File consists of Gary Runka's records relating to the trial of Regina v. Edward Murphy and Douglas Holme, for which Runka was subpoenaed as a witness. Includes subpoena notice, transcript of Runka's examination in court, and newspaper articles about the trial.
Item is an original typescript entitled "Recreation Land Management Guidelines in Relation to Capability Ratings" by W.C. Yeomans, Project Director, British Columbia Recreation Sector.
This CD-ROM contains digital records collected and produced by Gary Runka during his consultancy work for client job 654, the BC Trust for Public Lands' "Improving Conservation Land Management Discussion Paper". The only record contained on this disc is an opening address by G. Gary Runka entitled "Managing Conservation Lands To Keep Nature's Pulse Beating" for the Best Management Practices for Conservation Lands Workshop, BC Trust for Public Lands - Ocean Sciences Institute, Sidney, B.C. on September 24, 2009.
This CD-ROM contains digital records created by Gary Runka during his consultancy work for client job 628, Penticton Indian Band's "Consultation and Technical Review of Proposed Summerland Hills Golf Resort" project. Includes a draft "Overview of Summerland Hills Golf Resort Project Interim Report" prepared for Penticton Indian Band Working Group by G. Gary Runka MSc PAg., G.G. Runka Land Sense Ltd., April 9, 2007.
This CD-ROM contains digital records collected and produced by Gary Runka during his consultancy work for client job 601, the Grasslands Conservation Council of BC's "Development of Strategic Plan for Mitigating Fragmentation and Development of BC's Grasslands" project. Includes a PowerPoint presentation entitled "Mitigating the Fragmentation & Development of BC's Grasslands: A Strategic Plan" and accompanying slide handouts.
This CD-ROM contains digital records collected and produced by Gary Runka during his consultancy work for client job 601, the Grasslands Conservation Council of BC's "Development of Strategic Plan for Mitigating Fragmentation and Development of BC's Grasslands" project. Includes textual records such as reports, emails, agendas, budget, workplans, and project proposal.
This CD-ROM contains digital records collected and produced by Gary Runka during his consultancy work for client job 593, the Grasslands Conservation Council of BC's "Facilitation and Consultations for Mitigating the Fragmentation and Development of BC Grasslands Workshop" project. Includes the following documents:
- "Ecological Status Assessment For British Columbia Grassland: A Field Workbook For Ranchers" (July 2004)
- "BC Grasslands Mapping Project: A Conservation Risk Assessment - Final Report" (May 2004)
- "Grassland Status Assessment - Field Worksheet"
- "Developing a Qualitative Approach for Assessing Grassland Ecological Condition: A Tool for BC Ranchers - Annual Report, Hamilton Commonage Grassland Monitoring Project" (March 2004)
File consists of a draft copy of a land and resource management plan for Prince George, a component of BC's land use strategy.
File consists of assorted real estate listings and appraisals for investment properties in Prince George, Mackenzie, and Vanderhoof. A survey of Tabor Lake, documents from a continuing education seminar for engineers, and recreational area assessments are also included. Also includes 19 street traffic and parking maps of Prince George from the 1970s.
Item is an original copy of "Rails-to-Trails: Moving Forward - A Provincial Strategy for Converting Abandoned Railway Lines to Trails" published by the Outdoor Recreation Council of British Columbia.
Item is an October 2000 public discussion paper published by the BC Ministry of Forests regarding the Queen Charlotte Timber Supply Area.
Item is an original copy of "Public Review Summary of Options for the Babine River Area" by the BC Ministry of Forests and BC Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks from circa 1992. Includes an accompanying page of notes written by Joan Sawicki.
Item is a photocopied journal reprint from Queen's Quarterly entitled "Public Management and Mismanagement of Natural Resources in Canada" from Vol. 73, No. 1, Spring 1966, pp. 86-99.
File consists of an information package detailing the Public Auction of Agricultural Crown Land in Prince George with property maps and general terms and conditions included.
This 2-disc set contains the Prosperity Mine "Application for an Environmental Assessment Certificate pursuant to the British Columbia Environmental Assessment Act and Environmental Impact Statement for submission to the Federal Review Panel pursuant to the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act" of 2009. Contains 9 volumes of digital documents with accompanying appendixes, in PDF or Word document format.
File consists of a planning study for the Regional District of Fraser-Fort George proposing the second phase amendment to zoning and subdivision bylaws.
Item is the Proposed Land Use Map, 1978-2012, referred to in By-law No. 3138, the City of Prince George Official Community Plan. The original draft of this map was completed on October 24, 1977. This version of the map was amended in July 1982.
Item is a map depicting proposed land use between 1978 and 2012 in the City of Prince George. This map was drawn for the City of Prince George Community Plan; this particular version of the map was displayed in City of Prince George council chambers through 1979.
File consists of a speech given by Gary Runka entitled "Proposed Hydro Development - Peace River Valley: Some Questions" to the Peace Valley Environmental Association in Dawson Creek. Note that page 3 of the speech appears to be missing.
Commentary on this speech by Barry Smith of the Ministry of Agriculture and Lands:
"The speech discusses some broad questions particularly related to the lack of a provincial energy policy, the approval process and varying estimates of future energy needs and alternatives. GGR quotes the position of the ALC of October 1977 and also reviews the legal powers under the ALC Act and ends by outlining several questions he feels the Association has the right to ask and get answers to."
File consists of a proposal for lakeshore property development guidelines prepared on behalf of the Lakeshore Management Committee in Prince George.
File consists of a study by the Planning Department of the Regional District of Fraser-Fort George for the City of Prince George concerning the feasability of a greenbelt for the municipality.
File consists of a proposal of recreational areas for Class A Park or National Park status in the Peace River-Liard Regional District.
File consists of multiple property documents in the Regional District of Fraser Fort-George including Sunnyside Grocery financial statements, a market study of the Green Valley subdivision by North Country Appraisals for N.M. Skalbania Ltd., property lease and development plan information, and a sewage disposal study.
File consists of a projected population study of Prince George looking at age and gendered demographics as well as urban vs rural and projected population dispersal.
Series consists of administrative records for the Island Cache Recovery Project. Includes grant funding paperwork, correspondence, and researcher privacy forms.
Item is an original copy of a 1989 "Program Review: The Agricultural Land Reserve Program" for the BC Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries.
Series consists of records relating to G. Gary Runka's professional career development, interests, and involvement beyond his Land Sense Ltd. work. Runka was involved in many professional associations, including the Agricultural Institute of Canada, the B.C. Federation of Naturalists, the B.C. Institute of Agrologists, the Bella Coola Watershed Conservation Society, the Canadian Consulting Agrologists Association, the Canadian Institute of Forestry, the Canadian Society of Landscape Ecology and Management, the Grasslands Conservation Council of British Columbia, the Lambda Alpha International Society for Range Management, the Soil and Water Conservation Society, and the Wilderness Tourism Association, among others. Records include material relating to Runka's involvement with these professional associations, as well as collected professional resource material relating to agriculture and environment topics. Also includes Runka's business card collection.
File consists of selected correspondence, mailings, newsletters, pamphlets and conference information. Includes the following newsletters: Society for Range Management (SRM) Pacific Northwest Section Newsletter, SRM BC Chapter Newsletter, the British Columbia Institute of Agrologists (BCIA) Newsletter, the Elders Council for Parks in British Columbia Newsletter, the Pacific Regional Society of Soil Science (PRSSS) Newsletter, and the ReachOut newsletter of the Faculty of Land and Food Systems at UBC. Also includes a November 2010 issue of "aq: The Magazine of Simon Fraser University" which includes a tribute to Warren Gill, Gary Runka's son-in-law.
File consists of selected correspondence, mailings, newsletters, pamphlets and conference information. Includes the following newsletters: Society for Range Management (SRM) Pacific Northwest Section Newsletter, the British Columbia Institute of Agrologists (BCIA) Newsletter, the Pacific Regional Society of Soil Science (PRSSS) Newsletter, the Elders Council for Parks in British Columbia Newsletter, the Fall 2007 Farm Folk City Folk Newsletter, and "Farmland & Wildlife" newsletter of the Delta Farmland & Wildlife Trust. Includes conference and seminar materials related to the Mountain Pine Beetle.
File consists of selected correspondence, mailings, newsletters, pamphlets and conference information. Includes the following newsletters: Society for Range Management (SRM) Pacific Northwest Section Newsletter, Soil and Water Conservation Society (SWCS) BC Chapter Newsletter, the British Columbia Institute of Agrologists (BCIA) Newsletter, the Pacific Regional Society of Soil Science (PRSSS) Newsletter, and "Farmland & Wildlife" newsletter of the Delta Farmland & Wildlife Trust. Includes a short biography of Gary Runka and a report of the BCIA 59th Annual General Meeting (2006).
File consists of selected correspondence, mailings, newsletters, pamphlets and conference information. Includes the following newsletters: the British Columbia Institute of Agrologists (BCIA) Newsletter, the Pacific Regional Society of Soil Science (PRSSS) Newsletter, and the Sigma Tau Upsilon Honorary Agricultural Society Newsletter. Includes letters from Moura Quayle, Dean of the UBC Faculty of Land and Food Systems.
File consists of selected correspondence, mailings, newsletters, pamphlets and conference information. Includes the following newsletters: Society for Range Management (SRM) Pacific Northwest Section Newsletter, SRM BC Chapter Newsletter, the Sigma Tau Upsilon Honorary Agricultural Society Newsletter, the Pacific Regional Society of Soil Science (PRSSS) Newsletter, the British Columbia Institute of Agrologists (BCIA) Newsletter, and the "Examiner" newsletter of the Public Services Employees for Environmental Ethics. Also includes a report of the 57th annual meeting of the BCIA and Gary Runka's 2002-2003 professional development record submitted for CCAA membership.
File consists of selected correspondence, mailings, newsletters, pamphlets and conference information. Includes the following newsletters: Society for Range Management (SRM) Pacific Northwest Section Newsletter, the Sigma Tau Upsilon Honorary Agricultural Society Newsletter, Society for Range Management (SRM) "The Trail Boss News" Newsletter, and the British Columbia Institute of Agrologists (BCIA) Newsletter. Also includes Gary Runka's 2002 record of professional development for BCIA membership and Gary Runka's response to the CCAA Continuing Professional Development Needs survey. Contains a CD-ROM with the "Proceedings of the Society for Range Management International Affairs Committee Symposium" of February 17, 2002 "Rangeland Professionals and Policy: Prospects for Effective Influence in the Developed and Developing Worlds".
File consists of selected periodicals, reports, and leaflets. Includes:
- "Archipelago" Spring 1998 newsletter issue of the Galiano Conservancy Association
- "Landmark" Winter 1997-1998 newsletter of the Land Conservancy of British Columbia
- "Certification of Consulting Agrologists Next Steps" report prepared for the Canadian Consulting Agrologists Association
- "The New Farmland Defense League" leaflet
File consists of selected correspondence, mailings, periodicals, and pamphlets. Includes:
- "A Tribute to the BCFA British Columbia Federation of Agriculture 50th Anniversary 1936-1986" supplement to the December 1986 issue of Country Life in BC
- An invitation to participate in transforming and evolving the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences at UBC, with an included 'Scenario Workbook'
- BC Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food "Fast Facts" pamphlet
File consists of selected mailings, minutes, and news releases. Includes British Columbia Institute of Agrologists (BCIA) news releases and a Planning Institute of British Columbia (PIBC) news release.
Item is an original copy of the "Proceedings of the Urban Issues, Opportunities and the Canadian Agriculture Industry Seminar" on November 3-7, 1998 organized by the Canadian Agriculture Lifetime Leadership Program.
Item is an original copy of "Proceedings from the B.C. Land Use Strategy Workshop, Dunsmuir Lodge, Victoria" published by the Outdoor Recreation Council of British Columbia in 1988.
File consists of a speech given by Gary Runka entitled "Problems and Solutions: The BC Land Commission Experience" at the Conference on Agricultural Land Preservation in Washington State at the University of Washington, Seattle.
Commentary on this speech by Barry Smith of the Ministry of Agriculture and Lands:
"This speech, written for and delivered to an international audience, reads like an article aimed at providing an historical overview of the first three years of the work of the Land Commission.
While succinct, it also has the quality of a comprehensive overview. Up to this point this is the best item in the collection explaining the background of the legislation, implementation and administrative challenges of the Commission over its first three years of operation.
Given when it was written - at a time when the formative history of the Land Commission was being made and by a person in the very centre of this history who was day-by-day helping to create this history - this is a singularly important document."
File consists of a speech given by Gary Runka entitled "Private Land Needs and the BC Agricultural Land Commission Experience" for the Perspectives on Natural Resources Symposium II at Sir Sanford Fleming College in Lindsay, Ontario.
Commentary on this speech by Barry Smith of the Ministry of Agriculture and Lands:
"This represents a major, out of province speech. It covers some familiar historic themes concerning the implementation of the BC farmland preservation program but also provides other interesting insights. It includes an informative summary of the land scarcity problem particular to BC.
With the designation of the ALR complete, the much more difficult task is: "... to make the right land-use decisions within the agricultural zone and encourage good land use planning adjacent to it in order to accomplish the stated objectives." This statement clearly establishes the perspective that the ALC is not just focused on land within the ALR but believes its protection mandate extends beyond the bounds of the Reserve.
GGR states that for competing uses there are normally non-agricultural alternatives but: "...the ability and willingness to go in these other directions necessitates a radical change in thinking on the part of governments, private industry, real estate interests, and the general public." Fourteen competing land uses are noted.
It is noted that the ALC Act "...has provided impetus for more formal planning at the local and regional levels..." - a fact all too often missed.
GGR reviews the types of plan policies that will assist the preservation of farmland and support the continued farming of agricultural land.
A number of specific initiatives are noted and mention is made of the urban / rural fringe problems and the work of the Ministry of Agriculture Green Zone Committee. Mention is made of the challenges associated with dealing with conflicts with other provincial and federal agencies.
The paper is summarized with three general approaches to looking at land needs, land uses and resource planning drawn from GGR's personal experience:
- Canada can't afford many more mistakes in the area of land resource allocation and making land-use decisions on the basis of the land's inherent natural characteristics is more reliable and sensible than based on the protection of property values and simply accommodating growth pressures;
- The ALC has learned that every move in rural planning and every decision in resource management has impact upon agriculture; and
- Agricultural land preservation represents a provincial priority and it has identified a direction around which all others can plan.
GGR closes - "In the final analysis, it is the process of planning that is important, the product itself is never quite finalized."
Series consists of print photographs created or collected by Gary Runka over the course of his personal and professional life. Includes school portraits, sporting event photographs, and work-related group portraits. Also includes aerial photographs of the West Coast Trail.
Item is a 1960 Modern Land Policy journal reprint of an article by Howard Conklin entitled "Principles of Land Classification".
Item is a reproduced typescript of a paper prepared for the 1968 annual meeting of the Association of BC Foresters in Kamloops by Dr. Peter Pearse. The paper is entitled "Principles for Allocating Wildland Among Alternative Uses".
Photograph of a small vessel on the ocean with a dock and harbour buildings in the foreground. Tents and piles of lumber can be seen among the buildings. Annotation on recto reads: "The Wharf, Prince Rupert, BC. 1657." Printed annotation on verso reads "The Wharf, Prince Rupert, BC J. Howard A. Chapman, Victoria. BC. 1657."
Photo of entire ship building plant, including several vessels in the foreground. Hills are visible in the background. Annotation on recto reads: "Prince Rupert Ship Repair and Ship Building Plant. Prince Rupert BC. Frank E Kirby, William T Donnelly, Engineers. 17 Battery Place. NYC."
This commemorative souvenir was produced by the Prince Rupert Pioneers’ Association in 1914. Its content provides a textual overview of the individual persons who pioneered the establishment of Prince Rupert, as well as, their associated portrait photographs. This publication also provides a brief introduction to the history of Prince Rupert and includes some related historical photographs.
Wide angle photograph of Prince Rupert sometime during the winter. There is snow on the ground and a marge mountain range is visible in the background. Annotation on recto reads: "Prince Rupert looking East from Waterworks J.D.A Pho 5/2."
File consists of a Prince George transportation planning study by Ward Consulting Group for the BC Ministry of Transportation and Highways.
File consists of an analysis of Prince George's timber supply, prepared by the ARA Consulting Group.
Subseries contains material collected and created by Kent Sedgwick for research regarding various areas surrounding Prince George. Includes materials on the Crooked River area; Summit Lake; Ferguson Lake; Chief Lake; Salmon Valley; Mud River; Beaverly; Buckwater; Chilako River; Indian Reserve no. 4; Blackburn; Pineview; Stone Creek; Red Rock; Woodpecker; and Hixon. The files primarily consist of research notes and photographs depicting the communities.