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This fonds encompasses the planning career of Chander Suri. The head planner for the Regional District of Fraser-Fort George from 1969 to 1977, Chander Suri embarked on numerous community plan projects in the Prince George area. Suri also worked as an independent planning consultant for local businesses and organizations. Chander Suri's records encompass numerous urban and rural projects facilitating population and industry growth within the RDFFG that spanned beyond Suri's career.

Textual records comprise official and draft planning documents, development reports, planning proposals, contracts, published regulations, socio-economic studies of regions near Prince George, financial and other studies for development sites, illustrated promotional packages/proposals for developments, regional/provincial guides and standards, and correspondence relating to Suri's professional consulting activities. The fonds contains a wide array of maps, architectural plans, and technical drawings ranging from municipal planning layouts, industrial land developments, and private property (commercial and residential) development projects, mainly from in and around Prince George.

These records are relevant to researchers of the subjects of land use, land development and land planning issues in the Prince George and Fraser-Fort George Regional District in the second half of the 20th century.

Series include:

1. Maps and Plans relating to development projects in British Columbia, predominantly in the Prince George area
2. Lower Mainland Planning material from Suri's early career period
3. Regional District of Fraser Fort George Planning records and resource material collected by Suri during his employment at the RDFFG
4. Planning Consultancy records relating to Suri’s independent planning consultancy work in his later career period

File consists of clippings, notes, and reproductions relating to the Central Fort George townsite. File predominantly includes Kent Sedgwick's handwritten notes regarding land plots and development of Central Fort George. Includes: a map depicting Canadian National Railway plans along Hammond Street and the Fraser River (1936) and "Central Fort George lots" map depicting lot plans for the Central Fort George townsite (reproduced 1990).

File consists of clippings, notes, and reproductions relating to the central business district of Prince George. Includes: "Tours of downtown" pamphlet from the Prince George Public Library (6 July 2006); "Mr. P.G. says welcome to the city of Prince George" promotional map from the City of Prince George and drawn by H. Kettner (1966); "Re: Pcl. A (Lots 19-20)" typescript letter from BC Rail to Kent Sedgwick (2 Dec. 1987); "Prince George Public Library" letter from Tom Dielissen at the Prince George Public Library to Kent Sedgwick (2 July 1997); "Town Centre Historical Project" letter to the Mayor and Council of Prince George from Daniel Guerrette (16 July 1981); and "Historical continuity and the proposed town centre" typescript document submitted to City Council from the Heritage Advisory Committee (July 1981). File also includes photographs depicting the industrial area of Prince George (1987).

Fonds consists of textual, photographic, cartographic, electronic and promotional films/video recordings related to the mining operations of Cassiar Asbestos Mining Corporation (CAMC) and creation of Cassiar townsite. CAMC records primarily consist of records related to mining operations including construction, engineering, daily mining operations, administration of CAMC, tallies of extractions, labour and union activities, corporate events and visits by dignitaries. Townsite records are primarily visual representations of townsite construction, including the creation of health, education and community services including Cassiar's private hospital, school, library, as well as townsite images. Photographs include documentation of natural and man-made landscapes within the Cassiar region of Northern BC. Other holdings include a near complete run of Cassiar's community newspaper.