Series GR-3341 - Regional planning photographs

During World War II the Post-war Rehabilitation Council composed of a committee of members of the Legislative Assembly, was formed under authority of the "Post-war Rehabilitation Act." The purpose of this Council was to advise the Provincial Government what policies it should adopt to help guide the Province toward a stable post-war economy. Toward this end the Bureau of Reconstruction was formed, and its activities placed under control of a committee composed of the Ministers of Health and Welfare, Lands and Forests, Finance, and Public Works. The Regional Planning Division of the Bureau of Reconstruction was initiated on January 1st, 1945. The Division started immediately to work along the lines indicated in the recommendations of the Post-war Rehabilitation Council. Such work included the assembly of information necessary to undertake a plan aimed at securing a state of economic balance. Also included in its activities was the giving of planning advice to small municipalities. This was done in the form of a community plan, containing a zoning by-law, suggestions for the development of recreational areas, road systems, and, in some cases, subdivision plans. Upon request, planning advice was also given to other Government departments. In 1947 the Bureau of Reconstruction was disbanded and the Regional Planning Division became part of the Department of Municipal Affairs.

During World War II the Post-war Rehabilitation Council composed of a committee of members of the Legislative Assembly, was formed under authority of the "Post-war Rehabilitation Act." The purpose of this Council was to advise the Provincial Government what policies it should adopt to help guide the Province toward a stable post-war economy. Toward this end the Bureau of Reconstruction was formed, and its activities placed under control of a committee composed of the Ministers of Health and Welfare, Lands and Forests, Finance, and Public Works. The Regional Planning Division of the Bureau of Reconstruction was initiated on January 1st, 1945. The Division started immediately to work along the lines indicated in the recommendations of the Post-war Rehabilitation Council. Such work included the assembly of information necessary to undertake a plan aimed at securing a state of economic balance. Also included in its activities was the giving of planning advice to small municipalities. This was done in the form of a community plan, containing a zoning by-law, suggestions for the development of recreational areas, road systems, and, in some cases, subdivision plans. Upon request, planning advice was also given to other Government departments. In 1947 the Bureau of Reconstruction was disbanded and the Regional Planning Division became part of the Department of Municipal Affairs. The division was responsible for providing planning advice to municipalities not within the jurisdiction of the Lower Mainland Regional Planning Board or the Capital Region Planning Board. The division would send planners out to areas requiring assistance, to study the municipality in its regional setting. In addition to the usual zoning, subdivision and building by-laws, attention was given to the design side of community planning and advice was extended to include plans for projected roads, parks, school-sites and problems in the central business district such as parking.