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Projects associated with river parks and proposed Carrier village at Hudson Bay Slough
2012.13.2.21.01 · File · 1983-1991
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

File consists of records created or collected by Kent Sedgwick relating to various community projects associated with river parks. Example projects included in the file are a proposed Carrier village at Hudson Bay Slough, a Cottonwood Island park, proposed commercial boat tours on the Nechako and Fraser River, and the Quesnel Paddlewheel Park. Includes a project proposal document by the Fort George Band entitled "Establishing a Permanent Carrier Village in Prince George" (1990); a 1991 meeting package of the Nechako and Fraser River Valleys Committee (regarding the Cottonwood Island property and development of the Heritage River Trails System); a 1991 memorandum entitled "Prince George River Runners - Proposed commercial boat tours on the Nechako and Fraser River"; a 1983 "Submission to Rivers Committee Public Hearings by Heritage Advisory Committee, City of Prince George" describing the various river-adjacent heritage sites in Prince George; and documentation from the Quesnel Paddlewheel Association.
Cottonwood Island general file from the City of Prince George
2012.13.2.21.06 · File · 1973-1980
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

File consists of records created and collected by Kent Sedgwick regarding Cottonwood Island in connection with his employment with the City of Prince George Planning Department. Includes briefs, proposals, memoranda, correspondence, newspaper clippings, questionnaires, legal correspondence, meeting minutes, and photocopied excerpts from maps/plans. Also includes two polaroid photo prints depicting garbage in Cottonwood Island Park circa 1979. Highlights include:

  • Prince George Kiwanis Club, "Brief to City Council, City of Prince George, re: Nechako Riverfront Park", 12 Mar. 1973.
  • New Caledonia Institute of Environmental Studies, "Proposal for Cottonwood Island as a Park Reserve", Summer 1973.
  • "Cottonwood Island Study", [before 1975] (photocopy).
  • Mary Fallis, "Letter to the Editor of The Citizen", 5 Mar. 1976 (photocopy).
  • City of Prince George Planning Department, "Ownership, Legal and Assessment Data - Private and School District Properties within the Proposed Replot Area [Island Cache]", 11 Oct. 1978.
  • "Assessed Values for City and Crown Lands within the Proposed Replot Area North of First Ave" (handwritten table), 16 Oct. 1978.
Heritage River Trail System
2012.13.2.21.07 · File · 1984-2000
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

File consists of records created and collected by Kent Sedgwick regarding the Heritage River Trails System and surrounding park areas in Prince George such as Cottonwood Island Park. Highlights include:

  • Full page newspaper feature in The Citizen written by Kent Sedgwick that includes a detailed history of Cottonwood Island Park and the River Trails as well as a contest for naming the trail system (2 Nov. 1984)
  • Graham Farstad, Director of Planning, City of Prince George, "Prince George's Heritage River Trail System" document, May 1986
  • records relating to the dedication plaque for the opening of the trails
  • "Heritage River Trails: A Guide to the Pathways along the Fraser and Nechako Rivers, Prince George, British Columbia" brochures created by Kent Sedgwick
  • map on transparency depicting the Heritage River Trails System
Cottonwood Island maps and plans
2012.13.2.21.08 · File · [between 1972 and 1979]
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

File consists of maps and plans depicting the Cottonwood Island area in Prince George. Includes:

  • "Plan of Subdivision pursuant to the replotting provisions of the Municipal Act of Parcel A of Plan 25046, of District Lots 343, 662, 1511, 4736, and 7813, Cariboo District" by McWilliam, Whyte, Goble & Associates B.C. Land Surveyors for the City of Prince George, 26 July 1979 (reproduction on 2 sheets)
  • "Cottonwood Island" original draft map with annotations by Kent Sedgwick; the map may have been created by Sedgwick during his time as Senior City Planner with the City of Prince George [197-?]
  • "Prince George B.C., Fraser Subdivision, Mile 146.05" plan for Canadian National Railways by Lockwood Survey Corporation Ltd., 1967. This very large technical drawing shows CN leases and private property buildings on Island Cache in detail.
  • McWilliam-Whyte-Goble & Associates, B.C. Land Surveyors, "Plan Showing Sections in Proposed Lakeland Mill Site", July 1978 (original reproduction).
  • Carroll, Hatch & Associates, "Lakeland Mills (1973) Ltd., Prince George, B.C., Stud Mill Studies, Site Plan", 31 July 1978 (original reproduction).
Ferguson Lake Sawmills film
2017.1 · Item · Mar. 1959

This short colour film depicts logging and sawmill operations at Ferguson Lake in March 1959. Scenes include tree felling, log hauling equipment, the Ferguson Lake lumber yard, use of Ferguson Lake to float logs, and the inside operations of the Ferguson Lake sawmill. Film also includes a brief clip of family film footage of the McKay family home and garden on Melville Street in Prince George with scenes showing a Newfoundland dog named Barney with Donald McKay and Joan McKay.
Drying sugar
Drying sugar
2014.10.1.104 · Item · 1910
Part of Arthur Holland Land Surveying Collection

Photograph depicts a tarp spread out on the grass, two men sit nearby the tarp. There is a canvas tent in the background with a man standing beside it. Behind the tent is a low hill with a fence bordering the top of the hill. There are blankets drying on the fence.
Man bathing outside near log cache building
Man bathing outside near log cache building
2014.10.1.112 · Item · 1910
Part of Arthur Holland Land Surveying Collection

Photograph depicts a man bathing himself while standing in a small metal tub. Photograph description in album notes this as "His 'Semi Annual'" [bath]. On the left is a log structure, presumably a cache building. A large clearing surrounds the building and bathing man. There is a forest and bluff in the background. Possibly located near Giscome Portage.
Publications
1994.1.1.4 · Series · [after 1990]
Part of UNBC Office of External Relations

Series consists of pamphlets, posters, guides, reports, and other publications created by the UNBC Office of Communications.
Spotlight on UNBC - September 1993
Spotlight on UNBC - September 1993
1994.1.1.5.1.07 · Item · 1993
Part of UNBC Office of External Relations

Digital video recording is an episode of Spotlight on UNBC from September 1993. Features include an interview with students regarding why they attend UNBC; development of the co-op education program; UNBC's new faculty in the International Studies, Nursing and History departments; plans for convocation 1994; the UNBC academic calendar; the promotion of UNBC in southern media; public bus tours of UNBC; and a tour of the regions with Iona Campagnolo and other UNBC officials. Includes interviews with Fred Gilbert (Dean of Natural Resources and Environmental Studies), Dan Lousier (BC Forest Service), Larry Woods (International Studies), Dana Edge (Nursing), Robin Fisher (History), Carmen Pickering (UNBC Tour Guide), Ken Coates (UNBC VP Academic), Eileen Heir (Yirka Dene Language Institute), Iona Campagnolo (UNBC Chancellor), Ron Sebastian (First Nations artist), and Herb Russell (Executive Director, Gitanyow). Also includes interviews with UNBC students and graduates Kelly Breen, Jackie Watson, Brad and Beverly Freathy, Kathy Vagt, and Terri Stewart (Northwest Community College student advisor).
Spotlight on UNBC - November 1993
Spotlight on UNBC - November 1993
1994.1.1.5.1.09 · Item · 1993
Part of UNBC Office of External Relations

Digital video recording is an episode of Spotlight on UNBC from November 1993. Features include the development of the UNBC calendar for 1993-1994, the construction of the lab building, the needs of students in the laboratory, space allocation, the UNBC rotunda, a 1 million dollar endowment for UNBC by Northwood, the First Nations forum, the anticipation of the opening of UNBC by Queen Elizabeth, a breakfast held by the UNBC Women's Caucus for women's history month, UNBC is the newsmaker of the year, the federal election results and opinion from UNBC faculty, and views of UNBC by helicopter. Includes interviews with Martin Cocking (Assistant Registrar), Nicole Lyotier (UNBC Liaison Officer), Conchetta di Francesco (UBC Liaison Officer), Lynda Mychaluk (SFU Liaison Officer), Houston Secondary School grade 12 students, Ann McNaughton (BCIT Liaison Officer), Jerry Hurn (Hemingway Nelson Architects), Mark Bernards (Chemistry), Peter McEwan (Lab Manager), Geoffrey Weller (UNBC President), Deanna Nice (Nisga'a), Clive Keen (Director of Communications), Myra Rutherdale (UNBC Women's Caucus), Greg Poelzer (Political Science), and Paul Bowles (Economics).
Spotlight on UNBC - February 1994
Spotlight on UNBC - February 1994
1994.1.1.5.1.12 · Item · 1994
Part of UNBC Office of External Relations

Digital video recording is an episode of Spotlight on UNBC from February 1994. Features include the construction of the UNBC Prince George campus, a spotlight on heart month, the appointment of the Northwest Regional Coordinator, UNBC updates on CKPG TV, and a spotlight on natural resource management and environmental studies. Includes interviews with Peter Heaton (Project Manager), Dean Cooper (former VP Administration), Ken Prkachin (UNBC program chair of Psychology), Maureen Salton (BC Heart and Stroke Foundation), Dana Edge (UNBC Nursing), Margaret Anderson (Northwest Regional Coordinator), Bob Harkins, Fred Gilbert (Dean of Natural Resources and Environmental Studies), Darwyn Coxson (UNBC Biology), Doug Baker (Environmental Studies), Annie Booth (Environmental Studies), Ellen Petticrew (UNBC Geography), Dave Robinson (Outdoor Recreation and Tourism), Winifred Kessler (UNBC Forestry), and Jackie Watson (UNBC student).
Spotlight on UNBC - December 1995
1994.1.1.5.1.31 · Item · 1996
Part of UNBC Office of External Relations

Digital video recording is an episode of Spotlight on UNBC from December 1995. Features segments on UNBC technology, including fibre optics, use of technology for teaching, video conferencing, high-tech microscopes, the importance of technology for reaching the regions, internet access, and online courses. Additional highlights include a discussion on the recent Quebec referendum, an acquisitions endowment for the UNBC library from Royal Bank, Safety Awareness Week at UNBC, and a visit from Santa. Includes interviews with Lyle Watkins (BC Tel), Tim Beekman (Dynacom President), Alex Hawley (UNBC Biology), Eva Doerksen (UNBC student), Glenda Prakchin (UNBC Psychology), Reg Horne (UNBC Geography), Hugues Massicotte (UNBC Forestry), Richard Lazenby (UNBC Anthropology), Jerry Windsor-Martin (Phillips Electronics), David Dowling (UNBC English), and Stan Beeler (UNBC English).
Spotlight on UNBC - March 1997
1994.1.1.5.1.44 · Item · 1997
Part of UNBC Office of External Relations

Digital video recording is an episode of Spotlight on UNBC from March 1997. Features segments on the 3rd annual UNBC Winterfest; the creation of the William Ferry endowment fund; a measles prevention strategy campaign at UNBC; a visit from the Government Leader of the Yukon, Piers McDonald; UNBC students went to Harvard for a UN Model simulation; Chinese Cultural Days at UNBC for Chinese New Year; a survey at the Ice Fishing Derby; a UNBC hosted math conference for high school students; and the importance of marketing UNBC due to competition. Includes interviews with Pat Appavoo (UNBC Librarian); Harold Moffatt (former Prince George mayor); Judge William Ferry; Murray Sadler (UNBC Founder); Robin Johnson (UNBC Health Centre); Piers McDonald (Government Leader of the Yukon); Lily Chow (UNBC faculty); Max Blouw (UNBC Fisheries); Jennifer Hyndman (UNBC Math); Clive Keen (UNBC Communications); Sue Kubik (CASE International); Suzy Mink (CASE director); and UNBC students Karen More, James Sztyler, Diane Stover, and Anna Velasco.
Bibliographies and Historical Research
2012.13.2.09 · Subseries · 1967-2005
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

Subseries contains secondary material collected by Kent Sedgwick for research on the history and geography of Prince George and its region. Includes secondary sources and bibliographic references regarding the history and geography of Prince George and the Central Interior of British Columbia. The files primarily consist of photocopied articles and printed bibliographies.
BC Archives Records
2006.18.1.13 · File · 2006
Part of Aleza Lake Research Forest Society fonds

File consists of:

  • Informational material about visiting BC Archives
  • Computer print-outs of BC Archives searches and finding aids relating to Aleza Lake archival material
  • Copy of the Access to Personal Information Agreement signed by David Mills to access records at BC Archives
  • Correspondence to David Mills from BC Archives
  • Copy of the "British Columbia Archives Research Orientation Guide"
Ministry of Forests Records
2006.18.1.32 · File · 2001-2006
Part of Aleza Lake Research Forest Society fonds

File consists of:

  • Correspondence regarding the transfer of the Ministry of Forests records related to the Aleza Lake Experimental Station
  • Aleza Lake Research Forest research notes on historical records
  • Ministry of Forests Records Classifications
  • Inventory report of BC Forest Service records relating to Aleza Lake
  • Database print-out from the BC Forest Service Prince George Forest Region Research Installation Archive
  • Ministry of Forests website print-outs from 2007, including a page on "Research Branch History"