Land, Settlement and Immigration

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  • 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

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          1213 Archival description results for Land, Settlement and Immigration

          William John "Wiggs" O'Neill
          2000.23.1.078 · File · 1960-1963
          Part of Audrey Smedley L'Heureux fonds

          File consists of material relating to William John "Wiggs" O'Neill, a riverboat pioneer. Wiggs began working on a Skeena River sternwheeler in 1898 and continued working on the river until the end of the steamboat era in 1911. He then moved to Smithers, where he operated the first power plant and owned an auto agency for 43 years. Materials include two books, newspaper clippings, and reproductions of journal articles. Highlights include:

          • Wiggs O'Neill, "Steamboat Days on the Skeena River British Columbia", 1963 (book)
          • Wiggs O'Neill, "Whitewater Man of the Skeena", 1960 (book)
          Willow River
          2012.13.2.17.18 · File · 2002-2007
          Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

          File consists of notes, clippings, and reproductions relating to the community of Willow River.

          Woodpecker and Hixon
          2012.13.2.18.10 · File · 1994-2007
          Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

          File consists of notes, clippings, and reproductions relating to Woodpecker and Hixon. Includes: "Heritage Week" poster with photographs depicting Huble Homestead, Valemount Museum, St Mark's Anglican Church, and the Church of St Pius X (Feb. 1994). File also includes photographs depicting various buildings in Woodpecker and Hixon, including the Woodpecker Church (2001).

          Works by Kent Sedgwick
          2012.13.4 · Series · 1966-2010
          Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

          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.

          Workshop 2, Tape 2: 2:00 pm
          2020.4.6.425.4 · Item · 1996
          Part of G. Gary Runka fonds

          Audio cassette titled "Workshop 2, Tape 2: 2:00 pm" is believed to contain a recording of a workshop related to the Vernon commonage project.

          Workshop 2, Tape 3: 3:30 pm
          2020.4.6.425.5 · Item · 1996
          Part of G. Gary Runka fonds

          Audio cassette titled "Workshop 2, Tape 3: 3:30 pm" is believed to contain a recording of a workshop related to the Vernon commonage project.

          Workshop 2, Tape 5
          2020.4.6.425.6 · Item · 1996
          Part of G. Gary Runka fonds

          Audio cassette titled "Workshop 2, Tape 5" is believed to contain a recording of a workshop related to the Vernon commonage project.

          2020.4.6.540.1 · Item · June 2001
          Part of G. Gary Runka fonds

          Optical disc holds a full CD version of the "www.BCRock.com" website. From the home page on the disc:

          "In the Central Coast Regional District of British Columbia, near the town of Bella Coola, No Cents Holdings and Arthon Construction initiated a Federal and Provincial Environmental Assessment for the purposes of permitting a rock quarry, an expansion to an existing sand & gravel quarry and a marine loading facility.
          Exclusive to the CD Version ..... A Quicktime movie Greening the Gravel

          Also, some bonus information related to the project and activities.
          We are pleased to report in a press release dated May 9, 2001, that the companies have entered into an agreement with Polaris Minerals Corporation that gives Polaris the right to become a joint venture partner in the Bella Coola Aggregates Project.

          Nuxalk Nation General Election - Results from Wednesday, Mar. 7, 2001
          Congratulations to Chief Anfinn Charles Siwallace and the new councillors .... M O R E
          Three public Open Houses
          have been held in the Bella Coola valley.

          This site went live on October 12, 2000 and will remain a work in progress.
          Here you may find reports, news, project descriptions, professionals reviews, process descriptions, economic impacts, environmental reviews, archaeological reviews, geotechnical and hydrologist input, and a great many photo tours of the area."