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On March 7, 1956 the Cassiar Reporters Guild published one issue of an untitled newspaper simply titled "The Cassiar?" (vol.1, no.1) along with a "name that newspaper" contest call out to the local community. It is believed that no other issue of this first volume was published until December 7, 1957 when The Asbestos Sheet (vol.2, no.1) was published. The Asbestos Sheet, was generally published twice a month and ran from December 1957 to September 1976; after which time both its name and its format changed: the 8-1/2 x 10" news bulletin changing to an 11 x 17" newspaper; and The Asbestos Sheet becoming the Cassiar Courier. The Courier was published monthly from fall 1976 until February 1991 when it stopped circulation shortly before the closure of both the mine and the company town.

Map depicts proposed industrial area outside of Terrace, British Columbia.

Publication contains an abridged version of the publication entitled "Termpol Assessment of the Navigational and Environmental Risks Associated with the Proposal of Kitimat Pipe Line Ltd. to Construct a Marine Oil Terminal at Kitimat, B.C." published by Transport Canada Coast Guard.

File consists on research on Thomas Ernest Edward (T.E.E.) Greenfield who spent time in the Pacific Northwest as an RCMP officer, gold miner, pharmacist, and construction worker between the years of 1926-1939. Materials include correspondence between Greenfield and L'Heureux, a manuscript, newspaper clippings, and a book. Highlights include:

• T.E.E Greenfield, "Drugs (Mostly)", 1976 (book)
• Photocopied travelogue by Annie Elizabeth Greenfield entitled "Unto the Hills Around Do I Lift Up My Longing Eyes" describing her personal experiences travelling to Prince George, Hazelton, and the Okanagan between June 30-July 20, 1927

Subseries contains materials related to the taxation of Fyfe Lake Fir. Includes instructions for business and employer filing within Canada.

Photograph depicts exposed asbestos fibre in talus, shovel in left foreground.

Photograph depicts the Cassiar plantsite behind tailings pile in foreground. Mine road runs north though valley bellow mine, strip mining barely visible in background. Photograph was taken from above, facing north.

Photograph of outside of tailing bins at Nordenham Germany. Part of Trip Report.

Photograph depicts two men in front of three large trucks believed to be used for ore haulage. Mountains in background. Handwritten annotation on recto of photograph: "Int. Harvester Payhaulers Model 95 / Left: R.R. [Kiresan?] Equipment Supt. / Right: C.E. Bronson Asst. Gen. Supt.", on verso: "1961".

File contains images of mine operations and construction, as well as a variety of other subjects.

• Elements of the underground mine are depicted, including miners working, the marked rock face, yellow ducting and ventilation fan, the portal, mesh rockbolted onto adit walls, shotcrete being applied, and stacked mining construction materials.
• Mining equipment depicted in this file includes underground ore haulage truck, Wabco ore haulage truck, jackleg drill, stoper drill, scoop tram, jumbo drill, conveyor, pickup trucks, unidentified mixing or grinding machine, a cable wagon and half constructed ore haulage truck in the shop, and a continuous miner (also known as alpine miner or roadheader).
• A set of images show a dozer and a lowbed truck transporting a temporary building down the pit mine access road.
• Several images depict drill core fragments, asbestos ore, and geological features of the mine.
• Mining related process are depicted, including a young man sluicing and panning, a mine building under construction, and an unidentified steel frame structure with a hydraulic device suspended on a rail.
• A set of images shows a railway or highway construction project, including stockpile of construction materials, rail cars, caboose, locomotive, front end loader, dump truck, concrete mixing trucks, semi-trucks, and a rail car with large steel drums which are speculated to be specialized for tunnel construction.
• Further images show what is speculated to be tunnel construction.
• A set of images at a high ceiling underground mine which is not Cassiar depicts a man in a suite by a underground ore haulage truck, and other mining vehicles including a crane.
• A set of images depict an ungulate herd, possibly bighorn sheep, on a mountain side.
• The file includes several images which depict personal life, presumably from a family vacation, and access to these images may be restricted. These images depict man with children on a fishing trip, adults and children around a pool, a woman on a motorcycle, and a house and kitchen. Several groups of images are contained in envelopes annotated with dates and “K. Minty”.

Map depicts the cities of Summerland, Penticton, and Naramata. Annotated by Davies to emphasize the rail lines in the area.

Map depicts the cities of Summerland, Penticton, and Naramata. Annotated by Davies to emphasize the rail lines in the area.

Photograph depicts benches from strip mining operations at the Cassiar mine. Haul trucks and equipment believed to be used for explosive purposes can be seen in mine. Shop and mountain range visible in background. Handwritten annotation on recto of photograph: "Cassiar, BC / June 1970 / by Tom Kiefer". Image consists of three photographic prints adhered together to form one comprehensive panoramic.

Photograph depicts the Cassiar mine. North peak featured in left background, South peak in right background, and West peak in right foreground. Area to left of the mining pit and West peak was called the "cirque waste dump." Mountain range visible in distance.

Photograph depicts the Cassiar mine. North peak featured in left background, South peak in right background, and West peak in right foreground. Area to left of the mining pit and West peak was called the "cirque waste dump." Mountain range visible in distance.

Collection consists of records created and collected by Robert "Bob" Stowell (1922-2018) and his son Bill Stowell over the course of their careers in the British Columbia forestry industry.

Bob Stowell spent the majority of his 50+ year forestry career with The Pas Lumber Co. (B.C.) Ltd. in Prince George, BC as their Woodlands Manager between 1965-1991. Bob Stowell's records from The Pas Lumber Co. (B.C.) Ltd. include photographs, company histories, speeches, memoranda, correspondence, reports, and news clippings.

Bill Stowell worked for numerous forestry companies across British Columbia over the course of his forestry career (1977-2018). His collected material predominantly consists of forestry-related clippings from newspapers and periodicals, along with forestry-related publications like pamphlets, booklets, and reports. Represented among Bill Stowell's records are correspondence, memoranda, reports, and ephemera from Tolko Industries Ltd. and other various forestry companies.

Map depicts existing harbour development in Stewart, with an enlargement of the west side of the harbour.

File consists of material relating to sternwheelers in British Columbia. Materials include newspaper clippings, magazines, reproductions of articles, and photographs. Highlights include:

• BC Provincial Archives, "SS Chilco upper Nechako River", [191-?] (photograph reproduction)
• BC Provincial Archives, "Fraser River Steam Boat South Fort George", [191-?] (photograph reproduction)
• BC Provincial Archives, "At the Boat of the first Canyon upper Nechako River ", 1911 (photograph reproduction)
• BC Provincial Archives, "Passing Through the Fort George Canyon- Possibly the S.S. BX", [191-?] (photograph reproduction)

Blue sky in background.

This collection is of the pipe line for the New Steam Plant contracted out to Humphrey Construction. The photographs depict the outdoor work of laying the pipe in dug in ground. The file that these photographs were found in contains a contract with Humphrey Construction, specifications for construction and correspondence.

Map depicts the City of Squamish, Howe Sound, and the Britannia Mine.

File contains:

• Published pamphlet of the 1981 Burgess-Lane Memorial Lecture, "Timber Supply Management in British Columbia - Past, Present and Future" by W. Young, Chief Forester, BC Ministry of Forests
• Photocopied 1987 speech transcript by W. Young, "A Sad Story about Good Politics and Poor Land Use--The Agriculture Lease Rush of the Late 1960's and Early 1970's in the North-Central Interior"
• Photocopied 1989 speech transcript by H. Carl Mason entitled "Of Owls and Pussy Cats" about the Northwest forest products industry
• Photocopied presentation by W. Young to the 1985 Annual Meeting of the Union of B.C. Municipalities in Vancouver entitled "Politics, Free Lunches & 2.9 Percent"
• Photocopied paper by W. Young presented at a 1985 Forest History Seminar in Prince George entitled "The Forest History of the Prince George Area 1960-1984 -- including the Dynamic Era"
• Photocopied "Safety" speech by Bob Stowell [undated]
• Photocopied "Safety" speech transcript, possibly by Bob Stowell [undated]
• Draft notes for speech entitled "What are the principle safety problems in the North and how can they be coped with???", possibly by Bob Stowell [undated]
• Draft speech notes [undated]