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Forestry: Forest Fires on Cortes

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Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Date Range
1910-2018
Scope and Content
Mentions of forest fires from Alice Robertson's diary, and Charles I. Allen's diary, both dated from 1910. Info on historic ignitions with chart, 1950-2000. Emails with info on local fires, 2009-2013. Notice of fire ban in effect from Discovery Islander, 2015. Info from Coastal Fire Centre, 2018
Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Series Number
2
File Number
27
Date Range
1910-2018
Scope and Content
Mentions of forest fires from Alice Robertson's diary, and Charles I. Allen's diary, both dated from 1910. Info on historic ignitions with chart, 1950-2000. Emails with info on local fires, 2009-2013. Notice of fire ban in effect from Discovery Islander, 2015. Info from Coastal Fire Centre, 2018
Storage Range
Drawer 2
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Forestry: Forest Trust for the Children of Cortes Island Society (FTCCIS)

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Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Date Range
2012-2018
Scope and Content
Clippings with info on fundraisers, events, and BioBlitz, 2012-2018. Emails with info on grant application and the Forest Alphabet book, 2014. Letters from CIMAS voicing support for the FTCCIS, 2015. Forest Trust pamphlet, undated.
Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Series Number
2
File Number
28
Date Range
2012-2018
Scope and Content
Clippings with info on fundraisers, events, and BioBlitz, 2012-2018. Emails with info on grant application and the Forest Alphabet book, 2014. Letters from CIMAS voicing support for the FTCCIS, 2015. Forest Trust pamphlet, undated.
Storage Range
Drawer 2
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Forestry: Cortes Community Forest Cooperative (previously: Cortes Ecoforestry Society)

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Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Date Range
1999-2020
Scope and Content
Cortes Ecoforestry Society (CES) newsletters, 1999-2000. Clippings with info on: CES sustainability initiatives; development of Cortes Community Forest Cooperative (CCFC) in partnership with Klahoose First Nation (KFN); Island Stance; and Island Timberlands, 2005-2012. Copy of "An Assessment of the Cortes Forestry General Partnership (CFGP) of BC, Canada, open case study from UBC, 2020. CES membership form, undated. CCFC membership form and subscription agreement, undated. CCFC pamphlets, undated. Additional keywords: Bartholomew; Hanks Beach; Friends of Cortes Island (FOCI)
Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Series Number
2
File Number
26
Date Range
1999-2020
Scope and Content
Cortes Ecoforestry Society (CES) newsletters, 1999-2000. Clippings with info on: CES sustainability initiatives; development of Cortes Community Forest Cooperative (CCFC) in partnership with Klahoose First Nation (KFN); Island Stance; and Island Timberlands, 2005-2012. Copy of "An Assessment of the Cortes Forestry General Partnership (CFGP) of BC, Canada, open case study from UBC, 2020. CES membership form, undated. CCFC membership form and subscription agreement, undated. CCFC pamphlets, undated. Additional keywords: Bartholomew; Hanks Beach; Friends of Cortes Island (FOCI)
Storage Range
Drawer 2
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Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
ephemera
Date Range
1955-1956
Scope and Content
File contains submissions to the Royal Commission of Inquiry, Forest Resources of B.C.
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
3.1
File Number
34
Material Type
ephemera
Date Range
1955-1956
Scope and Content
File contains submissions to the Royal Commission of Inquiry, Forest Resources of B.C.
Storage Location
3-2
Storage Range
3-2
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Forestry: Logging/General

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Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Date Range
late 1800s-2016
Scope and Content
Historical info on local forestry and early logging practices from as early as the late 1800s. Signed agreement between Elmer Ellingsen and Ernest Anderson, 1948. Invoices and other business documents, including handwritten notes "bills paid to Finning Tractor," for Ernel Logging Company, 1949-1952. West Coast Ballads sheet music written by Victor Couture from poems by Robert E. Swanson (BC Truck Loggers Association), 1969. Clippings and emails with info on historical logging practices and camps, local forestry, accidents, political influence, tourism, protests and controversies, 1958-2020. Excerpt from Goosegrass and Buttercups, D.C. Kirk, undated. Additional keywords: Ripple Rock; tug towed booms from Teakerne Arm; Carrington Lagoon; Squirrel Cove; MTV; the Ellingsen Jack; Forbes Bay; Von Donop; Island Timberlands; Tony Fhunka; Truck Loggers Association; Wildstands/Wild We Stand
Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Series Number
2
File Number
29
Date Range
late 1800s-2016
Scope and Content
Historical info on local forestry and early logging practices from as early as the late 1800s. Signed agreement between Elmer Ellingsen and Ernest Anderson, 1948. Invoices and other business documents, including handwritten notes "bills paid to Finning Tractor," for Ernel Logging Company, 1949-1952. West Coast Ballads sheet music written by Victor Couture from poems by Robert E. Swanson (BC Truck Loggers Association), 1969. Clippings and emails with info on historical logging practices and camps, local forestry, accidents, political influence, tourism, protests and controversies, 1958-2020. Excerpt from Goosegrass and Buttercups, D.C. Kirk, undated. Additional keywords: Ripple Rock; tug towed booms from Teakerne Arm; Carrington Lagoon; Squirrel Cove; MTV; the Ellingsen Jack; Forbes Bay; Von Donop; Island Timberlands; Tony Fhunka; Truck Loggers Association; Wildstands/Wild We Stand
Storage Range
Drawer 2
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Provincial Inquiry into Forestry Resources

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Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1955-1956
Scope and Content
File contains a transcript of Elmer Ellingsen's testimony for a provincial Inquiry into Forestry Resources (1956), a newspaper clipping about the Inquiry, and a letter from Sigurd Ellingsen re a tender for Crown timber on Powell Lake (1955).
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
3.1
File Number
35
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1955-1956
Scope and Content
File contains a transcript of Elmer Ellingsen's testimony for a provincial Inquiry into Forestry Resources (1956), a newspaper clipping about the Inquiry, and a letter from Sigurd Ellingsen re a tender for Crown timber on Powell Lake (1955).
Storage Location
3-3
Storage Range
3-3
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Elton Anderson - Presentation to the Royal Commission of Forestry by

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Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1955
Scope and Content
File contains a Presentation to the Royal Commission of Forestry by Elton Anderson with hand-written notes on some of the pages.
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
5.2
File Number
35
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1955
Scope and Content
File contains a Presentation to the Royal Commission of Forestry by Elton Anderson with hand-written notes on some of the pages.
Storage Location
5-35
Storage Range
5-35
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"Sid Ferguson forestry boat stationed at Squirrel Cove"

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Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1925]
Scope and Content
Photograph of people seated aboard a forestry boat stationed at Squirrel Cove. L to R: Charlie Nichols, Margaret Forrest, Norma Calwell, Joe Munro, unknown, George Palmer, young Finney, Andy Byers, Jim Anderson, unknown
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
13
Item Number
2007.001.229
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1925]
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w; 12 x 6.5
Scope and Content
Photograph of people seated aboard a forestry boat stationed at Squirrel Cove. L to R: Charlie Nichols, Margaret Forrest, Norma Calwell, Joe Munro, unknown, George Palmer, young Finney, Andy Byers, Jim Anderson, unknown
Storage Location
Photo box 4
Geographic Access
Squirrel Cove
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Sid Ferguson Forestry boat stationed at Squirrel Cove

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Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Accession Number
2018.002
Date Range
[192-]
Scope and Content
(R to L) Charlie Nichols, Margaret Forrest, Norma Calwell, Joe Manro, [unidentified], George Palmer, Young Finney, Andy Byers, Jim Anderson, [unidentified] (Duplicate of 2007.001.229)
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
13
Item Number
2007.001.584
Accession Number
2018.002
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[192-]
Physical Description
2 photograph prints: b&w; 11.5 x 7.5 cm
Scope and Content
(R to L) Charlie Nichols, Margaret Forrest, Norma Calwell, Joe Manro, [unidentified], George Palmer, Young Finney, Andy Byers, Jim Anderson, [unidentified] (Duplicate of 2007.001.229)
Storage Location
Photo box 4
Geographic Access
Squirrel Cove
Images
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Cortes Island newsletters

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Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Accession Number
2019.002
Date Range
1999-2004
Scope and Content
File contains various local publications: Blue Jay Lake Gardening Partners newsletter, BC Ferries newsletter, Whaletown National Enquirer and SCCA newsletter.
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
8
File Number
55
Accession Number
2019.002
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1999-2004
Scope and Content
File contains various local publications: Blue Jay Lake Gardening Partners newsletter, BC Ferries newsletter, Whaletown National Enquirer and SCCA newsletter.
Storage Location
7-48.7
Storage Range
7-48.7
Subject Access
Ferries
Transportation
Water transport
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Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Date Range
1973-2015
Scope and Content
Off-island publications promoting Cortes tourism, boating, 2001-2015 Keywords: Discovery Islands; yachting
Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Series Number
1
File Number
55
Date Range
1973-2015
Scope and Content
Off-island publications promoting Cortes tourism, boating, 2001-2015 Keywords: Discovery Islands; yachting
Storage Range
Drawer 1
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Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1989,1993
Scope and Content
File contains a report on erosion at Manson's Landing spit (1989) and brochures, clippings and correspondence about the Von Donop Marine Park.
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
8
File Number
18
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1989,1993
Scope and Content
File contains a report on erosion at Manson's Landing spit (1989) and brochures, clippings and correspondence about the Von Donop Marine Park.
Storage Location
7-18
Storage Range
7-18
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Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1951-1985
Scope and Content
File contains material relating to schools on Cortes Island: a history of the Whaletown school and clippings, including an article about the Whaletown school by Gilean Douglas; a report of the Board of School Trustees, a program from a 1963 Manson's Landing school Christmas concert, and a PAC newsletter.
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
5.2
File Number
64
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1951-1985
Scope and Content
File contains material relating to schools on Cortes Island: a history of the Whaletown school and clippings, including an article about the Whaletown school by Gilean Douglas; a report of the Board of School Trustees, a program from a 1963 Manson's Landing school Christmas concert, and a PAC newsletter.
Storage Location
5-64
Storage Range
5-64
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Clippings - Cortes Island

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Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1943-1963
Scope and Content
File contains an ad for the Peter Police homestead in Carrington Bay (1943) and a picture of Manson's Hall, (1963?).
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
12
File Number
1
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1943-1963
Scope and Content
File contains an ad for the Peter Police homestead in Carrington Bay (1943) and a picture of Manson's Hall, (1963?).
Storage Location
8-47
Storage Range
8-47
Geographic Access
Carrington Bay
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Friends of Cortes Island - Materials re MacMillan Bloedel's logging on Cortes Island

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Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1994-1996
Scope and Content
File contains correspondence and associated materials about logging on Cortes, including a letter from Ken Hansen to Friends of Cortes Island, and a membership form with a description of FOCI aims.
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
8
File Number
8
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1994-1996
Scope and Content
File contains correspondence and associated materials about logging on Cortes, including a letter from Ken Hansen to Friends of Cortes Island, and a membership form with a description of FOCI aims.
Storage Location
7-8
Storage Range
7-8
Subject Access
Logging
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Maps of Cortes Island and Read Island

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Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
[1949?]
Scope and Content
File contains blue copies of maps showing property lot lines on Cortes Island and Read Island.
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
10
File Number
3
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
[1949?]
Scope and Content
File contains blue copies of maps showing property lot lines on Cortes Island and Read Island.
Storage Location
7-66
Storage Range
7-66
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Hague Lake, Cortes Island

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Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1900s]
Scope and Content
Photograph of an aerial view of Hague Lake, Manson's Landing.
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
13
Item Number
2007.001.051
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1900s]
Physical Description
1 photograph postcard: b&w: 13 x 7.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of an aerial view of Hague Lake, Manson's Landing.
Storage Location
Photo box 4
Geographic Access
Manson's Landing
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Proposed electrification - Cortes Island

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Part Of
Cortes Island Ratepayers Association fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1969
Part Of
Cortes Island Ratepayers Association fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
2000.003
Series Number
6
File Number
3
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1969
Storage Location
2-24
Storage Range
2-24
Name Access
Cortes Island Ratepayers Association
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Air transport to Cortes Island

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Part Of
Cortes Island Ratepayers Association fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1963
Part Of
Cortes Island Ratepayers Association fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
2000.003
Series Number
6
File Number
5
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1963
Storage Location
2-26
Storage Range
2-26
Name Access
Cortes Island Ratepayers Association
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Health care on Cortes Island

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Part Of
Cortes Island Ratepayers Association fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1967-1977
Part Of
Cortes Island Ratepayers Association fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
2000.003
Series Number
6
File Number
13
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1967-1977
Storage Location
2-34
Storage Range
2-34
Name Access
Cortes Island Ratepayers Association
Subject Access
Health care
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