Series consists of materials related to community planning and land use on Cortes Island, including materials relating to the formation and duties of the Regional District of Comox-Strathcona (RDCS) and the Cortes Island APC, proposals related to Cortes Island becoming part of the Islands Trust, RDCS planning study of Cortes Island, the Cortes Island land use questionnaire and final report, reports of CIRA planning committees, Cortes Island Community Plan drafts and draft revision, Cortes Island Official Settlement Plan and by-law, Subdivision Control by-law and Subdivision policy, zoning by-laws, drafts and amendments, proposed Siting by-law, and proposed application of the building code on Cortes Island.
Series consists of materials related to community planning and land use on Cortes Island, including materials relating to the formation and duties of the Regional District of Comox-Strathcona (RDCS) and the Cortes Island APC, proposals related to Cortes Island becoming part of the Islands Trust, RDCS planning study of Cortes Island, the Cortes Island land use questionnaire and final report, reports of CIRA planning committees, Cortes Island Community Plan drafts and draft revision, Cortes Island Official Settlement Plan and by-law, Subdivision Control by-law and Subdivision policy, zoning by-laws, drafts and amendments, proposed Siting by-law, and proposed application of the building code on Cortes Island.
John Manson (1868-1959) was born in the Shetland Islands and migrated to British Columbia in 1887, where he joined his brother Michael Manson on Cortes Island. He married Margaret Ellen Smith in 1894 and they had four children: Jack (born 1896), Anna (1898), Rose (1900) and Nicol (1906). The family lived at Sunny Brae Farm, on the south-east side of Cortes, across from Twin Islands.
Custodial History
Most of the files in this series were in an old wooden box when transferred to the archives, suggesting that they were collected from John Manson's house as a unit.
Scope and Content
Series consists of records created by John Manson of Sunny Brae farm, including legal documents, financial records, correspondence and ephemera.
