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The fonds consists of accounts and correspondence outward from Fort Nisqually from 1841 to 1866. The records are a mixture of original copies and transcript copies and include a letter book and a memorandum by W.H. McNeill, correspondence outward of Dr. W.F. Tolmie and correspondence outward of Edward Huggins.

The series contains records relating to consultations conducted as part of the Land and Resource Management Planning process. These consultation case files include interactions with different agencies of the provincial government, local governments and the general public. Provincial government files mainly pertain to statements of interest from different ministries (in relation to natural resources and land use). Local government files include municipalities, regional boards and district representatives discussing their interests, concerns and how the land and resource management plans affect them (e.g. in relation to water systems, landfills, roads, park and rec programs, sewer, insect and weed control, zoning and drainage). Public consultation files consider the concerns of non-profit groups (e.g. wildlife protection groups), companies and local businesses as well as the general public.

The records include news releases and publications announcing the start of the planning process and calling for participants. The records include correspondence between public servants and others setting up meetings and open house dates. There are a number of refusal and agreement letters from prospective participants.

Throughout the files are various materials meant to inform discussions about land use and resource management. These include government reports for considerations as well as copies of legislation. There are also guideline books to help public servants with their duties and to explain the consultation process to all types of participants.

The records also include draft goals, presentations, meeting notes, status reports and reviews from those involved in the coordination of the consultation process. Finally, there are letters received from various activist groups, companies and members of the public explaining their interests in the land and resources of the region.

The records are arranged according to the Resource Management Operational Records Classification System (schedule 144100) using the following primary numbers:

17550: RMP – Land and Resource Management Plans
17730: RMP – Sustainable Resource Management Plans
And the secondary number -20 (consultation case files).

This series currently contains records from the Kamloops, Lillooet and the Okanagan-Shuswap, Cariboo Chilcotin and Kootenay tables. The records from the associated accession(s) cover all types of land use and resource planning, including landscape unit plans, sustainable resource management plans, land and resource management plans, local and regional resource use plans, and other land and/or resource use plans as they were all part of a greater land-use strategy.

The fonds consists of account books of Fort Dunvegan.

The series consists of taxation files created by the Property Taxation Branch between 1989 and 1996. The files relate to First Nations self-taxation and document the transfer of taxation authority to First Nations bands. Under self-taxation, the minister issues a self-taxation certificate to the First Nations band and the province vacates the area as taxing authority. The files also contain information on taxation disputes and land claims.

The records in this series consist of files containing copies of BC Gazette advertisements, notification letters, band self-taxation bylaws and self-taxation certificates.

The records have been classified as 45200-20 under the Property Taxation Operational Records Classification System (ORCS).

The series consists of two volumes of tax sale registers created by the Surveyor of Taxes between 1902 and 1925. The volumes were created for the Assessment District of Comox in order to register forfeiture procedures on lands with taxes owing.

The registers are indexed by name of person assessed and are organized by parcel or folio number. Each entry may list the following information: name of person, description of property, unpaid taxes and costs; name of purchaser and dates of various notices, letters and deeds.

Volume 1 includes index, tax sale register for the years 1902 to 1913, folios 1-798 and 1917 to 1919, folios 1-447. It also includes tax sale of crown granted mineral claims, 1910-1913 and a 1918 tax sale list.
Volume 2 includes index, tax sale register for the years 1917 to 1918, folios 519-791, tax sale of crown grant mineral claims, 1919-1925 and index to 1925 tax sale.
Each volume contains two loose pages of miscellaneous tax forms tucked into the index.

The records have been classified as 45400-05 under the Property Taxation Operational Records Classification System (ORCS).

The series consists of policy and procedure files created by the Property Taxation Branch between 1985 and 1997. The files relate to First Nations taxation including legislation and self-taxation. Under self-taxation, the minister issues a self-taxation certificate to the First Nations band and the province vacates the area as taxing authority. Branch staff facilitate the transition to self-taxation.

The records in this series consist of files containing correspondence, briefing notes, legal advice and band lists used to establish policy and procedures for self-taxation.

The records have been classified as 45200-00 under the Property Taxation Operational Records Classification System (ORCS).

Index registers of Conditional Sales Agreements.

Collection consists of correspondence inward to Carol Pearson from Emily Carr between 1942-1945. The letters were used by Pearson in her book entitled "Emily Carr as I Knew Her", published in 1954.

Also included in the collection are letters documenting the correspondence's provenance.

This series includes criminal case files from the New Westminster Supreme Court and County Court, including trials held under the Speedy Trials Act. Crimes were committed throughout the New Westminster District, which covers a large portion of the lower mainland or Greater Vancouver area. Some files include transcripts of proceedings. Files in box 1 are not numbered and are not indexed.

Series consists of photographs acquired by the Chief Geographer of the British Columbia Geographic Division, notably George Griffiths Aitken. The photographs consist of black and white prints and negatives showing different types of topography and land use taken between 1950 and 1953. Series also includes photographs of a war memorial dedicated to civil servants who died in World War I, a panoramic view of Vancouver Harbour, a Christmas card from 1916 from the Surveyor General's office made up of four negatives mounted on paper and a file from 1937-1938 containing photographs used in a commemorative brochure about the visit of John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir and Governor General of Canada, to Tweedsmuir Park.

The fonds consists of speeches, articles, correspondence and annotated books of Helen Gregory MacGill pertaining to her career as a judge and reformer; publications of her first husband, F.C. Flesher; and correspondence and notes of Elizabeth (Elsie) Gregory MacGill pertaining to her book, "My Mother, the Judge."

The series consists of grants of letters of administration created by the County Court of Merritt, and County Court of Yale holden at Merritt between 1913 and 1978. Typical records include the name of the deceased and the date and place of death, as well as the name of the appointed administrator and their relationship to the deceased.

Some volumes may include letters of administration by the Official Administrator, wills annexed or succession duty forms annexed.

The series contains records created and accumulated by the Ministry of Environment and Parks and its predecessors related to women’s programs in government. These records were created as part of an initiative by the Canadian federal government to reflect on the status of women and by the BC government to reflect on opportunities available to female public servants during the United Nations Decade of the Woman (1975-1985). As such, the provincial government asked each ministry to create a Plan of Action for women working in their ministry that would encourage training, development, career planning and awareness of women’s working conditions. The objective was to encourage women to apply for management or other high-level positions within the public service. This series contains records relating to the creation of the Ministry of Environment Women’s Action Plan. There are also a small number of Action Plan documents from other ministries that appear to have been used as reference by the Ministry of Environment.

These records include minutes, discussions, memos, reports and correspondence from the Women’s Advisory Committee and the Task Force on Women in the Ministry of Environment who were tasked with making recommendations and reporting on achievements. Highlights include the establishment of the Women’s Resource Library, discussions on work schedule alternatives, ideas for programs and development opportunities, resources regarding abuse, workshops, maternity leaves and a mentorship program.

The records also contain some publications relating to the issue, including several BC Women’s Programs Newsletters, Juggling a Family and a Job (1983) and Women in British Columbia: a Plan for Progress (1986).

The series consists of grants of letters of administration created by the Supreme Court of Merritt between 1922-1981. Typical records include the name of the deceased and the date and place of death, as well as the name of the appointed administrator and their relationship to the deceased.

One volume includes letters of administration by the Official Administrator for the Electoral District of Yale, Merritt court registry.

Series consists of colour photographs taken by staff photographers in the Special Services Branch and its predecessor bodies, the Film and Photographic Branch and the Photographic Branch ca. 1960 to 1986. The photographs were taken mainly to illustrate Beautiful British Columbia magazine, a publication produced by the Ministry of Tourism, but could also be used for a variety of other publications and presentations. The photographs were taken using colour or slide film. The negatives were then given a classification number and filed in negative drawers in the branch image bank along with some copies of prints and transparencies or slides. The classification system consisted of region or subject group number followed by the image number. These images cover all areas of the province and depict natural scenes as well as towns and cities, individuals, groups, animals and plants. Many of the earliest negatives were removed from the ministry's existing Travel Industry photograph library (which included some Forest Service photographs) and renumbered with the Beautiful British Columbia magazine classification system. Later negatives were taken specifically for Beautiful British Columbia magazine and were numbered only under the new system.

For indexes to these photographs, see the related series: GR-3305 Indexes to Beautiful British Columbia magazine photographs.

Item level descriptions for over 12,500 images from this series are available. Some of the images have been scanned and may be viewed online. Prints have been made of most of the negatives and pasted into reference albums, described as GR-3306. Use these albums to access images.

The fonds consists of various papers related to the activities of the Puget Sound Agricultural Company including a prospectus, correspondence and agreements.

The fonds consists of correspondence, inventories and accounts of Fort Babine.

The fonds consists of correspondence and narrative of Archibald McDonald, Chief Trader and later (1842) Chief Factor of Fort Colvile, created between 1834 and 1842.

The series contains records originated from the office of Denis O’Gorman, Assistant Deputy Minister of Parks (BC Parks). The records appear to be copies saved by the ADM for convenience and reference purposes. They provide evidence of the ADM’s day-to-day activities as well as his participation in various aspects of the Parks function.
Within the records are files from the Parks Management Committee. These include minutes, agenda, expenses/budget, memos, articles, summaries of correspondence and information requests, items for discussion at meetings (including the 1996-2000 Action Plan and the 1993 Employee Survey), summaries of job vacancies and appointments, projects, notes and issues.

The series also contains several files of correspondence, including copies of letters on which the Assistant Deputy Minister was copied, correspondence referral requests assigned to the office of the ADM on the topic of the Protected Areas Strategy as well as a folder of correspondence signed by the Assistant Deputy Minister on a range of topics related to protected parks establishment and management in British Columbia.

The series contains records originating from the office of Joan Hesketh, Deputy Minister and Executive Director of the Environmental Assessment Office, Ministry of Sustainable Resource Management. Many of the records appear to have been accumulated for reference purposes with only a portion of the records actually being created by Ms. Hesketh.
Within the series are the Deputy Minister’s calendar and house books, as well as a day book in which the DM files their correspondence relating to new appointments and general issues. The series also contains the day books of the Minister of Sustainable Resource Management, Hon. George Abbott, the Minister of Water, Land and Air Protection, Hon. Bill Barisoff, and the Minister of State for Resort Development, Hon. Sandy Santori. It appears that these day books were kept by the Environmental Assessment Office as the correspondence and reports within them relate to various projects that were being assessed by the EAO. This includes projects like the Jumbo Glacier Resort near Invermere, B.C.
Other records found in this series are minutes, draft reports, workshop documents and guides from the Environmental Assessment Advisory Committee, federal agreements, as well as general briefing notes on projects requiring the approval of the Environmental Assessment Office.
The records are classified under the Administrative Records Classification System (Schedule 100001) and cover the following primary and secondary numbers:

100-30: Appointment books, calendars, diaries
148-25: Approved federal agreements
200-20: General committees
280-01: General [briefing notes]
355-04: House briefing notes

The series contains the executive correspondence, including briefing notes, of Land and Water British Columbia Inc. (LWBC). LWBC was a Crown Corporation reporting to the Ministry of Sustainable Resource Management starting in 2002 when the previous British Columbia Assets and Land Corporation was renamed. In 2005, the functions and responsibilities of Land and Water British Columbia Inc. were transferred to the Ministry of Agriculture and Lands. As per the records in this series, the new Ministry continued to refer to the office responsible as LWBC during and for a time after the transition process.
Land and Water British Columbia were responsible for managing Crown land leases, tenure applications, grants and sales related to land owned by the Provincial Government. They also managed water resources, including water licenses and allocations. As such, the records in this series mainly deal with questions from developers, local governments, etc. regarding the process of their applications, the possibility to buy leased land, proposals for development, meeting requests or other related issues. There are also briefing notes and correspondence between the Corporation/BC Government and First Nations groups regarding the consultation process in relation to their land title rights.

The series consists of photocopies of original correspondence from the Provincial Archives to the Dominion Archives in Ottawa. The photocopies were sent to the Provincial Archives at the request of archivist Terry Eastwood in 1981.
The records were written between 1897 and 1924. The earliest material pre-dates the existence of Provincial Archives of British Columbia and was sent from the Provincial Librarian at the Legislative Library. The records are arranged by sender, that is by Provincial Archivist and Librarian and the recipient. These include R.E. Gosnell to Douglas Brymner, E.O.S. Scholefield to Dr. Doughty, R.E. Gosnell to Dr. Doughty and John Forsyth to Dr. Doughty.
Correspondence relates to recommendations from the Dominion Archives in regard to the establishment of a Provincial Archives within the Legislative Library of British Columbia, acquisitions of copies of material related to the Colony of Vancouver Island and British Columbia from Ottawa, correspondence regarding visits to the Provincial and Dominion Archives, reference questions regarding British Columbia history, and suggestions for new acquisitions that would complement both provincial and national collections.

The series comprises the final published version of standard-based training packages for the collection, storage, analysis, interpretation, and reporting of natural and cultural resources inventory data. The training packages were developed by the Resources Inventory Committee, which became the Resources Information Standards Committee. These courses were developed for public servants working in the field in order to encourage a standardized system of data collection.

The series contains records related to public relations projects, mainly educational programs, organized by the Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks and its predecessors. Currently, the series covers records relating to the following exhibits, travelling shows and school programs: Eco Village at Enviro-Expo, Globe ’92, Ecozibit, Handle With Care mall show and Handle with Care school tour, and the Eco Educational School Program.

Records pertaining to the Eco Village include records from Pastiche Productions who produced the Eco Village display and produced the accompanying video for Enviro Expo in 1992. These records include correspondence to the Ministry in regards to the project, draft scripts, proposals, features, budgets and descriptions.

Travelling shows include records relating to schedules, locations, guests appearances, a guestbook, feedback, costs, publications, notes and related correspondence.

Records pertaining to school programs include correspondence and files received from Force Four Productions who produced the educational videos ft. Eddie and the Ecosaurus for the school programs. Other records include schedules of school visits, request for school materials, teacher’s guide, reading lists, thank you letters, and student activity sheets.

In addition to these records, there are also executive summaries, correspondence, schedule of visits, feedback and comments, promotional material, launch details, news releases, agenda, speaking notes, status reports, budgets, briefing notes, and copies of news articles.

The series also contains colour photographic prints. Photographs have been removed from original sheets of paper to which they were affixed and placed into acid-free paper sleeves for conservation. Photographs are found throughout the records and depict exhibit design, Eco the Ecosaurus mascot with attendees, speakers and audience members.

The records are arranged by program and are classified under the ARCS primary and secondary numbers 336-20: Public relations projects.

The series consists of correspondence referrals received by the Agricultural Land Commission from the Ministry of Sustainable Resource. The records cover the period 2003 to 2005 and include a handful of referrals from the time the commission began reporting to the Ministry of Agriculture and Lands in 2005.

The referrals usually include copies of letters sent to the Minister which were forwarded to the Agricultural Land Commission for reply or for informational purposes only. These include replies on which the Commission was copied (CC’ed). There are also drafts written by the Commission that were to be forwarded to the Minister for signing.
The topics covered in these letters are wide-ranging but are mainly about re-zoning questions or concerns from the public regarding projects on or near agricultural lands.

The records in the series are arranged in chronological order by date received. They are covered by ARCS 280-30.

The series contains the records of the Business Risk Management Branch of the Ministry of Agriculture and Lands (and its predecessors) in relation to agriculture insurance and income assistance programs. The records cover at least the following programs: Whole Farm Insurance Program, Agricultural Income Disaster Assistance, Canadian Agricultural Income Stabilization, Calf Set-Aside Program and the Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) Recovery Program.

Records in the series include financial records (administrative costs journal vouchers, audit reports, inventory price lists), organization charts, records related to federal and inter-ministerial agreements and/or committees, executive services (briefing notes and correspondence referrals), advertising projects, media releases, reports and other similar records.

The records are arranged according to the Administrative Records Classification System (schedule 100001).

The fonds consists of records documenting the professional and personal life of Donald MacLachlan. The predominant theme of the records is MacLachlan's involvement in the Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway, its history, operations, and advocacy when threatened with closure. The records contain textual material, photographs and plans, maps and drawings both created and collected by MacLachlan.

The series contains the records related to major lawsuits against the Province of British Columbia and/or Canada by water export companies after the latter were refused water licenses for the bulk export of fresh water from Tzela Creek, Toba Inlet to international markets via marine tankers. The companies involved include Snowcap Waters Ltd., Sun Belt Water Inc. and Aquasource Ltd. who sought compensation for lost business opportunities.

The records provide background information to the suits, copies of documents used as evidence including correspondence, reports, environmental assessments, water licence applications, letters of concern from First Nations solicitors, copies of news articles and press coverage, letters from the public, copies of permits, project summaries and court documents.

These records originate from the offices of the Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks (Water Stewardship Division).

The series contains various agreements related to funding for water-related projects by the Water Management Division of the Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks. Many of the records in this series are memorandum of understanding and accompanying files detailing financial contributions from the Division toward various water studies, such as groundwater studies. There are also records regarding funding for special projects, such as flood management and dyke construction.

The records show what the projects were, who was involved with the projects and how much money the Water Management Division was able to contribute.

The records are arranged using various primary numbers from the Administrative Records Classification System (Schedule 100001) and include 152-25 : approved municipal agreements, 950-20: federal agreements and 1150-30: grant contribution case files.

The series contains organizational charts and accompanying records that explain the restructuring of the Water Management Division from the period 1993-1995. Records include explanations to changes in positions and titles.

Records are arranged according to the Administrative Records Classification System and fall under the primary number 105 : Organization.