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2013.6.25.1 · File · 1970-2013
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

File consists of historical and statistical research material regarding the BC Electric Railway. Predominantly consists of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals. Includes the following works: "Brief History of British Columbia Electric Company Interurban Lines" by Cecil Maiden; "From Almost Horses to Trackless Trolleys" from The Buzzer; "British Columbia Electric Interurbans" roster; "Some Historical Dates in Southwest British Columbia Transit History" by Shantler; "B.C.E.R. Statistics" by Davies; "How Three BCER Electric Freight Locomotives were Cornered Near Vancouver's Downtown" by Davies; "Commuting in British Columbia: Vancouver's British Columbia Electric Railway was the Canadian Equivalent of the Sprawling Pacific Electric" by Swett; "The Centennial of Electric Traction" by Angus; and "British Columbia's Street Car Centenary" by Ewert.

2013.6.25.2 · File · 1970-2013
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

File consists of research material regarding the BC Electric Railway interurbans, including the Fraser Valley line and the Lulu Island line. Predominantly consists of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals. Contains the following works: "Traction Substations" by Waddington; "By Interurban to Chilliwack: Memories of a 1949 Ride" by Hind; "How the Interurbans Came Home to British Columbia" by Turner; "How the Rule of the Road was Changed in British Columbia" by the British Columbia Electric Railway Company; "By BCER Interurban to Fraser Mills" by Smith; "Our Centurions" by Webster; "How Three BCER Electric Freight Locomotives were Cornered Near Vancouver's Downtown" by Davies; "British Columbia Electric Railway Company Limited" by Ewert; "The Rebirth of 1231" by Murphy; "Interurban Era Ends with 1958 Run to Steveston" by Ewert; "Preserved BCER Interurban Station Shelters" by Green; "BCER's Connaught Car Back Home After 50 Years"; "1957 Recollections of B.C.E.R. Interurban Line from Marpole to Steveston, Greater Vancouver" by Davies; "Series 'Six Hundreds'" by Murphy; and "The Montreal and Southern Counties Railway" by T.C.H. Smith. Also includes a February 21, 1958 issue (vol. 43, no. 8) of "The Buzzer", the weekly publication of the British Columbia Electric Railway Company.

2013.6.12.4.4 · File · 1951-1987
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

File consists of British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority Railway Division timetable 81 (16 June 1968) and timetable 95A (6 Dec. 1987). Also includes a First District Time Table No. 75.

2020.4.2.1.41 · File · [June 1980]
Part of G. Gary Runka fonds

File consists of a speech given by Gary Runka entitled "BC Experience: Establishing Priorities for the Use of Rural Land Resources" for the Canadian Institute of Planners Annual Conference in Kitchener, Waterloo.

Commentary on this speech by Barry Smith of the Ministry of Agriculture and Lands:
"This is a second speech GGR gave at the 1980 CIP Conference.

The 'rural' stage is set by stating that BC is 94% crown land of which 53% is unreserved crown land - so lots of rural land to plan for.

The paper largely outlines 8 examples of rural land use priorities in BC including:

  1. Integrating rural land use policy under the Environment and Land Use Act
  2. Agricultural Land Commission Act protecting farmland
  3. Forest and Range Act
  4. Municipal and Regional government community, settlement and regional plans - largely on non-crown land
  5. The Federal government's amended Fisheries Act
  6. Special Statutes Planning - The Islands Trust Act
  7. Crown land Planning Strategies
  8. Environment Planning via an Environment Act, Water Basin Plan and Wildlife along with complimentary legislation.

The paper helps to place the farmland preservation in the context with other land use planning efforts in British Columbia."

B.C. Ferries
2009.6.13.42.052 · File · 1974-1977
Part of The Honourable Iona Campagnolo fonds

File consists of Campagnolo's outgoing correspondence regarding marine services to northern British Columbia. Also includes minutes from a Cabinet Committee on Government Operations meeting on the Transportation Development program in British Columbia, an agreement between the Government of Canada and the Province of British Columbia pertaining to financial assistance for rail lines, an appendix concerning marine transportation, briefing notes concerning financial assistance for water transportation in British Columbia, memoranda on transportation subsidies, an informational report on marine transportation, lyrics to O Canada in French, lyrics to Sir Cavendish Boyle's song Ode to Newfoundland, an agenda for a Coaching Association of Canada Board of Directors meeting, a photocopied telex, a memorandum on transportation in British Columbia, and notes.

BC Forest Industry
2014.6.2.02 · File · 1989-1995
Part of Rustad & Dezell Family fonds

File consists of:

  • 2 maps of Takla Lake and Babine Lake region
  • Council of Forest Industries 1995 Annual Report
  • British Columbia Forest Industry Fact Book 1992
  • National Forest Sector Strategy for Canada: Second Implementation Progress Report (October 1989)
  • B.C. Forest Industry Issues Briefing Book (September 1991)
  • National Forest Sector Strategy for Canada: Implementation Progress Report [1989]
  • BC Forest Industry Briefing Book [1992].
BC Forest Industry Research
2007.45.1 · Series · 1913-2001
Part of Horst Sander fonds

Series consists of scanned historical documents pertaining to stumpage and royalty in British Columbia's forest industry, including:

  • British Columbia Forest Policy, "Comments and policy decisions by the Forest Policy Advisory Committee on the Recommendations of the Pearse Royal Commission," May 16, 1978
  • Correspondence re: “Temporary Tenures” from C. Cooper, Forest Counsel, June 28, 1973
  • Memorandum to Deputy Minister from I.T. Cameron, Chief Forester, June 13, 1973
  • Memorandum from E.L. Young, Chief Forester, September 11, 1974
  • British Columbia Forest Service, "Comparative Value Timber Pricing," September 15, 1987
  • Memorandum to I.T. Cameron, Chief Forester from E. Knight, Forester re: Timber Licence Royalties, June 18,1973
  • Correspondence from J.S. Stokes, Deputy Minister, 1974-1976; includes correspondence, memorandum, newspaper clippings, cabinet submissions
  • Correspondence from President Ronald Reagan to Senator Bob Packwood, May 8, 1986
  • Memorandum from T.M. Apsey, Deputy Minister, October 1, 1981
  • Canada – U.S.A. Trade M.O.U. Correspondence, 1986
  • BC News Release re: Timber Royalties, 1995
  • Correspondence from Overton W. Price to H.R. MacMillan, October 3, 1913; includes copy of original letter and transcript
  • Correspondence from Overton W. Price to H.R. MacMillan, October 7, 1913
  • Briefing Notes for Hon. F.D. Wilson, Minister of Forests re: Law Suits Over Timber Licences and Royalty (March 29, 2001)
  • BC News Release re: Major Shift in Forest Policy for British Columbia (September 15, 1987)