Image depicts a field of hay somewhere in Beaver Valley.
Series consists of records created and collected by Gary Runka during and after his time with the British Columbia Agricultural Land Commission. In the early 1970s, Runka served as the first general manager of the BC Agricultural Land Commission, the independent provincial body that has administered BC's Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR) for over 40 years. As the first manager, Runka spearheaded the establishment of the ALR undertaking the technical tasks of setting ALR agricultural use boundaries, policies and procedures, as well as the building awareness and support for farmland preservation within government and with the public. He later served as Commission chair. Records include correspondence, informational material, publications, clippings, news releases, memoranda, symposium/conference material, reports, speech notes, and other textual material. Also includes seven maps, two buttons, six floppies, eighty slides, and one audio cassette tape.
Item is a photograph of a woman working in a field.
Item is a photograph of sheaves of grain against a brick wall.
Item is a photograph of people harvesting grain by hand.
Item is a photograph of rows of plants in a garden.
Item is a photograph of boats docked on the shore behind piles of grain or straw.
Item is a photograph of a rural area taken from the air.
Item is a photograph of a river bend and the surrounding country taken from the air.
Slide depicts an apple tree blossoming in a backyard. The yard is surrounded by a wooden fence. Original slide index description: "Apple blossoms Kelowna."
Image depicts some farmland near Alexandria, B.C.
Subseries consists of material collected and created by Kent Sedgwick for research relating to agriculture in Prince George and the surrounding areas including Pineview, Mud River, and Blackburn. Includes material regarding the Prince George experimental farm, historical agriculture, dairying, and ranching.
Image depicts an agricultural field, most likely near Prince George, B.C.
Item is a photograph of forests and farms from the air.
Photograph depicts a cow with a bell around its neck standing in the front yard of a house.
Image depicts a cow at an uncertain location.
Photograph depicts part of a brown and white building similar to the "Director's Lodge" at Cassiar, B.C. (see items 2000.1.1.3.19.88 and 2000.1.1.3.19.89). Unidentified individuals visible inside greenhouse in fenced back yard. Forest in background. Handwritten annotation on verso of photograph: "Cassiar June 15 71".