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2009.7.1.257 · Item · 1 July 1909
Part of Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

Photograph of a large crowd in formal wear gathered on a slope. Some spectators can be seen perched atop extremely high poles. Annotation on recto reads: "The Crowd at Prince Rupert's Dominion Day Celebration 1909. Allen Photo 1-7-09."

2009.7.1.300 · Item · 1 July 1909
Part of Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

Photograph of Centre Street in Prince Rupert on Dominion Day. The Union Bank of Canada is located on the left side of the street, and a decorative arch can be seen in the background. Annotation on recto reads: "Centre Sr. Prince Rupert Dominion Day Celebrations 1909 Allen Photo July 09."

2009.7.1.299 · Item · 1 July 1909
Part of Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

Large crowd gathered on the street in downtown Prince Rupert around a lavishly decorated arch which reads "Come One Let 'Em All Come Come All. Welcome to Prince Rupert." Annotation on recto reads: "Arch Prince Rupert, BC. Dominion Day Celebration 1909. Allen Photo."

2011.3.3.21 · Item · 1914
Part of North Coast & Central BC Postcard Collection

Crowd is gathered for Dominion Day Parade. Decorated float can be seen in centre of street, and Hotel Prince Rupert stands in background. Printed annotation on recto reads: “Dominion Day Prince Rupert 1914 Photo W.W.W.” Handwritten message in ink on verso is addressed to “Mr. S. Smart 2550 Blackwood St Victoria B.C.”

2020.08.38 · Item · [between 1912 and 1916]
Part of Pacific Great Eastern Railway Region Photograph Collection

Photograph depicts an event on Lillooet Main Street with spectator crowds. The Union Jack and Canadian Red Ensign flags suggest this may be a Dominion Day event. The Lillooet community put on large, multi-day Dominion Day events between 1912 and 1916 with many planned activities. The particular activity depicted in this photograph may be a horse race or rodeo-type event. Main Street businesses visible include the Lillooet Restaurant, the Lillooet Pool Hall, and the "OK" Baths.

2020.08.40 · Item · [between 1912 and 1916]
Part of Pacific Great Eastern Railway Region Photograph Collection

Photograph depicts an event on Lillooet Main Street with spectator crowds. The Union Jack and Canadian Red Ensign flags suggest this may be a Dominion Day event. The Lillooet community put on large, multi-day Dominion Day events between 1912 and 1916 with many planned activities. The particular activity depicted in this photograph appears to be a horse race event. Main Street businesses visible include the Lillooet Restaurant and the "C.A. Phair General Merchant" store.

2011.3.3.23 · Item · 1914
Part of North Coast & Central BC Postcard Collection

Photograph depicts a team of Clydesdale horses pulling a decorated wagon. Printed annotation on recto reads: “Dominion Day Prince Rupert BC 1914” Handwritten annotation in pencil on verso reads: “1914 Dominion Day Prince Rupert.” Handwritten annotation in ink on verso is addressed to “Mrs. Herbert Hampton New Harvey House Niagara Falls New York” Cancelation mark on Canadian 1 cent stamp is dated: July 22, 14

Street in Prince George, BC
2011.3.2.14 · Item · [ca. 1920]
Part of North Coast & Central BC Postcard Collection

Street scene in Prince George B.C. Several Union Jack flags are visible and there is a celebration banner at the end of the street. Long shadows in photo indicate summer (perhaps Dominion Day?). River in foreground, railroad and city in mid ground and hill in background. Printed annotation on recto reads: “Prince George. B.C.”

Prince George public events
2012.13.2.06.08 · File · 1965-2007
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

File consists of clippings, notes, and reproductions relating to public events in Prince George, includes material on visits from the Prime Minister, Christmas time, fall fair exhibitions, the golden jubliee, centennials, and dominion day celebrations. Includes: "Golden Jubilee Celebration Prince George Official Program" booklet from the city of Prince George (May 1965) and "Look at us now" typescript lyrics of a song about Prince George (1985).

2020.08.42 · Item · [between 1912 and 1916]
Part of Pacific Great Eastern Railway Region Photograph Collection

Photograph depicts a row of spectators wearing nice clothing, sitting on the curb in the shade of mature chestnut trees. Many of the spectators appear to be Indigenous women and children. They may be gathered to watch a parade or special event. There are Union Jacks and Canadian Red Ensign flags hanging in the trees, suggesting the event may be a Dominion Day event. Although the location is unknown, the presence of the chestnut trees suggests that this may have been taken on Lillooet Main Street.

2009.6.13.39.104 · File · 1977-1979
Part of The Honourable Iona Campagnolo fonds

File consists of Campagnolo's incoming and outgoing correspondence regarding Canada Day celebrations and female participation in sport. Also includes a proposal and pamphlet for World Peace Run, a booklet entitled "B.C. Interior Travel, Sports & Home Show," pamphlets on Cansave Save the Children Fund and Slim-a-Thon Loto, an itinerary for Canada Week Events, a report on the Toronto Harbourfront Project, a report on the POMS Project, original and photocopied newspaper clippings, notes, and memoranda.

Speeches: July, 2003
2009.6.11.035 · File · 2003
Part of The Honourable Iona Campagnolo fonds

File contains speeches, correspondence, memoranda, draft memoranda, event programmes, event itineraries, newspaper clippings, and background material. Includes:

  • Canada Day Citizenship Ceremony, Victoria, July 1, 2003
  • Arrival of the HMCS REGINA from the Arabian Gulf, Esquimalt, July 1, 2003
  • Canada Day Reaffirmation of Citizenship Ceremony, Vancouver, July 1, 2003
  • Leading Edge Salmon Barbecue, Victoria, July 3, 2003
  • Staff Farewells, July 4, 2003
  • Canadian Peacekeeping Service Medal Ceremony: Petty Officer 1st Class (ret'd) Norman Crampton, C.D., Sidney, July 9, 2003
  • Maritime Forces Pacific Change-of-Command Dinner, Victoria, July 9, 2003
  • Information sheet for the Victoria Model Ships Club Display, July 9, 2003
  • Victoria Flower and Garden Show, Colwood, July 10, 2003
  • Victoria Police Historical Society Dedication Ceremony, Victoria, July 17, 2003
  • The Mission to Seafarers Centennial Sea Sunday Service, Vancouver, July 21, 2003
  • Note card from Don Shields to Iona Campagnolo re: thank you for condolences on the death of Carol Shields, July 22, 2003
  • 78th Highlanders 'Kirkin' O' the Tartan, Vancouver, July 23, 2002
  • Reception in Honour of Canada being awarded the 2010 Winter Olympic Games, Victoria, July 24, 2003
  • 19 Wing Comox Medak Pocket Commendation Presentation Ceremony, Comox, July 30, 2003
  • Queen's Golden Jubilee Medal Presentation, Vancouver, July 31, 2003
  • Newspaper clipping: "The decorating challenge", Times Colonist, July 31, 2003
2009.6.13.27.14 · File · 1977
Part of The Honourable Iona Campagnolo fonds

File consists of Campagnolo's incoming and outgoing correspondence in French and English regarding Canada as a united nation. Also includes a press release on Canadian pride, notes on an address entitled "A Challenge to the Spirit of Canadians," posters with old newspaper clippings promoting a unified Canada, a note from the Secretary of State concerning Canada Day celebrations, project information on the Unity Train, a poem in French and English with painted card by David Dunne, press releases on separatism, an informational page on the Save Canada Committee, a letter on Canadian identity referencing Jean Chretien by MP Simma Holt, notes for an address entitled "The Future of the Canadian Constitution: Patriation or Separation," notes for a speech my MP John Munro on Canadian unity, and notes for a speech by MP Herb Gray entitled "Canadian Economic Nationalism and National Unity."

Speeches: July, 2007
2009.6.11.102 · File · 2007
Part of The Honourable Iona Campagnolo fonds

File contains speeches, correspondence, memoranda, draft memoranda, event programmes, event itineraries, and background material. Includes:

  • Canada Day Citizenship Ceremony, Victoria, July 1, 2007
  • Notecard to Iona Campagnolo from Kate Zabell, Chair, Hope Region Spirit of B.C. Team, re: welcome to Hope Region, July 1, 2007
  • Yale Canada Day Celebrations, Yale, July 1, 2007
  • 19 Wing Comox Change-of-Command Parade, Comox, July 4, 2007
  • Canada Millenium Scholarship Foundation's Excellence Awards Laureates Tea, Victoria, July 4, 2007
  • Dogwood Tree Planting Ceremony, Victoria, July 5, 2007
  • Provincial Boy Scout Jamboree Opening Ceremony, Roberts Creek, July 8, 2007
  • Order of Canada - Jane Rule, Galiano Island, July 11, 2007
  • Notecard to Iona Campagnolo on the occasion of her end of term, from "The Tea Ladies", July 12, 2007
  • Town in View Royal First Nations Celebration, Victoria, July 12, 2007
  • Governor General's Wildlife Habitat Canada Forest Stewardship Recognition Award, Bowser, July 18, 2007
  • Letter to Iona Campagnolo from Joan Coldwell, Publisher, Hedgerow Press, re: Jane Rule's induction into the Order of Canada, July 18, 2007
  • Government House Volunteers Summer Barbecue, Victoria, July 19, 2007
  • Mount Begbie Centennial Celebration, Revelstoke, July 21, 2007
  • Order of Canada Investiture - William Garden, Victoria, July 24, 2007
  • Notecard to Iona Campagnolo from Fred Bigelow re: thanks, July 27, 2007
  • Girl Guides of Canada "Spirit of Adventure Rendezvous" (SOAR) Camp Closing Ceremonies, Parksville, July 27, 2007
  • Letter to Iona Campagnolo from Faye Wightman, President and CEO, Vancouver Foundation re: gift to Vancouver Foundation in honour of Iona Campagnolo's years of service to Canada, July 31, 2007
Speeches: July, 2006
2009.6.11.083 · File · 2006
Part of The Honourable Iona Campagnolo fonds

File contains speeches, memoranda, draft memoranda, event programmes, event itineraries, newspaper clippings, and background material. Includes:

  • Canada Day Citizenship Ceremony, Victoria, July 1, 2006
  • Oak Bay Centennial Symphony Concert, Victoria, July 2, 2006
  • Opening Ceremony and Blessing of the Quinsam Community Hall and the Kwakiutl District Council (KDC) Health Centre, Quinsam, July 7, 2006
  • Closing Ceremony of the Assembly of First Nations 27th Annual General Assembly, Vancouver, July 13, 2006
  • Memorandum: Music on the Lawn, Concert No. 1, Victoria, July 13, 2006
  • Parish of St. Paul's 150th Anniversary Garden Party, Victoria, July 15, 2006
  • Correspondence from Marian Carral to Iona Campagnolo, July 17, 2006 re: Music on the Lawn Concert No. 1
  • Sports section of Times Colonist featuring Steve Nash (July 18, 2006)
  • Caring Canadian Award Presentation Ceremony, Victoria, July 20, 2006
  • Music on the Lawn Concert No. 2, Victoria, July 20, 2006
  • Music by the Sea, Bamfield, July 21, 1006
  • Chief of Defense Staff Luncheon, Victoria, July 24, 2006
  • Minerva Foundation Reception, Victoria, July 26, 2006
  • Government House Volunteers Summer Barbecue, Victoria, July 27, 2006
Fort St. James
2000.23.1.045 · File · 1977-1999
Part of Audrey Smedley L'Heureux fonds

File consists of collected research materials regarding the settlement of Fort St. James. Materials include booklets, postcards, pamphlets, maps, an information placemat, newspaper clippings, a newsletter, and reproductions of a map, articles, and images. Highlights include:

  • Parks Canada, "Fort St. James National Historic Park", 1981 (booklet)
  • "Fort St. James National Historic Park", [197-?] (postcard)
  • Chamber of Commerce, "Fort St. James", [198-?] (pamphlet)
  • "Fort St. James, B.C., Canada Chundoo Motor Inn", [197-?] (postcard)
  • Parks Canada, "Fort St. James National Historic Park", 1985 (pamphlet)
  • Parks Canada, "National & Historic Parks Guide", 1985 (pamphlet)
  • Parks Canada, "Fort St. James National Historic Park", 1977 (pamphlet)
  • Environment Canada Lands Directorate, "Soil Capability for Agriculture, Fort St. James", 1974 (map)
  • Fort St. James, "Murray Ridge Ski Hill", [198-?] (pamphlet)
  • Illustration from Provincial Archives of British Columbia, "Fort St. James, Mount Murray in the distant background", [192-?] (print photograph reproduction)
  • Illustration from Provincial Archives of British Columbia, "Fort St. James Pageant, heft to the right, Norman Mathews in costume of Clark at old post, Sir George Simpson as Chief factor, CH. French; AC Murray as C.F. Arch, McDonald', 1928 (print photograph reproduction)
  • Illustration from Provincial Archives of British Columbia, "Fort St. James-Celebrations-Dominion Day: Tug-of-war-Fort St. James", July 29,1911 (print photograph reproduction)
  • Illustration from Provincial Archives of British Columbia, "Indian Village at Fort St. James-Stuart Lake", 1913 (print photograph reproduction)
  • Caledonia Inns, "The History of New Caledonia Established 1806", [198-??] (placemat)
  • National Historics, "Fort St. James", Vol.1 1999 (newsletter)
Speeches: July, 2005 (I)
2009.6.11.066 · File · 2005
Part of The Honourable Iona Campagnolo fonds

File contains speeches, memoranda, draft memoranda, event programmes, event itineraries, and background material. Includes:

  • Canada Day at Canada Place 2005 Citizenship Ceremony, Vancouver, July 1, 2005
  • Central Coast and Nemiah Valley Trip (Bella Bella, Shearwater) July 2, 2005
  • Central Coast and Nemiah Valley Trip (Shearwater, Klemtu) July 3, 2005
  • Central Coast and Nemiah Valley Trip (Shearwater, McKenzie's Rock, Bella Coola) July 4, 2005
  • Central Coast and Nemiah Valley Trip (Xeni Gwent'in First Nation Nemiah Valley) July 5, 2005
  • Central Coast and Nemiah Valley Trip (Nemiah Valley, Alexis Creek, Williams Lake) July 6, 2005
  • Memorandum re: Music on the Lawn Concert No. 1, Victoria, July 7, 2005
  • MARPAC Operation Mijmegen Marching Team Luncheon, Victoria, July 8, 2005
  • Launch of The Kids Book of 'Aboriginal Peoples in Canada', Victoria, July 9, 2005
  • Memorandum re: Mr. Peter Beale's Visit to the Victorian Rose Garden, Victoria, July 10, 2005
  • 100th Anniversary of the B.C. Women's Amateur Golf Championship, Victoria, July 10, 2005
  • Uniglobe travel itinerary for Iona Campagnolo, from Victoria to Penticton and return (July 13, 2005)
  • North American Wildlife Enforcement Officers Association Conference, July 13, 2005
  • Closing Ceremony of the Assembly of First Nations 27th Annual General Assembly, Vancouver, July 13, 2005
  • Music on the Lawn Concert No. 2, Victoria, July 14, 2005
Speeches: July, 2004
2009.6.11.050 · File · 2004
Part of The Honourable Iona Campagnolo fonds

File contains speeches, correspondence, memoranda, draft memoranda, event programmes, event itineraries, and background material. Includes:

  • Canada Day Citizenship Ceremony, Victoria, July 1, 2004
  • The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC) President's Reception, Victoria, July 9, 2004
  • Email correspondence to Iona Campagnolo from Dr. Charles Jago, U.N.B.C. President re: upcoming 10th Anniversary of U.N.B.C. (includes speech: "Partnering with the First Nations: The University of Northern British Columbia Experience") July 9, 2004
  • Program: Jubilee Dinner, Oak Bay Lawn Bowling Club, Victoria, July 9, 2004
  • Royal British Columbia Museum Exhibit Opening "Eternal Egypt: Masterworks of Ancient Art from the British Museum", Victoria, July 10, 2004
  • Notecard to Herb [LeRoy, Personal secretary to L.G.?] from Carol Dancer re: thank you for anonymous donation, July 10, 2004
  • Pacific Northwest Economic Region's 14th Annual Summit Reception, Victoria, July 12, 2004
  • Email Correspondence from Audrey Gill to Iona Campagnolo re: apologies, July 14, 2004
  • French Legion of Honour Presentation and Luncheon, Esquimalt, July 15, 2004
  • 2004 Cassiar Reunion, Powell River, July 17, 2004
  • Press Release issued by the Tumbler Ridge Museum Foundation: "A Tyrannosaur Once Walked in British Columbia", July 26, 2004
  • National Youth Orchestra of Canada Reception, Victoria, July 27, 2004
  • Email correspondence to Iona Campagnolo from Kathleen Carroll (?) re: trip, July 31, 2004
  • "Letter to Tomorrow": letter to the Lieutenant Governor and people of British Columbia in a new time from the Lieutenant Governor and people of British Columbia in 2004 written by Iona Campagnolo re: "glimpse" of life that was included in a time capsule dedicated on B.C. Day July 31, 2004
  • Correspondence to Iona Campagnolo from Pip and Catherine Holmes re: personal correspondence, July 31, 2004
Speeches: April, 2006
2009.6.11.079 · File · 2006
Part of The Honourable Iona Campagnolo fonds

File contains speeches, correspondence, memoranda, draft memoranda, event programmes, event itineraries, and background material. Includes:

  • Royal Canadian Air Force Anniversary Mess Dinner, Comox, April 1, 2006
  • Rosemary Brown Awards, Vancouver, April 5, 2006
  • University of the Highlands and Islands Millennium Institute Inverness, Scotland Visit, Victoria, April 5, 2006
  • Shawnigan Lake School's First Nations' Bursary Feast, Shawnigan Lake, April 8, 2006
  • Notecard to Iona Campagnolo from Pip (Holmes) re: Easter wishes, April 12, 2006
  • Correspondence from Herb LeRoy to Iona Campagnolo re: death of Ted Brothers (April 18, 1006)
  • Order of British Columbia Investiture, Victoria, April 18, 2006
  • Annual Convention of the Icelandic National League of North America, Victoria, April 21, 2006
  • Greater Victoria Youth Orchestra 20th Anniversary Gala Concert, Victoria, April 22, 2006
  • Notecard to Iona Campagnolo from Adrienne Clarkson re: gardening, April 22, 2006
  • Duke of Edinburgh's Silver Award Presentation Ceremony in the Presence of His Royal Highness The Earl of Wessex, Victoria, April 22, 2006
  • Spring Children's Concert: "Success by 6", Victoria, April 23, 2006
  • 5th (B.C.) Field Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery Visit, Victoria, April 25, 2006
  • British Columbia Community Achievement Awards, Victoria, April 26, 2006
  • Great Unsolved Mysteries in Canadian History - Mysteries Project Launch, Victoria, April 27, 2006
  • B.C. Teacher's Institute on Parliamentary Democracy Ceremony and Dinner, Victoria, April 27, 2006
  • National Women's Retreat Dinner, Victoria, April 28, 2006
  • Celebrate Canada Committee for British Columbia's Canada Day Poster Challenge Reception, Vancouver, April 28, 2006
  • Lieutenant Governor's B.C. Book Prize Gala, Vancouver, April 29, 2006
  • The Cary Bulletin, published by the Friends of Government House Gardens Society, vol. 14, issue 2, April 2006
2023.8.13 · Item · 1958-1961
Part of Willard Freer Diary Digital Collection

Summary of the diary of Willard Freer, January 1, 1958 to December 31, 1961:

  • January 1-March 11, 1958: Lower Post
  • March 11-May 26, 1958: Kechika River valley
  • May 26-June 3, 1958: Trip to Lower Post
  • June 4-July 15, 1958: Lower Post
  • July 15-July 27, 1958: Work for George Midgley in the Dease Lake area
  • July 28-August 5, 1958: Travel to Denetiah Lake
  • August 5-September 6, 1958: Packer for Geological Survey of Canada
  • September 6-14, 1958: Travel in Kechika River valley
  • September 14-October 8, 1958: Hunting guide for Amos Alec
  • October 8-15, 1958: Watson Lake
  • October 15-26, 1958: Travel to Freer's cabin on Horneline Creek
  • October 26-December 31, 1958: Freer's cabin
  • January 1-March 4, 1959: Kechika and trips to Lower Post
  • March 4-June 5, 1959: Freer's cabin
  • June 6-September 3, 1959: Packer for Geological Survey of Canada
  • September 6-16, 1959: Travel and return to Freer's cabin
  • September 17-October 3, 1959: Hunting guide for Robin Dalziel and return to Freer's cabin
  • October 3-December 31, 1959: Freer's cabin
  • January 1-May 27, 1960: Kechika River valley
  • May 27-September 11, 1960: Work for Geological Survey of Canada as packer and boatman
  • September 11-December 31, 1960: Alaska Highway and Fireside, BC
  • October 1-December 31, 1961: Alaska Highway and Fireside, BC
2023.8.15 · Item · 1964-1966
Part of Willard Freer Diary Digital Collection

Summary of the diary of Willard Freer, January 1, 1964 to December 31, 1966:

  • January 1-March 28, 1964: Working at Fireside
  • March 28-June 8, 1964: Living at his cabin in Kechika Valley and engaging in fur trading
  • June 8-July 3, 1964: Working at Fireside and Alaska Highway
  • July 3-27, 1964: Preparing for hunting trips, working for Robin Dalziel
  • July 27-September 6, 1964: Packer and hunting guide for Robin Dalziel
  • September 6-14, 1964: Travel back to Freer's cabin in Kechika Valley
  • September 14-27, 1964: Worked on fencing and clearing trails
  • September 28-October 5, 1964: Raft trip to Fireside down the Kechika River
  • October 5-17, 1964: Work at Fireside and trip back to Kechika
  • October 18, 1964-June 18, 1965: Kechika River Valley
  • June 18-July 24, 1965: Watson Lake and Canadian Geological Survey watchman, Mile 130, Cantung
  • July 25-August 4, 1965: Preparing for work, Fireside and Kechika Valley
  • August 4-September 14, 1965: Packer and hunting guide for Robin Dalziel
  • September 15-30, 1965: Return to Kechika Valley cabin and errands
  • September 30-October 29, 1965: Bringing Gordon Toole's horses to Kechika River valley to winter
  • October 30, 1965-July 2, 1966: Kechika River Valley
  • July 2-15, 1966: Watson Lake and Fireside
  • July 15-August 11, 1966: Preparation for hunting trips
  • August 11-October 2, 1966: Hunting guide and packer for Skook Davidson
  • October 2-12, 1966: Freer's cabin in Kechika River valley
  • October 12-December 31, 1966: Working at Fireside, BC
2001.1.085 · Item · 2016
Part of NBCA Document and Ephemera Collection

This document is an unpublished draft manuscript of a Northern British Columbia history annotated bibliography. The document is based overwhelmingly on research into secondary sources published prior to 2016; more recent sources are not included. The annotated bibliography includes the following sections:

  • Historiography
  • Settlement Histories
  • Alexander Begg's History of British Columbia
  • R.E. Gosnell
  • E.O.S. Scholefield
  • Regional History
  • New Histories
  • Environment
  • Northern History
  • Ancient History
  • Bibliography
Hard Drive
2020.4.9.1 · Subseries · 1997-2021
Part of G. Gary Runka fonds

This external hard drive contains back-up files from Gary Runka and Joan Sawicki's computers. The digital files consist of personal, professional, and business records. Includes textual documents (PDF and Word format), spreadsheets (Excel), digital images (JPEG), and email backup files.