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Elk River Timber Company

The Elk River Timber Company Ltd. was incorporated in 1929, acquiring the assets of the International Timber Company and continuing that company's logging activities in the Campbell River and Courtenay areas. The company was later controlled by Scott Paper and Crown Zellerbach, its operations being managed by T.R. (Bob) Sheldon as President. The general manager supervised company operations from its Camp 8 headquarters at Echo Lake, west of Campbell River. In 1980, the company was sold to British Columbia Forest Products.

Johnson, Bill, 1915-

George Ross "Bill" Johnson entered the Canadian Navy in 1915 and again in 1942 as a Sub-Lieutenant. He served as a Radar Officer aboard HMCS Prince Robert during World War II. He attained the rank of Lieutenant-Commander.

Kenyon, Bill, 1904-

Bill Kenyon was born in 1904. He trained as a reservist at Nanaimo Army Camp for two weeks during World War II. In 1999, he was living in Duncan, B.C.

Dawe, Helen Isabel
1914-1983

Helen Dawe grew up in Vancouver. She later earned B.A. and B.Comm. degrees from U.B.C. and a B.L.S. from the University of Toronto. During World War II, Dawe enlisted in the Women's Royal Canadian Naval Service (Wrens), took training in various places, and became a leading hand at Joint Services at Jericho Beach and in Halifax. She served as a Petty Officer Coder with the Canadian Naval Mission Overseas in London. After the war, she served as a librarian with the United States Air Force during the Korean War. Dawe returned to B.C. and eventually settled in Sechelt, where she maintains an active interest in local history. She has published several articles in Sechelt newspapers on the history of the area.

The Admissions Office provides prospective students and their families with information and counselling regarding the selection of - and enrolment in - undergraduate programs at Trinity Western University. Admissions personnel carry out a wide range of services and functions, including high school visits, representation at college and career fairs, on-campus visitation programs and campus tours, individual appointments with Admissions Counsellors, and academic advising and pre-registration for new students. This Office is responsible for the distribution of all information related to Trinity Western University and its undergraduate programs, including application procedures and policies and the Undergraduate Academic Calendar. The Admissions Office serves as a liaison between prospective and new undergraduate students and such University Departments as Financial Aid, Enrolment Services, and the Front Desk (Housing). Prior to 1984, admissions functions were administered by the Registrar's Office. Admissions became a separate department ca. 1985. Admissions Office Directors have included the following: Don Balzer, ca. 1982-1983; James (Jim) Cunningham, 1983-1988; Arvid Olson, 1989-1991 (Kirk Kauffeldt, Associate Director); Kirk Kauffeldt, 1991-1995 (Mary Ellen Kuehl, Cam Lee, and Karen Manzer, Associate Directors); Cam Lee, 1995-1999 (Jeff Suderman, Associate Director); Jeff Suderman, 2000 - 2004 (Sam Rehman and Shannon Demant, Associate Directors; in March 2004 Mary Stewart was hired as Associate Director of Undergraduate Admissions, to replace S. Demant, after a 16 month vacancy). In 2003, Jeff Suderman was appointed Executive Director of Admissions, coordinating the work of the Undergraduate Admissions, School of Graduate Studies Admissions, and the Admissions Data Service Department. Sam Rehman was appointed to serve as the Director of Undergraduate Admissions. Tim Shulba was appointed Associate Director of Admissions. In 2004, Jeff Suderman was appointed Vice President for Enrolment Management. The Director of the Admissions Office reports to the Vice President for Marketing and Enrolment Management (2003).

Acting in his capacity as Custodian of Enemy Property, the Hon. Normon A. McLarty, K.C. Secretary of State, appointed the Advisory Committee on Japanese Properties in Greater Vancouver in 1943, for the purpose of advising him on matters relating to the disposal and effective use of Japanese evacuee real estate and chattels. The sale of evacuee properties began in July 1943; the first auction of chattels was held in September. The executive office of the Committee was closed in June 1945.

In 1968 the North Okanagan Regional District created regional planning commissions to advise the planning department of NORD on regional issues. The Advisory Planning Commission for Area F covers the rural area east to Mabel Lake and north to Mara Lake. Committee members include one member from each community and the Area F representative to NORD. They were asked to analyse every subdivision proposal in this area and give a recommendation to NORD. They also made recommendations concerning water, pollution, highways, garbage, zoning, recreation, land and soil issues.

Corporate body · 1947 -

The "Town Planning Act of 1925 empowered municipalities to prepare comprehensive town plans, to pass zoning bylaws, and to establish a Town Planning Commission." Bylaw No. 1071 (August 18, 1947) created the "Richmond Town Planning Commission" to assist the Council in an advisory capacity in carrying out the powers and provisions of the "Town Planning Act". The bylaw did not spell out matters to be considered by the Town Planning Commission (TPC), however, it stipulated that it was to be comprised of three members of Council, the Chairman of the Board of School Trustees, and six members appointed by Council, and was to file reports with the Municipal Clerk of the Council in writing. "The Municipal Act of 1957 incorporated the provisions of the Town Planning Act and further specified the powers of the municipality with regard to community planning, including powers relating to the formulation of an Official Community Plan and to the establishment of an Advisory Planning Commission." Bylaw No. 1496 (November 18, 1957) established an Advisory Planning Commission, and laid out the composition of the APC, the duties of Council, the duties of the APC, as well as procedures for meetings. According to the 1957 bylaw the APC shall: "consider all matters referred to it by the Council and report thereon"; "have as its objective the growth of the Municipality in a systematic and orderly way for the ultimate benefit of the community as a whole and the balanced development of the various uses made of land and structures"; consider "the promotion of health, safety, convenience and welfare of the public, the prevention of the overcrowding of land and the preservation of amenities, the securing of adequate light, air, and access, the value of land and the nature of its present and prospective use and occupancy, the character of each zone, the character of the buildings already erected, and the peculiar suitability of the zone for particular uses, and the conservation of property values." The Commission was formally disbanded with the passing of the Advisory Planning Commission Repeal Bylaw 5971 in 1992.

Honcharenko, Agapius
1832-1916

Agapius Honcharenko was the publisher of the Alaska Herald-Svobada.

Agassiz Baseball Club
Corporate body

The Agassiz Baseball Club administered local baseball in the Agassiz area of the Fraser Valley.

Corporate body · 1946-

The Agassiz-Harrison Hospital Society was established in 1946 to acquire buildings and equipment and to operate a general hospital in the Agassiz-Harrison District. The society later changed its name to the Agassiz-Harrison Hospital Association.

Agassiz Women's Institute
Corporate body · 1909-

The Agassiz Women's Institute was established in 1909 and promoted community activities in the Agassiz area, as well as acting as an advocacy group on family and women's issues.

Cameron, Agnes Deans
1863-1912

Agnes Deans Cameron, teacher, writer and lecturer, was born in Victoria, B.C., and educated in Victoria public schools. She taught at Angela College, Victoria, and in Comox and Vancouver. Returning to Victoria in 1890, she became the first woman high school teacher in B.C., and in 1894 she was appointed the first woman principal in B.C., at South Park School in Victoria, a position she held until 1905. She was elected to the Victoria School Board in 1906 and also began working part-time as a journalist. In 1908, Cameron travelled up the Mackenzie River to the Arctic Circle, an account of which was published in 1910 as "The New North". In 1909 Cameron went to Britain, where she wrote a daily column on Canadian affairs for the London Daily Mail and lectured about Canada to encourage emigration. She returned to Victoria in 1911.

Pearkes, George Randolph
1888-1984

George Randolph Pearkes was born in Watford, Hertfordshire, England and emigrated to Canada in 1906. In 1911, Pearkes joined the Royal North West Mounted Police and served on detachment duty in the Yukon until the outbreak of World War I. During the war, Pearkes received the Victoria Cross, the Military Cross and the Distinguished Service Order, being promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel. After the war he was appointed to the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry and stationed in Calgary. In 1925 Pearkes married Constance Blytha Copeman and they had two children. During the 1920s and early 1930s Pearkes served as staff officer in Winnipeg, Calgary and at the Royal Military College in Kingston. From 1936 to 1938 he attended the Imperial Defence College in London, England. In World War II, as Brigadier, Pearkes commanded the 2nd Canadian Infantry Brigade, and in 1942 was appointed general officer of Pacific command, overseeing defences on Canada's West Coast. He retired from the army in 1945 and went into federal politics, winning the Nanaimo riding for the Conservative Party. In 1957, Pearkes became Minister of Defence under Prime Minister John Diefenbaker. Pearkes resigned from federal politics in 1960 and was appointed Lieutenant-Governor of British Columbia, an office he held until 1968.