Collection consists of various originals, drafts, and photocopies of development planning reports for the Cariboo-Chilcotin region of British Columbia. Many of the reports were authored by the Cariboo Economic Action Forum.
File consists of a report by the Lower Mainland Regional Planning Board of B.C. outlining a continued program of housing research for the Greater Vancouver Area. The report examines similar experiences of other urban cities and outlines the proposed program for housing analysis.
File consists of a preliminary study undertaken by the Lower Mainland Regional Planning Board of B.C. examining the growing metropolitan populaton of Greater Vancouver. Includes a report on the findings in member municipalites.
File consists of a report by the Lower Mainland Regional Planning Board of B.C. on the future industrial land prospects of the Lower Mainland.
File consists of a report undertaken by the Lower Mainland Planning Board of B.C. forecasting the future of industrial land prospects. This report is part of a larger study of industrial settlement in the province.
File consists of a study examining the residential land structure of Metropolitan Vancouver. This study is supplementary to the Land for Living study. Includes one report of the findings and analysis of the study.
File consists of a report by the Lower Mainland Regional Plannng Board of BC concerning availible farming land in the Lower Mainland.
File consists of a report by the Lower Mainland Regional Planning Board of B.C. regarding the needs of industrial land. The report describes methods for carrying out these needs with suitable sites in the Lower Mainland area.
File consists of a report by the Lower Mainland Regional Planning Board of B.C. regarding the facilities that serve households and standards of lower mainland dwelling facilities. The study correlates with a larger "Land for Living" report about land development in the Lower Mainland.
File consists of a brief developed by the Lower Mainland Regional Planning Board of B.C. examining the problems with expanding urban sprawl in Greater Vancouver, outlining the findings of the research, and offering future suggestions.
File consists of a petition by the Union of British Columbia Municipalities against the Amchitka Nuclear Test by the Atomic Energy Commission of the United States of America.
File consists of a report by the Lower Mainland Regional Plannng Board of BC concerning availible land in the Lower Mainland.
File consists of a study by the Lower Mainland Regional Planning Board of B.C. regarding the attitudes of residents in the Greater Vancouver fringe areas toward their environment. The study was part of the larger "Land for Living" report about land development in the Lower Mainland. Includes Part 1 and Part 2 of the report detailing survey structure, findings, and interpretation.
File consists of records relating to the Agricultural Land Commission. Includes correspondence, news releases, background information, papers, drafts, newspaper clippings, and memoranda. Highlights include:
- "The Exclusion of Land from the Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR): A Focus on the 1997 to 2000 Period - Summary Points" by Barry Smith
- "A Commitment to the Future: A Proposal for the Protection and Management of Richmond and Delta Farmland and Fraser Wetlands" (2007)
- "Protecting Agricultural Land in British Columbia: A Citizen's Guide"
- "Protecting the Working Landscape of Agriculture: A Smart Growth Direction for Municipalities in British Columbia" by Deborah Curran, West Coast Environmental Law (2005)
- "Smart Growth BC's Position on the Provincial Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR)" (2003)
- "Use It or Lose It" article in BC Business by Katherine Gordon (2006)
- "The Rural-Urban Connection: Growing Together in Greater Vancouver" by Barry E. Smith and Susan Haid (2004)
- "Threats to Your Foodlands: Protecting B.C. Food Security" pamphlet by the ALR Protection and Enhancement Committee (2005)
- "Protecting the Agricultural Land Reserve: Our Foodlands under Threat" paper by the ALR Protection and Enhancement Committee (2005)
- "BC Cattlemen's Association Agricultural Land Reserve Information Brief"
- "Bill 21 - 2002 Agricultural Land Commission Act"
- Land Reserve Commission of British Columbia local government seminars informational material
- Job advertisement for the position of the Chair of the Agricultural Land Commission
- "Agricultural Land Commission/Oil and Gas Commission Delegation Background Note" (2003)
- "ALC Reserve Opinion: An Information Bulletin from British Columbia's Agricultural Land Commission" Spring 2003 (Vol. 1, No. 7)
File consists of multiple documents concerning the development of a master plan for the Regional District of Fraser-Fort George.
File consists of an appraisal by the Lower Mainland Regional Planning Board of the labour force and employment in Vancouver. This report is supplementary to other similar studies examining changes in the labour force.
File consists of an investment brochure for the City of Prince George.
File consists of recreation reports, a Knothole zoning by-law article, public hearing agenda, and an industrial land use report, a number of reports on the zoning needs of small surrounding communities, a report on proposed rail routes to the NE of the province, a report on space requirements for downtown Prince George, a proposed study of water supply and sewage requirements in Prince George, a community analysis, statistics and information, presentation speeches on the tourism industry, and a report on the Hospital District in Fraser-Fort George.
File consists of annual district reports from 1969 and 1971 for the BC Department of Agriculture Development and Extension Branch detailing weather, crops, and season highlights. Includes a booklet on soil capability classifications and Central BC and Caribou agricultural census data for 1961-1966.
File consists of population data from the Regional District of Fraser-Fort George.
File consists of a study by the Associated Engineering Services Ltd. on the metropolitan traffic of Prince George.
File consists of a bylaw for the City of Prince George to establish zoning. Includes a regional index of the Prince George area.
File consists of a plan to develop Pigeon Lake as a provincial park.
File consists of settlement planning documents for the Regional District of Fraser Fort-George. Includes planning pamphlets, handwritten notes, map sketches, tables regarding proportions of land in Agricultural Land Reserves, a report on the Prince George water supply, a list of directors 1968 Regional District Fraser-Fort George Board, and an index to published forest cover maps and data.
File consists of a speech titled "Secondary Industries" addressing the potential of industry expansion, specifically in Prince George.
File consists census data from the North West and Peace River regions between 1966 and 1968. Also includes population data from 1951, 1956, 1961, and 1966.
File consists of the preliminary outline of an urban pattern study by N. Pearson. Appended to the beginning of the report, members of the technical committee have laid out points of constructive critisicm about the drafted report. Includes a few pages of suggested edits and a drafted report on urban patterns.
File consists of a paper by the Lower Mainland Regional Planning Board of B.C. about the purchasing power of consumers in the Lower Mainland. The paper examines how rising income might affect urban living and possible responses.
File consists of a master plan for development of Alberta's Provincial Parks. Details the plan, objectives, assessment guides, and features of the plan. Includes one master plan and objective item and one supplementary information package.
File consists of a draft copy of an address by J.D. Mawell for delivery at the Sixth Annual Aministrator's Seminar for the BC Hospital's Association. The speech outlines aspirations for the Hospital Association in the future.
File consists of a paper by the Lower Mainland Regional Planning Board of B.C. about the economic growth in the Lower Mainland. The paper takes a national and provincial economic perspective to determine municipal action.
File consists of four presentation speeches from the Pacific Northwest Trade Association Conference concerning industry and the environment in North America.
File consists of a report about the Canada Land Inventory Program that examines disparities between urban and rural communities and offers solutions. Also includes a document entitled "The Place of the Canada Land Inventory Program in Resource Management: The Regional District of Fraser-Fort George".
File consists of a land capability map for the Prince George special sales area, part of the ARDA Canada Land Inventory. Includes a letter from R.J. McCormack, Chief of the Canada Land Inventory.
File consists of a brief report by the Housing Committee to the Greater Vancouver Regional District with recommendations regarding housing.
File consists of spreadsheets detailing the distribution of established timber sale in the Prince George Forest District. Includes a tree farm license map of the district.
File consists of correspondence between the Architectural Institute of BC and Chander Suri regarding his enrolment in the Institute. Includes course, pricing, exams, and qualification information.
File consists of a report to the Housing Committee by the Greater Vancouver Planning Department that outlines the course of action taken based off the recommendations of the committee.