Environment

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  • Includes: environmental issues; nature, wilderness and scenery; climate and weather; environmentalists; environmental organizations and businesses; parks and natural areas; wildlife management; habitat and species protection/recovery; conservation activities.

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          4525 Archival description results for Environment

          4525 results directly related Exclude narrower terms
          2002.14.4.20 · File · 2004
          Part of Marianne (Marika) Ainley fonds

          File consists of conference proceedings and a backup for conference proceedings for the presentation, "Science lessons for everyone? The writings of Catharine Parr Traill, 1802-1899," which was presented at the Joint Annual Conference of the American Society of Environmental History and the National Council on Public History.

          2003.4.1.44 · File · Apr. 1996
          Part of Kemano Completion Project Dispute Collection

          File consists of a copy of the "Conceptual Alternatives for a Release Facility at Kenney Dam: An Interim Report of the Kenney Dam Release Facility Working Group", related figures and notes by Alderdice, and a letter to David Lane of the T. Buck Suzuki Foundation regarding the Interim Report.

          2000.1.1.3.19.132 · Item · [ca. 1980]
          Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

          Photograph depicts part of the vacuum dust control and removal system in the Cassiar mill building. Unidentified man can be seen at rotary air-lock, in which heavy blown dust would collect before dropping to plenum conveyor resting just above floor. From here, the dust would eventually be expelled at the tailings pile outside of the mill. Second unidentified man can be seen climbing steps in background. This section of the mill was located above the lab.

          2000.1.1.3.19.129 · Item · [ca. 1980]
          Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

          Photograph depicts mine area. Switchback road and higher benches in background. Blasthole drills, track shovels, and ore haulage trucks can be seen on level in foreground and higher bench in background. Mountains visible in distance. Benches in background speculated to be located on the mine's West Peak.

          2000.1.1.3.19.131 · Item · [ca. 1980]
          Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

          Photograph depicts machinery in snowy area of mine. Euclid ore haulage truck in foreground, cassiar pickup truck visible in lower area in midground. Blasthole drill in front of track shovel in left background, Wabco ore haulage truck visible behind other machinery in right background.

          Community Album - Palletizer
          2000.1.1.3.19.134 · Item · [ca. 1980]
          Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

          Photograph depicts palletizer machinery, where bags of asbestos fibre were shrink-wrapped and made ready for shipping pallets. Palletizer was located near shipping (believed to be in mill building). Unidentified man visible in machinery on far left.

          2000.1.1.3.19.147 · Item · [ca. 1980]
          Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

          Photograph depicts Joseph wearing safety gear while standing at testing equipment on raised sampling station. Sign below Joseph reads "DO NOT DISTURB / SAMPLING IN PROGRESS / PROPERTY OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL DEPT. / CASSIAR ASBESTOS LTD." Helen Joseph took air quality tests in the working areas and town (see item 2000.1.1.3.19.135). Power lines, unidentified building, and mountain base visible in background. Photo was taken during winter.

          2011.3.3.89 · Item · [ca. 1909-1930]
          Part of North Coast & Central BC Postcard Collection

          Photograph of a bridge along a rocky shoreline. Printed annotation reads: "Colloway Rapids Bridge Prince Rupert Highway W.W.W." Handwritten annotation on verso is heavily obscured by residual album paper and reads: "PO Box 777 Prince Rupert BC. [Illegible] Lal. This[??] is a piece of our new bridge which [obscured] neats our Island with the mainland. We have had picnics on the other side & [illegible] is open for [illegible] to [illegible]ve ours this side of the [obscured] our stuff to the little [obscured] patronize[??]. Mrs. [illegible] are back again in Rupert [obscured] Kamloops office closed down [obscured] was no chance of transfer. Have not."

          2009.7.1.293 · Item · [ca. 1880-1920]
          Part of Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

          Members of the Collison family casually fishing from a large dock. Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Collison family fishing from dock (Portland[?] Canal) {Max Elsie Henry Will Arthur Herbert}."

          Collapsing Cabin
          2012.13.1.13.16 · Item · Oct. 1984
          Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

          Image depicts an old, collapsing cabin somewhere in the Fort George Canyon Provincial Park, B.C.

          2003.4.4.1.61 · File · 1993
          Part of Kemano Completion Project Dispute Collection

          File consists of a published copy of a Canadian Technical Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences report by R.A. Bams entitled "Coho Salmon Smolt Production from Kelvin Creek (Cowichan River Watershed) B.C., During Four Years of Colonization with Hatchery and Salvaged Wild Fry"

          Coastal Forest
          2012.13.1.78.04 · Item · 1982
          Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

          Image depicts the coastal forests on the shores of Haida Gwaii, B.C. An unknown individual is crouching on the beach in the image.

          2012.13.2.08.03.2 · Item · [ca. 1978]
          Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

          The item is a photograph depicting a garbage pile at the Railway Museum area prior to being built. Attached note on picture states, "Present location of Railway Museum. Infamous garbage pile dumped in Cottonwood Island Park by CNR. Circa 1978."