Land, Settlement and Immigration

Elements area

Taxonomy

Subjects

Code

Scope note(s)

  • Claiming, settling, and moving to a new land

  • Land titles, distribution, grants, etc.

  • Community and regional settlement patterns

  • Land settlement companies

  • Land surveys and surveyors

  • Real estate companies and activities

  • Organizations involved in sponsoring and supporting immigrants

Source note(s)

  • MemoryBC Subject Groups

Display note(s)

    Hierarchical terms

    Land, Settlement and Immigration

      Equivalent terms

      Land, Settlement and Immigration

        Associated terms

        Land, Settlement and Immigration

          1387 Archival description results for Land, Settlement and Immigration

          1387 results directly related Exclude narrower terms
          Jobs 502-513 Land Sense Ltd. client file digital records
          2020.4.9.3.085 · File · 1998-1999
          Part of G. Gary Runka fonds

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          Floppy directories and file listing:

          • 502apprais.rep.doc
          • 502COST.REP.xls
          • 502dec.ltr.doc
          • 502dec10.ltr.doc
          • 502dec4.ltr.doc
          • 502dec98.inv.doc
          • 502f11.ltr.doc
          • 502feb14.ltr.doc
          • 502feb18.ltr.doc
          • 502feb8.fax.doc
          • 502feb99.inv.doc
          • 502frame.lst.doc
          • 502GOFOR-1.doc
          • 502GoFor-2.doc
          • 502hat.ltr.doc
          • 502j18.ltr.doc
          • 502jan28.agd.doc
          • 502JAN99.inv.doc
          • 502lath.fax.doc
          • 502lath.ltr.doc
          • 502lease.lst.doc
          • 502map.lgd.doc
          • 502mar23.fax.doc
          • 502MQ-plan.doc
          • 502nov98.inv.doc
          • 502oct19.ltr.doc
          • 502oct98.inv.doc
          • 502process.doc
          • 502rmnd.ltr.doc
          • 502th2.ltr.doc
          • 502thom.ltr.doc
          • 504opin.ltr.doc
          • 506mar.inv.doc
          • 506opin.ltr.doc
          • 507APP.DOC
          • 507APPL.FAX
          • 507DEC11.FAX
          • 507FEB24.LTR
          • 507FEB3.LTR
          • 507FEB4.LTR
          • 507mar29.ltr.doc
          • 507may25.ltr.doc
          • 5081&3.doc
          • 508APR.SUM
          • 508APR12.LTR
          • 508b-apr.inv.doc
          • 508b-feb.inv.doc
          • 508b-mar.inv.doc
          • 508bri.inv.doc
          • 508bri.ltr.doc
          • 508BRIS.doc
          • 508bris.ltr.doc
          • 508BUF.LTR
          • 508buff.doc
          • 508buff.rep.doc
          • 508bufveg.doc
          • 508cost.doc
          • 508COST.REP.xls
          • 508D16.ltr.doc
          • 508dec10.ltr.doc
          • 508dec16.ltr.doc
          • 508dec21.ltr.doc
          • 508dec23.fax.doc
          • 508dec98.inv.doc
          • 508eat.ltr.doc
          • 508estimate.doc
          • 508EST~1.DOC
          • 508FEB15.LTR
          • 508feb18.ltr.doc
          • 508feb99.inv.doc
          • 508j18.ltr.doc
          • 508jan99.inv.doc
          • 508lid.ltr.doc
          • 508mac.ltr.doc
          • 508macD.ltr.doc
          • 508mar12.fax.doc
          • 508mar99.inv.doc
          • 508may5.ltr.doc
          • 508time.doc
          • 508TofRef.doc
          • 508TOF~1.DOC
          • 512FEB17.FAX
          • 512feb99.inv.doc
          • 512jan99.inv.doc
          • 513dec98.inv.doc
          • 513feb99.inv.doc
          • 513jan99.inv.doc
          • 514COV.LTR
          Jobs 510-513 Land Sense Ltd. client file digital records
          2020.4.9.3.072 · File · 1998-1999
          Part of G. Gary Runka fonds

          Floppy consists of G.G. Runka Land Sense Ltd. client file records for jobs.

          Floppy directories and file listing:

          • 510dec14.fax.doc
          • 510heidt.ltr.doc
          • 510jan99.inv.doc
          • 510lathrop.ltr'.doc
          • 511jan99.inv.doc
          • 511rmnd.ltr.doc
          • 512alc.ltr.doc
          • 513feb1.ltr.doc
          • 513feb4.ltr.doc
          • 513jan20.ltr.doc
          • 513jan27.ltr.doc
          • 513jan28.ltr.doc
          • 513sites.ltr.doc
          Jobs 514-517 Land Sense Ltd. client file digital records
          2020.4.9.3.088 · File · 1999
          Part of G. Gary Runka fonds

          Floppy consists of G.G. Runka Land Sense Ltd. client file records for jobs.

          Floppy directories and file listing:

          • 514-feb16.agd.doc
          • 514holi.fax.doc
          • 514jun16.ltr.doc
          • 514mar99.inv.doc
          • 514MORN.DOC
          • 514name.crd.doc
          • 514notes.doc
          • 514PARTI.LST
          • 514PRES.DOC
          • 514Q3.DOC
          • 514rep.ttl.doc
          • 514sec1.rep.doc
          • 514SRPM.SNT
          • 514SUM.REP.doc
          • 514work.agd.doc
          • 515FEB15.LTR
          • 515FEB18.LTR
          • 515feb99.inv.doc
          • 515FILE.LST
          • 515ovrhd.NTS.doc
          • 515PRES.NTS.doc
          • 515qte.ltr.doc
          • 516feb99.inv.doc
          • 516OPIN.LTR
          • 516opin.ltr.doc
          • 517feb99.inv.doc
          Jobs 518 and 535 Land Sense Ltd. client file digital records
          2020.4.9.3.101 · File · 1999-2000
          Part of G. Gary Runka fonds

          Floppy consists of G.G. Runka Land Sense Ltd. client file records for jobs.

          Floppy directories and file listing:

          • 518ack.doc
          • 518adden.doc.doc
          • 518adtofc.doc
          • 518cdcsens.doc
          • 518COMMENCALC.doc
          • 518dec9.ltr.doc
          • 518disk&photo.doc
          • 518Draft2letter.doc
          • 518dyerreport.doc
          • 518emailcover.doc
          • 518feb17.ltr.doc
          • 518feb7.ltr.doc
          • 518feedarea.ltr.doc
          • 518july5report.doc
          • 518nrcfax.DOC
          • 518PAST.LBL
          • 518PERIMFENC.doc
          • 518repro.ltr.doc
          • 518WLgrazing AUM.DOC
          • 518WLleaseacre.doc
          • 535crownltr.doc
          • 535feb22.ltr.doc
          • 535FRAMEWORK.doc
          • Bryan.ltr.doc
          • Dec16.ltr.doc
          • jan10wood.fax.DOC
          • jan11wood.fax.DOC
          • jan13covenant.ltr.doc
          • LIST OF PHOTOMAPS.doc
          • LUP.doc
          • whitelkframework.doc
          Jobs 518-556 Land Sense Ltd. client file digital records
          2020.4.9.3.121 · File · 2000-2001
          Part of G. Gary Runka fonds

          Floppy consists of G.G. Runka Land Sense Ltd. client file records for jobs.

          Floppy directories and file listing:

          • 518 docs
          • 535docs
          • 539 mydocs
          • 376gst.ltr.doc
          • 556report.doc
          • 535ConsEmphSymbols.doc
          • 535ConsEmphSymbols2.doc
          • 535cultiv.ltr.doc
          • 535Erickson.ltr.doc
          • 535mclean-may18.fax.doc
          • 535overlay.lb.doc
          • 535photoplot.doc
          • 535report.doc
          • 535SEP00.inv.doc
          • 535thomasdiscussion.doc
          • 535time.apr.doc
          • 535time.feb.doc
          • 535time.jan.doc
          • 535time.jul.doc
          • 535time.jun.doc
          • 535time.mar.doc
          • 535time.may.doc
          • 535uselegend.doc
          • 535uselegend2.doc
          • BCenviro-tables.doc
          • Brock-Mavety fence.doc
          • feb23.ltr.doc
          • july26-points.doc
          • mar29,00agenda.doc
          • overlay.lbl.doc
          • Vaseuframework.doc
          • 539APR-TIME.SHT.doc
          • 539MAR-TIME.SHT.doc
          • 539mar00.inv.doc
          • 539mar31.ltr.doc
          • ggrtime.sht.xls
          • PROPOSED WORK PLAN.doc
          Jobs 520-526 Land Sense Ltd. client file digital records
          2020.4.9.3.105 · File · 1999
          Part of G. Gary Runka fonds

          Floppy consists of G.G. Runka Land Sense Ltd. client file records for jobs.

          Floppy directories and file listing:

          • 520mar99.inv.doc
          • 520rmnd.ltr.doc
          • 520rmnd2.ltr.doc
          • 522ALR.Pro.doc
          • 522delta.ltr.doc
          • 522jul.inv.doc
          • 522Jun28.ltr.doc
          • 522may.inv.doc
          • 522may12.ltr.doc
          • 522oct.inv.doc
          • 522rmnd.ltr.doc
          • 522seed.ltr.doc
          • 523jun.inv.doc
          • 523jun.ltr.doc
          • 523MAY10.LTR
          • 523rmnd.ltr.doc
          • 524may17.fax.doc
          • 524Oct99.inv.doc
          • 524opin.ltr.doc
          • 526-MFD.doc
          • 526alf.ltr.doc
          • 526fund.doc
          • 526Grass.doc
          • 526Grasslnd.gif
          • 526JUL23.ltr.doc
          • 526jul99.inv.doc
          • 526OCT99.inv.doc
          • 526Outline.doc
          • 526Preample.doc
          • 526sep99.inv.doc
          Jobs 521-547 Land Sense Ltd. client file digital records
          2020.4.9.3.108 · File · 1999-2001
          Part of G. Gary Runka fonds

          Floppy consists of G.G. Runka Land Sense Ltd. client file records for jobs.

          Floppy directories and file listing:

          • 521 CIS LRMP
          • 540
          • 547
          • weasel.eml
          • 540-COOPERATION AGREEMENT (1).doc
          • 540-COOPERATION AGREEMENT2.doc
          • 540agreementmemo.doc
          • 540polaris.ltr.doc
          • 540resumel.doc
          • 540siwallace.inv.doc
          • 540siwallaceltr.doc
          • 547assess.rep.doc
          • 547proposal.doc
          Jobs 527-574 Land Sense Ltd. client file digital records
          2020.4.9.3.119 · File · 2001-2002
          Part of G. Gary Runka fonds

          Floppy consists of G.G. Runka Land Sense Ltd. client file records for jobs.

          Floppy directories and file listing:

          • 527-apr02.inv.doc
          • 527caplabels.doc
          • 527junecover ltr.doc
          • 527MAPLABELS.doc
          • 527report.doc
          • 527report2.doc
          • 552-apr02.inv.doc
          • 556 1stNations Priorities (plants).doc
          • 556en'owkininput.doc
          • 556final.rep.doc
          • 556neish.ltr.doc
          • 556report.doc
          • 556report2.doc
          • 556sr.memo.doc
          • 556temp.doc
          • 556temp2.doc
          • 556transm.ltr.doc
          • 559evans.ltr.doc
          • 559report.doc
          • 563.inv.doc
          • 563carlick.fax.doc
          • 568acreagetable.doc
          • 568lepicq.ltr.doc
          • 568lepicq2.ltr..doc
          • 568maptitle.doc
          • 568refs.doc
          • 568rep.ttl.tc.doc
          • 568report.doc
          • 568veenema.ltr.doc
          • 571dec29.fax.doc
          • 571jensen.jul17.doc
          • 571lrcapplication.doc
          • 571lrctitle.doc
          • 571schutz.ltr.doc
          • 572apr02.inv.doc
          • 573.report.doc
          • 573.title&TC.doc
          • 573.transmitforms.doc
          • 573.transmittal.doc
          • 573contactlist.doc
          • 573contract.doc
          • 573contract2.doc
          • 573interviewtemplate.doc
          • 573questionaire.doc
          • 573zorkin.doc
          • 574LRCpresent.ppt
          • 575apr02.inv.doc
          Jobs 527-582 Land Sense Ltd. client file digital records
          2020.4.9.3.027 · File · 2002
          Part of G. Gary Runka fonds

          Floppy consists of G.G. Runka Land Sense Ltd. client file records for jobs.

          Floppy directories and file listing:

          • Landsense
          • LS-invoice.frm.xls
          • ls2002.asc
          • ls2002.ASH
          • ls2002.ASJ
          • ls2002.ASP
          • ls2002.AST
          • ls2002.ASX
          • ls2002.CEN
          • ls2002.CH2
          • ls2002.CH3
          • ls2002.CH4
          • ls2002.CH7
          • ls2002.CH8
          • ls2002.CH9
          • ls2002.CHB
          • ls2002.CHC
          • ls2002.CRC
          • ls2002.GEN
          • ls2002.GRC
          • ls2002.INV
          • ls2002.it0
          • ls2002.it1
          • ls2002.it2
          • ls2002.it3
          • ls2002.it4
          • ls2002.JEN
          • ls2002.LYU
          • ls2002.MEN
          • ls2002.TSK
          • ls2002.VEN
          • ls2002.VRC
          • 527NOV.inv.xls
          • 527oct.inv.xls
          • 527sep.inv.xls
          • 575-nov02.inv.doc
          • 575-oct02.inv.doc
          • 579nov.inv.xls
          • 579oct.inv.xls
          • 579time-june-aug.xls
          • 579TIME.nov02.xls
          • 581nov.inv.xls
          • 581nov.inv2.xls
          • 581sep.inv.xls
          • 582nov.inv.xls
          • 582oct.inv.xls
          • 582sep.inv.xls
          • 582sepinv.xls
          • GGRCASH.Aug02.xls
          • GGRCASH.nov02.xls
          • GGRCASH.oct02.xls
          • GGRCASH.SEP02.xls
          • GGRTIME.aug02.xls
          • GGRTIME.nov02.xls
          • GGRTIME.oct02.xls
          • GGRTIME.sep02.xls
          • LS-invoice.frm.xls
          • MIL-COPY.aug02.xls
          • MIL-COPY.nov02.xls
          • MIL-COPY.oct02.xls
          • scc-septdraw.xls
          • VISA-Aug02.xls
          • VISA-nov02.xls
          • VISA-oct02.xls
          • VISA-SEP02.xls
          Jobs 527-587 Land Sense Ltd. client file digital records
          2020.4.9.3.120 · File · 2001-2004
          Part of G. Gary Runka fonds

          Floppy consists of G.G. Runka Land Sense Ltd. client file records for jobs.

          Floppy directories and file listing:

          • 527
          • 547maddocks
          • 554WCTA
          • 556landconservancy
          • 559Buddhist
          • 564 En'Owkin
          • 556plants.doc
          • 556title.doc
          • 587Questionaire.doc
          • 527caplabels.doc
          • 527MAPLABELS.doc
          • 527report.doc
          • 527report2.doc
          • Topog NOTE.doc
          • 547assess.rep.doc
          • 547Jan29coverltr.doc
          • 547maplabels.doc
          • 547maplabels2.doc
          • 547proposal.doc
          • jan23fax.DOC
          • NEEDS LIST.doc
          • 5561stNations work plan.doc
          • 556lea fax.DOC
          • 556photocover.doc
          • 556photofax.DOC
          • 556photofax2.DOC
          • 556proposal.doc
          • 556proposal2.doc
          • questions.doc
          • sitemapexample.htm
          • 559caplabels.doc
          • 559report.doc
          • symbols.doc
          • 564soil.letter.doc
          Jobs 533-548 Land Sense Ltd. client file digital records
          2020.4.9.3.115 · File · 1999-2000
          Part of G. Gary Runka fonds

          Floppy consists of G.G. Runka Land Sense Ltd. client file records for jobs.

          Floppy directories and file listing:

          • 530-BCIA
          • 533report
          • 545A&J
          • 548 docs
          • 548Young
          • 530dec99.inv.doc
          • 530jan00.inv.doc
          • 530jan4.ltr.doc
          • 530nov99.inv.doc
          • 533agent.ltr.doc
          • 533dec.rep.doc
          • 533final.rep.doc
          • 533photo.fax.DOC
          • 533title.doc
          • agcap.lgd.doc
          • 545agencyltr.doc
          • 545lrcltr.doc
          • 545photofax.DOC
          • 548northsite.rep.doc
          • 548Oct2.ltr.doc
          • 548southsite.rep.doc
          • 548actionltr.doc
          • 548alrproposal.doc
          • 548andersonfax.DOC
          • 548andersonltr.doc
          • 548captable.doc
          • 548cover.doc
          • 548coverltr.doc
          • 548lop.doc
          • 548lrcletter.doc
          • 548Oct13email.eml
          • 548USEDESCRIP.doc
          • 548willisltr.doc
          • berwickfax.DOC
          • Copper Creek Resort1.jpg
          • MAP LABELS.doc
          • MEMO REGARDING AIRPHOTOS.doc
          • oct13FAXCOV.DOC
          • oct2FAXCOV.DOC
          • photofax.DOC
          Jobs 535-572 Land Sense Ltd. client file digital records
          2020.4.9.3.118 · File · 2000-2002
          Part of G. Gary Runka fonds

          Floppy consists of G.G. Runka Land Sense Ltd. client file records for jobs.

          Floppy directories and file listing:

          • 535docs
          • 563inv.rem.doc
          • 563present.final.doc
          • 563present2.doc
          • 563presentation.notes.doc
          • 563travel.eml
          • 565jul3.ltr.doc
          • 565title.doc
          • 572augustinefax.doc
          • 535apr00.inv.doc
          • 535aug00.inv.doc
          • 535ConsEmphSymbols.doc
          • 535ConsEmphSymbols2.doc
          • 535cultiv.ltr.doc
          • 535feb00.inv.doc
          • 535jan00.inv.doc
          • 535jun00.inv.doc
          • 535mar00.inv.doc
          • 535may00.inv.doc
          • 535mclean-may18.fax.doc
          • 535overlay.lb.doc
          • 535photoplot.doc
          • 535report.doc
          • 535SEP00.inv.doc
          • 535thomasdiscussion.doc
          • 535time.apr.doc
          • 535time.feb.doc
          • 535time.jan.doc
          • 535time.jul.doc
          • 535time.jun.doc
          • 535time.mar.doc
          • 535time.may.doc
          • 535uselegend.doc
          • 535uselegend2.doc
          • BCenviro-tables.doc
          • Brock-Mavety fence.doc
          • feb23.ltr.doc
          • july26-points.doc
          • mar29,00agenda.doc
          • overlay.lbl.doc
          Jobs 539-549 Land Sense Ltd. client file digital records
          2020.4.9.3.114 · File · 2000-2002
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          Floppy consists of G.G. Runka Land Sense Ltd. client file records for jobs.

          Floppy directories and file listing:

          • 539AnnettFeb12 letter.doc
          • 539April9letter.doc
          • 539contract.ltr.doc
          • 539contract2.ltr.doc
          • 539Dec12agenda.rtf
          • 539filenote.doc
          • 539landdesig.doc
          • 539mallott.doc
          • 539Nov28agenda.rtf
          • 539Oct17agenda.doc
          • 539ranking.xls
          • 539TCagreed.doc
          • 539TCrecs.doc
          • 546CAP.rep.doc
          • 546caplabels.doc
          • 546captable.doc
          • 546coverletter.doc
          • 546lrccoverltr.doc
          • 546photofax.DOC
          • 549H2OLisences.doc
          • 549Heaneyltr.doc
          • 549inforequest.doc
          • 549landstatustable.doc
          • 549maplabels.doc
          • 549Nov23ltr.doc
          • 549Oct16fax.DOC
          • 549unavaildates.doc
          • Feb20 21 WG Agenda.rtf
          • Feb6&7 draft WG Agenda.rtf
          • floodzone.doc
          • FrameworkExtension.doc
          • LRUP Progress report 2.rtf
          • Mar20&21draft WG Agenda.rtf
          • Mar31Apr1agenda.rtf
          • Mar31Framework.doc
          • Mar6&7 draft WG Agenda.rtf
          • ProgressReportNov00.doc
          • PROPOSED WORK PLAN.doc
          • Signature page.doc
          • ~WRD0539.tmp
          Jobs 548-562 Land Sense Ltd. client file digital records
          2020.4.9.3.117 · File · 2000-2001
          Part of G. Gary Runka fonds

          Floppy consists of G.G. Runka Land Sense Ltd. client file records for jobs.

          Floppy directories and file listing:

          • 548anderson.DOC
          • 548caplabels.doc
          • 554coverletter.doc
          • 554FinalProposal.doc
          • 554MAR01inv.doc
          • 560FAXCOV.DOC
          • 560letterofopinion.doc
          • 561AgAssess.doc
          • 561coverletter.doc
          • 561LABELS.doc
          • 562coverletter.doc
          • 562Deltaletter.doc
          • Farstadcostest.doc
          • Proposalcoverltr.doc
          • Swiftltr.doc
          • VistaLRCletter.doc
          Jobs 560-576 Land Sense Ltd. client file digital records
          2020.4.9.3.125 · File · 2001-2003
          Part of G. Gary Runka fonds

          Floppy consists of G.G. Runka Land Sense Ltd. client file records for jobs.

          Floppy directories and file listing:

          • 561
          • 564
          • 576
          • 560Poje.ltr.doc
          • 574LRCpresent.ppt
          • 574Presentation.doc
          • 574refs.doc
          • 561AgAssess.doc
          • 561AgAssess2.doc
          • 561farstad.ltr.doc
          • 561farstadoctltr.doc
          • 561revised.rep.doc
          • 564soil.letter.doc
          • 576.summary.doc
          • 576cov.ltr.doc
          • 576report.doc
          • 576report.ttl.doc
          John McCormick Cariboo Letter January 31, 1869
          John McCormick Cariboo Letter January 31, 1869
          2001.1.1.2 · Item · 31 Jan. 1869
          Part of NBCA Document and Ephemera Collection

          Item consists of a letter written by John McCormick to a person named James; it is not made clear if James is a friend or relative. In both his letter to James, John McCormick makes several references to Victoria. His familiarity with Victoria suggests that he may have travelled from Victoria to Barkerville to mine for gold. In his letters to James, John McCormick describes having no money and living under poor conditions. He mentions the great fire that swept through Barkerville and that he lost nothing due to its distance from his house. McCormick also mentions that the Indians are dying quickly of Small Pox in Victoria.
          Joseph Hunter
          2012.13.2.15.12 · File · 2006
          Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

          File consists of notes and reproductions relating to Joseph Hunter, a Scottish-born surveyor, civil engineer and political figure in British Columbia. Joseph Hunter was the first European to find and cross the Pine Pass. He was sent by the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1877 to locate the pass. Hunter later represented Cariboo from 1871 to 1875 and from 1900 to 1904 and Comox from 1890 to 1898 in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia.
          Junter (Joe) ter Heide
          2003.11.1.43 · File · 1999-2000
          Part of Island Cache Recovery Project Collection

          File consists of an oral history given by Junter (Joe) ter Heide, which was gathered as part of Dr. Mike Evan's Island Cache Recovery Project. Includes consent forms, transcripts, and the recorded oral history on the original media.
          "Land Capability Analysis" speech by Gary Runka to Canada Soil Survey Committee
          "Land Capability Analysis" speech by Gary Runka to Canada Soil Survey Committee
          2020.4.2.1.03 · File · 19 Oct. 1970
          Part of G. Gary Runka fonds

          File consists of a speech given by Gary Runka to the Canada Soil Survey Committee in Ottawa entitled "Land Capability Analysis".

          Commentary on this speech by Barry Smith of the Ministry of Agriculture and Lands:
          "This is a fairly technical speech explaining the history, and mechanics of the evolving land capability analysis process in BC. It gives insight into this early period in which there was a fair amount of trial and error to develop the best techniques to display and utilize information.

          From an agricultural perspective the speech notes (p.5) that compatibility between agriculture and other sectors is not high. The speech demonstrates what would emerge as an important link between Land Capability Analysis and the ALR. On page 7 "possible predictions that will result in land use conflicts but perhaps better long range planning" are insightful and in the case of this statement, reads like a tentative foreshadowing of the BC farmland preservation program that would emerge in about two years.

          "(1) Agriculture - "(c) Conservation of agricultural land through rural zoning of those high capability and high productivity soils, near markets."

          It is unknown if the use of the acronym C.S.S.C was intended to refer to the "Canada Soil Survey Committee", which held its eighth meeting in Ottawa in 1970, or to the "Canadian System of Soil Classification. Regardless, for more information on the subject a copy of the 1998 / 187 page report by the Soil Classification Working Group entitled, "The Canadian System of Soil Classification" can be found here: https://sis.agr.gc.ca/cansis/publications/manuals/1998-cssc-ed3/cssc3_manual.pdf "
          "Land Classification and Environmental Planning"
          2020.4.2.3.039 · Item · 1974
          Part of G. Gary Runka fonds

          Item is an original article reprint by G.S. Swinnerton from BC Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Technical Bulletin No. 30 on Land Capability Classification entitled "Land Classification and Environmental Planning".
          Land Commission Act and the Agricultural Reserve Plan
          Land Commission Act and the Agricultural Reserve Plan
          2020.4.4.37 · File · 1974
          Part of G. Gary Runka fonds

          File consists of a 1973 BC Land Commission photographic slide and audio tape set entitled "Land Commission Act and the Agricultural Reserve Plan" that was used in original public hearings throughout the province. The 80 slides included with the presentation materials were created mostly by Gary Runka. The audio cassette is a recording of the presentation with speakers Bill Lane, BC Land Commission Chair, and Gary Runka, BC Land Commission General Manager.
          "Land Resource Issues in BC and the Tough Choices Ahead" speech by Gary Runka
          "Land Resource Issues in BC and the Tough Choices Ahead" speech by Gary Runka
          2020.4.2.1.45 · File · Dec. 1980
          Part of G. Gary Runka fonds

          File consists of a speech given by Gary Runka entitled "Land Resource Issues in BC and the Tough Choices Ahead" for the Surrey Rotary.

          Commentary on this speech by Barry Smith of the Ministry of Agriculture and Lands:
          "This speech, with the exception of the beginning and the ending is largely the cobbling together of two previous speeches. The new introduction draws upon several headlines from contemporary newspaper articles as examples involving land and water use decision-making. The next several pages largely repeat portions of [2020.4.2.1.42] "The Rural - Urban Continuum: Tough Land Use Choices Ahead". The latter half of the speech draws from [2020.4.2.1.44] "Land Resource Issues in B.C. - UBC Seminar".

          The speech ends with a suggestion that there is a faint light at the end of the tunnel offered by the proposed "Planning Act". The speech closes with 3 broad concepts for consideration:

          1. Land and water use planning is fundamental in determining the economic opportunity and environmental quality of the future;
          2. Good rural planning demands good urban planning and the race for space will accelerate; and
          3. There is a need to reflect on the interdependence of man within natural systems in our planning for rural and urban land and water.

          While farmland preservation isn't central to this speech the rural resource and planning theme is relevant."
          "Land Resource Issues in BC" speech by Gary Runka
          "Land Resource Issues in BC" speech by Gary Runka
          2020.4.2.1.44 · File · Nov. 1980
          Part of G. Gary Runka fonds

          File consists of a speech given by Gary Runka entitled "Land Resource Issues in BC" at a UBC seminar.

          Commentary on this speech by Barry Smith of the Ministry of Agriculture and Lands:
          "This speech / paper asks the question, "Are we in fact making any real progress towards resolving .... land resource conflicts...?"

          A discussion is introduced that land resource issues are rural planning issues and as such they impact rural people and their lifestyle and thus translate to lifestyle issues. GGR suggests that planners are urban oriented and they should stand on the rural side of the fence and look back at the urban areas rather than the other way around.

          Too often in government an agency's interests are paramount and insist that others tag along as long as they don't interfere with the prime use thrust. A concern is also expressed with "...too many waves of single use legislative power coming to the fore..." It is noted that the "...goal of any regulatory program should be to protect important public interests."

          The paper concludes by considering a few current land resource issues including:

          1. Forestry-Agriculture
          2. Grazing land tenure transfer
          3. Fisheries - Agriculture - Forestry - Urban
          4. Energy - Agriculture
          5. Urban-Rural
          6. Energy-Lifestyles
          7. Wildlife - Recreation - Energy
          8. Agriculture and Recreation Lands - Foreign Ownership and Influence

          While farmland preservation isn't central to this speech the rural resource and planning theme is relevant."
          Land Sense Ltd. client and job lists
          2020.4.5.02 · File · 1978-2013
          Part of G. Gary Runka fonds

          File consists of lists of clients served and jobs worked by G. Gary Runka Land Sense Ltd. between 1978 and 2013. These lists reference client numbers that match up to client record files and serve as an important cross-reference tool. Also includes a list of inactive client records that were culled in 2001 prior to the move of company headquarters from Burnaby to Atnarko.
          Land Sense Ltd. company information
          2020.4.5.01 · File · 1978-2018
          Part of G. Gary Runka fonds

          File consists of folders containing company information for G. G. Runka Land Sense Limited. Includes photocopied documents of company incorporation (30 Nov. 1978) and dissolution (30 Nov. 2018) for G. G. Runka Land Sense Limited. Also includes a company description, a philosophy statement, a services summary, a brief biography and resume of G. Gary Runka, a client list, a completed projects list, blank letterhead, a presentation pamphlet, company logo, and business cards.
          Land Sense Ltd. job ledger
          2020.4.5.04 · File · 1978-1980
          Part of G. Gary Runka fonds

          File contains the first G. Gary Runka Land Sense job ledger (1 Dec. 1978 - 1 Dec. 1980). Includes detailed handwritten daily accounting and travel records that correlates to work for clients and jobs.
          Land Sense Ltd. master key to Lower Fraser Valley projects
          2020.4.5.03 · File · 1978-2005
          Part of G. Gary Runka fonds

          File contains a "Master Key" for geographical locations of G. Gary Runka Land Sense Ltd. client jobs located in the Lower Fraser Valley between Vancouver and Langley. The "Master Key" consists of an annotated book: "Soils of the Langley-Vancouver Map Area - Report No. 15 British Columbia Soil Survey - Volume 1 Soil Map Mosaics and Legend, Lower Fraser Valley (Scale 1:25,000)" by H.A. Luttmerding. The numbers adjacent to the annotated outlined areas are LSL client numbers, which not only provide a key to work locations within the region but may also assist in matching unidentified aerial photographs to corresponding client files.
          "Land Settlement: A Report"
          2012.13.2.02.64 · File · 1941
          Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

          File consists of a bound typescript book titled "Land Settlement (A report by a C.S.T.A Committee)" produced by the Canadian Society of Technical Agriculturists in 1941.
          "Land Use Control and Jurisdictional Rights" speech by Gary Runka to the Agricultural Institute of Canada Land Use Committee
          "Land Use Control and Jurisdictional Rights" speech by Gary Runka to the Agricultural Institute of Canada Land Use Committee
          2020.4.2.1.12 · File · 7 Nov. 1974
          Part of G. Gary Runka fonds

          File consists of a speech given by Gary Runka to the Agricultural Institute of Canada Land Use Committee entitled "Land Use Control and Jurisdictional Rights".

          Commentary on this speech by Barry Smith of the Ministry of Agriculture and Lands:
          "This is a first draft position paper written by GGR was developed for the Agricultural Institute of Canada, Land Use Committee.

          The paper notes that attitudes are shifting from land being considered as a commodity to considering land as a natural resource. There are several references to governmental relationships, the inability to count on local governments to preserve agricultural land and the need for a federal land use policy supporting farmland preservation.

          The use of a zoning tool as an effective means to preserve agricultural land is explored. The paper makes a strong case for there being no legal need for compensating land owners for regulatory land use zoning.

          Included with the package are two letters written by GGR (November 7,1974) sent to Jim Lore (Alberta) and Steve Hart (Ottawa) requesting their review of the paper and input. A copy of the finalized paper, which may have been a jointly authored paper, is not included and it is not known if the paper was eventually published by the Agricultural Institute of Canada."
          "Land Use Control" speech by Gary Runka to the Canadian Council on Rural Development
          "Land Use Control" speech by Gary Runka to the Canadian Council on Rural Development
          2020.4.2.1.17 · File · 29 Sept. 1976
          Part of G. Gary Runka fonds

          File consists of a speech given by Gary Runka to the Canadian Council on Rural Development entitled "Land Use Control".

          Commentary on this speech by Barry Smith of the Ministry of Agriculture and Lands:
          "This is another important document.

          GGR covers several points including a discussion of the impact of changes to rural areas from the food producer's perspective. He notes that local governments are not well positioned to effectively achieve farmland preservation - but there is a need for a coordinated approach.

          The point is made that good rural planning depends on good urban planning.

          A summary is made of efforts at rural planning and farmland preservation in other North American jurisdictions. An example is outlined of the complexity of overlapping land use controls and returns to a common theme - "merging the reality of land as a commodity with the ethic of land as a natural resource"."
          "Land Use Planning and the Farmer" speech by Gary Runka
          "Land Use Planning and the Farmer" speech by Gary Runka
          2020.4.2.1.24 · File · 2 Mar. 1978
          Part of G. Gary Runka fonds

          File consists of a speech given by Gary Runka to the BC Provincial Seed Fair in Fort St. John entitled "Land Use Planning and the Farmer".

          Commentary on this speech by Barry Smith of the Ministry of Agriculture and Lands:
          "Given the title and the audience, this speech reads like a wake-up call to farmers to pay attention to land use planning issues and get involved. Despite the available copy of the speech appearing as a draft the nature of the topic - farmers needing to get involved in land use planning - establishes a point that GGR obviously feels is important in the overall effort to preserve agricultural land.

          The speech includes several examples of land use planning that can affect the agricultural industry including:

          • Rural zoning by local governments and the provincial ALR zoning;
          • Hydro-electric planning (a reference in all probability to Site C);
          • Preparation of regional, community and particularly settlement plans;
          • Industrial land development strategies;
          • Federal fisheries legislation;
          • Transportation planning;
          • Crown land lease proposals;
          • Water resources;
          • Various other land use initiatives involving wildlife habitat, open space recreation, historic and archeological sites; and
          • Taxation and assessment policy

          Stapled to the original typed speech is a set of hand written notes (not copied) that are largely identical to the typed version. The typed version does have a few mysterious blanks but when checking the handwritten version the blanks may simply represent illegibility problems with the hand writing at the time of typing. Given these blanks, this may in fact have been a first draft of the speech with a cleaner copy typed up prior to delivery."
          "Land Use Planning and the Nursery Trades" speech by Gary Runka
          "Land Use Planning and the Nursery Trades" speech by Gary Runka
          2020.4.2.1.33 · File · Jan. 1979
          Part of G. Gary Runka fonds

          File consists of a speech given by Gary Runka entitled "Land Use Planning and the Nursery Trades" to the BC Nursery Trades Association.

          Commentary on this speech by Barry Smith of the Ministry of Agriculture and Lands:
          "The primary thrust of the speech is to outline several pieces of legislation and other land uses that may have an impact on the nursery trade use of land including:

          1. Federal Fisheries Act;
          2. Municipal & regional district bylaws and plans;
          3. Agricultural Land Commission Act;
          4. Soil Conservation Act;
          5. Water Act and Floodplain Regulation;
          6. Forest and Range Acts; and
          7. Your neighbours changing land-use activities.

          GGR comments (p 2) that, "...exclusion (of land from the ALR) is only allowed on lands not capable of agricultural use where no impact would be effected on adjacent farmlands, or where absolutely no alternative for the alternate use proposed exists." This clarifies that land in the ALR, even if it is proven unsuitable for agriculture, may remain in the ALR if its exclusion impacts adjacent farmland. On the other hand, pressure on the ALR is acknowledged where claims can be successfully mounted that no alternative exists for a proposed use, demonstrating the continual vulnerability of the ALR and the need to be able to clearly assess claims of "no alternative".

          Foreshadowing the need for agricultural area planning, GGR suggests (p. 3) that it is important that, "... attempts be made to encourage local agricultural use planning so as to reduce conflicts within agriculture and with your urban neighbours."
          "Land Use Planning as it affects the Vegetable Industry" speech by Gary Runka
          "Land Use Planning as it affects the Vegetable Industry" speech by Gary Runka
          2020.4.2.1.09 · File · 1974
          Part of G. Gary Runka fonds

          File consists of a speech given by Gary Runka entitled "Land Use Planning as it affects the Vegetable Industry".

          Commentary on this speech by Barry Smith of the Ministry of Agriculture and Lands:
          "GGR gives this speech as a representative of the B.C. Land Commission and is directed at vegetable industry reps.

          The ALR is mentioned a number of times and it is noted that only 1 - 2% of BC is suitable for vegetable production. Several examples (8) of pressures on agricultural land are given.

          GGR draws his audience's attention to the impact of speculation when stating:
          "Substantial capital gain from land development or speculation unfortunately can to some degree subvert even the best planning. .... Fortunately, this type of speculation is now on somewhat shaky ground because of the Land Commission Act in B.C."

          The overall message is that vegetable producers should involve themselves in land use planning."
          "Lands of the East Kootenay: Their characteristics and capability for agriculture and forestry - Report to the B.C. Soil Capability for Agriculture and Forestry Committee"
          2020.4.2.2.06 · Item · 1969
          Part of G. Gary Runka fonds

          Item is an original copy of "Lands of the East Kootenay: Their characteristics and capability for agriculture and forestry - Report to the B.C. Soil Capability for Agriculture and Forestry Committee", a co-operative interim report comprising sections and maps, compiled by G. G. Runka, Soils Division, BC Department of Agriculture. Other authors include J.R. Jungen, T. Lewis, J.R. Marshall, M.J. Romaine, J. van Barneveld, and U. Wittneben.
          "Landscape Level Planning - Fitting People into the Watershed" speech by Gary Runka
          "Landscape Level Planning - Fitting People into the Watershed" speech by Gary Runka
          2020.4.2.1.62 · File · [June 1994]
          Part of G. Gary Runka fonds

          File consists of a speech given by Gary Runka entitled "Landscape Level Planning - Fitting People into the Watershed" at the Stewarding Our Watersheds Conference.

          Commentary on this speech by Barry Smith of the Ministry of Agriculture and Lands:
          "The first half of this speech takes a very broad sweep in defining landscape units and the provincial planning system. In the second section "Entering the People Use Maze", the paper focuses more locally on the Salmon River watershed and discusses the findings of a survey associated with the Langley Rural Plan.

          The survey results demonstrated that for both rural and non-rural residents in Langley, 'the country atmosphere' was why they had chosen to live in Langley. Residents also disagreed with the statement that it was unpleasant to live in an agriculture area.

          The third section - "Techniques of Integrating Balanced, Sustainable People Use" into the Watershed" considers eight tools that will assist achieving "landscape level" planning, one of which is the ALC Act.

          Besides these direct references to agriculture, country atmosphere and ALC Act; the Langley Rural Plan drew heavily on the survey that GGR refers to and the Plan, which was largely comprised of agricultural lands, was inspirational in the development of the Commission of work "Planning for Agriculture".