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Mackenzie Forest District timber tenures
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1967-2006 (Creation)
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- British Columbia. Mackenzie Forest District
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13.1 m of textual records and maps
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Biographical history
Between 1978 and 1981 the Mackenzie Forest District was created as part of the Prince George Forest Region. It was based on the boundaries of the previous Ranger District under that name. In 2016 the name was changed to the Mackenzie Natural Resource District.
As of 2021, the Mackenzie Natural Resource District still exists, but as part of the Omineca Natural Resource Region.
Custodial history
Scope and content
The series consists of various timber tenures from the Mackenzie Forest District. These records document the Government’s administration of timber licences during the period of 1967-2006. This forest district was part of the Prince George Forest Region (1978-2003) and the Northern Interior Forest Region (2003-2010). Note that the names and boundaries of districts and regions varied over the years.
The series includes the following types of timber tenures: timber sale harvesting licences (TSHL), timber sale licences (TSL) and Forest Licences (FL), licences to cut and woodlot licences.
TSHLs provide the right to cut a volume of timber whereas TSL’s provide the right to cut in a geographic area. TSHLs were first introduced in 1967 and provided individuals and businesses with a permit to cut a volume of timber. The majority of the records relate to the following licences: A00516, A00780, A08597, A15384, A15385, and A07739.
The majority of files relate to cutting permits for these licences. Licensees were required to apply for a forest licence or similar tenure and cutting permits in order to harvest timber. Records regard the issuance, evaluation, administration, monitoring, planning, replacement, cancellation, deletion and extension of these timber tenures.
The series contains files of cutting permits, correspondence, maps, technical data, development plans, annual reports and exhibit A charts for the licences. Most files do not contain the original application for a licence. The development plans contain forest company reports, maps and correspondence. The annual report files contain forest company reports on annual activities, maps and correspondence. The exhibit A files consist of correspondence, clearance forms and maps. The series also includes an annual silviculture MLSIS report and public meeting records regarding timber harvesting transfers.
Ministries responsible and the dates that they were responsible for creating the records include:
Dept. of Lands, Forests and Water Resources, 1967-1975
Dept. of Forests, 1975-1976
Ministry of Forests, 1976-1986
Ministry of Forests and Lands, 1986-1988
The records have been classified under classification 19500-45, 19540-25, 19590-20, 19590-25, 19590-45, 19595, 19600-20, 19600-25, 19600-45 and 19620-25 in the Forest Operational Classification System (ORCS).
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Transferred to the archives at various dates by the Mackenzie Forest District.
Arrangement
The series is arranged by accession number, then each accession or box is arranged roughly by file code number.
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No access restrictions apply.
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Finding aids
A file list is available. File list titles are based on the contents of the files and the ministry’s own file list.
The ministry has retained the “A” number register that is an index to these records. This register provides additional information about the licences. Researchers should contact the Forest Branch directly to view the register if they looking for a list of licences from a specific geographic area or a licence held by an individual or business.
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Accruals
General note
Accession number: 91-9919, 91-9920, 93-9236, 94-2103, 94-7990, 96-1193, 96-1200
General note
This series was previously described by the BC Archives under the title "Timber sale harvesting licence files from the MacKenzie Forest District"
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- British Columbia. Dept. of Lands, Forests and Water Resources (Subject)
- British Columbia. Dept. of Forests (Subject)
- British Columbia. Ministry of Forests (1976-1986) (Subject)
- British Columbia. Ministry of Forests and Lands (Subject)
- British Columbia. Mackenzie Forest District (Subject)
- British Columbia. Prince George Forest Region (Subject)
- British Columbia. Northern Interior Forest Region (Subject)