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J. Kent Sedgwick fonds Prince George, BC
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Sawmill - Saw
Sawmill - Saw
2012.13.1.122.18 · Item · June 1980
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

Image depicts a saw cutting a log in half at a saw mill in Prince George, B.C.
Large Indoor Saw
Large Indoor Saw
2012.13.1.122.19 · Item · June 1980
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

Image depicts a large saw at an indoor location, likely in a saw mill somewhere in Prince George, B.C.
Tree Cutter
Tree Cutter
2012.13.1.122.26 · Item · May 1980
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

Image depicts two unidentified individuals examining a thick log still attached to the machine that cut it down. It is located somewhere in Prince George, B.C.
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.
Forestry Heavy Machinery
Forestry Heavy Machinery
2012.13.1.122.28 · Item · May 1980
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

Image depicts an unidentified individual examining a piece of heavy machinery used in the forestry industry. It is located in Prince George, B.C.
Sawmill - People and Logs
Sawmill - People and Logs
2012.13.1.122.22 · Item · June 1980
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

Image depicts numerous stripped logs and several unidentified individuals in hard hats at a saw mill somewhere in Prince George, B.C.
Sawmill - Interior
Sawmill - Interior
2012.13.1.122.24 · Item · June 1980
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

Image depicts logs being cut into planks in the interior of a saw mill somewhere in Prince George, B.C.
Central Business District
Central Business District
2012.13.1.3.057 · Item · July 1979
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

Image depicts the Central Business District of Prince George looking north from Connaught Hill. Map coordinates 53°54'41.4"N 122°44'58.5"W
View from Gunn Point
View from Gunn Point
2012.13.1.3.060 · Item · Nov. 1979
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

Image depicts a view of Prince George from Gunn Point in the L.C. Gunn Park looking north. Map coordinates 53°54'26.2"N 122°43'35.8"W.
Columbus Hotel
Columbus Hotel
2012.13.1.7.033 · Item · Sep. 1979
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

Image depicts the Columbus Hotel in Prince George, which was destroyed by a fire in 2008.
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).
Cottonwood Island reports on removal of Island Cache residents after 1972 flood and suggestions for creation of park
2012.13.2.21.02 · File · 1970-1979
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

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.
Sawmill
Sawmill
2012.13.1.122.15 · Item · [1979?]
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

Image depicts logs being stripped of their bark at a saw mill in Prince George, B.C.
View from Gunn Point
View from Gunn Point
2012.13.1.3.061 · Item · Nov. 1979
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

Image depicts a view of Prince George from Gunn Point in the L.C. Gunn Park looking north. Map coordinates 53°54'26.2"N 122°43'35.8"W.
Central Fort School
Central Fort School
2012.13.1.40.07 · Item · 1979
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

Image depicts an old, boarded up school, possibly the Central Fort George Traditional School in Prince George, B.C.
View from Gunn Point
View from Gunn Point
2012.13.1.3.059 · Item · Nov. 1979
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

Image depicts a view of Prince George from Gunn Point in the L.C. Gunn Park looking north. Map coordinates 53°54'26.2"N 122°43'35.8"W.
View from Gunn Point
View from Gunn Point
2012.13.1.3.064 · Item · Nov. 1979
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

Image depicts a view of Prince George from Gunn Point in the L.C. Gunn Park looking north. Map coordinates 53°54'26.2"N 122°43'35.8"W.
View from Gunn Point
View from Gunn Point
2012.13.1.3.065 · Item · Nov. 1979
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

Image depicts a view of Prince George from Gunn Point in the L.C. Gunn Park looking north. Map coordinates 53°54'26.2"N 122°43'35.8"W.