Photograph depicts Iona Campagnolo standing in front of Berendon Glacier and Granduc mining operation north of Stewart.
Image depicts an irrigation ditch in Lillooet, B.C.
Image depicts an irrigation ditch in Lillooet, B.C.
File consists of a copy of the article, "Is Scientific Inquiry Incompatible with Government Information Control?", which includes a section on the Kemano Completion Project.
Caption describing photograph: "Isolated Hemlock. West Branch Road, F.E.S. Aleza."
Caption describing photograph: "As GBW Film 4 Frame 1 (2007.1.30.2.040). 13" DBH Height 45', +/- 120 years old." Harry Coates stands in the photograph for scale.
File consists of 1 VHS recording entitled "It Takes Time," produced by the Columbia Basin Fish & Wildlife Compensation Program.
Item consists of a recording of Jack Carbutt interviewing William John Windsor regarding his logging activities in Hutton Mills, c. 1920s as well as fur trapping activities at the Nechako River Bridge and Carp Lake c. 1930s-1970s.
Item is a photograph of a copy print, resulting in a low quality photographic reproduction. Reproduced as a print, slide, and a negative. Location of original photograph is unknown.
Photograph depicts fallen pine trees on a sparsely treed area.
Photograph depicts a log jack-ladder up to Nash Sawmill, co-owned by Cornel Neronovitch and Fred Tesluk. This sawmill was steam powered and burnt down in 1941. The sawmill was located on a back-channel of the Fraser River.
File contains various correspondence regarding the activities of the Maclaren company.
James Maclaren Industries Inc.Subseries consists of records regarding James Maclaren Industries Inc. and the Maclaren Power & Paper Company. These records were created or accumulated by Adam Zimmerman during his tenure as an Executive Director of the company after it was acquired by Noranda in 1980. Includes annual reports, director's meeting materials, operational records, financial records, and information relating to the acquisitions of Normick Perron. Also contains records regarding Maclaren's acquisition by Noranda.
James Maclaren Industries Inc.File contains a minutes of the 1982 directors meeting of Maclaren.
James Maclaren Industries Inc.File contains a minutes of the 1982 directors meeting of Maclaren.
James Maclaren Industries Inc.File contains a minutes of the 1982 directors meeting of Maclaren.
James Maclaren Industries Inc.File contains a copy of a report entitled "James Maclaren Industries Inc Newsprint Division - Newsprint Mill Modernization".
James Maclaren Industries Inc.File contains a booklet outlining the planned expenditures to maintain current production levels in the pulpmill division.
James Maclaren Industries Inc.Photograph depicts a man panning for gold in a shallow river with a forested landscape in the background. Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Jas Ferguson testing values by panning - Germansen Placer Ltd."
Typed annotation on caption adhered to recto of photograph: "Presentation of Open Pit Mines and Quarries Annual Safety Award by W.K. Kiernan, Minister of Mines, British Columbia to J.G. Berry, General Superintendent, Cassiar Asbestos Corporation. Cassiar Asbestos Corporation won the trophy for the year 1962 with a compensable accident frequency of 7.19." Photograph depicts J.G. Berry shaking hands with Mr. Kiernan as he accepts a plaque from the "DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND PETROLEUM RESOURCES." A man and woman are partially visible at table behind them. Curtains on wall in background.
Item is a photograph of a copy print that has been reproduced as a slide, resulting in low photographic quality. Location of original photograph unknown.
"The Y.M.F.T.P. (Young Men's Forestry Training Plan) supported a big crew at Aleza Lake in 1936. Jim Kinghorn's dad [H.C. Kinghorn] was the foreman. Many improvements were made at Aleza. Jim Kinghorn (10 years old) is sitting on the newly constructed dam." -- from the notes of Ralph Schmidt in accompanying file
Item is a photograph of a copy print that has been reproduced as a slide, resulting in low photographic quality. Location of original photograph unknown.
Photograph depicts a creek with canvas tents set up on the opposite shore. Survey of 55th parallel.
Photograph depicts a creek with forest on both sides.
Item is a photograph of a copy print that has been reproduced as a slide, resulting in low photographic quality. Location of original photograph unknown.
Item consists of a letter documenting Johns McCormick’s experiences at Williams Creek in Barkerville during the winter of 1869. He describes the poor gold mining conditions on Williams Creek and his hopes for future prosperity.
Item consists of a letter written by John McCormick to a person named James; it is not made clear if James is a friend or relative. In both his letter to James, John McCormick makes several references to Victoria. His familiarity with Victoria suggests that he may have travelled from Victoria to Barkerville to mine for gold. In his letters to James, John McCormick describes having no money and living under poor conditions. He mentions the great fire that swept through Barkerville and that he lost nothing due to its distance from his house. McCormick also mentions that the Indians are dying quickly of Small Pox in Victoria.
File consists of two letters written by John McCormick to a friend describing his experiences in Barkerville and the gold mining conditions on Williams Creek.
McCormick, JohnFile consists of notes and reproductions relating to John Prince Myers, one of the founders of Cranbrook Sawmill, and his house at 1633 Norwood Street that burnt down in 1933. File primarily consists of photocopied newspaper articles relating to the Cranbrook Sawmill and the burning of the house at 1633 Norwood Street, and printed copies of photographs from The Exploration Place Museum database depicting the house and sawmill. Includes printed email chain between Greg Halseth, Kent Sedgwick, and John G . Myers (Sept. 2004).
File consists of:
- Poem written by John Revel in 1963 entitled "Cruisers (To George Silburn)"
- Eulogy for John Revel by Mike Jull, May 2015
- Obituary for John Revel in July-August 2015 issue of BC Forest Professional
- Photograph printed on foamcore of John Revel and two others checking cones from 1972 seed crop
File consists of:
- "Devil's Club, Black Flies, and Snowshoes" by John Revel, 2007, 44 p. (3 copies)
File consists of:
- Drafts of "Devil's Club, Black Flies, and Snowshoes" by John Revel from 2004
- Correspondence regarding publication of "Devil's Club, Black Flies, and Snowshoes" by John Revel
- Photocopied excerpts from Forest Service Annual Reports with highlighted portions relating to Aleza Lake Experiment Station
- Signed permissions for the photographs used in the book
File consists of:
- Photocopied version of John Revel's problem analysis entitled "Reforestation in the Vancouver Forest District (Plantation Assessment)" for E.P. 585 with the Research Division of the BC Forest Service.
File consists of:
- An original final draft of John Revel's problem analysis entitled "Silviculture in Spruce-Alpine Fir Types in the North Central Interior of British Columbia" for E.P. 639 with the Research Division of the BC Forest Service.
File consists of:
- An original manuscript of John Revel's 1963 thesis for registration with the Association of BC Foresters entitled "The Effect of Browsing by Columbia Black-tailed Deer and Sooty Blue Grouse on the Establishment of Conifers on Vancouver Island, British Columbia"
- A 1996 informational pamphlet on the Coastal Black-tailed Deer Study (No. 3 of 5) on "How Black-tailed Deer React to Logging in their Winter Habitat"
File consists of photographs of John Revel taken above the old Aleza Lake Forest Experiment Station site. John Revel was a retired pioneering BC Forest Service silviculture forester.
File consists an oral history with John Revel recorded by Barbara Coupe. Includes are transcripts and audio recordings.
File consists of Correspondence from J.S. Stokes, Deputy Minister, 1974-1976, including correspondence, memorandum, newspaper clippings, cabinet submissions.
Caption describing photograph: "Junction of East Loop and Main Access Road N of Camp Creek. F.E.S. Aleza Lake. Typical uneven aged structure of overmature Spruce Balsam stands on high sites. Rubus site. Lacustrine silty clay."
Caption describing photograph: "Low quality Hemlock isolated in understory. Junction West Branch and Main Access Road, F.E.S. Aleza Lake. 8" D.B.H. 120 years., 20-25' high." Harry Coates stands in the photograph for scale.
File consists of a photocopy of "Juvenile Salmon Utilization of Rejuvenated Tidal Channels in the Squamish Estuary, British Columbia", a Canadian Technical Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences report by Ryall and Levings.
File consists of an important memorandum from Alderdice and Jensen to Gordon Ennis regarding a Byrnes and Servizi manuscript on K2 values in the Nechako River. Also includes accompanying notes and memoranda, an excerpt of a report, and graphs.
File consists of the a reproduction of the Kalum Forest District SBFEP Forest Development Plan, 1997-2001. Includes accompanying correspondence and memoranda regarding the plan. Also includes two maps associated with the plan, "Kalum Forest District Small Business Forest Enterprise Program, 1997-2001 Forest Development Plan - West Nass (Upper Harper)" and "Kalum Forest District Small Business Forest Enterprise Program, 1997-2001 Forest Development Plan - West Nass (Lower Harper)". These maps are believed to have been annotated by Hazelwood to show Tailed Frogs habitat areas.
File consists of a partial photocopy of Envirocon's "Kemano Completion Hydroelectric Development: Information and Rationale Used to Determine Fish Protection Measures - Nanika and Morice Rivers". Includes the following sections: "Material Presented on 15 March 1983"; "Considerations Made in Deriving Flow Recommendations for the Morice River"; and "Considerations Made in Deriving Flow Recommendations for the Nanika River".
File consists of a partial photocopy of Envirocon's "Kemano Completion Hydroelectric Development: Information and Rationale Used to Determine Fish Protection Measures - Nechako River". Includes the following sections: "Considerations Made in Deriving Flow Recommendations for the Nechako River" and :Nechako River Hydrology".
File consists of copy of "Kemano Completion Project - Nechako River Summary Statement" with annotations and Alderdice's notes relating to the statement.
Collection consists of records regarding the Kemano Completion Project collected by four scientists that were involved in the Department of Fisheries and Oceans review of Alcan’s project. The majority of the material consists of copies of publications related to the scientists’ research and activities, many of which were written or annotated by them, such as reprints of journal articles, draft scientific reports, government publications, and newspaper clippings. Original scientific research records comprise raw data, field notes, memoranda, and draft reports. Includes correspondence regarding the Nechako River court action between DFO, Alcan, and the province and scientific reports that were created in anticipation of the case. Also includes significant material emanating from the British Columbia Utilities Commission Kemano Completion Project Public Review, such as correspondence, BCUC newsletters and news releases, exhibits and evidence submitted to the review panel, documents produced for the hearings, and final reports. In addition, includes records and publications relating to various other groups affected by the Kemano Completion Project or arising because of it, such as the Cheslatta Carrier Nation, the Rivers Defense Coalition, the Nechako Fisheries Conservation Program, the Nechako Watershed Council, the Nechako Environmental Enhancement Fund, and the Nechako River Alliance.
Alderdice, DonFile consists of copies of memoranda, notes and reports relating to the Department of Fisheries and Oceans' response to the Kemano Completion Project, including mention of the Kemano Task Force Report and the Nechako court case.
File consists of photocopied documents from various sources sent to Shirvell from John Hummel, a researcher for the Cheslatta Band. Includes copies of internal DFO memoranda; the "Story of the Surrender of the Cheslatta Reserves on April 21, 1952" by Mike Robertson"; anti-Kemano material written by Dana Wagg and John Hummel, Cheslatta Band researchers; a photocopy of correspondence from the Standing Joint Committee for the Scrutiny of Regulations containing "Comment on the Kemano Completion Project Guidelines Order"; a copy of a "Proposal for an Agreement between the Government Commission of the Gitksan Wet'suwet'en People and the Vera Corporation regarding the Nanika River Project: A Plan for Partial Development of the Hydroelectric Power Potential of the Nanika River in Northwestern British Columbia"; copies of newspaper clippings, news releases, and backgrounders; the 1993 "Cheslatta Band Submission to the Standing Committee on Forestry and Fisheries"; and copies of documents received by the Cheslatta Band through Access to Information legislation.
File consists of an original Klohn Leonoff report prepared for Alcan entitled "Kemano Completion Project: Nechako Reservoir Flood Forecasting and Operating Study".