File contains May Ellingsen's notes on Cortes history, including pre-emptions, a trip to Mexico, and information about Squirrel Cove and Redonda Island.
File contains May Ellingsen's notes on Cortes history, including pre-emptions, a trip to Mexico, and information about Squirrel Cove and Redonda Island.
File consists of twenty pages of notes, lists, and handwritten letters relating to the Whaletown Women's Institutes 1952 Cemetery Project to clean up the old Whaletown cemetery at the corner of Carrington Bay & Harbour Rds. and replace grave markers.
File consists of twenty pages of notes, lists, and handwritten letters relating to the Whaletown Women's Institutes 1952 Cemetery Project to clean up the old Whaletown cemetery at the corner of Carrington Bay & Harbour Rds. and replace grave markers.
File consists of records relating to logging done by Freeman and Mathews on crown land near Carrington Bay. It contains account sheets of the log buyer, Forestry scale sheets, statements of expense and maps of the area of logging.
File consists of records relating to logging done by Freeman and Mathews on crown land near Carrington Bay. It contains account sheets of the log buyer, Forestry scale sheets, statements of expense and maps of the area of logging.
File contains a key map which was pasted on the front of the envelope indicating the areas researched for Files 12-16; notes on the titles; photocopies of Crown Grants and subsequent title information for:
BC Buildings Corp: 1982, Crown Grant for Block A of SW 1/4 of Sec. 25 (Highways Maintenance Yard)
District Lot 871 (40 acres between Carrington and Coulter Bays): to James Frederick McManus, 1919
To Ernest Henry Vaughn: 1922, Crown Grant for NE 1/4 and NW 1/4 of NE 1/4 of Sec. 24; SE 1/4 of SW 1/4 and SW 1/4 of SE 1/4 of Sec 31
Herbert Proctor: 1928 for fractional SW 1/4 of Sec. 41, bordering Tork Reserve; 159 acres for $159.00 (orig. Crown Grant to Herbert Proctor in 1922)
To William Cowan: 1937, E 1/2 of SE 1/4 of Sec. 26, 89 acres
(Files 12 through 16 are from the same envelope.)
File contains a key map which was pasted on the front of the envelope indicating the areas researched for Files 12-16; notes on the titles; photocopies of Crown Grants and subsequent title information for:
BC Buildings Corp: 1982, Crown Grant for Block A of SW 1/4 of Sec. 25 (Highways Maintenance Yard)
District Lot 871 (40 acres between Carrington and Coulter Bays): to James Frederick McManus, 1919
To Ernest Henry Vaughn: 1922, Crown Grant for NE 1/4 and NW 1/4 of NE 1/4 of Sec. 24; SE 1/4 of SW 1/4 and SW 1/4 of SE 1/4 of Sec 31
Herbert Proctor: 1928 for fractional SW 1/4 of Sec. 41, bordering Tork Reserve; 159 acres for $159.00 (orig. Crown Grant to Herbert Proctor in 1922)
To William Cowan: 1937, E 1/2 of SE 1/4 of Sec. 26, 89 acres
(Files 12 through 16 are from the same envelope.)
File contains photocopies of original Crown Grants, subsequent title changes and maps for:
To Joseph Gregson: 1926, Crown Grant for fractional W 1/2 of Lot 899 and Lot 901 (between Coulter and Carrington Bays), with a water easement for Wailes
To John Nugent McIllree: 1957, Crown Grant of mineral rights to lots at Coulter Bay surveyed as the "Arrow" and "Bullseye" mineral claims
To Hilda Peterson: 1919, Crown Grant for Lot 878, Carrington Bay, 55 acres
(Files 12 through 16 are from the same envelope.)
File contains photocopies of original Crown Grants, subsequent title changes and maps for:
To Joseph Gregson: 1926, Crown Grant for fractional W 1/2 of Lot 899 and Lot 901 (between Coulter and Carrington Bays), with a water easement for Wailes
To John Nugent McIllree: 1957, Crown Grant of mineral rights to lots at Coulter Bay surveyed as the "Arrow" and "Bullseye" mineral claims
To Hilda Peterson: 1919, Crown Grant for Lot 878, Carrington Bay, 55 acres
(Files 12 through 16 are from the same envelope.)
File contains a page of notes, and photocopies of a tax sale notice (1938) and list of properties forfeited for non-payment of taxes, Crown Grants and other title information for the following:
William Walter James: 1926, Crown Grant for NW 1/4 of Sec. 38; 156 acres for $1.00; forfeited to Crown in 1939
Tom Albinson: 1919, Crown Grant for Lot 867; forfeited in 1927
Sadie McMurray: 1917, NE 1/4 of Sec. 39; 160 acres for $160
Peter Police: 1925, fractional NW 1/4 of Sec. 39; 103 acres for $1.00
(Files 12 through 16 are from the same envelope.)
File contains a page of notes, and photocopies of a tax sale notice (1938) and list of properties forfeited for non-payment of taxes, Crown Grants and other title information for the following:
William Walter James: 1926, Crown Grant for NW 1/4 of Sec. 38; 156 acres for $1.00; forfeited to Crown in 1939
Tom Albinson: 1919, Crown Grant for Lot 867; forfeited in 1927
Sadie McMurray: 1917, NE 1/4 of Sec. 39; 160 acres for $160
Peter Police: 1925, fractional NW 1/4 of Sec. 39; 103 acres for $1.00
(Files 12 through 16 are from the same envelope.)
File contains information for the following properties:
E. H. Vaughn: 1893, Crown Grant for fractional N 1/2 of Sec. 22; 90 acres for $90.00.
James P. Allen: 1913, Crown Grant for NW 34 acres of Sec. 23; $170.00
Bernard Robinson Allen: 1919, Crown Grant for SW 1/4 of Sec. 23, 159 acres
Charles Allen: 1912, Crown Grant for SW 1/4 of Sec. 33; 160 acres for $160.00
Harold Marshall Wood: Crown Grant for E 1/2 of NE 1/4 of Sec. 46 (east of Carrington Bay); 81 acres for $1.00.
File contains the following maps, stored in the Map Cabinet:
Subdivision Plan of parcel C & E, NW 1/4 of Sec. 21, 1976
Subdivision of the fractional NE 1/4 of Sec 21, 1966; with names of property owners penciled in
Subdivision Plan of Parcel C and part of Parcel E of fractional NE 1/4 of Sec. 21, 1975
Subdivision Plan of fractional NE 1/4 of Sec. 21 and W 1/2 of SW 1/4 of Sec. 34
(Files 17 through 19 are from the same envelope.)
File contains information for the following properties:
E. H. Vaughn: 1893, Crown Grant for fractional N 1/2 of Sec. 22; 90 acres for $90.00.
James P. Allen: 1913, Crown Grant for NW 34 acres of Sec. 23; $170.00
Bernard Robinson Allen: 1919, Crown Grant for SW 1/4 of Sec. 23, 159 acres
Charles Allen: 1912, Crown Grant for SW 1/4 of Sec. 33; 160 acres for $160.00
Harold Marshall Wood: Crown Grant for E 1/2 of NE 1/4 of Sec. 46 (east of Carrington Bay); 81 acres for $1.00.
File contains the following maps, stored in the Map Cabinet:
Subdivision Plan of parcel C & E, NW 1/4 of Sec. 21, 1976
Subdivision of the fractional NE 1/4 of Sec 21, 1966; with names of property owners penciled in
Subdivision Plan of Parcel C and part of Parcel E of fractional NE 1/4 of Sec. 21, 1975
Subdivision Plan of fractional NE 1/4 of Sec. 21 and W 1/2 of SW 1/4 of Sec. 34
(Files 17 through 19 are from the same envelope.)
File contains correspondence (including copies of emails and faxes), maps, an Argosy Sea Farms management plan, APC minutes, Director's reports, print-outs of articles from Tideline (www.cortesisland.com), two Discovery Islander magazines (#370 and #371), one Cortes Community flyer and one Cove Notes flyer.
File contains correspondence (including copies of emails and faxes), maps, an Argosy Sea Farms management plan, APC minutes, Director's reports, print-outs of articles from Tideline (www.cortesisland.com), two Discovery Islander magazines (#370 and #371), one Cortes Community flyer and one Cove Notes flyer.
File contains one cream coloured diary, 4 x 4.5 x 1 inches in size, with entries for three years, 1972-1974. The address "Squirrel Cove" is crossed out, replaced by "Bliss Landing, Lund". During these years, Layton moved away from Von Donop. The cover has broken away from the spine, and the hasp is missing.
File contains one cream coloured diary, 4 x 4.5 x 1 inches in size, with entries for three years, 1972-1974. The address "Squirrel Cove" is crossed out, replaced by "Bliss Landing, Lund". During these years, Layton moved away from Von Donop. The cover has broken away from the spine, and the hasp is missing.
File contains scanned copies of photographs donated by Jim Palmer for the Carrington Bay exhibit in 2009, depicting the community living in Carrington Bay in the 1970s and 1980s.
Jim Palmer and Jan Gemmel lived in a house on the west side of the log jam between Carrington Lagoon and Carrington Bay. Jim built the house at the property of John and Anna Gregg in Manson's Landing and relocated it onto pilings in Carrington Bay. Jim and Jan later fabricated steel pontoons for it. In 1985 the house was moved onto the floats and towed into Gorge Harbour by Bob Thompson with his boat "Sutil Chief".
File contains scanned copies of photographs donated by Jim Palmer for the Carrington Bay exhibit in 2009, depicting the community living in Carrington Bay in the 1970s and 1980s.
Jim Palmer and Jan Gemmel lived in a house on the west side of the log jam between Carrington Lagoon and Carrington Bay. Jim built the house at the property of John and Anna Gregg in Manson's Landing and relocated it onto pilings in Carrington Bay. Jim and Jan later fabricated steel pontoons for it. In 1985 the house was moved onto the floats and towed into Gorge Harbour by Bob Thompson with his boat "Sutil Chief".
File contains correspondence regarding development in Carrington Bay, between Friends of Cortes Island (FOCI), Regional Director George Sirk, and Klahoose First Nation.
File contains correspondence regarding development in Carrington Bay, between Friends of Cortes Island (FOCI), Regional Director George Sirk, and Klahoose First Nation.
File contains a proposal to MacMillan Bloedel Ltd., regarding the acquisition by the Klahoose First Nation of certain properties located at Squirrel Cove, Cortes Island.
File contains a proposal to MacMillan Bloedel Ltd., regarding the acquisition by the Klahoose First Nation of certain properties located at Squirrel Cove, Cortes Island.
File contains text of the Memorandum of Understanding developed by Cortes Ecoforestry Society and Klahoose First Nation. Also includes twenty-nine (29) color photographic prints and eleven (11) color inkjet prints, which depict the signing of the MoU at Squirrel Cove and an Ecoforestry display at Smelt Bay. Photographs are stored in Photo Box #3.
File contains text of the Memorandum of Understanding developed by Cortes Ecoforestry Society and Klahoose First Nation. Also includes twenty-nine (29) color photographic prints and eleven (11) color inkjet prints, which depict the signing of the MoU at Squirrel Cove and an Ecoforestry display at Smelt Bay. Photographs are stored in Photo Box #3.
