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Item consists of one bound album measuring 43 x 57 cm. It contains seven maps of the Railway Belt of BC photo-lithographed at the Surveyor General's Office in Ottawa after September 28, 1904. Maps depict trails, trails surveyed, post offices, railway stations, range numbers, and township numbers. Each also includes a diagram "shewing subdivision of townships".

Maps include: Donald sheet, west of fifth meridian (90, revised to March 13, 1902); Sicamous sheet, west of sixth meridian (91, revised to Jun 4, 1903); Seymour sheet, west of sixth meridian (92, revised to July 5, 1904); Yale sheet, west of sixth meridian (93, revised to September 25, 1902); Lytton sheet, west of sixth meridian (94, revised to June 24, 1903); Kamloops sheet, west of sixth meridian (95, revised to September 28, 1904); and Port Moody sheet, west of seventh meridian (96, revised to August 2, 1902).

Item consists of one bound album measuring 41 x 55 cm. It contains maps of the Railway Belt of BC in 1907 prepared by James White, F.R.G.S., Geographer, under the direction of R.E. Young, D.L.S., Superintendent of Railway and Swamp Lands for the Dominion Department of the Interior. Each map depicts trails; trails surveyed; post offices; railway stations; range numbers; township numbers; homesteads patented and homesteads entered for and unpatented; sales, special grants, mining land sales; lands disposed of by provincial government; forest reserves and parks; timber berths; and (First Nation) reserves. Each also includes a diagram "shewing subdivision of townships".

The special edition maps "showing lands disposed of" include: Port Moody and Yale sheet (west of sixth and seventh meridians), Kamloops and Lytton sheet (west of sixth and seventh meridians), Sicamous sheet (west of sixth meridian), and Donald sheet (west of fifth meridian).

Item consists of one photograph of Yale, taken from a distance. The Fraser River is visible on the viewer's right and the Cascade Mountains are in the background.

Documentary. An analysis of the decision-making procedures of the Ministry of Forests when confronted with ecological and other values in forestry resource management. The question was, "Should chemical sprays be used against the spruce budworm that is killing trees in the Fraser Valley?" Forests minister Tom Waterland hosts an interdisciplinary conference to discuss the issue.

Footage. Visitors at a campsite beside Kawkawa Lake enjoy sightseeing, swimming, diving and water skiing. Brief shots of the nearby Fraser River appear at the film's end.

Footage. This is a compilation of footage showing motoring through the Fraser Canyon from Hope to near Lytton. Depicted at length are the canyon gorges and the turbulent Fraser River, as well as the highway and railway routes along the steep canyon walls. Also shows motorists' accommodations en route: Fort Hope Tavern, All Hallow's Lodge (Yale), and Alexandra Lodge.

Documentary. An analysis of the decision-making procedures of the Ministry of Forests when confronted with ecological and other values in forestry resource management. The question was, "Should chemical sprays be used against the spruce budworm that is killing trees in the Fraser Valley?" Forests minister Tom Waterland hosts an interdisciplinary conference to discuss the issue.

SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Silk train wreck in Fraser Canyon, B.C. PERIOD COVERED: 1920-1930 RECORDED: Victoria (B.C.), 1977-02-23 SUMMARY: Mr. F.W. Campbell recalls the wreck of a silk train in the Fraser Canyon during the 1920s. (The third voice heard on the tape is Miss Merle Campbell.)

SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): A recollection of the federal by-election in Yale riding, 1948 PERIOD COVERED: 1948-1948 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1978-07 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Frank Snowsell discusses his personal background and involvement in the 1948 federal by-election in the riding of Yale. Served as campaign manager for C.C.F. candidate Owen L. Jones. Recollections of the Conservative candidate, W.A.C. Bennett. Comments on W.A.C. Bennett and Social Credit in British Columbia. Memories of the by-election campaign. Reasons why Jones won. Reflections on W.A.C. Bennett's defeat. Comments on his own involvement in C.C.F. politics. [TRACK 2: blank.]

PERIOD COVERED: 1908 - [no date] RECORDED: [location unknown], 1979-04-08 SUMMARY: In an interview with Becky Thomas and Joan Adams, Clara Graham discusses teaching in one room schools in British Columbia. Mrs. Graham taught in the following British Columbia communities: Castlegar, Windermere, Webster, Nicholson, Yale, Ainsworth and Kingsgate.