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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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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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Cortes Island Clinic Society

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Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1954
Scope and Content
Cortes Island Clinic Society constitution and meeting report about the Whaletown clinic
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
6
File Number
4
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1954
Scope and Content
Cortes Island Clinic Society constitution and meeting report about the Whaletown clinic
Storage Location
3-51
Storage Range
3-51
Name Access
Douglas, Gilean
Women's Auxiliary of the Anglican Church
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Cortes Island Singing Society

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Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Date Range
1970s
Scope and Content
Musicians, singers and songs listed from Cortes Singers Spring 1976, 1979. Newspaper clippings highlighting Cortes Island Singers, 1970s.
Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Series Number
1
File Number
57
Date Range
1970s
Scope and Content
Musicians, singers and songs listed from Cortes Singers Spring 1976, 1979. Newspaper clippings highlighting Cortes Island Singers, 1970s.
Storage Range
Drawer 1
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Cortes Land Conservancy/Trust

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Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Date Range
2000-2013
Scope and Content
Cortes Land Conservancy (CLC) pamphlet, 2000. Clipping about Cortes Land Trust Symposium, 2013. Cortes Island info book, undated
Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Series Number
1
File Number
59
Date Range
2000-2013
Scope and Content
Cortes Land Conservancy (CLC) pamphlet, 2000. Clipping about Cortes Land Trust Symposium, 2013. Cortes Island info book, undated
Storage Range
Drawer 1
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Cortes Island Forest Resources Committee

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Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1989-1990
Scope and Content
Reports, newsletters and articles of the Committee
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
4
File Number
15
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1989-1990
Scope and Content
Reports, newsletters and articles of the Committee
Storage Location
3-30
Storage Range
3-30
Name Access
Douglas, Gilean
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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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Ken Hansen, horse and children at Cortes Island Day, Smelt Bay

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Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. late 1960s]
Scope and Content
Photograph of Ken Hansen with his mare "Velvet"; a girl and a man mounted on the horse.
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
18
Item Number
1999.001.0449
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. late 1960s]
Physical Description
1 photograph print: colour; 12.5 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Ken Hansen with his mare "Velvet"; a girl and a man mounted on the horse.
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Singing society, at Gorge Hall (?)

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Part Of
CIMAS photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1976-1978]
Scope and Content
Left to right, back row: Howie Brown, Rollie Wilkins(?), Elmer Ellingsen, Mike Talbot, Duane Campbell, John Sprungman, Sherrie Sprungman, (?), Joan Disney, Victoria Summers, Sandra Reedel, Peggy Newsham, Donna Norman, Peggy Talbot, May Ellingsen, Velma Bergman, Paula Snow, Kate Hathaway, Fay Raymont, Emilie Hansen, Dierdre Quinn, John Mottishaw, Bruce Ellingsen, Bob Cairns, Hillel Wright(?) David Blintzinger conducts. List of people is in the CIMAS Photograph Collection Information folder in the Archives filing cabinet.
Part Of
CIMAS photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
2019.003
Item Number
2019.003.133
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1976-1978]
Physical Description
2 photographic prints : b&w ; 17 x 12.5 cm
Scope and Content
Left to right, back row: Howie Brown, Rollie Wilkins(?), Elmer Ellingsen, Mike Talbot, Duane Campbell, John Sprungman, Sherrie Sprungman, (?), Joan Disney, Victoria Summers, Sandra Reedel, Peggy Newsham, Donna Norman, Peggy Talbot, May Ellingsen, Velma Bergman, Paula Snow, Kate Hathaway, Fay Raymont, Emilie Hansen, Dierdre Quinn, John Mottishaw, Bruce Ellingsen, Bob Cairns, Hillel Wright(?) David Blintzinger conducts. List of people is in the CIMAS Photograph Collection Information folder in the Archives filing cabinet.
Storage Location
Photo Box 3
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Seniors Society Community Housing

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Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Date Range
2018
Scope and Content
Files with info on Cortes Island Seniors Society Community Housing, 2018
Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Series Number
4
File Number
24
Date Range
2018
Scope and Content
Files with info on Cortes Island Seniors Society Community Housing, 2018
Storage Range
Drawer 4
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Mountainair Avian Rescue Society (MARS)

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Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Date Range
2011-2018
Scope and Content
Clippings with info on MARS, 2011-2018
Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Series Number
2
File Number
79
Date Range
2011-2018
Scope and Content
Clippings with info on MARS, 2011-2018
Storage Range
Drawer 2
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Friends of Cortes Island

https://collections.cortesmuseum.com/en/permalink/descriptions6923
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1981-1982
Scope and Content
Friends of Cortes Island constitution, newsletters, correspondence and report
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
4
File Number
17
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1981-1982
Scope and Content
Friends of Cortes Island constitution, newsletters, correspondence and report
Storage Location
3-32
Storage Range
3-32
Name Access
Douglas, Gilean
Friends of Cortes Island (FOCI)
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Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
[ca. 1969] - 1991
Scope and Content
Notices, booklets and handouts from various island organizations and businesses
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
14
File Number
17
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
[ca. 1969] - 1991
Scope and Content
Notices, booklets and handouts from various island organizations and businesses
Storage Location
6-16
Storage Range
6-16
Name Access
Douglas, Gilean
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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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Horse at Cortes Island Day

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Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. late 1960s]
Scope and Content
Photograph of Ken Hansen's Arab stallion Kishitel and children at Cortes Island Day.
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
18
Item Number
1999.001.0448
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. late 1960s]
Physical Description
1 photograph print: colour; 12.5 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Ken Hansen's Arab stallion Kishitel and children at Cortes Island Day.
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Crowd at Cortes Island Day

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Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1971
Scope and Content
Photograph, taken at Smelt Bay on Cortes Island Day, of a crowd. Nancy Jenkins is center. (ID)
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
18
Item Number
1999.001.0540
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1971
Physical Description
1 photograph print: colour; 12.5 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph, taken at Smelt Bay on Cortes Island Day, of a crowd. Nancy Jenkins is center. (ID)
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Crowd at Cortes Island Day

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Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1971
Scope and Content
Photograph, taken at Smelt Bay on Cortes Island Day, of a crowd. Note the wood cook stove.
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
18
Item Number
1999.001.0542
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1971
Physical Description
1 photograph print: colour; 12.5 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph, taken at Smelt Bay on Cortes Island Day, of a crowd. Note the wood cook stove.
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Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1971
Scope and Content
Photograph, taken at Smelt Bay on Cortes Island Day, of Bill Jenkins and Jean Jenkins (R) beside a booth with a sign that says "Make me swallow the ball". (check)
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
18
Item Number
1999.001.0543
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1971
Physical Description
1 photograph print: colour; 12.5 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph, taken at Smelt Bay on Cortes Island Day, of Bill Jenkins and Jean Jenkins (R) beside a booth with a sign that says "Make me swallow the ball". (check)
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Cortes Island Ratepayers Association

https://collections.cortesmuseum.com/en/permalink/descriptions6922
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1982-1984
Scope and Content
Cortes Island Ratepayers Association constitution and newsletters
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
4
File Number
16
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1982-1984
Scope and Content
Cortes Island Ratepayers Association constitution and newsletters
Storage Location
3-31
Storage Range
3-31
Name Access
Douglas, Gilean
Subject Access
Cortes Island Ratepayers Association
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List of Cortes Island residences

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Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1973
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
4
File Number
19
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1973
Storage Location
3-34
Storage Range
3-34
Name Access
Douglas, Gilean
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