Digital video recording is an episode of Spotlight on UNBC from April 1998. This episode focuses on answering the question: "What are the issues of the north and how can UNBC contribute to a greater understanding of those issues?". This special episode includes clips from previous spotlight on UNBC episodes regarding healthcare, First Nations, resource management, the Premier's Summit on Northern jobs and Development, child poverty, and a forum on issues for Canadian foreign-policy. Includes interviews with Dan Miller (Northern Development Minister), Lorna Medd (health officer), Annette Browne (UNBC nursing), Harry Slade (lawyer), Don Ryan (Gitxsan leader), and John Young (UNBC Political Science).
Digital video recording is an episode of Spotlight on UNBC from April 1997. Features segments on a tuition freeze; research on the mental differences between men and women when playing sports; the Western Canadian Association of Geographers at UNBC; Alex Michalos' book "Good Taxes"; UNBC offering spring/summer courses; Kathy Lewis named Forester of the Year; Lily Chow and Theresa Healy awarded a local history award; the implementation of the Northern Advancement Program; UNBC student Nicola Hirt who participates in luge; and the UNBC Outdoors Club. Includes interviews with Colleen Haney (UNBC Education); Jon Clarke; Paul Ramsey (Minister of Education); Wilf Hurd (Liberal universities critic); Greg Halseth (UNBC Geography); Alex Michalos (UNBC Political Science); Kathy Lewis (UNBC Forestry); Joan Jarman (Prince George Public Library); Theresa Healy (UNBC History); Lily Chow (UNBC International Studies); Lee Morrison (UNBC First Nations Studies); and UNBC students Jon Clarke, Jayne Buckmaster, Larry Johannesen, John Stevenson, Nicola Hirt, Seth Oldham, Sandra Wawryszyn, Greg Munby, Jay Reynolds, and Emily Bulmer.
Digital video recording is an episode of Spotlight on UNBC from April 1996. Features segments on UNBC Winterfest, including fencing, a chemistry magic show, a visit from high school students, and a World's Worst Lecture Competition; a new UNBC technology centre, which will pair academics and local businesses, such as Canadian Woodworks; Student Services Street is named after BC Tel; the first UNBC Forestry graduates are presented with rings; Jago's public lecture series concluded with lectures by John Stubbs and David Strangway; Paul Ramsey hosted a news conference relating to a tuition freeze; and Seth Raymond, the first UNBC student to graduate with a Masters Degree. Includes interviews with Frank Peebles (Prince George Free Press), Dave Sherwood (CKPG), Todd Whitcombe (UNBC Chemistry), Dennis Olson (UNBC Business), Peter MacMillan (UNBC Education), David Dowling (UNBC English), Robb Fry (UNBC Math), Paul Ramsey (Minister of Education, Skills & Training), Ellen Facey (UNBC Regional Coordinator), Charles Jago (UNBC President), Phil Thalmann (Canadian Woodworks), Charles Brown (UNBC Computer Science), Patric Olivier (National Research Council), Paul Smith (BC Tel), Fred Gilbert (Dean, Natural Resources and Environmental Studies), John Stubbs (SFU President), David Strangway (UBC President), Brian Cole (UNBC Student Society), Seth Raymond (UNBC student), and Bryan Hartman (UNBC Education).
Digital video recording is an episode of Spotlight on UNBC from April 1995. Features consists of international students at UNBC; a grant of $20,000 for a Social Work program to study Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders; public information sessions hosted by UNBC for student recruitment; and a mid-semester festival at UNBC for school spirit. Announcements in the show were made about UNBC hosting the Circumpolar University Co-op Conference; the 1995 Honourary Degree recipients; the reinstallment of Iona Campagnolo as UNBC Chancellor; and that UNBC received a gold medal in media relations from the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education. Includes interviews with John Glarner (Vaxjo University); Glen Schmidt (UNBC Social Work); Kjell Lundmark (University of Umea); Bridget Moran; Margaret Ormsby; Bertram McKay; Iona Campagnolo (UNBC Chancellor); Robin Fisher (Dean of Arts and Science); Troy Hanschen (UNBC Liaison Officer); Nicole Lyotier (UNBC Liaison Officer); and UNBC students Robert Karanja, Petri Kangaskokko, Kiwako Okuma, Jeanette Turpin, and Ray Zukanovic.
Digital video recording is an episode of Spotlight on UNBC from April 1994. Features include workplace injuries of UNBC construction works and the importance of worksite safety; a spotlight on the Faculty of Health and Human Sciences; the construction of the UNBC library; the development of the library collection and acquisition of historical publications on microfiche; the arrival of an advance team in preparation for Queen Elizabeth's visit; a South Africa forum entitled "So Far, So Near, So Far" regarding free elections; student recruitment and information sessions; technology at UNBC at the Dynacom system; and the construction of the student residence buildings. Includes interviews with Frank Janas (UNBC Site Safety Officer); David Fish (Dean of Health and Human Sciences); Bryan Hartman (Program Chair of Education); Barbara Herringer (Social Work); Ken Prkachin (Program Chair of Psychology); Leslie Hardy (Program Chair of Nursing); Ivan Jorgensen (Affordable Housing Committee); Lois Boone (Chair, Royal Visit Committee); Iona Campagnolo (UNBC Chancellor); Dave Abbott (Journalist); Meryl Martin (UNBC student); Nicole Lyotier (UNBC Liaison Officer); Michael Chin (UNBC Telecommunications Supervisor); Rick Christianens (BC Tel); Randall Brazzoni (UNBC Housing); and Peter Bloodoff (City of Prince George).
Digital video recording is an episode of Spotlight on UNBC from April 1993. Features segments on the construction of UNBC library and book acquisition for the library, a Prince Rupert workshop attended by UNBC staff to research fishery issues in the region, a staff profile feature, the central application system for UNBC applicants, the UNBC Social Work program, the development of the UNBC Prince George campus including contract bids for construction, Regional Coordinators and academic candidates, the Fulbright Scholarship program, and agreements for international students. Includes interviews with Pat Appavoo (University Librarian), Joanne Matthews (UNBC Information Services Librarian), Bill Morrison (Dean of Research and Graduate Studies), Bruno Raeber (UNBC receptionist), Tony Higgins (Chief Executive, UCAS), Mike Hamer (Director of Development), Larry Woods (International Studies candidate), McMorris Tate (International Studies candidate), Victor Konrad (Canada-US Fulbright program), Douglas Nord (Director of International Studies), Gordon Ternowetsky (UNBC Social Work), and David Fish (Dean of Health and Human Sciences).
This reproduction of a BC Provincial Archives photograph is captioned: "#72961 - Sports - July 1st. South Fort George, B.C. 1912." The photograph likely depicts Dominion Day games in front of the Fort George Theatre.
Photograph depicts a sports field in Friedrichshafen, Germany with a soccer nets and an unknown man on the running track. This photograph was talken during Iona Campagnolo's European sports tour.
Photograph depicts sports field with soccer nets and running track in Friedrichshafen, Germany. This photograph was talken during Iona Campagnolo's European sports tour.
Photograph depicts the front of a sports building in Friedrichshafen, Germany. Photograph was taken during Iona Campagnolo's European sports tour.
Photograph depicts the rear view of a sports centre building in Friedrichshafen, Germany. Photograph was taken during Iona Campagnolo's European sports tour.
Red capped sporophytes emerging from a mossy forest floor
Forest floor habitat
Detail of red capped sporophytes
Photograph depicts an early spool donkey at the Cowichan Valley Forest Museum
Maligne Lake Valley, Jasper National Park
Image depicts a fishing boat on the water somewhere near Prince Rupert, B.C. Only half of its name is visible: "spirit."
Postcard depicts spiral tunnels.
Postcard depicts a spiral tunnel near Field, in which trains make a complete turn around the Canadian Rockies. One of two spiral tunnels, and the first of this system introduced on the continent. The greatest pieced of tunnelling ever attempted in Canada. Cost 1,5000,000. Time of work: 20 months. 75 car-loads of dynamite used.
Postcard depicts one of the spiral tunnels that was constructed in 1909. Built by 1000 men who worked for 2 years to complete it.
Item is a photograph of the concrete spillway.
Image depicts a spiky rock formation at an uncertain location.
Image depicts a man, most likely Kent Sedgwick, using what appears to be some type of a spigot on a tree.
Yellow spider on flower head
Photograph depicts a Sperry Rail testing car in the CPR yard in downtown Kamloops. These cars must have been between 60 and 70 years old, but they were kept in excellent condition. Car #127 was built in 1926 and modernized in 1989.
Photograph depicts a Sperry Rail Service inspection car that had broken down in the CPR Kamloops yard. Car #127 was built in 1927 as a gas electric car for Boston and Maine R.R. It was modernized in 1989.
Photograph depicts a Sperry Rail service car #136 at the Penticton C.P.R. depot. It is for detecting faulty or broken rails and visits the area once a year. It is moving off to start work at mile 34 west of Penticton.
Photograph depicts a Sperry Rail service car #136 at the Penticton C.P.R. depot. Note the larger bogie on the right hand bogie which accommodates detection gear. It is being serviced before moving to an area west of Penticton.
Photograph depicts the Sperry Rail service car at the C.P.R. Penticton depot, just moving off to the west.
Photograph depicts the Sperry Rail service car #136 for detection of faulty rails at the Penticton C.P.R. depot. It is used mainly to cover rail manufactured prior to 1932.
Photograph depicts Spences Bridge on the Thompson River and the only surviving pier of the earlier Spences' Bridge. View looking at east bank.
Postcard depicts a "few miles up river from Spences Bridge this spectacular sight of the deep-blue Thomspon, among the sagegreen hills. Scores of ardent fishermen have found this river excellent for catching Steelhead throughout the fish run." Eastbound way freight of the CPR, upgrade. Way freights going from Kamloops to Ashcroft, etc. Still carried cabooses in 1996. Main line freights lost their cabooses in Jan./Feb. 1990. Photo likely taken in the late 1980s.
The item is a photograph of Speedy Cash and Gundy's News building on 3rd Avenue in Prince George.
Photograph depicts a speeder at the edge of the East Fork Canyon Bridge over Klo Creek. This is located at mile 86.5 on the CPR Kettle Valley Railway in Myra Canyon. The view is looking north.
Photograph depicts a speeder meet along the Okanagan line. As trips started and finished in places that had no washrooms, this mobile porto-potty came along and met definite needs.
Photograph taken at a speeder meet. Davies had ridden in this deluxe vehicle for the whole way along the Okanagan line. Margaret Hope, an organizer of the B.C. segment of a three week tour, mentioned that her husband designed and built the machine.
Photograph depicts a speeder meet. People were taking a rest break at the north end of Monte Lake.
Photograph depicts a speeder meet while on a B.C. run from Armstrong to Campbell Creek Junction and back again. About 25 cars were at the south end of Monte Lake.
Photograph depicts a speeder meet at the Campbell Creek Junction. Visible is a large home-built version.
Photograph depicts a speeder meet while on a B.C. run from Armstrong to Campbell Creek Junction and back again.
Photograph depicts a speeder meet of about 25 vehicles. They were leaving the overpass at Campbell Creek Junction for return back to Armstrong.
Photograph depicts a speeder meet at the Campbell Creek Junction. All speeders, consisting of 25, had just turned around and were ready to go south to Armstrong.
Photograph taken on the outskirts of Kelowna, in an industrial area about 2 miles north of a branch terminal. The turn around point for all 25 speeders was done on a black-topped, little used public grade crossing.
Photograph depicts a speeder meet of "Motor Car Operators West" enthusiasts. Comprised of 25 cars. All taking part in a weekend tour of the Okanagan. On this day, they were going from Vernon to Lumby and Kelowna. Cars were getting ready to depart at the yard of the Kelowna Pacific Railway in Vernon. The cars were headed south to be preceeded by hi-rail of the KPR.
Photograph depicts a lunch stop at Oyama for the speeder meet. These speeders were Fairmont MT 19.
Photograph depicts a speeder labelled "Rio Grande."
Photograph depicts a CN speeder.