Autumnal foliage against a blue sky
Light on the water and mountainside
Item is a photocopied version of "The Gitxsan Model: An Alternative to the Destruction of Forests, Salmon and Gitxsan Land" booklet by Eco-Research Chair of Environmental Law and Policy, University of Victoria, BC.
Victoria, B.C.
"The Geography of the Tsimshian Indians." G.A. Dorsey. Reprint from The American Antiquarian, October 1897.
Consists of 1 copy of the August 1932 Geographical Journal (Vol. LXXX No. 2), including 2 maps
Postcard depicts 'The Gap," the entrance to the Rockies.
Item is a copy of "The Future of Animal Production in Canada", a Klinck Lecture by Dr. W.D. Morrison at Agriculture Institute of Canada.
Photograph depicts three uniformed men, holding memorial wreaths lined up beside a casket on a wagon. Handwritten annotation on verso of photo reads: “The funeral of British Agents shot on Bloody Sunday. Auxiliaries and R.I.C. form Guard of Honour.”
Trip to England [Devon, Plymouth, Cornwall]
Prince Edward Island
Item is an original copy of "The Fraser Valley Gas Project" presentation to Commission on Fraser Valley Petroleum Exploration.
Postcard depicts "Twin Bridges in the Fraser Canyon. The CNR and CPR change sides at this point."
Postcard depicts the Four Tunnels on the CPR line through the Rocky Mountains.
Postcard depicts "The Four Tracks."
Videotape contains footage of: 23-Mar-03 - people reading The Forgotten North / 23-Mar-03 - a northern BC mayor talks about changes in local governance and role of UNBC - Northup, Brian
The item is a photograph depicting buildings for businesses named The Flip Side and Black Forest Food and Deli on 3rd Avenue in Prince George.
Item is a photograph of a survey crewman kneeling outside his tent after the first snowfall.
Mary Fallis holding up a char, Takla Lake, Northern British Columbia
Item is a photograph of two young women and one elderly woman and one young man posing for am informal photograph in a garden. The elderly woman is seated and is reading "The Bulletin" newspaper.
Panorama of Vancouver skyline
Photograph of an illustration of an elderly man peering over a photograph of Prince Rupert, BC with a magnifying glass. Beaded leather tassels are affixed to the edges of the illustration. Printed annotation on recto reads: "Taken in 1911. And Today The Eyes of the World are on Prince Rupert. Craig N of Prince Rupert."
Item is a CD-ROM containing photographs of Exploration Place's World War II Aviation Exhibit. Photographs compiled by Katherine Plett.
Photograph depicts the Empress Hotel in Victoria, BC.
Photograph depicts the Empress Hotel in Victoria, BC.
Publication contains the 74th annual yearbook of the Empire Club entitled "Empire Club of Canada Addresses 1976-1977" which includes speeches given to the Empire Club of Canada during that time period.
Item is an original report by H.U. Green entitled "The Elk of Banff National Park".
The BC Ministry of Forest's EP 1148 Long-term Soil Productivity (LTSP) study addresses two key factors— soil porosity and site organic matter—that potentially limit tree growth and site productivity in the timber-harvesting land base and that can be affected by forestry operations.
This establishment report for EP 1148, "The effects of soil compaction and organic matter retention on long-term soil productivity in British Columbia (Experimental Project 1148)", is accompanied by a floppy disk containing 12 data sets (see 2023.2.2.11.2).
Item is an original copy of "Effects of Pipelines on Fraser Valley Farmland" prepared by Interwest Property Services Ltd. for Westcoast Transmission Co. Ltd.
Item is a photocopied version of Percy Barr's "The Effect of Soil Moisture on the Establishment of Spruce Reproduction in British Columbia" from the Yale University School of Forestry Bulletin No. 26.
Item is an original issue of British Columbia Forest Service Research Notes on "The Durability of Scarified Seedbeds for Spruce Regeneration" by Arlidge.
Image depicts the Duchess engine, which was built in 1878 and taken out of service in 1919. It was part of a matched set with the Duke and is now a tourist attraction in Carcross, Y.T.
Photograph depicts a hillside and mining equipment covered in heavy snow.
Takla Lake, Northern British Columbia
Photograph depicts an overview of a large formation of Royal Irish Constabulary constables lined up for inspection by the Director General in the courtyard of Garda Headquarters, "The Depot," located in Phoenix Park, Dublin, Ireland. Typed annotation on recto of photograph states: "The Royal Irish Constabulary"
Photograph is part of a series of photographs depicting Olin Corporation's Fria location.
Photograph is part of a series of photographs depicting Olin Corporation's Fria location.
Photograph is part of a series of photographs depicting Olin Corporation's Fria location.
Item is a photocopied version of G.H. Barnes' "The Development of Unevenaged Stands of Engelmann Spruce, and Probable Development of Residual Stands after Logging" reprinted from The Forestry Chronicle, 1937, Vol. 13, No. 3.
Consists of 1 unpublished paper entitled "The Delivery of Health Care to Remote Populations: An Introduction," presented as an introduction to a seminar of the same name. By D.G. Fish, Ph.D., Head, Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Item is a faxed copy of a speech by Melvin H. Smith, QC, entitled "The Delgamuukw Case--What does it mean and what do we do now?" which was delivered to the Vancouver Board of Trade on February 10, 1998.
Using an anti-aircraft rocket, ZPRA forces shot down the aircraft Air Viscount Hunyani shortly after it took off from Kariba, Rhodesia. The pilot managed to land the aircraft, but many people died in the crash. There were 18 survivors who were shot by ZPRA terrorists while awaiting rescue. There was no outrage from the world, no sympathy--just a “deafening silence”; this term found its place in Rhodesian history after the sermon of Dean John da Costa at the memorial service held shortly afterwards. This is an audio recording of that sermon.
Takla Lake, Northern British Columbia
Group of men stand on pier by warehouse, looking out at the boat. Treed mountains visible in background.
Handwritten photo caption beside image reads: "Danube".
Shop front in Skagway Alaska, Alpine Club of Canada's 1967 Yukon Alpine Centennial Expedition, Kluane National Park, Yukon
Item is a landscape photograph of Tatlatui Lake, mountains and trees.