Item is a copy of the 1981 "The Vegetation of Burns Bog, Fraser Delta, Southwestern British Columbia" by Hebda, R.J. and W.G. Biggs in Syesis (Vol. 14) published by British Columbia Provincial Museum.
Item is a photocopied version of a draft "Tofino Regional Tourism Study Executive Summary" by Ric Careless.
Item is a photocopied version of "Tourism: For Better or For Worse: Taming the Dragons of Growth and Change" speech presented to Regional Tourism Workshops by A. Pollock.
Item is a photocopied version of "Toward a Marine Protected Areas Strategy for the Pacific Coast of Canada" discussion draft by Province of BC and Government of Canada.
Photograph depicts a traction engine at a ranch on Nicola Lake, near Merritt. The engine was made by Nichols-Shepard Co. at Battle Creek, Michigan and named the "Red River Special." It is undated and has 2 cylinders, side tanks, 16-10 horse power, wood burner, firebox 5 ft. long.
Photograph depicts a traction engine built by Sawyer Massey in Hamilton, Ontario. It has a single cylinder and large fire box for burning wood or straw. The engine is located in Nanton, Alberta.
Photograph depicts a rear view of 4 of the 6 traction engines in Nanton, Alberta. The left engine was built by Reeves and Co. in Columbus, Indiana, U.S. Its identification is #4438, it has 2 cylinder simple, and a roof. The next engine was built by Waterloo Mfg. Co. Ltd. in Waterloo, Ontario and has a single cylinder. The third engine was built by Sawyer Massey. The engine on the right side is a Gaar Scott, built in 1913, and has 25 horsepower on the drawbar and 75 horsepower on the belt.
Photograph depicts traction engines owned by Jack Burrows in Nanton, Alberta. There are six in this photo, all of which appear could be steamed, another two in derelict condition, and one in the village in working order. Running from front to rear in the photo: 1) Reeves with roof, U.S. 2) Waterloo, Ontario, Canada 3) Massey, Canada 4) Gaar Scott with roof, U.S. 5) Massey, Hamilton, Canada 6) Gaar Scott, U.S.
Item is a publication entitled "Trumpeter Swans: A Story in Conservation on the Pacific Coast".
Slide depicts a row of red and yellow tulips in front of a row of blossoming cherry trees. Original slide index description: "Tulips & Chery Blossoms Ok. Mission."
Man stands on wooden walkway in midground on right. He is smoking a cigarette, wearing a bow-tie and sweater. Chicken wire is visible throughout garden, log fence and trees in background. Rooftop of unknown house can be seen against forest in distance.
Man appears to be speaking during an election campaign. Two unidentified men sit on either side. Chalkboard and doors can be seen in background. Signs visible on table read: "RE-ELECT" and "I'M PROUD TO BE A FARMER".
Item is a Universal Soil Loss Equation Calculator slide rule designed by the Soil Conservation Service to calculate water erosion.
Photograph depicts a woman and man seated on two tractors parked close together and facing each other. Railway cars in background, child's pram in foreground.
Photograph depicts a man cooking over campfire, log building and forest in background.
Grass area in foreground, forest and hills in background.
Landscape featuring town buildings below on right. A farmyard can be seen in foreground.
Footage of men unloading hay for cattle from a horse-drawn flat bed trailer, a panoramic view of the surrounding mountains, and people being driven in flat bed tractor out to a small silver plane and taking off.
Item is a copy of "Upper Dean River Local Resource Use Plan".
Item is an original copy of the proceedings for the March 1993 symposium "Urban Growth and the Agricultural Land Reserve: Up not Out" organized by the B.C. Agricultural Land Commission. Includes accompanying excerpt of G. Gary Runka's speaking notes for his speech on "Agriculture in the Urban Shadow".
Item is an original bound copy of "Use and Management of Land on Valley Train Deposits", Gary Runka's 1968 thesis presented to the Faculty of the Graduate School of Cornell University for the Degree of Master of Science.
Image depicts a barn with large, Harvestore Systems. It is possibly located on one of the many farms near Vanderhoof, B.C.
Typed caption glued to album page directly below photograph reads: "20. Vegetable Garden growing every kind of vegetable near Ft. Fraser." Photograph depicts rows within a vegetable garden. Photographer: Dominion Stock & Bond Corporation.
Item is an original typescript entitled "Water Delivery by an Irrigation District" by J.C. Wilcox and C.H. Brownlee.
Item is a report entitled "Water Management in the Yukon Territory Integration with Land Use Planning" by A.R. Thompson & H. Rueggeberg of Westwater Research Centre at the University of British Columbia.
Item is a photocopied draft "Wells Gray Park Master Plan" by the BC Ministry of Lands, Parks and Housing.
Item is an original copy of the "Western Land Directors Conference Proceedings" in Victoria, BC between June 7-11, 1981. Gary Runka was a guest speaker with the speech "Agricultural Land and Land Use Decision Making in the 1980's".
Item is a draft "Wilderness Tourism Association Strategic Plan" by the Wilderness Tourism Association.
Item is an original copy of "Wildlife Habitat Mapping in British Columbia: Atlas of Inventories" by the BC Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks.
Two women stand to left of man in fenced garden. Dog in foreground, road and neighbourhood in background.
Audio cassette titled "Workshop 2, Tape 2: 2:00 pm" is believed to contain a recording of a workshop related to the Vernon commonage project.
Audio cassette titled "Workshop 2, Tape 3: 3:30 pm" is believed to contain a recording of a workshop related to the Vernon commonage project.
Audio cassette titled "Workshop 2, Tape 5" is believed to contain a recording of a workshop related to the Vernon commonage project.
Optical disc holds a full CD version of the "www.BCRock.com" website. From the home page on the disc:
"In the Central Coast Regional District of British Columbia, near the town of Bella Coola, No Cents Holdings and Arthon Construction initiated a Federal and Provincial Environmental Assessment for the purposes of permitting a rock quarry, an expansion to an existing sand & gravel quarry and a marine loading facility.
Exclusive to the CD Version ..... A Quicktime movie Greening the Gravel
Also, some bonus information related to the project and activities.
We are pleased to report in a press release dated May 9, 2001, that the companies have entered into an agreement with Polaris Minerals Corporation that gives Polaris the right to become a joint venture partner in the Bella Coola Aggregates Project.
Nuxalk Nation General Election - Results from Wednesday, Mar. 7, 2001
Congratulations to Chief Anfinn Charles Siwallace and the new councillors .... M O R E
Three public Open Houses
have been held in the Bella Coola valley.
This site went live on October 12, 2000 and will remain a work in progress.
Here you may find reports, news, project descriptions, professionals reviews, process descriptions, economic impacts, environmental reviews, archaeological reviews, geotechnical and hydrologist input, and a great many photo tours of the area."