Map depicts the Abbotsford area, including railway lines.
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.
Item is an original 1961 partial map depicting Giscome, published by the Army Service Establishment, R.C.E. Map includes pen markings.
Item is a map of British Columbia's Status of Sustained-Yield Forestry Programme as at 31 December 1962. The map has been annotated to show forest area surveyed by Celgar Ltd. as base for new kraft mill.
Map reflects reserve boundary, roads, trails, 20 feet contour intervals, air photo centre, declination, swamps, and mile post at the Aleza Lake Forest Reserve.
Map is an original linen Aleza Lake Experiment Forest map that reflects the reserve boundary, roads, trails, 20 feet contour intervals, air photo centre, declination, swamps, and mile posts.
File contains various correspondence regarding 1964 annual cuts for sawmills in the area, memoranda consisting of various administrative issues such as the 1973 amalgamation of Purden Lake and Aleza Lake, and the sale of lumber previously infested by spruce beetles. File also contains 1972 applications to purchase Crown timber and road use, as well as 1966 logging permits.
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).
Series consists of maps, and road maps, and trail guides from various communities and regions in Northern and Central BC. Series includes Forest Cover Maps and maps related to BC forest and natural resource management.
Subseries consists of material collected and created by Kent Sedgwick for research regarding Indigenous Peoples within British Columbia. These files primarily consist of audio recordings and transcripts of personal oral interviews, documents regarding perceptions of Indigenous peoples, research on historical interactions, Dakelh (Carrier) language, and treaty information including the Nisga'a treaty and Treaty 8. Includes materials on the Carrier Sekani First Nations whose traditional territory includes north central British Columbia and includes the Ts'il Kaz Koh First Nation, Nadleh Whut'en, Saik'uz First Nation, Stellat'en First Nation, Takla Lake First Nation, and Wet'suwet'en First Nations.
Map reflects lot and STL lines, timber sale boundaries, Highway 16, roads, beetle infested areas, and plots X91971 to X91980, and X89946.
Series consists of maps, technical drawings, and other oversize material collected by Gary Runka that are not associated with specific Land Sense Ltd. client jobs.
Item consists of three maps pieced together to depict Anahim Lake, Bella Coola, and Quesnel in British Columbia originally published by the Department of Lands, Forests and Water Resources in Victoria B.C.
Large-format map depicts the Monkman Public Sustained Yield Unit (PSYU) and Tree Farm Licence 30 east of Prince George.
The item is a promotional map depicting Prince George in 1966 and its amenities including businesses, activities, highways and the Fraser and Nechako rivers. The back depicts the Central Interior and the 1966 directory.
Series consists of material collected and created by Kent Sedgwick in relation to his writings, publications, editorial work, and lectures. The files contain material regarding Kent Sedgwick’s writing and lectures on the Lheidli T’enneh cemetery; his book "Monumental Transformation: The Story of Prince George's National Historic Monument"; his book chapter "Crossing the Divide: Northern Approaches to New Caledonia"; his book "Giscome Chronicle: The rise and demise of a sawmill community in central British Columbia, 1912-1976"; edits done to June Chamberland’s book "From Broadaxe to Clay Chinking: Stories about the Pioneers in and around the Prince George area"; writing for the Prince George Heritage Advisory Committee; and Sedgwick’s MA thesis on the Peyto Glacier. The files primarily consist of notes, correspondence, and completed works.
File consists of clippings, notes, and reproductions relating to the central business district of Prince George. Includes: "Tours of downtown" pamphlet from the Prince George Public Library (6 July 2006); "Mr. P.G. says welcome to the city of Prince George" promotional map from the City of Prince George and drawn by H. Kettner (1966); "Re: Pcl. A (Lots 19-20)" typescript letter from BC Rail to Kent Sedgwick (2 Dec. 1987); "Prince George Public Library" letter from Tom Dielissen at the Prince George Public Library to Kent Sedgwick (2 July 1997); "Town Centre Historical Project" letter to the Mayor and Council of Prince George from Daniel Guerrette (16 July 1981); and "Historical continuity and the proposed town centre" typescript document submitted to City Council from the Heritage Advisory Committee (July 1981). File also includes photographs depicting the industrial area of Prince George (1987).
Large-format map depicts the Monkman Public Sustained Yield Unit (PSYU) east of Prince George.
Item is an original 1966 map depicting Quesnel British Columbia, published by the Department of Lands, Forests and Water Resources in Victoria.
The map is part of an advertising pamphlet that depicts the Yellowhead Highway 16. The map highlights towns and tourist attractions along Highway 16 like Hazelton, Kitimat, Vanderhoof, Fraser Lake, Burns Lake, Fort St. James, Prince George, Terrace, and Smithers.
This 1967 centennial map depicts Canadian achievements from 1867 to 1967. The map includes over 73 moments, events, and people that have shaped Canada in the last one hundred years.
File consists of a folder containing documents describing Skeena Kraft Limited. Folder consists of:
- Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget--A Forest Products Giant
- Columbia Cellulose Company, Limited--A Corporate History
- Two World-Wide Sales Organizations to Market Skeena Kraft Pulp
- Skeena Kraft Limited Adopts Distinctive Housemark Symbol Adapted from Sun Totem, Kee-War-Kow, Family Crest of Sky People
- The Nass and Skeena Valleys--A New Economic Region Terrace and Prince Rupert are Hubs in Finance and Services
- MISSING: Twinriver Timber Limited: New Company Created to Administer Two Tree Farm Licence Areas
- The Forests Behind the Coast Range Produce Superior Pulp
- Efficient New Woodroom Highlights Skeena Mill
- Integrating Two Power Systems--A Marriage with Convenience One Power Group Serves Two Mills
- Pulping Group Features Flexible Bleaching Sequence and World's Largest Flakt Drier
- New Dams Create Huge Storage Area for Skeena Water Supply
- Advanced Process Control Techniques Employ Computers Extensively
- Skeena Kraft Mill Quality Control and Process Control Tune Mill to Produce Prime Quality Pulps
- Co-ordination and Administration of Construction and Design of Skeena Kraft Shared by H.A. Simons and Central Engineering of Columbia Cellulose
- Purchasing and Traffic Departments Buy and Move More than 25,000 Tons of Materials During Skeena Kraft Construction Co-ordinated Sea and Land Transport System Introduced
- Skeena Kraft--Hundreds of New Jobs Canada-Wide Recruiting Programme Attracts New Workers to Growing Nass-Skeena Region;
- Also includes 19 photographs; 12 technical drawings and diagrams; 2 maps;
- Promotional pamphlet "The Skeena Kraft Story."
The map is split into four time periods of colonial exploration. The map depicts pre-colonial, post-colonial, traditional, and colonial expansion.
This very large drawing shows CN leases and private property buildings on Island Cache in detail.
Lockwood Survey Corporation Ltd.Item is a map that distinguishes the regions covered by Tree Farm Licence No. 1 granted to Columbia Cellulose and Three Farm Licence No. 40 granted to Skeena Kraft. Major locations indicated in this map include: Prince Rupert, Terrace, Hazelton, Smithers, Kitimat, Skeena River, and Nass River. Railway routes are also shown.
Item is an original 1967 map depicting Prince George in British Columbia, published by the British Columbia Department of Lands, Forests and Water Resources. Map includes pen markings.
Item is a map showing the watersheds of Diana Lake, Rainbow Lake and Prudhomme Lake.
Map depicts the area around Wilkinson Creek near Carmi, BC. Annotated by Davies to show the Kettle Valley Railway.
The item is a map depicting Bowron Lake Park in British Columbia, the park boundary, the patrol cabin, roads, campsites, glaciers, and trails. Various handwritten annotations are written on the map and Public Shelters are circled in red pen.
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.
The map depicts the highest mountains in British Columbia; includes the Rocky Mountains, the Northern and Southern Plateaus, and the Mackenzie Mountain area.
Item is an original 1968 map depicting British Columbia and its reliefs, including hills, valleys, and mountains across the province. The map was published by the British Columbia Department of Lands, Forests and Water Resources.
Map depicts the city of Richmond and Lulu Island, including rail trackage.
Map depicts area around Kelowna, with annotated Kettle Valley Railway Carmi subdivision line, Hydraulic Lake, and McCulloch.
Map depicts the cities of Summerland, Penticton, and Naramata. Annotated by Davies to emphasize the rail lines in the area.
File consists of notes, clippings, and reproductions relating to Quesnel, Barkerville, and Wells. Includes: "An Historic Walk of Carson Avenue, Quesnel, B.C". pamphlet prepared by the Quesnel Branch Cariboo Historical Society (1990); "Wells, B.C". pamphlet by the Wells Historical Society (1980); "Cottonwood House Provincial Historic Park" pamphlet by the Province of British Columbia (1980); and vol. 1 of the Cariboo Gazette newspaper (2002). Also includes a map depicting Bowron Lake Park in British Columbia (1968).
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.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.
Collection consists of 1 map of "Status of Sustained-Yield Forestry Programme as at December 31, 1969" by British Columbia Department of Lands, Forests, and Water Resources and 10 pages of handwritten instructions for opening a ranger station in Smithers and annual Forest Insect and Disease Survey, dated 1980.
Item is an original 1969 map depicting Taseko Lakes in British Columbia, published by the Department of Energy, Mines and Resources in Ottawa Canada.
Item is an original 1969 map depicting Bonaparte Lake in British Columbia, published by the Department of Energy, Mines and Resources in Ottawa Canada.
Item is an original 1969 map depicting Prince George British Columbia, published by the Department of Energy, Mines and Resources in Ottawa.
File consists of maps and aerial photographs of Prince George. Includes: "Record of gift" typed document to Kent Sedgwick (10 July 1989); "Map showing topography of the incorporated area of Prince George" reproduction of a map depicting topography and lot areas of Prince George, originally drawn 1926; BC5553 No 237" aerial photo reproduction depicting Prince George [ca. 1980]; "Prince George September 1969" aerial photo reproduction (Sept. 1969); and "3rd and Johnson" reproduction of an aerial photo depicting 3rd Avenue and Johnson St in Prince George [ca. 1970]."
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.
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.
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.