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2020.4.6.184 · File · 1987
Part of G. Gary Runka fonds

File consists of records created and accumulated by Gary Runka over the course of his consultancy work for BC Ministry of Forests and Lands, Land Policy Branch for the "Coastal Resource Identification Study: Desolation Sound - Johnstone Strait" project in Victoria. This file was numbered as G.G. Runka Land Sense Ltd. client file #184; that client number may be seen referenced elsewhere in the G. Gary Runka fonds. The Land Sense Ltd. client files generally include records such as correspondence, contracts, invoices, project reports, publications, ephemera, memoranda, maps or map excerpts, legal documents, meeting materials, clippings, and handwritten notes. Includes BC Ministry of Forest and Lands map "Coastal Resource Identification Study - Aquaculture Opportunities - Desolation Sound - Johnstone Strait", March 1987.

Maps include:

  • Regional District of Comox-Strathcona, "Cortes Island - Electoral Area 'I' - Zoning Map", Feb. 1974
  • "Quadra Island Zoning Bylaw 1986" bylaw No. 895, Schedule A map, 1986 (one map on 10 sheets)
2020.4.6.162 · File · 1986
Part of G. Gary Runka fonds

File consists of records created and accumulated by Gary Runka over the course of his consultancy work with Don Ference and Associates for Indian and Northern Affairs Canada for the "Analysis of Sequential Land Use Change - IR#172 (Montney Reserve)" project in relation to the legal case Apsassin et al v. Her Majesty. This file was numbered as G.G. Runka Land Sense Ltd. client file #162; that client number may be seen referenced elsewhere in the G. Gary Runka fonds. Includes correspondence, invoices, photocopied map areas, handwritten notes, photocopied legal documents, and photocopied government documents.

Includes the following:

  • Photocopied history and compilation of government documents by A.F. Honner relating to the history of the St. John Indian Reserve, 1961
  • Photocopied version of a report entitled "Peace River Agricultural Land Valuation" prepared by the Department of Finance, 1954.

Maps include:

  • Canada Department of Agriculture, "Canada Land Inventory, Land Capability for Forestry - Fort St. John, British Columbia, Peace River Land District - 94 A/SE", 1973.
  • Reproduction of BC Land Registry, "Plan of Subdivision of St. John Indian Reserve No. 172 Peace River District", Plan 3986, 1947.
  • Agriculture Canada, "Soils of Fort St. John-Dawson Creek Area, British Columbia, Soil Survey Report No. 42", 1985.
  • BC Ministry of Environment, "Climatic Capability for Agriculture - Fort St. John", 1983.
  • Reproduction of NTS map of "North Pine, British Columbia" with annotated overlay. Date of base map 1956, date of overlay unknown.
  • Reproduction of NTS map of "North Pine, British Columbia sheet 94 a/7 East Half" with annotated overlay. Date of base map 1956, date of overlay unknown.
  • Reproduction of Canada Land Inventory Ungulate Capability for Fort St. John 94 A/SE, [197-?]
  • NTS "Charlie Lake, Peace River Land District 94 A Edition 3", 1985.
2020.4.6.149 · File · 1985
Part of G. Gary Runka fonds

File consists of records created and accumulated by Gary Runka over the course of his consultancy work for BC Buildings Corporation for the "Land Resource Inventory of Tranquille Institution" project in Kamloops. This file was numbered as G.G. Runka Land Sense Ltd. client file #149; that client number may be seen referenced elsewhere in the G. Gary Runka fonds. The Land Sense Ltd. client files generally include records such as correspondence, contracts, invoices, project reports, publications, ephemera, memoranda, maps or map excerpts, legal documents, meeting materials, clippings, and handwritten notes. File also includes 4 accompanying aerial photographs (2 with overlays) and 1 photographic print. Includes report by G. G. Runka Land Sense Ltd. for B.C. Buildings Corporation entitled "Tranquille Farm, Kamloops, B.C., Land Resource Attributes and Constraints", January 1986.

Maps include:

  • British Columbia Buildings Corporation, "Tranquille School & Farm", Aug. 1979
  • British Columbia Buildings Corporation, "Tranquille", Feb. 1980
  • British Columbia Buildings Corporation, "Tranquille Wasterwater Management System Upgrading", Feb. 1981 (2 copies)
  • R. B. Stothers, City of Kamloops, "Posting Plan of Outer Boundaries of DL 341,342 & 343 all of Group 1 KDYD; LS6,11 & 12 of Sec 25; and NW Cor Sec 25, TP 20 Rge 19 W6M KDYD, Dec. 1985 (3 copies, 1 of which is annotated)
  • Untitled map of D.L. 342 & 343 etc.
  • Enlargement of Untitled map of D.L. 342 & 343 etc.
  • Reproduction of [1916?] "Plan of Part of Lot 343 G1 Kamloops District"
  • Reproduction of Canada Department of Agriculture Water Development Branch, "General Plan - Tranquille Farm Lands", Dec. 1953
  • Annotated draft map showing Red Plateau grazing permit, Tranquille Reserve, existing fence, and proposed fence, circa [198-?]
  • Reproduction of Department of Lands and Forests, "Plan of Tranquille School", Oct. 1961
  • G.G. Runka Land Sense Ltd., draft mylar map negative depicting Tranquille Farm entitled "Map 1: Landforms", 1985
  • G.G. Runka Land Sense Ltd., draft mylar map negative depicting Tranquille Farm entitled "Map 2: Land Capability for Agriculture", 1985
  • G.G. Runka Land Sense Ltd., draft mylar map negative depicting Tranquille Farm entitled "Map 3: Land Suitability for Agriculture", 1985 (with overlays)
  • G.G. Runka Land Sense Ltd., draft mylar map negative depicting Tranquille Farm entitled "Map 4: Present and Surrounding Use", 1985
  • G.G. Runka Land Sense Ltd., draft mylar map negative depicting Tranquille Farm entitled "Map 5: Legal and Jurisdictional", 1985
  • G.G. Runka Land Sense Ltd., draft mylar map negative depicting Tranquille Farm entitled "Map 6: Proposed Land Use and Legal Parcel Replot", 1985
  • BC Ministry of Environment, 92I.078.1.4.1 Orthophoto map, Jan. 1985
  • BC Ministry of Environment, 92I.078.1.4.1 Orthophoto map (reproduced with overlay), Jan. 1985
  • BC Ministry of Environment, 92I.078.1.4.2 Orthophoto map, Jan. 1985
  • BC Ministry of Environment, 92I.078.1.4.2 Orthophoto map (reproduced with overlay), Jan. 1985
  • BC Ministry of Environment, 92I.078.1.4.4 Orthophoto map, Jan. 1985
  • BC Ministry of Environment, 92I.078.2.3.1 Orthophoto map, Jan. 1985
  • BC Ministry of Environment, 92I.078.2.3.1 Orthophoto map (reproduced with overlay), Jan. 1985
  • BC Ministry of Environment, 92I.078.2.3.3 Orthophoto map, Feb. 1985
  • Partial photocopy reduction of "Soil Map of Tranquille Sanatorium Farm", 1957 (on 2 sheets)
  • Department of Lands and Forests Topographic Division Surveys & Mapping Branch, "Plan of Tranquille School" original detailed large reproduction annotated in colour, October 1961
  • Large original reproduction of "Plan of Tranquille School", undated, possibly circa 1958-1961
2020.4.6.112 · File · 1984
Part of G. Gary Runka fonds

File consists of records created and accumulated by Gary Runka over the course of his consultancy work for Richmond Landfill Ltd. for the "Assessment of Land Use Opportunities and Conflicts" project in Richmond. This file was numbered as G.G. Runka Land Sense Ltd. client file #112; that client number may be seen referenced elsewhere in the G. Gary Runka fonds. The Land Sense Ltd. client files generally include records such as correspondence, contracts, invoices, project reports, publications, ephemera, memoranda, maps or map excerpts, legal documents, meeting materials, clippings, and handwritten notes.

Maps include:

  • "Fraser Richmond" showing legal lots, Fraser River Harbour Commission, May 1980 ;
  • "Posting Plan of Portion of Sections 10, 15, 22, 27 and 28, Block 4 North; Range 5 West, New Westminster District", Crockford, Scobbie & Associates Surveyors & Engineers, Jan. 1977.
2020.4.6.107 · File · 1984
Part of G. Gary Runka fonds

File consists of records created and accumulated by Gary Runka over the course of his consultancy work for Corporation of the Township of Richmond for the "Preparation of Background Agriculture Study for Community Plan" project in Richmond. This file was numbered as G.G. Runka Land Sense Ltd. client file #107; that client number may be seen referenced elsewhere in the G. Gary Runka fonds. The Land Sense Ltd. client files generally include records such as correspondence, contracts, invoices, project reports, publications, ephemera, memoranda, maps or map excerpts, legal documents, meeting materials, clippings, and handwritten notes.

Includes:

  • Township of Richmond Planning Department, "The Richmond Official Community Plan", Sept. 1986
  • Township of Richmond Planning Department, "Official Community Plan Issue Paper No. 3 - Agricultural Issues", Sept. 1984.
2020.4.6.079 · File · 1982
Part of G. Gary Runka fonds

File consists of records created and accumulated by Gary Runka over the course of his consultancy work for BC Ministry of Lands, Parks and Housing for the "Moberly DPA" project in Fort St. John. This file was numbered as G.G. Runka Land Sense Ltd. client file #079; that client number may be seen referenced elsewhere in the G. Gary Runka fonds. The Land Sense Ltd. client files generally include records such as correspondence, contracts, invoices, project reports, publications, ephemera, memoranda, maps or map excerpts, legal documents, meeting materials, clippings, and handwritten notes.

Maps include:

  • "Moberly River" NTS map annotated with Soils & Landforms;
  • "Moberly Crown Land Plan Area - Land Capability for Agriculture Interpretation" by G. G. Runka Land Sense Ltd., 1982;
  • "Hudson Hope" 1964 NTS map annotated with Soils & Landforms;
  • "Moberly Crown Land Plan Area", n.d. - 2 copies;
  • "Climate Capability for Agriculture 94A-SW", 1970.
2020.4.6.065 · File · 1982
Part of G. Gary Runka fonds

File consists of records created and accumulated by Gary Runka over the course of his consultancy work for Environment Canada, Lands Directorate for the "Okanagan Fruitlands: The Location, Nature, Amount and Rate of Land Use Change (Report to Accompany Land Use Change Maps)" project in Penticton South. This file was numbered as G.G. Runka Land Sense Ltd. client file #065; that client number may be seen referenced elsewhere in the G. Gary Runka fonds. The Land Sense Ltd. client files generally include records such as correspondence, contracts, invoices, project reports, publications, ephemera, memoranda, maps or map excerpts, legal documents, meeting materials, clippings, and handwritten notes.

Includes map:

  • "Okanagan Fruitlands Study - Land Converted to Built-up Uses 1958-1981; Agricultural Land Reserves and Built-Up Uses in 1981; Land Use in 1981", [1982?]
2020.4.6.057 · File · 1983-1985
Part of G. Gary Runka fonds

File consists of records created and accumulated by Gary Runka over the course of his consultancy work for BC Hydro for the "Capability Analysis and Land Use Concept Plan - West Arrow Park" project in West Arrow Park. This file was numbered as G.G. Runka Land Sense Ltd. client file #057; that client number may be seen referenced elsewhere in the G. Gary Runka fonds. The Land Sense Ltd. client files generally include records such as correspondence, contracts, invoices, project reports, publications, ephemera, memoranda, maps or map excerpts, legal documents, meeting materials, clippings, and handwritten notes. File also includes 12 accompanying aerial photographs.

Includes the following reports:

  • Sigma Resource Consultants for British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority Land Division, "Assessment of Land Capability - Wigwam, Demars, West Arrow Park, Whatshan, Needles - Arrow Reservoir Region - Final Report", July 1975
  • Sigma Resource Consultants for British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority Properties Division, "Arrow Reservoir Region Perspective on Resources and Settlement", 1979
  • Sigma Resource Consultants for British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority Land Division, "Arrow Reservoir Region Regional Resource Study", October 1975
  • G. G. Runka Land Sense Ltd. for B.C. Hydro Reservoir Land Management, "Explanatory Notes - West Arrow Park Land Disposal (Central Section) - Agriculture Unit Concept Plan", January 1985.

Maps include:

  • "Composite Plan of Central Section (Between Mosquito Creek and Dixon Creek) of West Arrow Park", 22 Oct. 1984 - 2 copies, one annotated with overlay;
  • "Columbia River Arrow Lakes Region: Edgewood to Nakusp", 2 Nov. 1964 - 6 different sheets showing differing mosaic units ;
  • "Columbia River Development Arrow Lakes Relocation Programme: Middle Narrow - BC Hydro Needles x Nakusp 138 Kv Transmission Line Route Plan", n.d. - 2 copies;
  • "BC Hydro Land Mosaic Columbia River Developments Arrow Project", March 1965 - 4 different sheets with annotations ;
  • "Composite Sketch Plan of North Section (Glendevon Area) of West Arrow Park Area", n.d. ;
  • "Part of Whatshan to Saddle Mountain Forest Service Road in the Arrow park-Glendevon Area";
  • "BC Ministry of Forests Forest Cover Series 82-K-4-d";
  • "West Arrow Park oversize printed aerial photograph map", ca. 1970.
2020.4.6.021 · File · 1979-1980
Part of G. Gary Runka fonds

File consists of records created and accumulated by Gary Runka over the course of his consultancy work for BC Royal Commission of Inquiry, Health and Environmental Protection, Uranium Mining for the "Overview of Potential Land Use Conflicts related to Proposed Uranium Mining in British Columbia" project in Okanagan-Kettle Valley and Birch Island. This file was numbered as G.G. Runka Land Sense Ltd. client file #021; that client number may be seen referenced elsewhere in the G. Gary Runka fonds. The Land Sense Ltd. client files generally include records such as correspondence, contracts, invoices, project reports, publications, ephemera, memoranda, maps or map excerpts, legal documents, meeting materials, clippings, and handwritten notes.

Includes the following reports:

  • G. Gary Runka, "Overview - Potential Land Use Conflicts: Proposed Uranium Mining - for Royal Commission of Inquiry Health and Environmental Protection Uranium Mining", March 1980
  • Royal Commission of Inquiry Health and Environmental Protection Uranium Mining, "First Interim Report on Uranium Exploration of the Commissioners", April 1979.

Maps include:

  • "Prairie Creek Flats (Summerland) Auger Holes with Uranium Content", D.G. Leighton & Associates Ltd., Sept. 1979 ;
  • "Prairie Creek Flats (Dale Meadows) Post Glacial Uranium Deposit, Summerland, BC", D.G. Leighton & Associates Ltd., Oct. 1979 - 3 copies;
  • "Sinkhole Pond Uranium Content", D.G. Leighton & Associates Ltd., Sept. 1979 ;
  • "Oliver Property, North Wow Lake Area, Auger Sections", D.G. Leighton & Associates Ltd., Aug. 1979 ;
  • "Brent Flat & Swamp Uranium Content", D.G. Leighton & Associates Ltd., Sept. 1979 ;
  • "Meyers Flat & Swamp Uranium Content", D.G. Leighton & Associates Ltd., Sept. 1979 ;
  • "Sinking Pong & Flats Uranium Content", D.G. Leighton & Associates Ltd., Sept. 1979 ;
  • "Oliver Property, South Wow Lake Area, Auger Sections", D.G. Leighton & Associates Ltd., Sept. 1979 ;
  • "Distribution of Uranium Exploration Mineral Claims and Radioactive Occurrences", BC Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources adapted by Talisman Graphics, n.d. ;
  • "Uranium Exploration Sites in BC", BC Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources adapted by Talisman Graphics, n.d.
2020.4.6 · Series · 1976-2012
Part of G. Gary Runka fonds

Series consists of the client file project records of G.G. Runka Land Sense Ltd., Gary Runka's consultancy business (co-owned with Joan Sawicki until 1991). G.G. Runka Land Sense Limited was incorporated as a company on 30 Nov. 1978 and dissolved on 30 Nov. 2018. Most business activity ceased after Gary Runka's death in July 2013. The company provided comprehensive professional services in land inventory, environmental assessment, integrated resource management, land and water use conflict resolution and interdisciplinary land use planning. Over the course of the company's operation, Gary Runka and his firm consulted on 681 assignments ranging from very large projects (such as the Site C project) to small residential/commercial land capability assessments.

The Land Sense Ltd. client files generally include records such as correspondence, contracts, invoices, project reports, publications, ephemera, memoranda, map excerpts, legal documents, meeting materials, clippings, and handwritten notes. Some client files are accompanied by related maps, photographs, aerial photographs, and/or digital records on storage media.

2020.4.4.01 · File · 1972-1978
Part of G. Gary Runka fonds

File consists of Gary Runka's records during his roles as general manager of the BC Land Commission (appointed 1973) and as the chairman of the Agricultural Land Commission (1975-1978) during its formative years. Includes correspondence, reports, informational material, and maps. Highlights include:

  • A statement by Gordan Gram delivered 30 March 1976 entitled "Land Commission: Acquisition and Land Management"
  • "Brief to the Commission of Inquiry on Property Assessment and Taxation" submitted by the B.C. Land Commission (29 April 1976)
  • "Possibilities for Improved Land Management of Class 4 Lands in ALR: A Report to the British Columbia Land Commission" by Terence Lewis (12 Dec. 1975)
  • Newspaper articles about the Commission's work and Runka's departure in 1978
  • "Script for: Saving the Land - Bernholtz Study Project - A Slide Tape Presentation"
  • "Green Paper on Planning for Agriculture: Food Land Guidelines" from the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food (1977)
  • "Where Have the Farm Lands Gone?" pamphlet (1979)
  • "Official Regional, Settlement, Community Plan Project 1978-1979"
  • "Preserving Agricultural Land: Guidelines for Action" booklet (1978)
  • Gary Runka's 1978 resignation letter

Maps include:

  • Photocopy of BC Provincial Land Commission, "Agricultural Land Reserve Plan, East Kootenay Regional District", map no. 82K/9, base sheet 16 of 17, last amended July 1994.
  • Photocopy of BC Provincial Land Commission, "Agricultural Land Reserve Plan, East Kootenay Regional District", map no. 82G/12, base sheet 8 of 17, last amended Oct. 1995.
  • Photocopy of BC Provincial Land Commission, "Agricultural Land Reserve Plan, Thompson-Nicola Regional District", map no. 92L/1, base sheet 14 of 43, original dated August 1974.
  • Photocopy of BC Provincial Land Commission, "Agricultural Land Reserve Plan, Thompson-Nicola Regional District", map no. 92L/2, base sheet 15 of 43, last amended Oct. 1998.
  • Reproduction of B.C. Land Inventory (C.L.I.) base map 82E/3 showing Agricultural Land Reserve Boundary in the Okanagan-Similkameen Regional District, amended to July 1996.
  • Reproduction of B.C. Land Inventory (C.L.I.) base map 82E/6 showing Agricultural Land Reserve Boundary in the Okanagan-Similkameen Regional District, originally dated February 1974.
  • Reproduction of B.C. Land Inventory (C.L.I.) base map 82E/12 showing Agricultural Land Reserve Boundary in the Okanagan-Similkameen Regional District, amended to Oct. 1995.
2020.4.4 · Series · 1968-2013
Part of G. Gary Runka fonds

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.

Collected Works
2020.4.2.3 · Subseries · 1945-2009
Part of G. Gary Runka fonds

Subseries includes works collected by G. Gary Runka. Runka collected a comprehensive resource library of publications, reports, and rare grey literature that reflected the depth and breadth of natural resource issues in British Columbia. Material from this resource library was intrinsically tied to Runka's work; selected unique items from the resource library are contained within this sub-series to contextualize the scope of land management issues.

G. Gary Runka Writing
2020.4.2.2 · Subseries · 1961-1998
Part of G. Gary Runka fonds

Subseries consists of publications, manuscripts, and drafts of worked written, co-written, or edited by G. Gary Runka over the course of his career. Also includes conference proceedings that contain contributions by G. Gary Runka.

G. Gary Runka fonds
2020.4 · Fonds · 1945-2013

This fonds illustrates the life and work of G. Gary Runka and his contributions to the province of British Columbia. Gary Runka was the first General Manager of British Columbia's Agricultural Land Commission and helped establish the provincial Agricultural Land Reserve. After transitioning from a government career to private consulting, Runka provided comprehensive professional services through his land consultancy business, G.G. Runka Land Sense Ltd., offering land capability and environmental assessments, integrated resource management, land and water use conflict resolution, and interdisciplinary land use planning. Described by colleagues as one of BC's most highly respected agrologists and influential land use planners, Runka had a 52-year career working on (or against) an incredible number of landmark projects in British Columbia, such as the Site C Project. Gary Runka’s partner in life and vocation, Joan M. Sawicki, worked with Gary on many of these projects—as well as her own; her contributions are also represented throughout the records of this fonds.

Gary Runka's deep connection to the land is evident from his earliest papers on aerial photo interpretation, his work with the Canada Land Inventory, through his speeches and his work establishing the BC Agricultural Land Reserve and in his subsequent consulting career through G.G. Runka Land Sense Ltd. Gary Runka's influence and legacy was recognized in the tributes paid after his death, including the post-humus award as the Real Estate Foundation's "Land Champion" for 2014.

The G. Gary Runka fonds has been divided into the following nine series:
1) Personal Records
2) Speeches & Publications
3) Professional Records
4) Agricultural Land Commission
5) Land Sense Ltd.
6) Client Files
7) Maps
8) Photographs
9) Digital Records

Runka, G. Gary
Alaska Trip, August 1985
2020.09.01 · File · Aug. 1985
Part of Jill Singleton Collection

This travel scrapbook was created by Jill Singleton to document a trip to Alaska, Yukon, Haida Gwaii, and northern BC. Jill Singleton and Eric Stathers embarked on a 1985 car camping trip using the BC Ferries and Alaska Ferry systems. Includes postcards, ephemera, handwritten notes, pamphlets, issues of local newspapers, and maps. Also includes 37 photographs.

Includes the following:

  • "Queen Charlotte Islands Observer" newspaper issue for August 8, 1985
  • "A Walking Tour and Business Directory for Queen Charlotte City", June 1985
  • "A Walking Tour and Business Directory for Tlell + Port Clements", June 1985
  • "A Walking Tour and Business Directory for Skidegate Landing, Skidegate and Sandspit", June 1985
  • "A Walking Tour and Business Directory for Masset", June 1985
  • "Explorations Q.C.I." pamphlet advertising guiding, outfitting, and touring
  • "Sandspit Inn, Queen Charlotte Islands" pamphlet
  • "Visit the Queen Charlottes" pamphlet
  • Queen Charlotte Islands map, circa 1985
  • BC Ferries pamphlet "New in 1985... Inside Passage Day Cruise"
  • BC Ferries pamphlet "Tickets and Boarding Information, Inside Passage"
  • "Alaska Marine Highway" pamphlet
  • "Discover Southeast Alaska, Ketchikan" pamphlet
  • "Alaska State Parks" pamphlet/map
  • "Tongass National Forest, Alaska" pamphlet/map
  • "Alaska Marine Highway Summer Schedule - May 1, 1985 through September 30, 1985" pamphlet
  • History leaflet for St. Michael's Cathedral, Sitka, AK
  • Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute leaflets, 1984
  • Anchorage 1984 Visitors Guide, Anchorage Convention & Visitors Bureau
  • "Skagway... some Steps on the Gold Rush Trail... walking Tour of the Historic District - Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park"
  • "Skaguay Alaskan" newspaper issue, Vol. VIII, No. 1880 (1985)
  • "Klondike Gold Rush" pamphlet for tourists
  • "Broadway, Skagway, Alaska" pamphlet
  • "S.S. Tutshi, Carcross" pamphlet
  • "Moon Watching" pamphlet by BC Ministry of Lands, Parks and Housing (1980)
  • "Some Insects of Provincial Parks" pamphlet by BC Ministry of Lands, Parks and Housing (1980)
  • "Stewart, British Columbia - Hyder, Alaska... Your Gateway to Alaska and the Yukon!" pamphlet
  • "Stewart-Cassiar Highway 37" map
  • "Prince Rupert City Map & Guide" pamphlet
  • "Explore Canada's Yellowhead, Western Canada's New Interprovincial Highway" pamphlet (1983)
  • "101 Things To Do in Yukon" booklet published by Tourism Yukon (1985)
  • "Your Guide to B.C. Ferries' Inside Passage" booklet by British Columbia Ferry Corporation (1985)
  • "Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada" booklet (1981)

Trip itinerary:

  • Vancouver, BC
  • Nanaimo, BC
  • Port Hardy, BC
  • Prince Rupert, BC
  • Yakoun River, BC
  • Haida Gwaii, BC (formerly Queen Charlotte Islands)
  • Rennell Sound, BC
  • Graham Island, BC
  • Queen Charlotte City, BC
  • Sandspit, BC
  • Prince Rupert, BC
  • Ketchikan, AK
  • Sitka, AK
  • Tenakee Springs, AK
  • Juneau, AK
  • Skagway, BC
  • Carcross, YK
  • Atlin, BC
  • Telegraph Creek, BC
  • Kitwanga, BC
  • Prince Rupert, BC
  • Prince George, BC
  • Lillooet, BC
  • Vancouver, BC
Jill Singleton Collection
2020.09 · Collection · Aug. 1985

Collection consists of a travel scrapbook created by Jill Singleton documenting a trip to Alaska, Yukon, Haida Gwaii, and northern BC. Includes photographs, ephemera, handwritten notes, pamphlets, issues of local newspapers, and maps.

2019.10.9 · File · 1 Aug. 1970
Part of Lockwood Survey Corporation Ltd. collection

These remote-sensing aerial photographs were taken by Lockwood Survey Corporation Ltd. under contract for the B.C. Forest Service. Some photographs are annotated to show logging activity; clearcuts, slash piles, log booms, and tree debris on the water are also visible in some of the images. No detailed location information or index accompanies the photographs. These historically important aerial photographs depict Williston Lake soon after its creation in 1968 with the building of the W.A.C. Bennett Dam on the Peace River. Also depicted are the rivers and tributaries that empty into the Williston Reservoir, such as the Finlay River, the Ospika River, and the Omineca River.

The identification coding on these photographs can be interpreted as follows:

  • The largest number on the leftmost side is the frame number for the individual photograph.
  • The following code to the right in the format "B) 70-38" is currently unknown, but may refer to an internal project number for the Lockwood Survey Corporation.
  • The 6" may refer to the camera's focal length in inches.
  • Next is "17,150 ASL" which is 17,150 feet Above Sea Level.
  • Following is "152.63" which refers to the camera's focal length in millimeters, which equals 6 inches.
  • The "W1339" may refer to the reel, but that is unconfirmed.
  • "1 AUG 70" is the date the photos were taken.
2019.10.8 · File · 1 Aug. 1970
Part of Lockwood Survey Corporation Ltd. collection

These remote-sensing aerial photographs were taken by Lockwood Survey Corporation Ltd. under contract for the B.C. Forest Service. Some photographs are annotated to show logging activity; clearcuts, slash piles, log booms, and tree debris on the water are also visible in some of the images. No detailed location information or index accompanies the photographs. These historically important aerial photographs depict Williston Lake soon after its creation in 1968 with the building of the W.A.C. Bennett Dam on the Peace River. Also depicted are the rivers and tributaries that empty into the Williston Reservoir, such as the Finlay River, the Ospika River, and the Omineca River.

The identification coding on these photographs can be interpreted as follows:

  • The largest number on the leftmost side is the frame number for the individual photograph.
  • The following code to the right in the format "B) 70-38" is currently unknown, but may refer to an internal project number for the Lockwood Survey Corporation.
  • The 6" may refer to the camera's focal length in inches.
  • Next is "17,150 ASL" which is 17,150 feet Above Sea Level.
  • Following is "152.63" which refers to the camera's focal length in millimeters, which equals 6 inches.
  • The "W1339" may refer to the reel, but that is unconfirmed.
  • "1 AUG 70" is the date the photos were taken.
2019.10.7 · File · 10 Sept. 1969
Part of Lockwood Survey Corporation Ltd. collection

These remote-sensing aerial photographs were taken by Lockwood Survey Corporation Ltd. under contract for the B.C. Forest Service. Some photographs are annotated to show logging activity; clearcuts, slash piles, log booms, and tree debris on the water are also visible in some of the images. No detailed location information or index accompanies the photographs. These historically important aerial photographs depict Williston Lake soon after its creation in 1968 with the building of the W.A.C. Bennett Dam on the Peace River. Also depicted are the rivers and tributaries that empty into the Williston Reservoir, such as the Finlay River, the Ospika River, and the Omineca River.

The identification coding on these photographs can be interpreted as follows:

  • The largest number on the leftmost side is the frame number for the individual photograph.
  • The following code to the right in the format "B) 69-53" is currently unknown, but may refer to an internal project number for the Lockwood Survey Corporation.
  • The 6" may refer to the camera's focal length in inches.
  • Next is "17,150 ASL" which is 17,150 feet Above Sea Level.
  • Following is "152.52" which refers to the camera's focal length in millimeters, which equals 6 inches.
  • The "W1308" may refer to the reel, but that is unconfirmed.
  • "10 SEP 69" is the date the photos were taken.
2019.10.6 · File · 9 Sept. 1969
Part of Lockwood Survey Corporation Ltd. collection

These remote-sensing aerial photographs were taken by Lockwood Survey Corporation Ltd. under contract for the B.C. Forest Service. Some photographs are annotated to show logging activity; clearcuts, slash piles, log booms, and tree debris on the water are also visible in some of the images. No detailed location information or index accompanies the photographs. These historically important aerial photographs depict Williston Lake soon after its creation in 1968 with the building of the W.A.C. Bennett Dam on the Peace River. Also depicted are the rivers and tributaries that empty into the Williston Reservoir, such as the Finlay River, the Ospika River, and the Omineca River.

The identification coding on these photographs can be interpreted as follows:

  • The largest number on the leftmost side is the frame number for the individual photograph.
  • The following code to the right in the format "B) 69-53" is currently unknown, but may refer to an internal project number for the Lockwood Survey Corporation.
  • The 6" may refer to the camera's focal length in inches.
  • Next is "17,150 ASL" which is 17,150 feet Above Sea Level.
  • Following is "152.52" which refers to the camera's focal length in millimeters, which equals 6 inches.
  • The "W1308" may refer to the reel, but that is unconfirmed.
  • "9 SEP 69" is the date the photos were taken.
2019.10.5 · File · 9 Sept. 1969
Part of Lockwood Survey Corporation Ltd. collection

These remote-sensing aerial photographs were taken by Lockwood Survey Corporation Ltd. under contract for the B.C. Forest Service. Some photographs are annotated to show logging activity; clearcuts, slash piles, log booms, and tree debris on the water are also visible in some of the images. No detailed location information or index accompanies the photographs. These historically important aerial photographs depict Williston Lake soon after its creation in 1968 with the building of the W.A.C. Bennett Dam on the Peace River. Also depicted are the rivers and tributaries that empty into the Williston Reservoir, such as the Finlay River, the Ospika River, and the Omineca River.

The identification coding on these photographs can be interpreted as follows:

  • The largest number on the leftmost side is the frame number for the individual photograph.
  • The following code to the right in the format "B) 69-53" is currently unknown, but may refer to an internal project number for the Lockwood Survey Corporation.
  • The 6" may refer to the camera's focal length in inches.
  • Next is "17,150 ASL" which is 17,150 feet Above Sea Level.
  • Following is "152.52" which refers to the camera's focal length in millimeters, which equals 6 inches.
  • The "W1308" may refer to the reel, but that is unconfirmed.
  • "9 SEP 69" is the date the photos were taken.
2019.10.4.41407 · Item · 8 Sept. 1969
Part of Lockwood Survey Corporation Ltd. collection

This remote-sensing aerial photograph was taken by Lockwood Survey Corporation Ltd. under contract for the B.C. Forest Service. This historically important aerial photograph depicts the W.A.C. Bennett Dam and Williston Reservoir soon after its flooding in 1968.

The identification coding on these photographs can be interpreted as follows:

  • The largest number on the leftmost side is the frame number for the photograph.
  • The following code to the right in the format B) 69-53 is currently unknown, but may refer to an internal project number for the Lockwood Survey Corporation.
  • The 6" may refer to the camera's focal length in inches.
  • Next is "17,150 ASL" which is 17,150 feet Above Sea Level.
  • Following is "152.52" which refers to the camera's focal length in millimeters, which equals 6 inches.
  • The "W1307" may refer to the reel, but that is unconfirmed.
  • "8 SEP 69" is the date the photo was taken.
2019.10.4.41406 · Item · 8 Sept. 1969
Part of Lockwood Survey Corporation Ltd. collection

This remote-sensing aerial photograph was taken by Lockwood Survey Corporation Ltd. under contract for the B.C. Forest Service. This historically important aerial photograph depicts the W.A.C. Bennett Dam and Williston Reservoir soon after its flooding in 1968.

The identification coding on these photographs can be interpreted as follows:

  • The largest number on the leftmost side is the frame number for the photograph.
  • The following code to the right in the format B) 69-53 is currently unknown, but may refer to an internal project number for the Lockwood Survey Corporation.
  • The 6" may refer to the camera's focal length in inches.
  • Next is "17,150 ASL" which is 17,150 feet Above Sea Level.
  • Following is "152.52" which refers to the camera's focal length in millimeters, which equals 6 inches.
  • The "W1307" may refer to the reel, but that is unconfirmed.
  • "8 SEP 69" is the date the photo was taken.
2019.10.4.41405 · Item · 8 Sept. 1969
Part of Lockwood Survey Corporation Ltd. collection

This remote-sensing aerial photograph was taken by Lockwood Survey Corporation Ltd. under contract for the B.C. Forest Service. This historically important aerial photograph depicts the W.A.C. Bennett Dam and Williston Reservoir soon after its flooding in 1968.

The identification coding on these photographs can be interpreted as follows:

  • The largest number on the leftmost side is the frame number for the photograph.
  • The following code to the right in the format B) 69-53 is currently unknown, but may refer to an internal project number for the Lockwood Survey Corporation.
  • The 6" may refer to the camera's focal length in inches.
  • Next is "17,150 ASL" which is 17,150 feet Above Sea Level.
  • Following is "152.52" which refers to the camera's focal length in millimeters, which equals 6 inches.
  • The "W1307" may refer to the reel, but that is unconfirmed.
  • "8 SEP 69" is the date the photo was taken.
2019.10.4.41404 · Item · 8 Sept. 1969
Part of Lockwood Survey Corporation Ltd. collection

This remote-sensing aerial photograph was taken by Lockwood Survey Corporation Ltd. under contract for the B.C. Forest Service. This historically important aerial photograph depicts the headwaters of Williston Reservoir soon after its creation in 1968 with the building of the W.A.C. Bennett Dam on the Peace River.

The identification coding on these photographs can be interpreted as follows:

  • The largest number on the leftmost side is the frame number for the photograph.
  • The following code to the right in the format B) 69-53 is currently unknown, but may refer to an internal project number for the Lockwood Survey Corporation.
  • The 6" may refer to the camera's focal length in inches.
  • Next is "17,150 ASL" which is 17,150 feet Above Sea Level.
  • Following is "152.52" which refers to the camera's focal length in millimeters, which equals 6 inches.
  • The "W1307" may refer to the reel, but that is unconfirmed.
  • "8 SEP 69" is the date the photo was taken.
2019.10.4 · File · 8 Sept. 1969
Part of Lockwood Survey Corporation Ltd. collection

These remote-sensing aerial photographs were taken by Lockwood Survey Corporation Ltd. under contract for the B.C. Forest Service. Some photographs are annotated to show logging activity; clearcuts, slash piles, log booms, and tree debris on the water are also visible in some of the images. No detailed location information or index accompanies the photographs. These historically important aerial photographs depict Williston Lake soon after its creation in 1968 with the building of the W.A.C. Bennett Dam on the Peace River. Also depicted are the rivers and tributaries that empty into the Williston Reservoir, such as the Finlay River, the Ospika River, and the Omineca River.

The identification coding on these photographs can be interpreted as follows:

  • The largest number on the leftmost side is the frame number for the individual photograph.
  • The following code to the right in the format B) 69-53 is currently unknown, but may refer to an internal project number for the Lockwood Survey Corporation.
  • The 6" may refer to the camera's focal length in inches.
  • Next is "17,150 ASL" which is 17,150 feet Above Sea Level.
  • Following is "152.52" which refers to the camera's focal length in millimeters, which equals 6 inches.
  • The "W1307" may refer to the reel, but that is unconfirmed.
  • "8 SEP 69" is the date the photos were taken.
2019.10.3 · File · 8 Sept. 1969
Part of Lockwood Survey Corporation Ltd. collection

These remote-sensing aerial photographs were taken by Lockwood Survey Corporation Ltd. under contract for the B.C. Forest Service. Some photographs are annotated to show logging activity; clearcuts, slash piles, log booms, and tree debris on the water are also visible in some of the images. No detailed location information or index accompanies the photographs. These historically important aerial photographs depict Williston Lake soon after its creation in 1968 with the building of the W.A.C. Bennett Dam on the Peace River. Also depicted are the rivers and tributaries that empty into the Williston Reservoir, such as the Finlay River, the Ospika River, and the Omineca River.

The identification coding on these photographs can be interpreted as follows:

  • The largest number on the leftmost side is the frame number for the individual photograph.
  • The following code to the right in the format B) 69-53 is currently unknown, but may refer to an internal project number for the Lockwood Survey Corporation.
  • The 6" may refer to the camera's focal length in inches.
  • Next is "17,150 ASL" which is 17,150 feet Above Sea Level.
  • Following is "152.52" which refers to the camera's focal length in millimeters, which equals 6 inches.
  • The "W1307" may refer to the reel, but that is unconfirmed.
  • "8 SEP 69" is the date the photos were taken.
2019.10.2 · File · 8 Sept. 1969
Part of Lockwood Survey Corporation Ltd. collection

These remote-sensing aerial photographs were taken by Lockwood Survey Corporation Ltd. under contract for the B.C. Forest Service. Some photographs are annotated to show logging activity; clearcuts, slash piles, log booms, and tree debris on the water are also visible in some of the images. No detailed location information or index accompanies the photographs. These historically important aerial photographs depict Williston Lake soon after its creation in 1968 with the building of the W.A.C. Bennett Dam on the Peace River. Also depicted are the rivers and tributaries that empty into the Williston Reservoir, such as the Finlay River, the Ospika River, and the Omineca River.

The identification coding on these photographs can be interpreted as follows:

  • The largest number on the leftmost side is the frame number for the individual photograph.
  • The following code to the right in the format B) 69-53 is currently unknown, but may refer to an internal project number for the Lockwood Survey Corporation.
  • The 6" may refer to the camera's focal length in inches.
  • Next is "17,150 ASL" which is 17,150 feet Above Sea Level.
  • Following is "152.52" which refers to the camera's focal length in millimeters, which equals 6 inches.
  • The "W1307" may refer to the reel, but that is unconfirmed.
  • "8 SEP 69" is the date the photos were taken.
2019.10.1 · File · 3 July 1968
Part of Lockwood Survey Corporation Ltd. collection

These remote-sensing aerial photographs were taken by Lockwood Survey Corporation Ltd. under contract for the B.C. Forest Service. Some photographs are annotated to show logging activity; clearcuts, slash piles, log booms, and tree debris on the water are also visible in some of the images. No detailed location information or index accompanies the photographs. These historically important aerial photographs depict Williston Lake soon after its creation in 1968 with the building of the W.A.C. Bennett Dam on the Peace River. Also depicted are the rivers and tributaries that empty into the Williston Reservoir, such as the Finlay River, the Ospika River, and the Omineca River.

The identification coding on these photographs can be interpreted as follows:

  • The largest number on the leftmost side is the frame number for the individual photograph.
  • The following code to the right in the format B) 67-326 is currently unknown, but may refer to an internal project number for the Lockwood Survey Corporation.
  • The 6" may refer to the camera's focal length in inches.
  • Next is "17,000 ASL" which is 17,000 feet Above Sea Level.
  • Following is "152.17" which refers to the camera's focal length in millimeters, which equals 6 inches.
  • The "W1245" may refer to the reel, but that is unconfirmed.
  • "3 JUL 68" is the date the photos were taken.
2019.10 · Collection · 1968-1970

These historically important aerial photographs depict Williston Lake soon after its creation in 1968 with the building of the W.A.C. Bennett Dam on the Peace River. Also depicted are the rivers and tributaries that empty into the Williston Reservoir, such as the Finlay River, the Ospika River, and the Omineca River.

These remote-sensing aerial photographs were taken by Lockwood Survey Corporation Ltd. under contract for the B.C. Forest Service. Some photographs are annotated to show logging activity; clearcuts, slash piles, log booms, and tree debris on the water are also visible in some of the images. No detailed location information or index accompanies the photographs.

Lockwood Survey Corporation Ltd.
2016.5.5.08 · Item · 1964
Part of Harry Coates fonds

Item is a map compiled and produced by Geographic Division, Surveys and Mapping Branch, Department of Lands, Forests, and Water Resources ; geological and physiographical data supplied by Dept. of Mines and Petroleum Resources, Victoria, B.C. (1964).

Aleza Lake Research Forest
2016.5.5.07 · Item · 1997
Part of Harry Coates fonds

Item is a map of Aleza Lake Research Forest land management units and boundaries. By Madrone Consultants Ltd. May, 9, 1997.

McBride, B.C. Map
2016.5.5.06 · Item · 1984
Part of Harry Coates fonds

Item is McBride, B.C. Sheet 93H and Part of 83E Second Status Edition (1971) from "Classification and Interpretation of some Ecosystems of the Rocky Mountain Trench, Prince George Forest Region, British Columbia: First Approximation" (1984).

McNaughton Lake, B.C. Map
2016.5.5.05 · Item · 1984
Part of Harry Coates fonds

Item is McNaughton Lake, B.C. Map 83D and Part of 83C Second Status Edition (1975) from "Classification and Interpretation of some Ecosystems of the Rocky Mountain Trench, Prince George Forest Region, British Columbia: First Approximation" (1984).

2016.5.5.04 · Item · 1989
Part of Harry Coates fonds

Item is a map of Prince George Wood Preserving Ltd. Development Plan Forest Licence A27771 for the period of January 1, 1986 to January 1, 1991: Fraser Operating Area. Geographic features include the Fraser River.

Forest Cover Map 93J-7
2016.5.5.03 · Item · 1993
Part of Harry Coates fonds

Item is a Forest Cover Map, 93J-7, annotation on the back reads Summit Lake. Geographical features include Summit Lake and Crooked River.