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Photograph depicts a ptarmigan in the foreground, two men on foot, leading a packhorse across a meadow.

Item is a photocopy of "Provincial Parks and Stone Sheep: 'Affinity Through Default'" report by W.G. Hazelwood, Parks Biologist.

Photograph depicts the Provincial Government Mine Rescue Station established in 1913 in Nanaimo, B.C. It is in the south side of the city.

Image depicts the Provincial Government Building located in Stewart, B.C.

Photograph depicts the proposed site for a hydro power project on Klemtu Lake with rock sill outlet to creek.

Reproduced map on mylar depicts a proposed railway spur for the Aleza Lake Forest Experiment Station.

Item is the Proposed Land Use Map, 1978-2012, referred to in By-law No. 3138, the City of Prince George Official Community Plan. The original draft of this map was completed on October 24, 1977. This version of the map was amended in July 1982.

Item is a map depicting proposed land use between 1978 and 2012 in the City of Prince George. This map was drawn for the City of Prince George Community Plan; this particular version of the map was displayed in City of Prince George council chambers through 1979.

File consists of a speech given by Gary Runka entitled "Proposed Hydro Development - Peace River Valley: Some Questions" to the Peace Valley Environmental Association in Dawson Creek. Note that page 3 of the speech appears to be missing.

Commentary on this speech by Barry Smith of the Ministry of Agriculture and Lands:
"The speech discusses some broad questions particularly related to the lack of a provincial energy policy, the approval process and varying estimates of future energy needs and alternatives. GGR quotes the position of the ALC of October 1977 and also reviews the legal powers under the ALC Act and ends by outlining several questions he feels the Association has the right to ask and get answers to."

During a year away from studies in 1987-88, Dr. Paul Sanborn developed a successful grant proposal to the Science Council of BC (SCBC) to pursue a postdoctoral project with Dr. Tim Ballard in relation to sulphur-deficient soils in BC and prescribed fire. This project built on an existing broadcast burning study conducted by Macmillan Bloedel Ltd. near Port Alberni on Vancouver Island, led by Bill Beese (later at Vancouver Island University). Dr. Sanborn's work addressed sulphur forms and amounts in the soils at these sites, and the chemical processes influencing sulphur availability in relation to prescribed fire.

Only one part of this work was eventually published:
Sanborn, P.T. and T.M. Ballard. 1991. Combustion losses of sulphur from conifer foliage: Implications of chemical form and soil nitrogen status. Biogeochemistry 12: 129–134. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00001810

The remainder of the work was documented in this Project Completion Report to SCBC, dated February 28, 1990, and entitled "Effects of Prescribed Fire on Sulphur in Forest Soils".

Photograph depicts the profile of a pack horse bearing Prentiss Gray's tripod and camera equipment on a special saddle.

Photograph depicts a profile view of a pack horse laden with Prentiss Gray's camera equipment.

This born-digital "Profile Descriptions" document provides descriptions of Williams Lake (Skulow Lake), Aleza 1 & 2, Log Lake, and Lucille Mountain pedons.

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 posterboard display entitled "Production of Asbestos."

Item is a diagram showing the process through chip preparation and continuous digesting, brown stock washing, brown stock screening and cleaning, bleach plant, and bleach stock screening and cleaning.

File consists of a speech given by Gary Runka entitled "Problems and Solutions: The BC Land Commission Experience" at the Conference on Agricultural Land Preservation in Washington State at the University of Washington, Seattle.

Commentary on this speech by Barry Smith of the Ministry of Agriculture and Lands:
"This speech, written for and delivered to an international audience, reads like an article aimed at providing an historical overview of the first three years of the work of the Land Commission.

While succinct, it also has the quality of a comprehensive overview. Up to this point this is the best item in the collection explaining the background of the legislation, implementation and administrative challenges of the Commission over its first three years of operation.

Given when it was written - at a time when the formative history of the Land Commission was being made and by a person in the very centre of this history who was day-by-day helping to create this history - this is a singularly important document."

Photograph depicts the CPR probably in the Fraser Canyon.

Photograph depicts a southbound C.P.R. streamliner at the Mud Bay crossing on Vancouver Island. This part of track belongs to the Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway, and the crossing is being re-sited.

Photograph depicts a four-wheeled private saloon coach #58A, built in 1909 at Lochgorm Works (of Highland Railway) in Inverness, Scotland. It is the property of the provincial government of B.C. and located in the dock area of New Westminster. The wheels have solid wooden pieces between axels and tires.

Photograph depicts the end view of the four-wheeled private saloon coach #58A, built in Inverness in 1909 and formerly the property of the Duke of Sutherland. It is owned by the B.C. provincial government and is standing at the New Westminster docks.

Photograph depicts a private rail/road bridge built to serve Northwood Pulp and Timber, Ltd. Crossing Fraser River. Looking west, towards the mill. On private Northwood trackage.

Photograph depicts a private logging road bridge over Kettle River at Fiva Creek, Westbridge B.C. The bridge had recently repaired with new timbers.

File consists of a speech given by Gary Runka entitled "Private Land Needs and the BC Agricultural Land Commission Experience" for the Perspectives on Natural Resources Symposium II at Sir Sanford Fleming College in Lindsay, Ontario.

Commentary on this speech by Barry Smith of the Ministry of Agriculture and Lands:
"This represents a major, out of province speech. It covers some familiar historic themes concerning the implementation of the BC farmland preservation program but also provides other interesting insights. It includes an informative summary of the land scarcity problem particular to BC.

With the designation of the ALR complete, the much more difficult task is: "... to make the right land-use decisions within the agricultural zone and encourage good land use planning adjacent to it in order to accomplish the stated objectives." This statement clearly establishes the perspective that the ALC is not just focused on land within the ALR but believes its protection mandate extends beyond the bounds of the Reserve.

GGR states that for competing uses there are normally non-agricultural alternatives but: "...the ability and willingness to go in these other directions necessitates a radical change in thinking on the part of governments, private industry, real estate interests, and the general public." Fourteen competing land uses are noted.

It is noted that the ALC Act "...has provided impetus for more formal planning at the local and regional levels..." - a fact all too often missed.

GGR reviews the types of plan policies that will assist the preservation of farmland and support the continued farming of agricultural land.

A number of specific initiatives are noted and mention is made of the urban / rural fringe problems and the work of the Ministry of Agriculture Green Zone Committee. Mention is made of the challenges associated with dealing with conflicts with other provincial and federal agencies.

The paper is summarized with three general approaches to looking at land needs, land uses and resource planning drawn from GGR's personal experience:

1. Canada can't afford many more mistakes in the area of land resource allocation and making land-use decisions on the basis of the land's inherent natural characteristics is more reliable and sensible than based on the protection of property values and simply accommodating growth pressures;
2. The ALC has learned that every move in rural planning and every decision in resource management has impact upon agriculture; and
3. Agricultural land preservation represents a provincial priority and it has identified a direction around which all others can plan.

GGR closes - "In the final analysis, it is the process of planning that is important, the product itself is never quite finalized."

Photograph depicts a private car owned by the Interior Contracting Co. Ltd. of Penticton, at the C.P.R. Penticton depot. No building date is shown on the car.

Photograph taken at Government House in Victoria, B.C.

Photograph depicts the Pritchard CPR depot, 25 miles east of Kamloops.

Photograph depicts the Pritchard CPR depot, 24 rail miles east of Kamloops, in the Shuswap Subdivision at mile 104.3. The depot house on the south side is empty, and the depot itself was used by track crews fro their equipment. In June 1968 the buildings and the spur had gone.

Photograph depicts the Pritchard CPR station. The line on the right is siding/spur. At this station, twin tracks become single going east. The view is looking east.

Item is a photograph of the Princeton School grade 8 class in 1939 with Mr. Williston their teacher.

Item is a photograph of the Princeton cast of the play “Whatever happened to Jones”. Mr. Williston is on the far left.

Item is a photograph of the 1938 Princeton Basketball Team which won the 1937-38 men’s B.C. Senior Championship. Ray Williston is third from the left in the front row.

Photograph depicts a steamship in Victoria Harbour with shoreline and buildings in the background. Johnson Street Bridge can be seen behind. Handwritten annotation below the photograph reads, "Princess Royal July 2, 1927 soldiers on Board"

Photograph depicts "Princess Patricia" undergoing a minor refitting before winter cruising in warmer climates.

Photograph depicts the steamship Princess May run aground on rocks at low tide. Annotation on recto of photograph states: ""Princess May" on the Rocks, as seen at Low Tide"

Photograph depicts the steamship Princess May run aground on the rocky shoreline of Sentinel Island. Annotation on recto of photograph states: "PRINCESS MAY - WRECKED ON SENTINEL ISLAND ALASKA - AUG. 5 1910"

Photograph depicts "Princess Marguerite" at the CPR wharf in the Inner Harbour of Victoria.

Item is a photograph of Princess Margaret on July 17, 1958 at an event staged in the Prince George railway yards. Alex Moffat dressed as a prospector demonstrates panning for previously salted gold nuggets, which were later given to the Princess.

Item is a photograph of Princess Margaret on the back deck of the Royal train's caboose just prior to her departure from Prince George during her 1958 visit to British Columbia.

Originally mounted on a poster with photographs 115, 115.2, 115.3.

Item is a photograph of Princess Margaret with Mr. Williston on her right.

Item is a photograph of Princess Margaret arriving by Canadian Air Forces jet at Prince George. Lieutenant-Governor Frank Ross is walking beside the Princess.

Originally mounted on a poster with photographs 115, 115.2, 115.3.

Item is a photograph of Princess Margaret arriving by Canadian Air Forces jet at Prince George. Lieutenant-Governor Frank Ross is walking beside the Princess.

Originally mounted on a poster with photographs 115, 115.2, 115.3.

Item is a photograph of Princess Margaret with Lieutenant-Governor Frank Ross and Mr. Williston taken on July 17, 1958 after disembarking in Prince George from a Canadian Forces plane.

Photograph depicts a ship at the dock. Handwritten annotation below photograph reads, "Princess Louise - C.P.R. Ferry Van. Pier".

Photograph depicts a steamship, Princess Kathleen in open water. Handwritten annotation below photograph reads, "Princess Kathleen in Rupert. 26/6/28".

Photograph depicts the steamship Princess Kathleen on the water with tugboats in the foreground and a forested shoreline in the background. Annotation on recto of photograph states: "Princess Kathleen Photo by R.W."

Photograph depicts the ship Princess Beatrice on the water with passengers aboard. Annotation on verso of photograph states: "Princess Beatrice"

Photograph depicts the steamship Prince Rupert run aground on a rocky shoreline beside a forested area. Annotation on recto of photograph states: ""Prince Rupert" Wrecked On Genn Island Nr Prince Rupert B.C. 23 March 1917. F. Button Photo Pr. Rupert No.568"

Photograph depicts a man standing in front of the steamship Prince Rupert run aground on a rocky shoreline. Annotation on recto of photograph states: "Prince Rupert" Wrecked On Genn Island Nr Prince Rupert B.C. 23 Mar' 1917. F. Button. Photo Pr Rupert No. 573" Annotation on verso of photograph states: "Dear Ted.- I am just writing you a note to remind you you have not written me since the last time. This is the way the Rupert is now she sure looks fine. I had a fine time in Rupert during the holidays. I wish you would send me some stamps. I traded Willie quite a few and two dandy, Montenegro ones. I am using my fountain pen now, it writes fine. I guess I will close your loving brother Gordon"

Photograph of a small vessel on the ocean with a dock and harbour buildings in the foreground. Tents and piles of lumber can be seen among the buildings. Annotation on recto reads: "The Wharf, Prince Rupert, BC. 1657." Printed annotation on verso reads "The Wharf, Prince Rupert, BC J. Howard A. Chapman, Victoria. BC. 1657."