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Scope and Content: Sous-fonds consists of materials generated or gathered by George Sirk during his term as Regional Director. It includes correspondence; minutes and reports of the Cortes Island Advisory Planning Commission (APC); Official Community Plan and Zoning Bylaw revision materials; records of foreshore leases and licenses; correspondence on various island issues, and material relating to parks, aquaculture, forestry, treaty negotiations and other island concerns. Sous-fonds is arranged into six series: Advisory Planning Commission; Community Plans and Bylaws; Regional District of Comox-Strathcona: Regional Board; Regional District of Comox-Strathcona: Committees; Rezoning and Development Proposals; Subject Files: Cortes Affairs; Aquaculture; and Treaty Negotiations.

Part Of: Regional Director of Area I (Cortes Island) fonds

Description Level: Sous-fonds

Creator: Sirk, George

Fonds Number: 2002.001.3

Sous Fonds Number: 3

Accession Number: 2004.004

Material Type: textual records; cartographic material; multiple media

Date Range: 1970-2003

Physical Description: 1.2 m of textual records

Extent: 1.2 m

History / Biographical: George Sirk was elected Regional Director of Electoral Area I (Cortes Island) in the Regional District of Comox-Strathcona in 1996. He served three terms as Director, from 1996 to 2005.

Custodial History: Material was donated to CIMAS by George Sirk in 2004, prior to his move from Cortes Island to Victoria, BC.

Scope and Content: Sous-fonds consists of materials generated or gathered by George Sirk during his term as Regional Director. It includes correspondence; minutes and reports of the Cortes Island Advisory Planning Commission (APC); Official Community Plan and Zoning Bylaw revision materials; records of foreshore leases and licenses; correspondence on various island issues, and material relating to parks, aquaculture, forestry, treaty negotiations and other island concerns. Sous-fonds is arranged into six series: Advisory Planning Commission; Community Plans and Bylaws; Regional District of Comox-Strathcona: Regional Board; Regional District of Comox-Strathcona: Committees; Rezoning and Development Proposals; Subject Files: Cortes Affairs; Aquaculture; and Treaty Negotiations.

Storage Location: 2-28 - 7-15

Storage Range: 2-28 - 7-15

Name Access: Sirk, George; Nursall, Ralph

Subject Access: Advisory Planning Commission; Local governments; Regional District; Zoning; Aboriginal affairs; Aquaculture

Geographic Access: Cortes Island

Arrangement: Original content of folders has been retained; archivists have arranged files into series.

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George and Eva Freeman with cougar hounds and a dead cougar

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Part Of: May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds

Description Level: Item

Material Type: graphic material

Date Range: 1964

Scope and Content: Photograph of George and Eva Freeman with two cougar hounds; a large cougar, its head propped up with a stick, is stretched out beside them.

1 image

Part Of: May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds

Description Level: Item

Fonds Number: 2007.001

Series Number: 13

Item Number: 2007.001.011

Material Type: graphic material

Date Range: 1964

Physical Description: 1 photograph print: b&w: 12 x 8

Scope and Content: Photograph of George and Eva Freeman with two cougar hounds; a large cougar, its head propped up with a stick, is stretched out beside them.

Storage Location: Photo box 4

Subject Access: Hunting

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Boat with group of men on board

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Part Of: May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds

Description Level: Item

Material Type: graphic material

Date Range: 1933

Scope and Content: Photograph of a Boat with group of men on board, the "Duck Hunting Special", owned by John Gibbons

2 images

Part Of: May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds

Description Level: Item

Fonds Number: 2007.001

Series Number: 13

Item Number: 2007.001.032

Material Type: graphic material

Date Range: 1933

Physical Description: 1 photograph print: b&w: 8.5 x 6 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a Boat with group of men on board, the "Duck Hunting Special", owned by John Gibbons

Storage Location: Photo box 4

Subject Access: Hunting

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Nick and Jack Manson, with Ruff

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Part Of: May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds

Description Level: Item

Material Type: graphic material

Date Range: [ca. 1915]

Scope and Content: Photograph labelled on the back as "Nick Manson, Jack Manson with Ruff (?) thinking of his next meal." The photo depicts Jack Manson holding his rifle beside Nick and the dog, and a deer stretched out over a barrel.

2 images

Part Of: May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds

Description Level: Item

Fonds Number: 2007.001

Series Number: 13

Item Number: 2007.001.281

Material Type: graphic material

Date Range: [ca. 1915]

Physical Description: 1 photograph print: b&w; 6 x 10 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph labelled on the back as "Nick Manson, Jack Manson with Ruff (?) thinking of his next meal." The photo depicts Jack Manson holding his rifle beside Nick and the dog, and a deer stretched out over a barrel.

Storage Location: Photo box 4

Subject Access: Hunting

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Cougar in front of the Manson's Landing school

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Part Of: Michael Carkener collection

Description Level: Item

Material Type: graphic material

Accession Number: 2013.002

Date Range: [ca. 1960s]

Scope and Content: Photograph of a cougar looming large in front of the Manson's Landing school. Captioned "This was shot at the had of the Manson's Lagoon and brought up to the school for the children to see".

1 image

Part Of: Michael Carkener collection

Description Level: Item

Fonds Number: 2013.002

Series Number: 1

Item Number: 2013.002.020

Accession Number: 2013.002

Material Type: graphic material

Date Range: [ca. 1960s]

Physical Description: 1 photograph print: b&w; 9 x 13

Scope and Content: Photograph of a cougar looming large in front of the Manson's Landing school. Captioned "This was shot at the had of the Manson's Lagoon and brought up to the school for the children to see".