The item is a composite print of a documentary film from the 1970s. It is a description of the proposed Site C project on the Peace River, seven kilometers southwest of Fort St. John. The film shows how the waters of the Peace can be harnessed a third time to meet the energy needs of the province. It also discusses the impact of the proposed development and mitigation opportunities.

The item is a release print of a documentary film, from the 1970s. It contains a description of the proposed Site C project on the Peace River, seven kilometers southwest of Fort St. John. The film shows how the waters of the Peace can be harnessed a third time to meet the energy needs of the province. It also discusses the impact of the proposed development and mitigation opportunities.

Industrial film. A progress report on studies of the McGregor Diversion, a plan to boost the power output capacities of both the Bennett and Site One dams on the Peace River. The proposal was to dam the McGregor River and its tributaries, creating a large reservoir of water that would reach the dams via the Parsnip River and Williston Lake. The engineering, environmental effects, downstream flood control value, social impacts and costs of the plan are considered.

The item consists of a release print of an industrial film from the 1970s. It is a progress report on studies of the McGregor Diversion, a plan to boost the power output capacities of both the Bennett and Site One dams on the Peace River. The proposal was to dam the McGregor River and its tributaries, creating a large reservoir of water that would reach the dams via the Parsnip River and Williston Lake. The engineering, environmental effects, downstream flood control value, social impacts and costs of the plan are considered.

The item consists of five reels of original reversal footage/outs from ca. 1964 to 1969. The footage shows aspects of the Peace River project other than dam or powerhouse construction. Footage includes: exploring the Peace River canyon by boat; settlements and farms along the river; fossils and geology; burning of abandoned buildings; flooded areas and debris; land clearing, construction and community scenes in and around Hudson's Hope from ca. 1964-1965.

The item consists of a unrevised answer print of a promotional film from ca. 1973. It shows the economic and environmental issues involved in the planning of the proposed Seven Mile dam on the Pend d'Oreille River near Trail. The project's specific impacts on area ranching, forestry, fisheries and wildlife are discussed. Includes shots of the Waneta Dam, Remac Mine, scenery, etc.

CALL NUMBER: T1375:0015 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Hydro Electric Power Development in B.C., 1960s PERIOD COVERED: 1960-1975 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1975-10-08 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Williston's assessment of the Columbia River Treaty. Gordon Shrum and Hugh Keenleyside as co-chairmen of B.C. Hydro. Discussion of Gordon Shrum and his role in B.C. power development. Decision to lower the height of Bennett Dam. TRACK 2: Flooding the reservoir behind Bennett Dam. Clearing problems and environmental criticisms. Williston and son take canoe trip down the Parsnip and Peace Rivers prior to flooding. More on the clearing of the reservoir. Williston took strong personal interest in the flooding problems. CALL NUMBER: T1375:0016 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Water resources and economic development, 1950s and 1960s PERIOD COVERED: 1955-1975 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1975-10-08 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Clearing activities in reservoirs planned by B.C. Forest Service. Williston Lake named after R.G. Williston. Opening of Peace River Power Project. Stories about the construction of Bennett Dam. Planned development of hydro power and industry in northern B.C. Proposed hydro power and flood control developments on the Fraser River: Moran Dam, McGregor River diversion, opposition by fishing lobby. TRACK 2: Conflicts between log drives and fisheries interests. More on flood control on the Fraser River. Hydro power schemes for the Liard and Homathko Rivers. Planned economic development in; northern B.C. The role of planning in the Social Credit government. Attempts to divert economic activity in the Yukon and NWT through B.C. W.A.C. Bennett's proposal to annex northern territory. CALL NUMBER: T1375:0017 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Northern development and B.C. forest industry, 1950s and 1960s PERIOD COVERED: 1956-1969 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1975-10-08 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Northern development in B.C. and W.A.C. Bennett's proposal to annex the Yukon Territory to the Province of B.C. Development of the PGE Railway. Bennett's interest in the PGE. Creation of a separate Water Resources department in 1962. Internal Organization of the Department of Lands, Forests and Water Resources. Discussion about C.D. Orchard, Deputy Minister of Forests. TRACK 2: Senior personnel in B.C. Forest Service: C.D. Orchard, Gerry McKee, Lorne Swannell, Norm McRae, John Stokes, F.S. McKinnon, Peter Hemphill, Ian Cameron, Ted Young, Bill Young and Walter Hughes. Anomalies in the granting of Tree Farm Licences. TFLs granted after 1958. CALL NUMBER: T1375:0018 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Development of the forest industry PERIOD COVERED: 1956-1965 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1975-10-08 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Merger of MacMillan Bloedel and Power River Co. Personalities in the forest industry: John Liersch, J.V. Clyne, Foley Family, Relations between Williston and senior management in the large forest companies. Responsibilities entailed in a TFL. Differences between industrial foresters and government foresters. MacMillan Bloedel leaders in forestry practice. Importance of fire protection during the 1950s and 1960s. TRACK 2: More on fire protection. Water bombers. Development of self-dumping log barges. Expansion of the forest industry in the Interior: discussion of wasteful practices, possibility of establishing pulp mills, the role of Canadian Forest Products, the idea of a pulp-harvesting area. CALL NUMBER: T1375:0019 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): The development of pulp milling in B.C. Interior, 1960-1972 PERIOD COVERED: 1960-1972 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1975-10-08 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Details about the granting of pulp harvesting agreements: Prince George - Prince George Pulp and Paper; Kamloops - Crown Zellerbach. Details about the first pulp mills in the Interior, especially Prince George Pulp and Paper Co. TRACK 2: More details about Interior pulp mills: the relationship between sawmills and pulp mills, "third band" wood. Interior manufacturers become small wood processing experts. Establishment of the pulp mill in Kamloops. Establishment of the Skookumchuk pulp mill: Japanese investment and business practice, the economics of pulp milling in the East Kootenays. CALL NUMBER: T1375:0020 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Resource management in B.C., 1956-1972 PERIOD COVERED: 1955-1975 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1975-10-08 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: "Close utilization" slower to be accepted on the coast. Private versus public forest management. Problems of financing the B.C. Forest Service. Williston's ideas on company towns. Public access to logging roads. TRACK 2: Williston's ideas on multiple use. Multiple versus single purpose resource use. Opposition to some of the ideas of the Sierra Club. Williston's role in the establishment of ecological reserves. Slash burning and clear-cutting as forest management techniques. Formation of the Department of Recreation and Conservation, 1957. Formation of the Environment and Land Use Committee, 1969.

The item consists of two reels of documentary film; an A-roll and a B-roll. "Produced by the B.C. Wildlife Federation, this film makes a strong statement about the negative aspects of dam construction on B.C. rivers. The Fraser is still dam free. Should it remain so or do we need the hydro electric power that high dams could generate? The film deals specifically with the proposed McGregor Diversion although the fact does not necessarily date the message of the presentation."

Public affairs. Jack Webster's popular weekday morning talk show. Guests and topics for this episode are: Jack starts the show with Federal NDP Leader Ed Broadbent. They discuss the implosion of the Conservatives; patronage; the Wolfe affair; tax reform; unemployment; cod fishing; the Bissonette case. Then a story about the proposed Site C dam; in the studio Jack speaks with Adrienne Peacock of the Peace Valley Environmental Association and Calvin Sandborn of the Westcoast Environmental Law Association. They discuss conservation of energy; modernization of businesses; poor estimates of future power use; job creation.

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