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Williston, Ray Gillis, 1914-2006
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[Duncan Forest Museum opening]

Stock shots. Footage of museum displays and artifacts, including switcher and shay locomotives, various cars and crummies, etc. Dignitaries at opening ceremonies.

Webster! : 1979-12-04

Public affairs. Jack Webster’s popular weekday morning talk show. Guests and topics for this episode are: Webster comments on energy resources and speaks to Ray Williston, President, BC Cellulose Corporation, about oil supplies; off-shore oil; oil ports; the United States; Kitimat; natural gas lines; oil refineries; oil spill damage; pipelines. Brian Coxford visits Matsqui Prison, speaks with the director of the prison, Dave Dhillon. Topics include the Birdman of William Head and prison programmes.

Webster! : 1981-09-25

Public affairs. Jack Webster's popular weekday morning talk show. Guests and topics for this episode are: Reporter Steve Wyatt does a story about the decline of Ocean Falls, “Will the Last to Leave Please Turn Out the Lights?” In the studio, Jack speaks with Ray Williston, President of BC Cellulose. Pierre Berton discusses his latest book, “Flames Across the Border”, about the War of 1812. Jack speaks with Margaret Knight, member of Bartenders’ Union Local 40, about the union election and misspent industrial development funds. Jack does a walkabout at the Union of British Columbia Municipalities (UBCM), speaks to several BC mayors and briefly discusses some of their local issues; and then speaks briefly with Bill Vander Zalm.

Webster! : 1982-02-02

Public affairs. Jack Webster's popular weekday morning talk show. Guests and topics for this episode are: Jack interviews Ray Williston, President of BC Cellulose and the Social Credit Cabinet Minister who signed a deal with British Columbia and Seattle back in 1967 to increase the height of the Ross Dam. This deal gave Seattle more power but also caused Skagit Valley land to be flooded on the Canadian side. Dr.Thomas Perry, Coordinator of the ROSS (Run Out the Skagit Spoilers) committee, debates with Ray Williston the legality and benefits of that deal. Webster has the following three guests from Taking Responsible Action for Children and Youth (TRACY) who talk about the organization and the problems facing today's youth. They are Dr. Sydney Segal, UBC Pediatrics Professor, and Mae Gross, past president of TRACY, and Jan Bulman, Executive Director of TRACY.

Webster! : 1984-02-23

Public affairs. Jack Webster's popular weekday morning talk show. Guests and topics for this episode are: Note: Opening sequence not recorded. Provincial Ombudsman Karl Friedman speaks about his investigation into a Shoal Island complaint that logs had been unscaled before being processed and subsequent accusations of his mishandling the case. Ray Williston, former Forestry Minister, addresses the mismanagement issue. Jack interviews Janis Johnson, National Director of the Conservative Party, about women entering the political arena, patronage, partisanship and political positions. Phil Nyutten, President of CANDIVE, speaks about a newly-developed deep water diving suit which does not require a diver to decompress when surfacing.

Cyril Shelford roast, Terrace, B.C., Saturday, March 1, 1980

CALL NUMBER: T3711:0001 RECORDED: Terrace (B.C.), 1980-03-01 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Recording of the Cyril Shelford Roast held at Terrace, B.C., 01-Mar-1980. Art Wiebe, master of ceremonies. Letters from Stan Carnell and Paddy Sherman are read. Tom Waterland. Bill King. TRACK 2: Bill King. Pat Jordan. Letters from Premier Bill Bennett and "some of the old-timers" at the Ministry of Agriculture are read. Alex Fraser. Art Wiebe.

CALL NUMBER: T3711:0002 RECORDED: Terrace (B.C.), 1980-03-01 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Art Wiebe. Recording of Cyril Shelford nominating Ray Williston for the 1960 provincial election. Ray Williston. Art Wiebe sings "The Cyril Shelford Song", composed by Bill Vander Zalm. TRACK 2: Presentation by Edna Cooper. Bob Cooper. Ray Williston (cont'd). Telegram from Gordon Gibson Sr. is read. Tape of Jack Webster tribute to Cyril Shelford.

CALL NUMBER: T3711:0003 RECORDED: Terrace (B.C.), 1980-03-01 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Henry Bazowski [?]. Cyril Shelford responds to roasters and toasters. TRACK 2: Cyril Shelford (cont'd). Closing of festivities.

Dr. C.D. Orchard's retirement functions

CALL NUMBER: SD0207:0001 SUMMARY: Afternoon presentation to C.D. Orchard by Minister [?].;

CALL NUMBER: SD0207:0002 - 0005 SUMMARY: Evening gathering: Speeches by Asst. Chief Forester Finlay MacKinnon; Hon. Ray Williston; [Deputy?] Minister of Agriculture Bill McGillavray; Charley Cowan (an old-timer); and C.D. Orchard. Plus enter;tainment and singing of "Auld Lang Syne.";

Premier Bennett campaign -- forestry tour

The item consists of two reels of original film footage from 1969. It shows Premier W.A.C. Bennett at the opening of the Cowichan Valley Forest Museum in Duncan, 17 May 1969; at Prince Rupert [ferry terminal?], 19 May; visiting the Terrace & District Hospital, Terrace Municipal Hall, and B.C. Vocational School, 21 May; and laying the cornerstone for the new Bulkley Valley Forest Industries Ltd. lumber mill at Houston, 22 May. R.G. Williston, H.R. MacMillan & Waldo Skillings also appear.

Correspondence and other material

  • GR-1227
  • Series
  • 1972-1976

This series contains files from the Public Information and Education Division. The records consist of correspondence of the Minister of Lands, Forests and Water Resources on controversial matters including: multiple use in the Nitinat Triangle (1972) and Fry Creek (1972-1973) areas, and the Eden Fire (1973-1975). This series also contains the report of the Committee for Ranger District Organization (1976) which was appointed as a result of the Eden Fire controversy.

British Columbia. Forest Service. Public Information and Education Division

Hearing records regarding tree farm licenses

  • GR-1241
  • Series
  • 1959

This series contains a transcript of a hearing before the Minister of Lands and Forests regarding the application of Canadian Forest Products for a tree farm licence in the Nimpkish River region.

British Columbia. Forest Service

Engineering reports on Liard and Peace River watersheds

Engineering reports on the power potential of the Liard and Peace River watersheds prepared by British Columbia Engineering Co. and Associated Electrical Industries Ltd. for the Wenner-Gren British Columbia Development Co. and the British Thomson-Houston Co. Includes maps showing potential dam sites and explanatory notes by Ray Williston.

Morfee Heritage Group Society. Mackenzie.

Laminated correspondence and reports concerning the Central British Columbia Development Project, a scheme promoted by Percy Gray, Axel Wenner-Gren and others to encourage hydro-electrical development in the Peace River/Liard River districts.

Presented by Percy Gray, London, England and the Morfee Heritage Group Society, 1980.

Morfee Heritage Group Society