Photograph taken at the VIA Rail depot in Vancouver. Visible is a VIA Rail car #117 that is clad in stainless steel.
Photograph taken at the VIA Rail depot in Vancouver. Image captures the view end of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway car, now called the CNR 'Nechako' #15105. Davies notes that it was normally spotted at the location as a semi-fixed installation.
File consists of VIA Rail public timetables from 1976-1977, 1979, 1985, and 1996. Also includes an E&N Railiner timetable from 2001.
Postcard depicts a view of the west-bound VIA Rail passenger train passing the Craigellachie Last Spike monument.
File consists of research material regarding VIA Rail in British Columbia in the period between 1996 and 2010. Predominantly consists of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals. Includes VIA Rail advertisements; "The Skeena: A Neighbourhood on Wheels" by Wheeler; "VIA Rail in the 1990s" by Box; "A Government Railroad that Works?" by Johnston; "VIA Rail Marks Canadian's 50th Birthday" by Smith; and "VIA Rail Canada Since 1990" by Shron.
File consists of research material regarding VIA Rail in British Columbia in the period between 1983 and 1995. Predominantly consists of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals. Includes an article by Gerson entitled "VIA What?: Canada's Rail Passenger Service is Called Via but There are so Few Trains Remaining, it Probably means Via Bus or Via Plane"; "The VIA Cutbacks Announced October 4, 1989"; a map of VIA services and connections; a 1985 Malahat Railiner schedule; a 1988 national timetable; a 1995 E&N Railiner schedule; a punch-out train model of a LRC Coach; "The Last Canadian: Being One Person's Account of the Last Run of the Canadian on CP's Route Through the Mountains" by Lorne Nicklason; "VIA's 'Occidental Express'" by Gormick; "Via VIA: The Information Guide to VIA Rail Canada"; VIA Rail Annual Report 1987; and a 1994 national timetable.
File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of a VIA Rail train that travelled from Prince Rupert to Jasper.
Series consists of material regarding VIA Rail in British Columbia. Includes information about its formation between 1978 and 1982, passenger operations, and the Amtrak-VIA Rail connection.
File consists of Campagnolo's incoming and outgoing correspondence regarding veteran housing and farm acquisition under the Veterans Land Act. Also includes a report by Campagnolo concerning veterans housing assistance, a transcript of a radio report concerning Veterans Land Act benefits, and a statement for debate in the House of Commons by the Minister of Veterans Affairs concerning the Veterans Land Act.
File consists of Campagnolo's incoming and outgoing correspondence regarding medical services from the Canadian Pension Commission, appointments to the Army Benevolent Fund, Veterans Affairs offices in northern British Columbia, the transfer of Camp Hill Hospital to Nova Scotia, Canadian overseas fire fighters, the fiftieth anniversary of the Royal Canadian Legion, and veterans' rights. Also includes news releases concerning the opening of a Veterans Affairs office in Prince George, a photocopy of page 100 of the Book of Remembrances 1939-1945, a news release concerning appointments to the Pension Review Board, maps for a remembrance Day ceremony, a bulletin of the 1977 Remembrance Day ceremony, parking passes, a map of the Kitimat Mountain Range with highlighted Morin Peak, notes for speeches by Minister of Veterans Affairs Daniel MacDonald, a resolution by the Canadian Corps Association concerning the head office of the Department of Veterans Affairs, a news release on low-rental housing for seniors, a list of naval officers from Prince Rupert, minutes from a House of Commons Standing Committee meeting concerning Veterans Affairs, a report from Campagnolo concerning housing assistance for veterans, notes, and memoranda.
Subseries consists of correspondence and accompanying informational material related to the Department of Veterans Affairs. Records include news releases, maps, reports, memoranda, and speeches by Minister of Veteran Affairs Daniel MacDonald. Includes correspondence regarding medical services from the Canadian Pension Commission, Veterans Affairs offices in northern British Columbia. Veterans rights, the fiftieth anniversary of the Royal Canadian Legion, and veterans housing under the Veterans Land Act.
File consists of notes, clippings, and reproductions relating to veteran housing in Prince George. File predominantly consists of clipped and photocopied articles about a lack of housing for returning veterans from the Second World War. Also includes a photograph of a house in the Millar Addition.
Image depicts a property given to the Veterans of the Second World War, located on the corner of 15th Avenue and Elm Street in Prince George, B.C.
Photograph depicts three flagbearers and other veterans in front of Prince Rupert courthouse at the Remembrance Day ceremony.
Photograph depicts three flagbearers holding the Canadian, British, and Prince Rupert legion flags with other veterans in front of Prince Rupert courthouse at the Remembrance Day ceremony.
Photograph depicts three flagbearers lowering the Canadian, British, and Prince Rupert legion flags with other veterans in front of Prince Rupert courthouse at the Remembrance Day ceremony.
Water level photograph of several vessels docking in Prince Rupert. The "Co Op Fish Liver Oil" building is visible in the background. Printed annotation on recto reads: "Docks Prince Rupert."
Rams foraging on a grssy slope
Prince George, British Columbia
File consists of issues of the literary periodical entitled "Versus", including issues 2 and 3.
File consists of a 3.5-inch floppy disk containing Brian Fawcett's digital records.
File consists of a 3.5-inch floppy disk containing Brian Fawcett's digital records.
File consists of a 3.5-inch floppy disk containing Brian Fawcett's digital records.
File consists of a 3.5-inch floppy disk containing Brian Fawcett's digital records.
Habit of Veronica wormskjoldii in flower
File consists of slides depicting Vernon and research soil profiles.
Banff National Park
File contains correspondence to Brian Fawcett from Verb Magazine. Includes a letter to Brian Fawcett from Tom Snyders, Publisher, Editor of the Verb Magazine (monthly literary magazine), thanking Brian for his article submitted to the magazine. Letter dated September 2, 1996.
File consists of issues of the literary periodical entitled "Verb".
File consists of research materials by or about Dr. Helen Watson Veran and Aboriginal Australians science.
The photograph depicts a cylindrical metal venting stack at the interior of the CN roundhouse in Prince George, BC. Reproduction of photograph from 1984.
Shadow and light on mountain and water
Photograph depicts two velocipedes on the CPR Kettle Valley Railway in Myra Canyon. They were privately owned and located at the southern entrance of the tunnel at mile 86.3.
Photograph depicts two velocipedes on the CPR Kettle Valley Railway in Myra Canyon. They were privately owned and located at the southern entrance of the tunnel at mile 86.3.
Photograph depicts a velocipede at about mile 86.4 on the Kettle Valley Railway in Myra Canyon. The view is looking north.
Photograph depicts a velocipede at about mile 86.5 on the Kettle Valley Railway in Myra Canyon. The view is looking south.
Photograph depicts a velocipede north of C.P.R. track and immediately west of Port Hammond in the Fraser Valley. These three-wheeled hand/foot powered track vehicles were mostly used by track patrolmen.
Photograph depicts a velocipede outside the museum depot in Fort Langley.
Photograph depicts a velocipede outside the museum depot in Fort Langley.
Photograph depicts a velocipede outside the museum depot in Fort Langley.
Handwritten annotation on recto of photograph: "ASBESTOS FIBRE VEINS AS THEY OCCURR IN A ROCK FACE". Photo caption under printed copy of image in 1952 Annual Report: "North Wall of adit approximately 225 feet from portal showing asbestos veinlets."
Item is reproduction of a report by Brenda Herbison entitled "Vegetation of Kokanee Glacier Park: Inventory and Description".
Item is an original internal report of the Ministry of Forests Research Program by Jim Pojar entitled "Vegetation and Ungulate Habitat in the Gladys Lake Ecological Reserve, Northern British Columbia".
File contains slides depicting vegetation and a few maps.
File consists of a speech given by Gary Runka entitled "Vegetable Situation in BC".
Peace River valley, Alberta
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.
Image depicts an example of varves, an annual layer of sediment or rock, with a pipe used for reference size. It is possibly located at the airport in Prince George, B.C.
Image depicts an example of varves, an annual layer of sediment or rock, possibly located at the airport in Prince George, B.C.