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Photograph depicts the Department of Highways ferry named "Nimpkish" that was based in Port McNeill. It maintained a frequent daily triangle run, that travelled from Port McNiell to Sointula, then to Alert Bay. It held a capacity for 16 cars and 150 passengers.

Photograph depicts B.C. Electric ballast car #3013 standing on the new industrial siding on the northeast side of the Langley depot.

Item is a photograph of the B.C. Electric Board taken the day after the company’s take over by the Social Credit government on August 1, 1961. Pictured from the left are: Bill Means, former Lieutenant-Governor Frank Ross, Einar Gunderson, board secretary W. Goth, Gordon Shrum, Mr. Williston, Hydro lawyer Arthur Fouks and John Dunsmuir.

Photograph depicts the B.C. Electric rail bridge crossing the north section of the north arm of the Fraser River from Vancouver to Mitchell Island. The span is always kept open except for rail traffic.

Photograph depicts the B.C Electric rail bridge crossing the south section of the north arm of the Fraser River. The view is looking north from Mitchell Island, which takes steel traffic to and from the Western Canada Steel Ltd.

Photograph depicts a view looking northeast of the B.C. Electric Railway from the abandoned Sumas substation at Vedder Mountain.

Photograph depicts the B.C. Electric Railway, looking east from the depot at Cloverdale.

Photograph depicts the B.C. Electric Railway crossing 3rd Ave. with the first intersection at the immediate left. Note the abandoned double trackage at left. The view is looking north.

Photograph depicts the B.C. Electric Railway crossing at Serpentine Creek, 2 miles west of Cloverdale. The view is looking north.

Photograph depicts the B.C. Electric Railway crossing on Main St. in Langley, looking southwest.

Photograph depicts the B.C. Electric Railway depot at Huntingdon and Sumas, about 20 ft from the U.S.-Canadian border. The view is looking southeast.

Photograph depicts the B.C. Electric Railway in Langley, looking northeast from town grade crossing.

Photograph depicts a B.C. Electric Railway locomotive #902 and boxcar entering the Kitsilano yards and crossing 2nd Ave., near Fir St. in Vancouver.

Photograph depicts a B.C. Electric Railway locomotive #902 crossing the False Creek trestle, travelling north.

Photograph depicts the B.C. Electric Railway turning east at Glover Rd., south of Fort Langley.

Photograph depicts the B.C. Electric Railway swing bridge at False Creek on the west side looking north.

Photograph depicts the fixed span of the B.C. Electric Railway swing bridge at False Creek looking south.

Photograph depicts the B.C. Electric Railway swing bridge at False Creek.

Photograph depicts the B.C. Electric Railway trestle bridge swinging span at False Creek.

Photograph depicts the B.C. Electric Railway swing bridge at False Creek on the west side looking east as it is about to swing open.

Photograph depicts the B.C. Electric Railway trestle bridge over False Creek looking north at the fixed span. The fixed span can be removed by floating it onto a scow on rising tide to allow large and newly launched ships to get out to sea.

Photograph depicts the under face of the B.C. Electric Railway swing bridge at False Creek looking north.

Photograph depicts the False Creek Trestle bridge open and the Granville Bridge looking east.

Photograph depicts the B.C. Electric Railway swing bridge connecting Lulu Island to the mainland at New Westminster, looking north and taken from Lulu Island. The swinging span is left open except for the passage of freight trains.

Photograph depicts B.C. Electric Railway trackage being removed to approaches of locomotive house in New Westminster. The view is looking northeast, probably up 14th St.

Photograph depicts the B.C. Electric Railway trackage at Kerrisdale in Vancouver. The photo was taken from 49th Ave. and West Boulevard, looking north. The second track used to lie to the right of the existing one.

Photograph depicts a B.C. Electric Railway trolley electric locomotive #960, in freight yard below the Georgia Viaduct in Vancouver.

Photograph depicts a B.C. Electric Railway trolley electric locomotive #960, in freight yard below the Georgia Viaduct in Vancouver.

Photograph depicts a B.C. Electric Railway trolley electric locomotive #960, in freight yard below the Georgia Viaduct in Vancouver.

Photograph depicts the B.C. Electric Railway workshops at the south end of the Burrard bridge in Vancouver. The view is looking west and depicts caboose A10 in the background.

File consists of a speech given by Gary Runka entitled "BC Experience: Establishing Priorities for the Use of Rural Land Resources" for the Canadian Institute of Planners Annual Conference in Kitchener, Waterloo.

Commentary on this speech by Barry Smith of the Ministry of Agriculture and Lands:
"This is a second speech GGR gave at the 1980 CIP Conference.

The 'rural' stage is set by stating that BC is 94% crown land of which 53% is unreserved crown land - so lots of rural land to plan for.

The paper largely outlines 8 examples of rural land use priorities in BC including:

1. Integrating rural land use policy under the Environment and Land Use Act
2. Agricultural Land Commission Act protecting farmland
3. Forest and Range Act
4. Municipal and Regional government community, settlement and regional plans - largely on non-crown land
5. The Federal government's amended Fisheries Act
6. Special Statutes Planning - The Islands Trust Act
7. Crown land Planning Strategies
8. Environment Planning via an Environment Act, Water Basin Plan and Wildlife along with complimentary legislation.

The paper helps to place the farmland preservation in the context with other land use planning efforts in British Columbia."

Postcard photograph depicts lofty view of sternwheeler in river, snow capped mountains in background.

Printed annotation on recto reads: “R.M.S. B.C. Express in Upper Canyon Fraser River.”

2 Stern wheelers tied to the river bank. Printed annotation on recto reads: “The B.C. Express mail Steamers No. 102.”

Photograph depicts a paddle wheel conveyor believed to be in distress in the Fort George Canyon on the Fraser River. Rocky bank in foreground, trees on opposite shore in background.

Photograph depicts a paddle wheel conveyor believed to be in distress in the Fort George Canyon on the Fraser River. Trees on opposite shore in background.

Photograph depicts a paddle wheel conveyor believed to be in the Fort George Canyon on the Fraser River. Rocky shore in foreground, trees on opposite shore in background.

Photograph depicts sternwheeler passing through rapids of the Fraser River, B.C. Printed annotation on recto reads: “The B.C. Express Passing through the Grand Canyon B.C.”, handwritten in red ink: “1913”.

Postcard photograph depicts sternwheeler, men visible on deck, hills on opposite shore in background.

Printed annotation on recto reads: “B.C. Express Steamer, Fraser River.” Handwritten annotation in pencil on verso reads: “BC Express Fraser River BC”.

B.C. Express Steamer, Fraser River. Trees and mountains in background. Printed annotation on recto reads: “B.C. Express Steamer, Fraser River.” Handwritten annotation in pencil on verso reads: “BC Express Fraser River BC”