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Chilliwack County Court plaint and procedure books and other court record books

  • GR-2131
  • Series
  • 1898-1977

Series consists of Chilliwack County Court plaint and procedure books (1898-1977) as well as a Small Debts Court cause book (1903-1907), a list of naturalizations (1913), and a list of probates (1913). Indexes are included for some volumes.

Plaint and procedure books contain primarily civil cases. The volume covering 1970-1977 contains primarily criminal cases, including appeals and cases under the Speedy Trials Act.

British Columbia. County Court (Chilliwack)

Chilliwack County Court bench books

  • GR-2087
  • Series
  • 1912-1954

Series consists of Chilliwack County Court bench books for civil and criminal cases between 1912-1954. Cases were heard before Judges Howay, Ruggles, Ellis, Swanson, Sullivan, and Grimmett. Volume 1 includes lists of applications for naturalization. Volume 3 also includes notes by Judge Howay regarding his final day on the bench at Chilliwack in 1937. Only volume 4 is indexed.

British Columbia. County Court (Chilliwack)

Chilliwack County Court civil and Supreme Court chambers bench book

  • GR-2086
  • Series
  • 1889-1891

Series consists of one bench book for Chilliwack County Court civil and Supreme Court chambers cases heard before Judge William Norman (W.N.) Bole between 1889 and 1891. The volume includes records relating to cases heard at his residence in New Westminster. It also frequently includes his reasons for judgement.

British Columbia. County Court (Chilliwack)

Chilliwack County Court and Small Debt Court bench books

  • GR-2085
  • Series
  • 1898-1905

Series consists of two bench books for Chilliwack County Court cases heard before Judge William Norman (W.N.) Bole between August 1898 and Apr 1905. Volume 1 also include entries from the Chilliwack Small Debts Court between 1898 and 1902.

British Columbia. County Court (Chilliwack)

Chilliwack Supreme Court civil orders and reasons for judgement

  • GR-3705
  • Series
  • 1916-1946, 1949-1992

The series consists of civil orders created by the Chilliwack Supreme Court between 1916 and 1946 and 1949 to 1992. The series also consists of a subseries of early reasons for judgement, dating to the 1930s and 1940s. In many cases, these were interfiled with the civil orders. Early civil orders contain adoption information, although later orders appear to have been removed. The series includes divorce records, including decrees nisi and absolute. Reasons for judgement provide the rationale behind a court’s decision, and civil orders are a formal expression of the court’s will.

Records in this series are arranged by volume and folio number. Many of the records were originally housed in shannon folders, and have been rehoused for preservation purposes. When the records were received by the Archives, the volumes were out of order. As it would have been too difficult to re-order the files at the time, they have been left in the received physical order but the file list is arranged by volume number. The records in this series were selected for full retention under the Court Services ORCS (Schedule 100152) number 51400-25.

British Columbia. Supreme Court (Chilliwack)

Chilliwack Supreme Court cause books

  • GR-2126
  • Series
  • 1916-1969

This series consists of cause books from the Supreme Court of Chilliwack, 1916-1969. The books include primarily civil cases including adoption and divorce.

British Columbia. Supreme Court (Chilliwack)

Chilliwack Supreme Court divorce orders

  • GR-4194
  • Series
  • 1949-1961, 1964, 1984-1985

The series consists of original decrees nisi, decrees absolute, divorce orders, and orders for the restoration of maiden name by the Chilliwack Supreme Court. Records date from January 1949 to December 1953, January to June 1964, and August 1984 to July 1985. Between 1968 and 1985, a judgement by way of decree nisi required a three-month waiting period before a judgement by way of decree absolute could be applied for. During this time, a divorce was not legally in effect without a decree absolute. After 1985, divorce orders automatically came into effect 31 days after the divorce was granted, barring an appeal.

The records are arranged by volume and folio numbers, as assigned by the Court Registry. The records were scheduled for full retention under Court Services ORCS (schedule 100152) 51440-25.

British Columbia. Supreme Court (Chilliwack)

Sumas land application declarations

  • GR-0312
  • Series
  • 1887-1888

This series consists of declarations in support of applications for land formerly within the limits reserved for purposes of the "Sumas Dyking Act, 1878", for the years 1887-1888. Each declaration is related to one individual. Declarations would have been submitted as part of the process of applying to pre-empt land in the Sumas area.

British Columbia. Lands Branch

Cash book and debt attachment book

  • GR-2374
  • Series
  • 1892-1959

Most of this volume is a cash book for the sale of law stamps, 1951-1959 (p.34-219). It is also the Debt Attachment book (indexed), 1892-1895 (p.1-15) & 1910 (p.28-29). Records relating to expenses and results from the "1900 Provincial Election for the Riding of Chilliwack" (p.17-20) and expenses of the "Provincial Election - Chilliwack Electoral District, 1907" (p. 21-24).

British Columbia. County Court (Chilliwack)

Chilliwack Supreme Court wills

  • GR-4129
  • Series
  • 1986-1998

The series consists of original wills probated between 1986 and 1998 in the Chilliwack Supreme Court registry.

The wills are arranged by probate number, which can be found using file list ‘1982-2000 only’ associated with GR-2204. In the GR-2204 file list, each alpha-numeric probate number begins with ‘CH’ or ‘CHH’. On the wills, the number begins with ‘CWH’, ‘H’, or ‘P’. Between 1985-1990 numbers may also include the final two digits of the year. Refer to the final four digits of the number to confirm a match. Not all probate records have an accompanying will. The records were scheduled for full retention under Court Services ORCS (schedule 100152) 51460-30.

British Columbia. Supreme Court (Chilliwack)

Chilliwack creditor's relief procedure book

  • GR-3233
  • Series
  • 1903-1975

Creditor's relief procedure book (indexed); includes the file number, name of claimant, name of debtor, chronological entry of proceedings, amount of the debt, and costs.

British Columbia. Court Registry (Chilliwack)

Chilliwack Forest District silviculture records

  • GR-3935
  • Series
  • 1972-1995

This series consists of silviculture records from the Chilliwack Forest District, 1972-1995. The Ministry of Forests defines silviculture as “the art and science of controlling the establishment, growth, composition, health, and quality of forests and woodlands to meet the diverse needs and values of landowners and society on a sustainable basis.”

The location of the silviculture plot can be identified by the alphanumeric classification number in its file title. The first six digits (ex. 92H033) correspond with the National Topographic System location codes and the last two digits, separated by a space or a dash, consist of a sequential number applied to each file.

The series is divided into two sub-series:

  1. Project files. Project files document contracts for stand tending and tree planting projects. Records include contracts, reports, summaries, correspondence, maps and survival cards. Survival plot cards and summaries track tree growth in reforested areas. There are also includes cash flow sheets tracking project expenses and information on the 1979 herbicide program. These records were likely created before the standardization of silviculture opening files from 1972-1979.

  2. Silviculture opening records were created after 1980. These document the historical silviculture treatment work that has been undertaken on specific areas of land that are referred to as openings. These files regard changes in the forest cover, changes in prescriptions, cut boundaries and records involving impacts on silvicultural treatments. Files may contain a wide variety of record formats including textual records, maps and photos. The textual records include computer printouts, photocopies, cards, reports and correspondence.

All opening files include maps or site plans, a forest attribute cover form and other documents related to the opening. Additional documents commonly found in files includes various survey or assessment forms; computer printouts titled the History of Crop Establishment and Tending which provides a history of use and information regarding prescriptions, site preparations, reforestation and stand tending; prescription documents, which provide the management plan for the area; stand tending cards and reports, which show completed forest treatments; and various reports.

Ministries responsible for the creation of this series, and their dates of the responsibility, are:
Ministry of Forests 1976-1986
Ministry of Forests and Lands 1986-1988
Ministry of Forests 1988-2005

Classified as 18750-20 in the Forests Operational Records Classification System (ORCS).

British Columbia. Chilliwack Forest District

CHWK fonds

  • PR-1782
  • Fonds
  • 1939-1947, 1967, 1977, 1982

The fonds consists of recordings of advertisements and programs on radio station CHWK Chilliwack, as well as reminiscences by two early station employees and a 1982 broadcast remembering the 1948 Fraser River flood.

CHWK (Radio station : Chilliwack, B.C.)

Police information book

  • GR-2117
  • Series
  • 1913-1921

Police information book, September 1913 - April 1921. In black ink, the time of day, date, name, residence, charge, name of witness, name of police officer and case number are given. In red ink there is often an I.B. (Indian Band) number and the outcome.

British Columbia. Provincial Police Force (Chilliwack)

Record book

  • GR-2084
  • Series
  • 1884-1912

This volume contains miscellaneous court records, 1884-1912. County Court level: plaint and procedure book, 1884-1890; cash book, 1894-1912; naturalization register, 1884-1897; record book, 1884-1904; sheriff's book, 1884-1893; fee book, 1884-1893; bench book, 1884-1893; debt attachment book, 1892-1894. Small Debts Court level: cash book, 1905-1909. Police Court level: receipts, 1903. Magistrate's Court level: fees for magistrate, 1903. The volume also serves as a record book for Sumas County Court 1884-1893.

British Columbia. County Court (Chilliwack)

Cause books

  • GR-2141
  • Series
  • 1920-1971

Chilliwack County Court probate cause books 1920 - 1971

British Columbia. County Court (Chilliwack)

Cause books

  • GR-2142
  • Series
  • 1916-1981

This series consists of probate cause books from the Chilliwack Supreme Court, 1916-1981.

British Columbia. Supreme Court (Chilliwack)

Police Court record books

  • GR-1645
  • Series
  • 1929-1949

This series contains Chilliwack Provincial Court record books.

British Columbia. Provincial Court (Chilliwack)

Police Court record book

  • GR-1644
  • Series
  • 1929-1950

This series contains a Police Court record book dated April 12, 1929 - April 15, 1950.

British Columbia. Provincial Court (Chilliwack)

Police Court record book

  • GR-1643
  • Series
  • 1929-1934

This series contains a Police Court record book covering the period April 11, 1929 - Dec. 31, 1934.

British Columbia. Provincial Court (Chilliwack)

Police Court record books

  • GR-1642
  • Series
  • 1935-1943

Chilliwack Township Provincial Court record books

British Columbia. Provincial Court (Chilliwack)

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