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World War II Polar Bear Training Exercise Photograph Collection
2019.11 · Collection · 1945

These photographs were taken by an unknown photographer from Department of National Deference Public Relations (Pacific Command) during the 1945 Polar Bear Exercise. This exercise was held in northern British Columbia in February and March 1945, using some 1,150 soldiers of the 6th Division. The intent of the exercise was to test the effects of "wet cold" conditions on military men and material. The scenario for the Polar Bear Exercise was that: "Action will be based on reports of a Japanese force having been landed at Bella Coola from submarines, having rendered useless RCAF installations at Bella Bella, and giving positive indication that this force is composed in great part of construction personnel with a comparatively small protective element; the assumption being that it will try to construct a useable road from Bella Coola to permit movement inland of a larger fighting force to follow at some later date". The exercise itself was conducted in three overlapping phases. Between 12 February and 5 March the force moved from Prince George to Anahim Lake, chiefly using an array of motor transport but with some pack horses. The second phase ran from 4 March to early April. This was a series of marches from Anahim Lake to Bella Coola and return; a secondary force of 19 men split off from the main body and, travelling by snowmobile and snowshoe, traversed the Rainbow Mountains to Bella Coola; on the return march this detachment was increased to 120 men and dubbed "Y" Force. The third phase was removal of all troops by vehicle from Anahim Lake to Williams Lake. These photographs are believed to document the return from Bella Coola.
www.BCRock.com Expanded Version
2020.4.6.540.1 · Item · June 2001
Part of G. Gary Runka fonds

Optical disc holds a full CD version of the "www.BCRock.com" website. From the home page on the disc:

"In the Central Coast Regional District of British Columbia, near the town of Bella Coola, No Cents Holdings and Arthon Construction initiated a Federal and Provincial Environmental Assessment for the purposes of permitting a rock quarry, an expansion to an existing sand & gravel quarry and a marine loading facility.
Exclusive to the CD Version ..... A Quicktime movie Greening the Gravel

Also, some bonus information related to the project and activities.
We are pleased to report in a press release dated May 9, 2001, that the companies have entered into an agreement with Polaris Minerals Corporation that gives Polaris the right to become a joint venture partner in the Bella Coola Aggregates Project.

Nuxalk Nation General Election - Results from Wednesday, Mar. 7, 2001
Congratulations to Chief Anfinn Charles Siwallace and the new councillors .... M O R E
Three public Open Houses
have been held in the Bella Coola valley.

This site went live on October 12, 2000 and will remain a work in progress.
Here you may find reports, news, project descriptions, professionals reviews, process descriptions, economic impacts, environmental reviews, archaeological reviews, geotechnical and hydrologist input, and a great many photo tours of the area."