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Land and Water British Columbia Inc. correspondence
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2003-2005 (Creation)
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39 cm of textual records
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In 2005 the Ministry of Agriculture and Lands was renamed from the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries when it was transferred the responsibility for Land and Water British Columbia Inc. and Land Information BC (OIC 450/2005). The mandate of the ministry was to promote economic development and environmental sustainability for the agricultural, aquaculture and food sectors. The ministry is responsible for managing Crown land, allocating Crown land, setting policy for managing the resources, and working with other stakeholders.
In 2010, the Ministry was renamed the Ministry of Agriculture. At this time, many Land functions were transferred to the Ministry of Forests, Mines and Lands, and the newly created Ministry of Natural Resource Operations (OIC 652/2010). The Ministry of Agriculture also gained the following functions: policy advice related to range resource management from the Minister of Forests and Range, and marine fisheries and seafood industry development from the Ministry of Environment.
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The Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks was renamed the Ministry of Sustainable Resource Management in 2001 (OIC 565/2001). Many functions of the old Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks were also transferred to the newly established Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection.
One of the main roles of the Ministry of Sustainable Resource Management was to be a central agency for land use planning. It was created from the planning branches of several groups, including all the functions of the recently disestablished Land Use Coordination Office (LUCO). Additional functions included survey, mapping, resource inventories, Crown land policies, water rights and licensing, the Land Reserve Commission, the British Columbia Assets and Land Corporation, the Archaeology Branch, among others.
The ministry was disestablished in 2005 (OIC 450/2005). Most of its functions related to land were transferred to the Ministry of Agriculture and Lands. Other functions were likely transferred to the new Ministry of Environment (renamed from the Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection).
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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.
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Some records in this series are restricted under FOIPPA sections 14 and 22. Please contact BC Archives for more information about access.
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Accession number(s): 95-5763