File contains May Ellingsen's notes on local history. Subjects include the Ratepayers' Association, Von Donop, Mike Manson, Whaletown people, Blind Creek and Refuge Cove. There is a transcription of a taped interview with George Griffin.
File contains May Ellingsen's notes on local history. Subjects include the Ratepayers' Association, Von Donop, Mike Manson, Whaletown people, Blind Creek and Refuge Cove. There is a transcription of a taped interview with George Griffin.
File consists of corrrespondence, financial statements, planning notes, lists of volunteers, food and supplies generated in the course of Whaletown Community Club participation in the annual Cortes Day barbecue and dance.
1 folder of textual records including 1 scribbler notebook
Scope and Content
File consists of corrrespondence, financial statements, planning notes, lists of volunteers, food and supplies generated in the course of Whaletown Community Club participation in the annual Cortes Day barbecue and dance.
File contains correspondence, species inventories of Cortes Island parks, financial information, a report by Fred and Ruth Zwickel on Manson's Spit which includes photographs of erosion (2000), and one clipping.
File contains correspondence, species inventories of Cortes Island parks, financial information, a report by Fred and Ruth Zwickel on Manson's Spit which includes photographs of erosion (2000), and one clipping.
File contains a report by Fred and Ruth Zwickel ("Fauna and Flora Associated with Manson's Lagoon", with photographs); correspondence about water quality in Hague Lake and aquaculture in park boundaries; a Memorandum of Understanding with Klahoose re a marine park in Von Donop Inlet.
File contains a report by Fred and Ruth Zwickel ("Fauna and Flora Associated with Manson's Lagoon", with photographs); correspondence about water quality in Hague Lake and aquaculture in park boundaries; a Memorandum of Understanding with Klahoose re a marine park in Von Donop Inlet.
File consists of a letter from Mary-Anne Forman recounting the history of her family and their connection with Cortes Island along with copies of material from their family collection: 16 digital photograph prints (12 b&w; 4 col.), an account of Eric Collins, and a photocopy of a newspaper article about Sir Edmund Hillary. The photos are labelled on the back and depict Cortes Island people and locations, including the cabins at Manson's Spit and Manson's wharf. People depicted include Dan McIvor, Mrs. Lowe, Doris Hawkins, Rev. Rollo Boas, Elmer Ellingsen, Betty Jeffery, Nellie Jeffery, and Jack Summers. There is a photo of Sir Edmund Hillary on Manson's wharf.
Mary-Anne Forman is the daughter of Daniel Erskine McIvor (1911-2005). Her family has a summer cottage on Hague Lake on Cortes Island and has spent summers on the island since the 1950s. Dan McIvor and his wife Isobel are buried in the Manson's Landing Cemetery, which also holds a memorial bench for Eric Collins.
Dan McIvor joined the R.C.A.F. in 1941. After his discharge in 1945, he and his family moved to British Columbia where he flew the B.C. coast as one of the legendary "Bush Pilots." In the 1960s he found and arranged the purchase of four Martin Mars flying boats - the only ones of their kind in the world. Dan had always believed that the safest and most effective way to fight forest fires was from the air. His innovative ideas resulted in the conversion of the Martin Mars to the first modern water bomber, with each airplane able to carry 6 000 imperial gallons of water.
Custodial History
Mary-Anne Forman mailed the material in this file to Ian Disney in 2015; it was subsequently donated to CIMAS.
Scope and Content
File consists of a letter from Mary-Anne Forman recounting the history of her family and their connection with Cortes Island along with copies of material from their family collection: 16 digital photograph prints (12 b&w; 4 col.), an account of Eric Collins, and a photocopy of a newspaper article about Sir Edmund Hillary. The photos are labelled on the back and depict Cortes Island people and locations, including the cabins at Manson's Spit and Manson's wharf. People depicted include Dan McIvor, Mrs. Lowe, Doris Hawkins, Rev. Rollo Boas, Elmer Ellingsen, Betty Jeffery, Nellie Jeffery, and Jack Summers. There is a photo of Sir Edmund Hillary on Manson's wharf.
File contains a copy of a booklet produced by the Campbell River Genealogy Club in 1993, with notes of burials and changes, mostly for the Mansons Landing Cemetery, to 2020.
File contains a copy of a booklet produced by the Campbell River Genealogy Club in 1993, with notes of burials and changes, mostly for the Mansons Landing Cemetery, to 2020.
Fonds consists of records of Friends of Cortes Island Society and includes meeting minutes, administrative documents, correspondence, notes, and publications created by FOCI between 1996 and 2001. It comprises 15 files arranged into 9 series; original order has been maintained.
Friends of Cortes Island Society, also known as FOCI, registered as a society in 1990, with the mandate of protecting the physical environment of Cortes Island and adjacent land in the context of ongoing and proposed residential and industrial development.
FOCI "exists to monitor and preserve the health of local ecosystems, and to provide educational programs that foster a greater understanding of the natural environment". Their purposes are as follows:
To identify environmentally sensitive areas, particularly on Cortes and neighbouring islands.
To monitor and protect wildlife and the safeguarding of its natural habitat.
To promote the protection of the forests, lakes, streams and critical watersheds and the enhancement of fish stocks where appropriate.
To promote the study and preservation of the cultural heritage and historical landmarks of the area.
To provide educational programs that relate to ecological understanding and appreciation of the environment.
FOCI has worked with many local and provincial organisations, most notably Cortes Ecoforestry Society (CES). Other colleagues include Linnaea Farm Society, Southern Cortes Community Association, Whaletown Community Club, BC Parks, Environmental Youth Team, the Cortes Island Museum & Archives Association, and EcoAction Community Funding Program.
Custodial History
Records were donated by Sarah Downey, on behalf of FOCI, on 27 August 2013.
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of records of Friends of Cortes Island Society and includes meeting minutes, administrative documents, correspondence, notes, and publications created by FOCI between 1996 and 2001. It comprises 15 files arranged into 9 series; original order has been maintained.
Fonds consists of records of the Harbour Authority of Cortes Island and includes meeting minutes, financial statements, administrative documents, correspondence, leases and newsletters. Original order has been maintained.
In 1995, Canada's Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) was directed to divest all its recreational harbours managed under the Small Craft Harbours program. In the following years, the DFO launched a program to encourage local non-profit groups to assume day-to-day management and operation of fishing harbours.
The Harbour Authority of Cortes Island was formed in 1998 or 1999 to "[r]epresent the community of Cortes Island to preserve and promote the present and future marine infrastructure and maritime transportation links, including wharves; docking launch and moorage facilities until being replaced by a suitable public representative or government agency".
The Harbour Authority of Cortes Island manages five locations, Cortes Bay, Squirrel Cove Dock, Gorge Harbour Government Dock, Manson’s Landing Dock and Whaletown Dock. All provide safe well-maintained moorage facilities for a wide-ranging group of marine users year round.
Custodial History
Records were donated to CIMAS by Lynne Jordan in 2012.
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of records of the Harbour Authority of Cortes Island and includes meeting minutes, financial statements, administrative documents, correspondence, leases and newsletters. Original order has been maintained.
File contains minutes of the Cortes Island Safety Council (an island group meant to liaise with the RCMP) and correspondence regarding controversy surrounding it.
File contains minutes of the Cortes Island Safety Council (an island group meant to liaise with the RCMP) and correspondence regarding controversy surrounding it.
