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Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Series
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1948-1993
Scope and Content
Series consists of incoming and outgoing correspondence generated during Douglas's residence on Cortes (1949-1993) and covering subjects of primarily local interest. Before the advent of telephone service in 1968, island residents communicated extensively through the Post Office, and much of this correspondence consists of notes and letters from Douglas's neighbours. Subjects covered include daily life, community activities, B.C. and Cortes Island history and Douglas's health concerns.
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Title based on contents of the series.
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Series
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
2
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1948-1993
Physical Description
25 cm. of textual records
Scope and Content
Series consists of incoming and outgoing correspondence generated during Douglas's residence on Cortes (1949-1993) and covering subjects of primarily local interest. Before the advent of telephone service in 1968, island residents communicated extensively through the Post Office, and much of this correspondence consists of notes and letters from Douglas's neighbours. Subjects covered include daily life, community activities, B.C. and Cortes Island history and Douglas's health concerns.
Storage Range
2-20 - 3-10
Name Access
Douglas, Gilean
Subject Access
Health care
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
Arrangement
Correspondence has been arranged alphabetically by correspondent, in the case of major correspondents; otherwise, chronologically.
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Part Of
Whaletown Women's Institute fonds
Description Level
Series
Material Type
textual records
Accession Number
1999.002
Date Range
1925, 1939, [ca. 1950]-1964
Scope and Content
Series consists of eleven files of correspondence to and from the Whaletown Women's Institute from 1925 to 1964.
Part Of
Whaletown Women's Institute fonds
Description Level
Series
Creator
Whaletown Women's Institute
Fonds Number
1999.002
Series Number
6
Accession Number
1999.002
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1925, 1939, [ca. 1950]-1964
Physical Description
11 files of textual records
Scope and Content
Series consists of eleven files of correspondence to and from the Whaletown Women's Institute from 1925 to 1964.
Storage Range
1-32 to 1-43
Name Access
Whaletown Women's Institute
Subject Access
Women's Institute
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Part Of
Gorge Harbour Community Hall Society fonds
Description Level
Series
Material Type
textual records
Accession Number
1999.003
Date Range
1952-1953
Scope and Content
Series consists of incoming and outgoing correspondence.
Part Of
Gorge Harbour Community Hall Society fonds
Description Level
Series
Creator
Gorge Harbour Community Hall Society
Fonds Number
1999.003
Series Number
4
Accession Number
1999.003
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1952-1953
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Scope and Content
Series consists of incoming and outgoing correspondence.
Storage Range
1-52
Name Access
Gorge Harbour Community Hall Society
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Part Of
Southern Cortes Community Association fonds
Description Level
Series
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1949-2004
Scope and Content
Series consists of incoming and outgoing correspondence of the Southern Cortes Community Association.
Part Of
Southern Cortes Community Association fonds
Description Level
Series
Creator
Southern Cortes Community Association
Fonds Number
2000.001
Series Number
4
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1949-2004
Physical Description
23 files of textual records
Scope and Content
Series consists of incoming and outgoing correspondence of the Southern Cortes Community Association.
Storage Range
1-58 - 2-23
Name Access
Southern Cortes Community Association
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
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Manson's Hall renovations

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Part Of
Southern Cortes Community Association fonds
Description Level
Series
Material Type
textual records
graphic material
architectural drawing
Accession Number
2000.001
Date Range
1961-1988
Scope and Content
Series contains records related to work on the Manson's Landing Community Hall in the 1960s, a major expansion and renovation project completed in 1982, and an expansion to add a medical clinic in 1988. It includes plans, grant applications, payroll records, financial reports, receipts, and correspondence.
Part Of
Southern Cortes Community Association fonds
Description Level
Series
Fonds Number
2000.001
Series Number
9
Accession Number
2000.001
Material Type
textual records
graphic material
architectural drawing
Date Range
1961-1988
Physical Description
25 files of textual material 4 photographs : col. ; 2 architectural drawings
Scope and Content
Series contains records related to work on the Manson's Landing Community Hall in the 1960s, a major expansion and renovation project completed in 1982, and an expansion to add a medical clinic in 1988. It includes plans, grant applications, payroll records, financial reports, receipts, and correspondence.
Storage Range
3-19 - 3-42
Name Access
Southern Cortes Community Association
Subject Access
Health care
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
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Part Of
Southern Cortes Community Association fonds
Description Level
Series
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1959-1972
Scope and Content
Series consists of records relating to the SCCA-sponsored Dental Clinic and includes correspondence, permission forms, patient lists, dental records, financial reports and records, and yearly summaries.
Part Of
Southern Cortes Community Association fonds
Description Level
Series
Fonds Number
2000.001
Series Number
7
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1959-1972
Physical Description
6 files of textual records
Scope and Content
Series consists of records relating to the SCCA-sponsored Dental Clinic and includes correspondence, permission forms, patient lists, dental records, financial reports and records, and yearly summaries.
Storage Range
3-1 - 3-6
Name Access
Southern Cortes Community Association
Subject Access
Health care
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
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Part Of
Cortes Island Ratepayers Association fonds
Description Level
Series
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1954-1984
Scope and Content
Series consists of a variety of materials relating to subjects of concern on Cortes Island, including electrical service, ferry service, air transport, postal service, tree farm licences, fire protection, range laws, garbage collection and disposal, assessment roll of Cortes Island properties, schools, boats and seaplanes on lakes, Cortes Island Shellfish Co-op, the agricultural land reserve, pollution of local waters, raw milk sales, salmonid enhancement, neighbourhood pub proposal, septic tank waste disposal, and the Court of Appeal document for CIRA vs. Raven Lumber.
Part Of
Cortes Island Ratepayers Association fonds
Description Level
Series
Fonds Number
2000.003
Series Number
6
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1954-1984
Physical Description
22 cm. of textual records
Scope and Content
Series consists of a variety of materials relating to subjects of concern on Cortes Island, including electrical service, ferry service, air transport, postal service, tree farm licences, fire protection, range laws, garbage collection and disposal, assessment roll of Cortes Island properties, schools, boats and seaplanes on lakes, Cortes Island Shellfish Co-op, the agricultural land reserve, pollution of local waters, raw milk sales, salmonid enhancement, neighbourhood pub proposal, septic tank waste disposal, and the Court of Appeal document for CIRA vs. Raven Lumber.
Storage Range
2-22 - 2-47
Subject Access
Ferries
Transportation
Water transport
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Part Of
Cortes Island Ratepayers Association fonds
Description Level
Series
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1963-1982
Scope and Content
Series consists of clippings related to issues concerning Cortes Island, including ferry service and electrical power, building codes and the CIRA vs Raven Lumber court case.
Part Of
Cortes Island Ratepayers Association fonds
Description Level
Series
Fonds Number
2000.003
Series Number
8
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1963-1982
Physical Description
2 cm. of textual records
Scope and Content
Series consists of clippings related to issues concerning Cortes Island, including ferry service and electrical power, building codes and the CIRA vs Raven Lumber court case.
Storage Range
3-38 - 3-41
Subject Access
Ferries
Transportation
Water transport
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Part Of
Cortes Island Ratepayers Association fonds
Description Level
Series
Material Type
cartographic material
Date Range
1963-1977
Scope and Content
Series consists of a hand drawn map of Cortes Island showing places of interest to visitors, maps showing the location of hydro distribution lines on Cortes Island, maps related to zoning and rezoning on Cortes Island, the Official Settlement Plan, and a drawing showing an engineering plan for the Whaletown ferry terminal.
Part Of
Cortes Island Ratepayers Association fonds
Description Level
Series
Fonds Number
2000.003
Series Number
9
Material Type
cartographic material
Date Range
1963-1977
Physical Description
17 maps and 1 drawing
Scope and Content
Series consists of a hand drawn map of Cortes Island showing places of interest to visitors, maps showing the location of hydro distribution lines on Cortes Island, maps related to zoning and rezoning on Cortes Island, the Official Settlement Plan, and a drawing showing an engineering plan for the Whaletown ferry terminal.
Storage Range
3-42 - 3-48
Subject Access
Ferries
Transportation
Water transport
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Subject Files: Cortes Affairs

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Part Of
Regional Director of Area I (Cortes Island) fonds
Description Level
Series
Material Type
textual records
Accession Number
2004.004
Date Range
1991-2003
Scope and Content
Series consists of reports, correspondence, notes and clippings relating to island issues, which include parks, roads, leases, wharves, water quality of Hague Lake, newts, the RCMP, ferries, forestry, waste management, the fire department, and island organizations. It also includes Regional Director reports by Ralph Nursall and by George Sirk.
Part Of
Regional Director of Area I (Cortes Island) fonds
Description Level
Series
Fonds Number
2002.001.3
Sous Fonds Number
3
Series Number
6
Accession Number
2004.004
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1991-2003
Physical Description
?? cm of textual records
Scope and Content
Series consists of reports, correspondence, notes and clippings relating to island issues, which include parks, roads, leases, wharves, water quality of Hague Lake, newts, the RCMP, ferries, forestry, waste management, the fire department, and island organizations. It also includes Regional Director reports by Ralph Nursall and by George Sirk.
Storage Location
5-23 - 6-30
Storage Range
5-23 - 6-30
Name Access
Sirk, George
Subject Access
Ferries
Transportation
Water transport
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
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Part Of
Regional Director of Area I (Cortes Island) fonds
Description Level
Series
Material Type
textual records (electronic)
Accession Number
2019.015
Date Range
2006-2008
Scope and Content
File consists of two CDs containing .pdf and .doc files. Subjects include: aquaculture; Director's Reports; Ferry Advisory Committee; SMT (Senior Management Team) meetings; Whaletown Creek; Advisory Planning Committee minutes, RDCS restructuring, and other RDCS business. The CDs are stored in the CD Album and there is a print-out of the directory files in Folder 7-31. Files in .doc format have been migrated to PDF files for purposes of preservation and access.
Part Of
Regional Director of Area I (Cortes Island) fonds
Description Level
Series
Fonds Number
2002.001.4
Series Number
2
Accession Number
2019.015
Material Type
textual records (electronic)
Date Range
2006-2008
Physical Description
2 CDs
Scope and Content
File consists of two CDs containing .pdf and .doc files. Subjects include: aquaculture; Director's Reports; Ferry Advisory Committee; SMT (Senior Management Team) meetings; Whaletown Creek; Advisory Planning Committee minutes, RDCS restructuring, and other RDCS business. The CDs are stored in the CD Album and there is a print-out of the directory files in Folder 7-31. Files in .doc format have been migrated to PDF files for purposes of preservation and access.
Storage Location
7-31
Storage Range
7-31
Name Access
Hiebert, Jeanette
Hiebert, Jenny
Subject Access
Ferries
Transportation
Regional District
Water transport
Local governments
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
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Part Of
Mary and Otto Weiler fonds
Description Level
Series
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1945-1969
Scope and Content
Series contains correspondence from Otto Weiler, and a receipt with a Whaletown Post Office cancellation stamp.
Part Of
Mary and Otto Weiler fonds
Description Level
Series
Fonds Number
2003.002
Series Number
2
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1945-1969
Scope and Content
Series contains correspondence from Otto Weiler, and a receipt with a Whaletown Post Office cancellation stamp.
Storage Range
1-23 - 1-25
Name Access
Weiler, Otto
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
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Part Of
Whaletown Community Club fonds
Description Level
Series
Material Type
textual records
Accession Number
2003.003
Date Range
1961-2011
Scope and Content
Series consists of incoming and outgoing correspondence, as well as some reports on activities carried on by the club which were filed in with the correspondence.
Part Of
Whaletown Community Club fonds
Description Level
Series
Creator
Whaletown Community Club
Fonds Number
2003.003
Series Number
4
Accession Number
2003.003
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1961-2011
Physical Description
8 cm. of correspondence
Custodial History
This series contains some material which came to CIMAS with the Gilean Douglas Fonds.
Scope and Content
Series consists of incoming and outgoing correspondence, as well as some reports on activities carried on by the club which were filed in with the correspondence.
Storage Location
1-25 - 1-46
1-63 - 1-66
2-14
2-16
Name Access
Whaletown Community Club
Subject Access
Community Associations
Arrangement
Arranged by date; original order
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Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Series
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
[ca. 1950]-1998
Scope and Content
Series consists of personal and business correspondence of Elmer and May Ellingsen. Most of the correspondence is incoming. Topics include personal news of family and friends, business matters and community affairs.
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Series
Creator
Ellingsen, May and Elmer
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
1
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
[ca. 1950]-1998
Physical Description
32 cm of textual records
Scope and Content
Series consists of personal and business correspondence of Elmer and May Ellingsen. Most of the correspondence is incoming. Topics include personal news of family and friends, business matters and community affairs.
Storage Range
1-1 to 1-55
Name Access
Ellingsen, Elmer
Ellingsen, May
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Community organizations and services

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Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Series
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1957-2000
Scope and Content
Series consists of records accumulated by Elmer and May Ellingsen in the course of their active involvement in community affairs. It includes correspondence, bulletins and newsletters from various island organizations about matters such as eco-forestry, parks, local government initiatives, ferry service and electrical service.
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Series
Creator
Ellingsen, May and Elmer
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
8
Item Number Range
7-1 to 7-48
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1957-2000
Physical Description
20 cm of textual records
Scope and Content
Series consists of records accumulated by Elmer and May Ellingsen in the course of their active involvement in community affairs. It includes correspondence, bulletins and newsletters from various island organizations about matters such as eco-forestry, parks, local government initiatives, ferry service and electrical service.
Subject Access
Ferries
Transportation
Water transport
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Part Of
Island Women's Club fonds
Description Level
Series
Material Type
textual records
Accession Number
2009.001
Date Range
1956
Scope and Content
File consists of correspondence re the library in Whaletown.
Part Of
Island Women's Club fonds
Description Level
Series
Creator
Whaletown Women's Institute
Fonds Number
2009.001.1
Sous Fonds Number
1
Series Number
5
File Number
12
Accession Number
2009.001
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1956
Scope and Content
File consists of correspondence re the library in Whaletown.
Storage Location
1-32
Storage Range
1-32
Subject Access
Women's Institute
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Part Of
Island Women's Club fonds
Description Level
Series
Material Type
textual records
Accession Number
2009.001
Date Range
1921-1956
Scope and Content
Series consists of twelve files of correspondence of the Whaletown Women's Institute.
Part Of
Island Women's Club fonds
Description Level
Series
Creator
Whaletown Women's Institute
Fonds Number
2009.001.1
Sous Fonds Number
1
Series Number
5
Accession Number
2009.001
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1921-1956
Scope and Content
Series consists of twelve files of correspondence of the Whaletown Women's Institute.
Storage Range
1-21 to 1-32
Subject Access
Women's Institute
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Part Of
Island Women's Club fonds
Description Level
Series
Material Type
textual records
Accession Number
2009.001
Date Range
1957-1973
Scope and Content
Series consists of incoming and outgoing correspondence of the Whaletown Women's Auxiliary of the Anglican Church.
Part Of
Island Women's Club fonds
Description Level
Series
Creator
Whaletown Women's Auxiliary of the Anglican Church
Fonds Number
2009.001.2
Sous Fonds Number
2
Series Number
4
Accession Number
2009.001
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1957-1973
Scope and Content
Series consists of incoming and outgoing correspondence of the Whaletown Women's Auxiliary of the Anglican Church.
Storage Range
2-4 to 2-10
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Part Of
Island Women's Club fonds
Description Level
Series
Material Type
textual records
Accession Number
2009.001
Date Range
1983-2000
Scope and Content
Series consists of incoming and outgoing correspondence of the Cortes Island Women's Institute.
Part Of
Island Women's Club fonds
Description Level
Series
Creator
Cortes Island Women's Institute
Fonds Number
2009.001.3
Sous Fonds Number
3
Series Number
5
Accession Number
2009.001
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1983-2000
Scope and Content
Series consists of incoming and outgoing correspondence of the Cortes Island Women's Institute.
Storage Range
2-38 to 2-44
Subject Access
Women's Institute
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Part Of
Island Women's Club fonds
Description Level
Series
Accession Number
2018.001
Date Range
2002-2016
Scope and Content
Series consists of incoming and outgoing correspondence.
Part Of
Island Women's Club fonds
Description Level
Series
Creator
Island Women's Club
Fonds Number
2009.001.4
Sous Fonds Number
4
Series Number
3
Accession Number
2018.001
Date Range
2002-2016
Scope and Content
Series consists of incoming and outgoing correspondence.
Storage Range
3-11 to 3-13
Subject Access
Women's Institute
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