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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          4534 Archival description results for Environment

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          W.A.C. Bennett Dam
          2012.13.1.91.02 · Item · Sep. 1974
          Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

          Image depicts a section of the Peace River blocked off by the W.A.C. Bennett Dam. The dam itself is not visible in the image.

          2009.5.1.73 · Item · 26 May 1932
          Part of Taylor-Baxter Family Photograph Collection

          Handwritten annotation on recto of photograph: "Omineca Dist Walcott Suspension Bridge West Approach - looking East May 26 - 1932". Photograph depicts two white horses pulling a wagon in front of Walcott bridge. This bridge was moved from its original location in the Hagwilget Canyon, downstream from Walcott on the Bulkley River. It is a pedestrian bridge at the time of this photograph, though it was originally used by motor vehicles. Dirt road leading to bridge in foreground, with lumber and brush piles on either side. Trees and hills on opposite shore in background.

          Walt Taylor fonds
          2002.9 · Fonds · 1951-2001

          This fonds illustrates Walt Taylor’s activities as a social activist in the Okanagan region of B.C. in the 1970s, and his involvement with political-environmental activist movements in the Bulkley Valley-Telkwa-Smithers area c.1980s-1990s. The Taylor fonds includes records of the Skeena Round Table for a Sustainable Society, the Northwest Study Conference Society and the Waging Peace Society; as well as, background research compiled for Taylor’s publication "Waging Peace for a Living: An Action Plan for survival of life on earth", (Victoria: Trafford Publishing, 1999). The Taylor fonds also contains records of significance relating to proposed economic developments, such as open-pit mining, fishing and forestry policies and nuclear power; and documents pertaining to political-environmental actions conducted by Northern BC stakeholders such as First Nations (Gitskan and Wet'su'wet'en) and NGO’s such as the Telkwa Educational Action Committee of Householders. Types of records comprising this fonds include correspondence to and from activist organizations; circulars to society members; background papers on social activist issues; background reports on BC First Nations environmental and land claims issues, background studies on environmental & economic impacts of industrial developments proposed for Northern BC, newspaper clippings, and various publications.

          Taylor, Walt
          Waste in Mine Valley
          2000.1.1.3.13.12 · Item · 25 October 1965
          Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

          Photograph depicts large swath of dark waste down mountainside to right of valley. The waste dump is believed to be visible at top of swath on right of image. Bench mining visible on the North and South peak in background. Handwritten annotation on recto of photograph: "Oct. 25 / 65 4:25 PM."

          Waste Stripping Operations
          2000.1.1.3.15.21 · Item · 1961
          Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

          Photograph depicts benches of Cassiar's open mine. Men can be seen standing near machinery speculated to be blasthole drills in bottom left of image. Handwritten annotation on recto of photograph: "Waste Stripping Operations on McDame Mt. Ore Mining in lower right Corner.", on verso: "1961".

          Water in Gravel Pit
          2000.1.1.3.18.011 · Item · June 1987
          Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

          Photograph depicts an unidentified man standing to left of large puddle in gravel pit, mountain peaks in background. Photo speculated to have been taken on the plant, or near the Cassiar airstrip, facing south west. Stamped annotation on recto of photograph: "JUN. 1987".

          Waterfall
          2012.13.1.56.12 · Item · 1973
          Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

          Image depicts a waterfall on a mountain side in Mt. Robson Provincial Park.

          Waterfall
          2012.13.1.46.40 · Item · 1980
          Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

          Image depicts a waterfall somewhere in South Tweedsmuir Provincial Park.

          Waterfall
          2012.13.1.46.17 · Item · 1980
          Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

          Image depicts an aerial view of a waterfall in South Tweedsmuir Provincial Park.

          Waterfall
          2012.13.1.46.16 · Item · 1980
          Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

          Image depicts an aerial view of a waterfall in South Tweedsmuir Provincial Park.

          Waterfall
          2012.13.1.46.19 · Item · 1980
          Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

          Image depicts an aerial view of a waterfall in South Tweedsmuir Provincial Park.

          W.E. Collison on the Dawn
          2009.7.1.285 · Item · [ca. 1880-1920]
          Part of Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

          Archdeacon W.H. Collison and an unidentified man on the "Dawn," Collison's boat. Forested hills and several buildings are visible in the background. Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "The 'Dawn' Archdeacon Collison's boat."

          2002.14.1.09.053 · File · 2000-2001
          Part of Marianne (Marika) Ainley fonds

          File consists of research material gathered in and/or concerning New Zealand. Research materials include handwritten notes and photocopies on a variety of topics including New Zealand women, environment, and the Maori people. File also includes promotional material for museums and galleries in Wellington, New Zealand.

          Wells Hospital building
          2012.13.1.37.23 · Item · 1978
          Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

          Photograph depicts the old hospital building in Wells. At the time the photo was taken, 1978, it was being used as an apartment building, and that is still its current use.