject files used by particular employees. Correspondence files may include reports, maps and other enclosures. Correspondence referral replies are generally letters sent to the Minister or other executives and forwarded to other relevant employees for an answer. Many of these letters are from members of the public raising concerns over environmental issues such as pollution or industrial activities.

The series also include statistical summary sheets showing the number and types of licences (hunting, fishing, etc.) issued in each Agency from 1966-1969.

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1969-03 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Bob Harris speaks about the Reifel Refuge Research Station; its unique location; breeding programs; public support and government involvement; the Canadian Wildlife Service; Fish and Wildlife Branch, BC; Delta's involvement; tourism potential and Ducks Unlimited. TRACK 2: Bob Harris continues with his discussion about bird refuges throughout the province; their tourism potential; birds; in captivity; breeding and future plans for the Reifel Refuge Research Station.

The item is an audio recording containing an address by Frank R. Butler, Director of the B.C. Fish and Wildlife Branch, to the annual banquet of the B.C. Federation of Fish and Game Clubs in Kamloops, B.C.

Item consists of one video of the CHEK-TV program, "The Good Morning Show," featuring the Fish and Wildlife Branch program Conservation and Outdoor Recreation Education (C.O.R.E.). The program discusses how urbanization and industrialization threatens the natural environment, and the need to educate people on the goal of saving the environment and its wildlife.