Series GR-3917 - Northern Interior Forest Region timber tenure records

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Northern Interior Forest Region timber tenure records

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  • electronic

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GR-3917

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  • 1980-2010 (Creation)

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4.2 m of textual records, maps and photographs

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(1978-2003)

Biographical history

In 1978, the Prince George Forest District was renamed the Prince George Forest Region, however its boundaries remained the same. Between 1978 and 1981, the Region was reorganized to comprise of the following smaller Forest Districts: Dawson Creek-Chetwynd, Fort Nelson, Fort St. James, Mackenzie, McBride-Valemont, Prince George, Vanderhoof and Fort St. John. This means the Prince George Forest District continued to exist after 1978, however, it was a much smaller area part of the new Prince George Forest Region.

In 2003, the Prince George Forest Region was amalgamated with Prince Rupert Forest Region to create the Northern Interior Forest Region.

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(2003-2010)

Biographical history

The Northern Interior Forest Region was created in 2003 with the amalgamation of the Prince George and Prince Rupert Forest Regions. Prince George was the headquarters of the Region.

In 2010, the region was divided into the Omineca Region (roughly equivalent to the previous Prince George Region), the Skeena Region (roughly equivalent to the previous Prince Rupert Region) and the new Northeast Region with a headquarters in Fort St. John.

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This series consists of forest tenure records from the Northern Interior Forest Region, 1980-2010. The Northern Interior Forest Region was created with the amalgamation of the Prince George Forest Region and Prince Rupert Forest Region in 2003. At this time all open tenure files were transferred to the new Northern Interior Forest Region. The region has included a variety of different forest districts. Records may regard the following Forest Districts: Cassiar, Dawson Creek, Fort Nelson, Fort St. John, Fort St. James, Kalum, Kispiox, Mackenzie, Morice, Prince George, Quesnel, Robson Valley, and Vanderhoof. Note that the names and boundaries of districts and regions varied over the years.

Types of forest tenure records include: forest licences, licences to cut, timber licences, timber sale licences, timber licences, records related to Tree Farm Licence 51 (TFL 51) and pulpwood agreements. Pulpwood Agreements allow the continuance, establishment or expansion of a timber processing facility.

Records regard the issuance, evaluation, administration, monitoring, planning, replacement, cancellation and extension of forest tenures, as well as operations information. Operations information includes business and planning records regarding the establishment and operations of mills and other forestry related projects. They provide additional context of how and why licences were applied for and approved, as well as relevant administrative history of the companies such as name changes, changes in ownership and financial information.

Records include legal documents, annual reports, licences, licence applications, development plans, management plans, invitations for applications, financial records, briefing notes, correspondence, maps, photographs, agreements, proposals, drafts and procedures.

Some records regard First Nations owned logging operations and consultation with First Nations. Groups include the Tsay Kay Dene, Carrier Sekani Tribal Council, Takla (Takla Lake Indian Band), Kitwanga, Gitanyow, Gitxsan and others.

The ministries responsible for Forest and Range Districts, and the years that they were responsible, are:
British Columbia. Ministry of Forests (1976-1986)
British Columbia. Ministry of Forests and Lands (1986-1988)
British Columbia. Ministry of Forests (1988-2005)
British Columbia. Ministry of Forests and Range (2005-2010)

This series is classified under ORCS numbers 19500-20, 19500-25, 19500-60, 19560-20,19580-20, 19600-25, 19600-20, 19700-60, 19710-45 and 19710-65 of the Ministry of Forests schedule (881261).

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Records was transferred from the Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural resources and Rural Development at various dates.

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Records are arranged in the order they were received from the Ministry.

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There are no access restrictions.

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Associated materials

See GR-3918 for related operational records from the Region.
See GR-3916 for silviculture records from the Region.
See GR-4030 for other Prince George Forest Region timber tenures

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Accession number: 96-0629, 95-8554

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Also includes one 3 1/2" floppy disk

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