Videotape contains footage of: 1-Mar-04 - The Poetry Train - presented by the English program - Howarth, John; Budde, Rob / 15-Feb-05 - The Northern BC economy - shot for Global - Bowles, Paul; Sutherland, Bruce
Item is a recorded audio cassette: Side A: The Plot Thickens, Oct. 31/87; Side B: Patrick: Sandblast, Aug/86
Audiocassette Summary
SIDE 1 - Title: “The Plot Thickens” - Oct. 31, 1987
- 00:04 Tape recording of an FM radio broadcast entitled “The Plot Thickens” featuring an announcer reading the winning entry for short fiction in the adult category. The title of the story is “The Case of the Box of Matches” by Bridget Moran who was then announced as the 1st prize winner in “The Plot Thickens”: her prize was a copy of The Illustrated History of Canada. Transcript available in 2008.3.1.81, along with a copy of a cover letter she sent in to the radio station for this contest. (Oct. 31, 1987)
- 03:03 Bridget Moran reading a story she wrote about quitting smoking, entitled “My Old Flame” Transcript available. Some significant differences noted between available transcript and tape recording. (ca. 1987) This story was published in the Saturday Review of The Vancouver Sun, February 22, 1992 as “The grief of giving up my long-time comfort”. Copy of the article available in 2008.3.1.81.
- 11:39 Tape recorded music (various)
- 45:40 End of Side 1
SIDE 2 - Title: Patrick – Sand Blast, Aug/86
- 45:44 Pre-lunch CI Radio interview: Leanne (?) with Patrick Moran re: 15th Annual Sandblast. He raced in Sandblast for 6 years and involved with the organization for 3 years. He got into it from his love of skiing. Pre-race organizers go through the course and clean away the rocks and obstacles as best they can. [The rough course] doesn’t scare him. To consider entering this event: need to be confident skier; to wear heavy pants for protection on legs and arms, helmet and pair of gloves; keep your head about you – it’s lots of fun. Discussion that some of the falls are very spectacular to watch. Time on Sunday: skier registration at 10am at Kokanee Cutbanks right on the flat bed; racing starting at noon. Concession and toilet facilities and parking available. Asking spectators to park on the city side of the bank – NRT Ready Mix offered their parking lot for the occasion to help lessen traffic congestion. Big sponsors this year include: Bob Husband and the people at Labatts and Kokanee – without them Sandblast wouldn’t be happening due to liabilities going up. Also a thank you to George and the people at Northern Ski – backbone of Sandblast. Also Pacific Western Airlines – winner will win trip anywhere in Canada. Prizes also include: walkmans, skiing accessories, sports gear, t-shirts, cameras, etc… Divisions of competition include: men’s and women’s slalom; telemark event; and prizes for safety and a helmet; also a hidden time prize. CI radio also donating “Best Time” annual trophy. Saturday night a Pre Blast “Blast”: tix on sale at Northern Ski $12 incl. midnight buffet with door prizes. Doors open 8pm until 2pm at the Kin Sports Centre. Music by Prince George band: Sound Concord, and Lightening Sound. Tix only available in advance. Sandblast t-shirt and dance tix radio giveaway through trivia question: “Who won the men’s 1st prize last year and also the year before” Hint: initials “S.B.”. Pat also mentioned support by RCMP and City of Prince George. No callers so interviewer Leanne answers: Stu Boyce (?) and she promised to give tix away later on the radio. Thanks to Pat Moran.
- 53:18 Tape recorded music (various)
- 01:05:22 Bridget Moran reading a story she wrote about quitting smoking, entitled “My Old Flame” Transcript available. Some significant differences noted between available transcript and tape recording. (ca. 1987) Different reading than that on Side 1. This story was published in the Saturday Review of The Vancouver Sun, February 22, 1992 as “The grief of giving up my long-time comfort”. Copy of the article available in 2008.3.1.81.
- 01:16:25 Tape recorded music (various)
- 01:28:50 End of Side 2
Takla Lake, Northern British Columbia
This PDF is a digital version of a poster presented by Sanborn and Jull at the 2009 Canadian Quaternary Association conference, Simon Fraser University.
Dunvegan Provincial Park, Alberta
Sunset hues on unidentified lake in fore-midground and snowy mountain range in background
Unidentified lake in fore-midground and snowy mountain range in background
Yukon Territory
Item is a photograph six grazing pack horses and two survey crewmen.
The Pacific Salmon. John Pease Babcock. Victoria: The Province of British Columbia, Provincial Fisheries Dept., 1931.
Habit of <i>Pleurotus ostreatus</i>
This item is a photocopy reproduction of Bob Steventon's College of New Caledonia student research essay entitled "The Origins and Background of the Wenner-Gren British Columbia Development Project" for History 211 (Local History Seminar).
Detail of lichen on striated rock
Item is an audio cassette of the September 29, 1968 opening ceremonies for the Peace Power Project which includes the naming of Ray Williston Lake in honour of Ray Williston, then Minister of Lands and Forests, and the naming of the Dr. Gordon Shrum Power House in honour of BC Hydro Co-Chairman by Premier W.A.C. Bennett.
Photograph depicts the old post office and federal government building at 1299 3rd Avenue prior to the coat of arms removal. Annotation on verso: "fed. govt bldg, (post office), c. 1990, before, coat of arms, removal".
Grand Pre, Nova Scotia
Bathurst Inlet, Nunavut
Prince George, British Columbia
Two Prince George maps, one colour and one b&w, printed on front and back side of a paper. Produced by The Greater Prince George Visitors and Convention Bureau and Schultz Pontiac Buick Ltd.
Tourist map of Prince George depicts city area, with annotations by Davies to emphasize locations of rail lines.
Photograph depicts the "Northern Dawn" and an unidentified fishing boat at the Prince Rupert marina.
Photograph depicts the "Northern Dawn" and the "Comanchero II" at the Prince Rupert marina.
Photograph depicts the north shore along the Peace River with a small, rocky mountain rising above the water.
Item is an original "The North Ridge Eco-Trail Guide: Aleza Lake Research Forest" booklet.
Item is "The North Ridge Eco-Trail Guide: Aleza Lake Research Forest".
Unidentified red foliage growing up and around a small boulder in a grassy field, Alpine Club of Canada's 1967 Yukon Alpine Centennial Expedition, Kluane National Park, Yukon
The News Advertiser serves the areas of Terrace, Thornhill and Kitimat, British Columbia. This issue's headlines read "Why did Peter Burton lie on Sunday?" Also included are articles regarding the Alcan project,.
Item is an audio recording of The New Era Backup Band and Al Neil at the Western Front (Peter Huse, Barry McKinnon, Myron Makepeace and Victor Bateman).
Photograph depicts a ditch and wooden flume located in a snow covered forest landscape. Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "The new ditch and flume at upper Faloggan (?)"
Consists of a second CD copy of audio recordings made by Ginty Paul.
Consists of 1 CD copy of audio recordings made by Ginty Paul.
Video recording consists of a recorded episode of the CBC show "The Nature of Things with David Suzuki: Cyberman", which Fawcett possibly used for research purposes.
Item is a photocopied version of G. Griffith's "The Natural Regeneration of Spruce in Central British Columbia" reprinted from The Forestry Chronicle, 1931, Vol. 7, No. 4.
Newspaper covers various First Nation concerns including the meeting of the brotherhood, the BC Indian Fishermen’s Assistance Program, fishing rights, and a tribute to the early members of the Native Brotherhood of British Columbia.
Handwritten annotation on verso reads: " '[Naskeena?' anchored off Metlakatla with Dr. [Mc-?] & Capt. Barry standing on its deck".
Photograph depicts the boat "John Antle" motoring on the water near a rocky, tree covered cliff. Handwritten annotation on verso states: "M.S. John Antle on her rounds entering Smuggler Cove". Stamped annotation on verso reads: “The National Film Board”
Photograph depicts heavy blanket of snow on fallen logs and forest.
The Modern Growth of the Totem Pole on the Northwest Coast. Marius Barbeau. Washington: Smithsonian Institution, 1940. Signed by author, gift to W.E. Collison.
Produced and directed by Alf Burton. Musical direction by Catherine Moonie. Performances at Duchess Park Junior High School Auditorium, March 5-7, 1959.
[Moore's Meadow] Prince George, B.C.
Habit of <i>Iris</i> in flower
Consists of 1 copy of article from National Geographic entitled "The Marvelous Maldive Islands : Sun-drenched Atolls in the Indian Ocean Hold a Seagirt Sultanate Where Phones Rarely Ring and Kites Fly from Office Windows," by Alan Villiers.
A VHS tape containing "The Mark of Progress" film created by the British Columbia Forest Service and first played for a live audience in 1959 in Prince George, BC.
The Man’s Knife Among the North American Indians: A study in the collections of the U.S. National Museum. Otis Tufton Mason. Washington: Smithsonian Institution, 1899.
Jasper National Park
Map depicts the province of British Columbia. Includes rail lines and historical notes about the province.
Photo shows a B.C. Express mail stage driven by two men and six horses. B.C. Express Co. buildings are visible in background.