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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.

File consists of original and photocopied newspaper clippings regarding Cottonwood Island and Island Cache, predominantly from the Prince George Citizen.

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.

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

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).

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"

File consists of photocopied material regarding the Aleza Lake Experimental Station from BC Archives.

File consists of photocopied material regarding the Aleza Lake Experimental Station from BC Archives.

File consists of photocopied material regarding the Aleza Lake Experimental Station from BC Archives.

File consists of photocopied material regarding the Aleza Lake Experimental Station from the Canadian Forest Service Archives in Victoria. Also includes handwritten notes.

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"

File consists an oral history with Harry Coates recorded by David Mills. Includes a transcript and audio recording.

File consists an oral history with Harry Coates recorded by Barbara Coupe. Includes a transcript and audio recording.

Item is a BC Forest Service beverage coaster.

File consists of submissions to the Aleza Lake Research Forest logo contest.

File contains a computer print-out of the Aleza Lake Research Forest Management Plan #1 for the years 1992 to 2002, which was prepared by Mike Jull.

File consists of summary information for Aleza Lake Research Forest field tours.

Series consists of publications created by those associated with the Aleza Lake Research Forest as well as the Aleza Lake Research Forest Society itself. Includes various clippings and articles from serial publications such as newspapers and newsletters that focus on the ALRF. Also includes publications that served as reference material on topics relevant to the ALRF.

File contains a trail guide co-published by the BC Forest Service and Northwood Pulp and Timber Ltd. entitled "The North Ridge Eco-Trail Guide: Aleza Lake Research Forest".

File contains a photocopy of the BC Forest Service publication entitled "The Aleza Lake Research Forest: 'A Rich Past and a Bright Future' Provincial Colleges Tour" from June 1991.

File contains photocopied excerpts from various maps of the Aleza Lake Research Forest area, some annotated.

Aerial photograph depicts a view overlooking the Georges farm. Note on back stated that this photograph was presented in a frame to the Georges in 2008.

Item consists of interview with Joe Carty who discusses the trapping industry in the Prince George region

Item consists of transcript of interview with Ambrose Trick discussing the sawmilling and logging industry in Northern BC, c.1930s-1950s including the 1953 strike; the creation of the Northern Interior Lumbermen's Association. Trick also discusses his involvement in railway work, his involvement with hockey in Prince George and discusses Prince George politics, prominent personalities in the North.

File consists of records created and collected by Kent Sedgwick regarding the removal of Island Cache residents after the 1972 flood and suggestions for creation of park on Cottonwood Island. The majority of the file consists of reproduced City of Prince George records. Includes memoranda to and from the mayor, city manager, and aldermen; meeting minutes of the Flood Committee; city reports on Cottonwood Island and the flooding situation; a listing of Cottonwood Island properties offered for sale to the municipality; a report entitled "Cottonwood Island - A report on desirable land use" (Nov. 1970); a "Proposal for Cottonwood Island as a Park Reserve" (1973); a document from the Cottonwood Island Study Committee; correspondence from Mary Fallis; and a City of Prince George memorandum regarding a Public Hearing.

Subseries consists of materials collected by Kent Sedgwick for research on the geography and natural resources in Prince George and its region. Includes material on the natural resource industry, including the opening of the McArthur Sawmill, the W. Lamb and Sons Lumber Sawmill, and mining; photocopied aerial photographs of Prince George; the climate, temperatures, and flooding; and the geographical features of Prince George.

File contains slides depicting logging and equipment. Most appear to be locations around Prince George.