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File contains images relating to Incident & Accident Investigations and Occurrences. The photographs are grouped into sets relating to separate incidents.

File contains photographs related primarily to the following subject areas: personnel vehicle accidents, mine vehicle accidents, workplace accidents, fires, and rock falls in the pit mine.

Identified objects include Euclid ore hauling trucks, Wabco ore haulage trucks, drill rigs, derailed train car, Clark forklift, dump trucks, twisted steel girder, and cat machine.

Locations identified include the townsite, mill building, pit mine, tramline, railroad, the powerhouse, the plantsite, and the underground mine.

The following is abbreviated description of the incidents documented in this file:

• Photos and negatives of a rock slide in the pit mine, a flooding creek, a house severely damaged by fire, a parking lot in Cassiar, and what are speculated to be oil drums.
• Various of Finning Tractor and equipment damage incidents, one occurred on 2 July 1981 because of HOS blade, another in Nov, 1987, and another in Oct. 1986. Also Euclid accidents, of which one occurred 29 May 1987
• Photos of split fibre bags in snow, a damaged brown car in Cassiar parking lot, various Blast Hole Drill accidents, of which one occurred in pit in September 1985, and another planned blast that failed to detonate - powergel 'A' slurry failure on 10 June 1985.
• a derailed train, and a young woman measuring damaged steel trellis.
• Photos of Drill #707 fallen over in bank, a broken haulage truck, a fire damaged truck, and of Drill and Wzbco accident, #650 Haulage Truck accident on Oct. 24, 1990, and another accident near gas pump area involving truck on 5 Feb. 1987.
• Photos of damaged tramline after avalanche with annotated envelope "Bill Zemenchick", a set of photos showing tramline trackrope incident in 1986, and a derailed tramline carts in discharge area on 6 October 1986.
• Photos of Pressure Packer Accumulator Failure from the Plantsite in 1986, incident neraby Fibre Storage building involving #872 Forklift during 80s, another incident involving the #489 Hydraulic Shovel in the Mine during 80s.
• Photos of broken windshield and overloaded bucket on 30 April 1985, a screw gun malfunction caused by outlet having 600v power source in 1985, incident caused injury.
• Photos of "G" conveyor accident in April 1988, equipment damage in Underground mine in 1990, damaged screens in Mill, malfunctioning blade incident 11 Jan. 1992.
• Photos of Cat Engine cracking, damaged garbage truck, Haulage Truck engine failure on 27 Oct. 1986, Truck #84 backed into trench on 17 Oct. 1990, a loader that caught fire 21 June 1989, a grader accident on 21 Nov. 1985, and Haul track #59 broken tie rod that caused significant equipment damage.
• Photos of a fuel oil spill on 11 June 1990 in the Cassiar valley around plantsite.
• Photos of ground failure in Cassiar open pit 22 June 1988, 5 May 1987, and 2 Sept. 1987.
• Photos of damaged tires and damaged cart, a panfeeder accident in trench, shovel accidents on 6 March 1986 and 15 November 1986, Cylinder rod accident on 7 March 1986, manhole incident 9 April 1984, snow damage to building 29 March 1982, another loader engine fire on 3 Sept. 1987, and a broken tail light on 6 April 1988.
• Photos of accident in Underground mine when drilling piece of shotcrete fell on 20 June 1991, incident of disconnecting sling from chute causing damage on 4 July 1990, and accident in open pit of machinery going off road on 14 January 1988.
• Photos of Mine Garage Parts-room fire collection; 18 January 1986, also included are two photographs of a Euclid truck - kept with collection of context. Truck could have been used to transport debris.
• Important collection of three photographs of scoop tram sabotage incident - "foul play" on 15 June 1990. The Scoop tram was used in the underground mine.

Some of the above accidents involved personnel and therefore access is restricted - See Archivist for accessibility.

File contains photographs of a report completed in 1980 depicting the ambulance garage, as well as the interior and exterior of the hospital building in Cassiar, B.C. Each room is captured, as well as medical equipment such as the X-ray, audiometer, lung function apparatus, and autoclave. A doctor, two nurses, and several patients are shown. Accompanying report contains a description of the medical facilities in Cassiar including a detailed budget, description of staffing and utility requirements, and a floor plan of the facilities.

In addition there are two albums of Cassiar Hospital and Pharmacy Staff engaging in social functions. These photographs appear to be informal and depict staff parties, people at work and some of the patients, including their thank you notes to the Cassiar Hospital staff.

This file contains various aspects of the underground mine.

• Photos depicting damage to the underground mine such as fallen rocks, cracked shotcrete, twisted rock bolts and metal mesh, exposed and damaged steel structural frames, and repairs underway.
• Steel cables, chains, support arches, and custom welded rebar frames used in the structural reinforcement of the underground mine.
• Several engineering tests related to the structural damages are depicted.
• Two sets of images show a Porta Power hydraulic tool with a ready rod attached, a hand pump, as well as images of a technician testing the holding power of a rock bolt.
• Set of images documents a technician drilling cores and installing extensometer anchors, as well as grouting the anchors and connecting an extensometer. Technicians are shown inspecting damages with a ruler and rockhammer for scale.
• A set of images showcase the threaded rebar, nuts, and face plates used for rockbolts.
• Utility vehicles, yellow vent ducting, and utility pipes are visible in several images.
• Also include is an image of a man in office space, foggy night scene with a telephone pole, office desk, stack of supplies including concrete, steel cable, and spray paint, and several images of a broken piece of ore and concrete outside the mine portal.
• Several images depict miners working in the bucket of a scoop tram.
• Photos of the stramler feeder breakers, which was used in the underground mine.
• Images of ground support verifications where the deficiency of the exhaust ramp was investigated. This collection has various annotations explaining the broken shotcrete and the wire mesh installed.
• A collection of photographs depicting tunnel shotcrete failures. Each photograph has an accompanied textual annotation.
• Photos of MMD #750 Sizer equipment - assumed used in Underground Mine.
• Photos of pump used in 1335 level, wheel fan for ventilation removed from 1350 level,
• A collection of ground fall event 29 March 1989 - with annotations depicting damage

File includes six aggregations of photographs which have been assembled in this file in order to maintain the integrity of each group by keeping the photos arranged together, though each group features operations pertaining to multiple files in this subseries. Includes groups featuring photos from 1961, 1965 1971, a helicopter trip, a community album, and a workplace album. Photographs depict images pertaining to the following operations at Cassiar, B.C.: mining, milling, maintenance, labratory tests, and tramline and town operations. Images featuring operations of the company town include the grocery store, bank, churches, school, library, lounge, pool, theater, community center, outdoor recreation, hospital, dentist, cafeteria, bus route, residences, air strip, firehall, laundromat, park, police, and newspaper.

Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd opened a second mine in 1967 at what became the one-industry town of Clinton Creek, Y.T. File contains photographs depicting different areas of operations at Clinton Creek. Locations include the mine, plant, town, tailings pile, main office, the 40 Mile River, and surrounding area. Town photos depict the grocery store, cafeteria, medical clinic, school, auditorium residential area, Connell Street and power house. File also includes aerial photographs and images depicting forest fighting, photographers capturing the tailings pile, asbestos samples, mining machinery, staff offices, and operations in the mill, lab, and garage.

Additional photographs integrated into file depict Clinton Creek's surrounding area, and three slides of a tailing pile explosion believed to be Clinton Creek.

File contains photographs pertaining to the transportation of asbestos fibre.

• These include portraits of Clinton trailer trucks, trucks from the Cassiar Transport Division at Mile 860 on the Alaskan Highway, the assembly of large freight trucks, an unidentified bridge, and ships and buildings at the Cassiar Shipping Facilities at Pier 94 on the Asbestos Warf in North Vancouver, B.C.
• Twenty-three photographs dated 1982 depict asbestos fiber bales on pallets and inside shipping containers, with accompanying annotations commenting on the quality of the packing. Several images show fibre bales broken during shipment. An accompanying note reads: "SMD - please ensure this cannot reoccur.", and a photo caption reads: "pierced bags are resulting as an environmental problem as fibre is beginning to build up in certain containers." One of the photographs depicting the Cassiar Transport Division was used for promotional posters with the following commentary: "The Cassiar Transport Division operates out of Whitehorse, Yukon Territory and is responsible for delivering the asbestos to the White Pass and Yukon Route terminal in Whitehorse. Fuel oil and supplies are backhauled to the mines. By the end of 1967, the fleet will consist of 65 tractor-trailer units, each of which will carry 23 tons of asbestos. The distance from Whitehorse to Cassiar is 357 miles and Clinton is 403 miles. During the past year, the Division's trucks traveled 2,213,534 miles and handled 75,100 tons, and the mileage to 3.5 million miles. This is a year-round operation and convoys arrive at the mine daily in spite of the long difficult haul. The Division currently employs 43 drivers and 35 mechanics and operates its own maintenance and rebuild facilities in Whitehorse. Over the years these men have established and enviable record of safety, cost and performance."
• Additional photographs that have been integrated depict the Asbestos wharf and its condition, 31 slides of wharf, maps of shipping routes, storage, forklifts, shipping trucks, and packaged asbestos.
• Also included in this file are two copies of a "Photo Survey - Cassiar Ton Units - "Amstelveld & Trojoland" on arrival to Brisbane & Sidney - August 1967." This collection of photographs is a part of an assessment of the efficiency of shipping and transport to Australia from Cassiar. Pictures include: loading, forklifts, storage, ripped bags, broken straps, wharfs, trucks, slings. There are accompanied annotations with each of the photos explaining the safety hazards or inefficiency of the situation. This report was found inside a box linked to James Hardie Industries Ltd. This company is not mentioned in the photograph annotations, but could be related to the report since James Hardie Industries Ltd. was a key player in asbestos mining and manufacturing in Australia.
• Collection of photos of roadside spill of Asbestos, depicting a man with shovel cleaning up on 5 June 1985
• Photos from Eternit Societe Anonyme (a European company that Cassiar shipped to) of packaged Asbestos in storage in 1967
• Collection of photos of James Hardie Coy. Pty. Ltd. shipment of asbestos that was not stored or transported effectively. Many photos depict broken bags as a result of inadequate storage and forklift punctures.
• Collection of photos of Cassiar/Stewart Road Proposal. Photos depict tests of the various stages of shipping and transportation process including forklift tests, Marineo Sling tests, stacking tests, durability tests, container loading tests, problems with current units etc. Also included is a marketing drawing if proposed shipping plan - drawn by "Stewart 1977."
• Photos of shipping process of Turners Asbestos Fibres Lmt. Photos depict lowering asbestos pallets onto barge with swing, and storage on barge.
• Collection of photos of a shipment of asbestos, but the bags of fibre are not identified as a Cassiar shipment therefore the location is unknown.

File contains photographs depicting individuals at Cassiar on strike in the winter time, marching down roads, holding picket signs, carrying small children who hold signs, and driving cars covered with strike slogans. Many of the signs read "U.S.W.A. LOCAL 6536" (United Steel Workers of America).

• Two photographs depict a man with a video recorder. Some photos feature plant buildings, two were taken at night. One photograph depicts a note that reads: "THERE WILL BE NO AFTERNOON SHIFT THURSDAY NOVEMBER 5th 1970."
• Many photos depict areas in the mine showing snow impacts, fissures in the mountain, asbestos evidence and other environmental activity. The picket signs contain protests regarding contracts, safety, environment, and ethics.
• Handwritten annotation on original envelope containing photographs: "Pictures 1970 Strike."
• Integrated into file are fourteen photos from file marked "Mr. B. Pewsey" that depict an area where a large rock fell, measuring tape, and protest sign.

File contains photographs depicting superintendents accepting safety awards on behalf of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation ltd, and BCIT Scholarship Winners.

File consists of a review by Weller of "Thinking About Foreign Policy" by Peter C. Dobell and Bruce Thordarson. This file was originally numbered to correspond with article number 1 listed in Weller's CV.

File consists of an article titled "Recent Developments in Canadian Health Policy" by Weller printed in "Health Politics" Vol. 5 No. 1, Fall 1974 and related correspondence. This file was originally numbered to correspond with article number 2 listed in Weller's CV.

File consists of a chapter titled "Health Care and Medicare Policy in Ontario" by Geoffrey Weller printed in the book "Issues in Canadian Public Policy" edited by G.B. Doern and V.S. Wilson (Toronto, MacMillan, 1974). This file was originally numbered to correspond with article number 3 listed in Weller's CV.

File consists of the chapter "Health Care and Medicare in Ontario: The Health Care Issues" by Weller in the book "Perspectives on Canadian Health and Social Services Policy: History and Emerging Trends" edited by C.A. Meilicke and JL Storch (1980). This file was originally numbered to correspond with article number 3a listed in Weller's CV.

File consists of an article titled "Hinterland Politics: The Case of Northwestern Ontario" by Geoffrey Weller printed in the "Canadian Journal of Political Science"( December, 1977) and related correspondence. This file was originally numbered to correspond with article number 4 listed in Weller's CV.

File consists of a chapter by Weller from the book "Provincial Hinterland: Social Inequality in Northwestern Ontario" edited by Chris Southcott and a copy of the introduction by Southcott. This file was originally numbered to correspond with article number 4a listed in Weller's CV.

File consists of an articled titled "From 'Pressure Group Politics' to 'Medical-Industrial Complex': The Development of Approaches to the Politics of Health" by Weller printed in the "Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law" Vol.1, No. 4, Winter 1977 and related correspondence.. This file was originally numbered to correspond with article number 5 listed in Weller's CV.

File consists of a chapter titled "From 'Pressure Group Politics' to 'Medical-Industrial Complex': The Development of Approaches to the Politics of Health" by Geoffrey Weller printed in the book "Perspectives on Canadian Health and Social Services Policy: History and Emerging Trends" edited C.A. Meilicke and J.L. Storch (1980) along with "Commentary on the Readings" from the same book. This file was originally numbered to correspond with article number 5a listed in Weller's CV.

File consists of a conference paper titled "The Conflict of Values and Goals in the Canadian Health Care System" presented by Weller at a session on health policy and printed in the proceedings of the "Conference on Social Development in a Pluralist Society." The file also contains an advertisement for the book "Resources and the Environment: Policy Perspectives for Canada" for which Weller has written a chapter title "Resource Development in Northern Ontario: A Case Study in Hinterland Politics." This file was originally numbered to correspond with article number 6 listed in Weller's CV.

File consists of a chapter titled "Resource Development in Northern Ontario: A Case Study in Hinterland Politics" by Weller printed in the book "Resources and the Environment: Polity Perspectives for Canada" edited by O.P. Dwivedi and other material related to this publication. The file also includes correspondence between Weller, Dwivedi, the publisher, and other persons involved in the publication of Weller's chapter as well as draft and revised versions of the chapter. This file was originally numbered to correspond with article number 7 listed in Weller's CV.

File consists of an article titled "The Failure of the Equity Objective in Health: A Comparative Analysis of Canada Britain, and the United States" by Pranlal Manga and Weller, published in "Comparative Social Research" Vol. 3, 1980 and related material. The file includes correspondence related to the article, other versions of the article and the introduction from "Comparative Studies in Sociology" Vol. 1, 1978 along with other pages photocopied from this journal. This file was originally numbered to correspond with article number 8 listed in Weller's CV.

File consists of postcards to Weller requesting reprints of his article and other correspondence related to the article "The Determinants of Canadian Health Policy," some with attached edits to the article or other related material. The article was published in the "Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law" Vol. 5, No. 3, Fall 1980. This file was originally numbered to correspond with article number 9 listed in Weller's CV.

File consists of an article by Weller titled "Local Government in the Canadian Provincial North" printed in "Canadian Public Administration" Vol. 24, No. 1, Spring 1980 as well as correspondence pertaining to the publication of the article, drafts of the article, handwritten notes, and an earlier conference paper with the same title. This file was originally numbered to correspond with article number 10 listed in Weller's CV.

File consists of article an titled "Health Services for the Keewatin Inuit in a Period of Transition: The View from 1980" by A.P. Ruderman and Weller reprinted from "Inuit Studies" Vol. 5, No. 2, 1981. This file was originally numbered to correspond with article number 11 listed in Weller's CV.

File consists of an article titled "The Delivery of Health Services in the Canadian North" by Weller published in the "Journal of Canadian Studies" Vol. 16, No. 2, Summer 1981 and a copy of the issue in which it is printed as well as other related material. The file also includes correspondence pertaining to the article, handwritten notes, newspaper clippings, Weller's contract with the publisher, another version of the paper, a conference paper titled "Recent Trends in Health Care in the Canadian North," and a postcard requesting reprints of the article. This file was originally numbered to correspond with article number 12 listed in Weller's CV.

File consists of a bound copy of a 1981 report titled "Report of a Study of Inuit Health and Health Services in the Keewatin Zone of the Northwest Territories, 1980" by A. Peter Ruderman and Weller and related material. The other material includes two versions of a paper titled "Health Services for the Keewatin Inuit in a Period of Transition: The View from 1980" by Ruderman and Weller, correspondence related to this article, and a draft of and article titled "Health Services of the Keewatin Inuit in a Period of Transition: The View from 1980- Short Paper for Inuit Studies." This file was originally numbered to correspond with article number 13 listed in Weller's CV.

File consists of a Lake Superior Basin Studies Center publication titled "Environmental Policy in Canada and the United States" by Douglas C. Nord and Weller. This file was originally numbered to correspond with article number 14 listed in Weller's CV.

File primarily consists of material related to a chapter titled "The Development of Health Policy in Canada" by Weller and Pranlal Manga published in the book "The Politics of Canadian Public Policy" edited by M. Atkinson and M. Chandler (University of Toronto Press, 1983) including other versions of the paper and related correspondence. In addition, the file contains a document titled "Canadian Public Policy: A Comparative Approach" which proposes a book, handwritten notes, the schedule for a workshop titled "The Comparative Study of Canadian Public Policy," and an article titled "Studies in Canadian Public Policy: An Introduction" by Atkinson and Chandler. This file was originally numbered to correspond with article number 15 listed in Weller's CV.

File consists of an article titled "The Push for Reprivatisation of Health Care Services in Canada, Britain, and the United States" by Weller and Pranlal Manga and correspondence from the publisher. This file was originally numbered to correspond with article number 16 listed in Weller's CV.

File consists of an article titled "Environmental Policy and Political Support" by Douglas Nord and Weller as well as related correspondence and other material. This file was originally numbered to correspond with article number 17 listed in Weller's CV.

File consists of copies an article titled "Provincial Ministries of Northern Affairs: A Comparative Analysis" by Geoffrey Weller as well as notes and related correspondence. This file was originally numbered to correspond with article number 18 listed in Weller's CV.

File consists of an article titled "Managing Canada's North: Challenges and Opportunities" by Geoffrey Weller as well as notes and related correspondence . This file was originally numbered to correspond with article number 19 listed in Weller's CV.

File consists of an article titled "The Politics and Administration of Amalgamation: The Case of Thunder Bay" by Weller, a copy of the "Laurentian Review" Vol.17 No. 2 Feb. 1985 as well as notes and related correspondence. This file was originally numbered to correspond with article number 20 listed in Weller's CV.

File consists of an article titled "Regional Development in Canada: The Case of the Provincial North" by Weller, a memorandum, and correspondence. This file was originally numbered to correspond with article number 21 listed in Weller's CV.

File consists of versions of an article titled "Universities, Politics and Development in Northern Ontario and Northern Sweden: A Comparative Analysis" by Geoffrey Weller and Robert G. Rosehart, published in the "Canadian Journal of Higher Education " Vol. 15, No. 3, 1985 as well as related correspondence and other material. This file was originally numbered to correspond with article number 22 listed in Weller's CV.

File consists of a chapter by Weller and Robert Rosehart titled "Universities, Politics and Development in Northern Ontario and Northern Sweden: A Comparative Analysis" from the book "Canada's Subarctic Universities" by Peter Adams and Doug Parker.

File consists of an article titled "Political Disaffection in the Canadian Provincial North" by Weller and related correspondence. This file was originally numbered to correspond with article number 23 listed in Weller's CV.

File consists of an article titled "Common Problems, Alternate Solutions: A Comparison of the Canadian and American Health Systems" by Weller and drafts of this publication as well as correspondence and a pamphlet for "Canada and the United States: The sixty-eighth American Assembly" November 15-18, 1984. This file was originally numbered to correspond with article number 24 listed in Weller's CV.

File consists of an article titled "The Role of Provincial Ministries of Northern Affairs in Natural Resource Development" by Geoffrey Weller. This file was originally numbered to correspond with article number 25 listed in Weller's CV.

File consists of an article titled "Canadian Water Exports: A Controversy in the Making" by Weller from 1986, correspondence, and issue of the "American Review of Canadian Studies" Vol. 16, No. 4 Winter 1986 in which the article is printed as well as a conference paper titled "Blue Gold and Bourassa: The Bonanza from the North" This file was originally numbered to correspond with article number 26 listed in Weller's CV.

File consists of an article titled "Universities in the Circumpolar North: A Comparative Analysis" by Geoffrey Weller from 1987, notes, and correspondence. This file was originally numbered to correspond with article number 27 listed in Weller's CV.

File consists of an article titled "Resources and the Environment: The Northern Ontario Experience and its Applicability to the Third World," by Weller, a draft of the article, and related correspondence. This file was originally numbered to correspond with article number 28 listed in Weller's CV.

File consists of a paper titled "Canada and the United States: An Introduction to a Complex Relationship" by Douglas Nord and Weller. This file was originally numbered to correspond with article number 29 listed in Weller's CV.

File consists of an article titled "The Politics of Health in the Circumpolar North" by Weller, an earlier version of the article, and correspondence. This file was originally numbered to correspond with article number 30 listed in Weller's CV.

File consists of articles titled "The Canadian Security Intelligence Service Under Stress" and "Democracy, the Canadian Security Intelligence Service and the Future" by Weller as well as correspondence and drafts with annotations. This file was originally numbered to correspond with article number 31 listed in Weller's CV.

File consists of an article titled "Universities, Politics and Development: The Case of Northern Ontario" by Geoffrey Weller. This file was originally numbered to correspond with article number 32 listed in Weller's CV.

File consists of an article titled "The Feasibility of Developing an Integrated Health Care Delivery System in the North: The Case of Northwestern Ontario" by Weller and Pranlal Manga, correspondence, and an advertisement for the publication "Health Care Issues in the Canadian North." This file was originally numbered to correspond with article number 33 listed in Weller's CV.

File consists of an article titled "The Politics of Government Intervention in Higher Education: A Case for the North" by Weller and Robert G. Rosehart, correspondence, a draft of the article, and other related material. This file was originally numbered to correspond with article number 34 listed in Weller's CV.

File consists of a paper titled "The University and the National Economy" by Weller and R.G. Rosehart, presented at the 1988 Congress of Commonwealth Universities. This file was originally numbered to correspond with article number 35 listed in Weller's CV.

File consists of an article titled "Shaping Lake Superior's Future" by Weller, printed in "Horizons" magazine Vol.10, No.3, Winter 1988. This file was originally numbered to correspond with article number 36 listed in Weller's CV.

File consists of "The American Review of Canadian Studies" Vol. 18, No. 3, Autumn 1988, which includes the article by Weller "Self-Government for Canada's Inuit: The Nunavut Proposal," as well as a draft of the article, correspondence, and the winter 1986 volume of "The American Review of Canadian Studies." This file was originally numbered to correspond with article number 37 listed in Weller's CV.

File consists of an article titled "Accountability in Canadian Intelligence Services" by Geoffrey Weller, a copy of the article from a reprint of the "International Journal of Intelligence and Counterintelligence" Vol.2, No.3, Fall 1988, and related correspondence. This file was originally numbered to correspond with article number 38 listed in Weller's CV.