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Item consists of video of the Okanagan Park plaque unveiling and Rick Searle interview with Herb Green. Plaque unveiling footage begins with scenic shots at South Park in the South Okanagan/Okanagan Lake Park, including the lake, water, shore, hills with talking in the background, birds; campgrounds with sound of lawnmower, children, dog in background; BC Parks signs; Rick Searle and others at a commemoration for BC Parks reunion.

At 15:26, speeches begin to commemorate BC Parks employees who have reunited for plaque unveiling. Speakers include Drew Carmicheal and Brian Botheimer, Manager of Conservation and Recreation and touch on history of BC Parks, current park use, legacy, etc. Lou Campeau also gives a speech acknowledging construction employees who built BC Parks, and became district managers. Several people are mentioned, including Charlie Valet and Tony Hammond. Attendees included Drew Carmicheal, John Wilgress, Don Carruthers, Jimmy Moore, John Goff, Tom Moore, Herb Green and Jim Delgatty.

Camera shots of unveiling of temporary plaque.

Green speaks about his employment with BC Parks (1950-1987) and the positions he held in such parks as Manning Park and Silverstar. His most memorable experiences include injuries, searching for children, difficult staff situations, requirements of central organizations (i.e. purchasing) and yearly inventory. Green counts his role of district manager at Manning Park as his biggest accomplishment. He hopes to be remembered for wildlife management and his understanding of difference between managing the large parks versus the parks with lots of people. He has few regrets, but may have tried get in charge of bigger crews of men earlier. The main lessons he learned center around garbage management. Green concludes his interview by touching on his hopes for BC Parks in the future; naming his mentors, who include Charlie Valet and Ian Leeman; some personal reminiscences; and an anecdote about Clearwater Lake.

Camera shots show Herb Green at Okanagan Lake Park with tree and water in the background. Interviewer seen at very end.

Item consists of Rick Searle inteview with Ian McTaggart-Cowan. Opens with McTaggart-Cowan speaking about the Rockies and the birds/sounds of the uplands. He speaks about his background in biology and naturalism, including reminiscences of childhood, family, education and books from his youth. McTaggart-Cowan discusses his education at UBC and Berkely, his work in the BC provincial museum in 1930s and his field work in provincial parks, starting in Ootsa Lake in Tweedsmuir Park. He talks about the differences between harvesting and culturing forest management, public opinion and being an advisor to parks.

Camera shots show McTaggart-Cowan with bookcase in background.

Item consists of Rick Searle interviews with David Stirling [part 2] and Yorke Edwards. Stirling speaks about tensions between park interpreters and park managers/operations, which he feels lead to decline of intepretation program. He also discusses the changing BC Parks structure, such as regionalisation, as well as funding cuts, resetting priorites and public pressure for other amenities. Stirling concludes by naming his mentors, including Yorke Edwards and Carey Joy.

Camera shots show David Stirling seated outside with trees in background.

Edwards speaks about his association with BC Parks and protected areas for over 30 years, including his employment with BC Parks (1949-1962), his work with the Canadian Wildlife Service (the late 1960s) and his time at the BC provincial museum. He names the parks he worked in, including Manning Park and Wells Grey and speaks of his goal to to help people to see the wildlife in its natural settings. He also worked as park interpreter. He discusses the changes he has seen in parks from being well looked-after to the influx roads and cottages, which make them seem less like parks. Edwards recounts memorable experiences, including waking up to a wolf near his camp and encountering caribou, and touches on his major accomplishments, such as making parks like Long Beach, Miracle Beach and Mitlenatch Island. In conclusion, Edwards talks about the "city-fication" of parks and influential authors like Grey Owl and Ernest Thompson-Seton, as well as personal reminiscences on birding and writing.

Camera shots show Yorke Edwards with books and bookcase in background.

Item consists of Rick Searle interviews with Ken Farquharson and David Stirling interviews. Farquharson speaks about his involvement with BC Parks and protected areas from the 1960s, including work with the Save Cypress Bowl committee, the Run Out Skagit Spoilers (ROSS) committee, the Sierra Club of BC, the Forest Land Use Liasion Committee, the Outdoor Recreation Council of BC and the Wilderness Advisory Committee under the Bill Bennett government.

Farquharson recounts memorable times spent in various parks and lists some of his major accomplishments, such as his perseverance in Skagit Valley; his work with the Wilderness Advisory Committee, Khutzeymateen and Tatshenshini; and the establishment of the Wilderness Act. Farquharson goes on to talk about his biggest challenges, namely natural resource industries’ interests and aboriginal interests. If he could do things differently, Farquharson says that he would revisit his work in Cypress Bowl. He speaks about lessons learned, including need for persistence in creation/designation, as well as his hopes for the future through funding, park management, advocacy and a stronger public constituency. Farquharson lists Bert Brink as a mentor, and counts milestones such as major expansion in the 1970s and grass roots movements. He ends his interview by touching on issues around resorts in parks.

Camera shots show Ken Farquharson outside on a patio with a plant in the background. Sometimes see interviewer.

In part 1 of his interview with Searle, Stirling speaks about his employment with BC Parks (ca. 1959-1980) and his interview focuses on his work with the park naturalist and interpretation programs. He lists his most memorable experiences as working with park naturalists and representing parks at the BC Nature Federation. Stirling goes on to recount his major accomplishments and he speaks of the challenges that grew out of working with BC Parks workers with different ideas about the importance of nature interpretation in the system. Stirling talks about how he met those challenges and the lessons he learned about cooperation at the branch and ministry levels. In terms of future hopes, Stirling discusses how he would like to see interpretation program come back to BC Parks; how he would like to see parks kept as natural as possible; how he would like to see more and all benefits government could realize from this investment. [Interview continues on Disk 2, Track 4]

Camera shots show David Stirling outside with shrubs in the background.

Item consists of Rick Searle interview with Bert Brink. Brink discusses his education and family background, which lead to his career in plant and grass land ecology. He speaks about his work with the Federation of BC Naturalists, the Nature Trust of BC and the Habitat Conservation Trust Fund, as well being called a Living Legend. He lists his contributions to science and community through work in the Habitat Conservation and the Nature Trust amongst his major accomplishments. Brink talks about losing the global environmental battle, then speaks at length about ecological reserves, including past work with Vladimir Krajina and Bristol Foster. Brink ends his interview speaking about the wardens program.

Camera shots show Brink inside with plant in background. Microphone seen in most shots.

Bob Ahrens interviewed by Rick Searle and Derek Thompson in 2008. Ahrens speaks about choosing a career in BC Parks [1949-1979], his early work in the forestry industry and education. Ahrens discusses the historical beginnings of BC Parks in reports and legislation, as well as visionaries like E.C. Manning, early parks and employees like C.P. Lyons and Mickey True. In talking about BC Parks history, he mentions balancing park, forestry and recreation interests. Ahrens also discusses different theories of park management (i.e. replanting versus laissez-faire/nature taking its course).

Ahrens speaks of major figures in early BC Parks, like Donald McMurtry (intellectual), Cy Oldham (motivator) and Chester Lyons (park promoter/interpreter). He talks about his work in selection and reconnaissance work and names his work with Oldham on the Buttle Lake reservoir as a career highlight. He also tells an anecdote about Oldham hiring early park employees.

He touches on lodge development in public parks, then talks about reconnaissance choices based on recommendations from forest rangers, land inspectors, public and parks’ own investigations. Ahrens speaks about early park system initiatives for roadside parks and difficulties establishing bigger parks, then tells anecdotes of early acquisitions at Davis Lake, Shuswap Lake, Okanagan Lake Park, Kokanee Creek and Buttle Lake.

Photograph features Bob Bossin holding a bottle of his “Home Remedy for Nuclear War”. Photograph was a "promo shot" created to advertise his show "Bob Bossin’s Home Remedy for Nucelar War" - one showing of which occured in Smithers, B.C. on 18 October 1986. Photograph is located in the following file: "Bob Bossin’s Home Remedy for Nucelar War Show, Smithers, October 18, 1986" which also contains newspaper clippings, a show program, correspondence, newsletters, catalogue and a poster pertaining to this show.

The title is based on the contents of the fonds. The collection is divided into six series and consists of minutes, correspondence, and membership lists.

Merville was created as a land settlement scheme for WW I returned soldiers initiated by the provincial government in 1919.
Item 1: Settlement Committee Minute book, 1919-1922. Item 2: Lists of Land Settlement Board settlers and the order in which they drew their allotments, 1919. Item 3: Accounts for community events, 1935-1945. Item 4: Merville Committee minutes, 1936-1937.

Postcard depicts Canadian Fish & Cold Storage employees at the Seal Cove plant in Prince Rupert, ca. 1935. Included in the photograph are Alex Strachan, Alec Murray, Arthur Bell, Bob Woods, Pete Christ, Mr. Pick, Tom Elliott, Bill Hunter, John Murray, Jimmie Hillman, Alec Gomez, William Baillie, Joe Martin, Harry Worsfield, Joe Davidson, Jim Taylor, Ted Davidson, Mr. Lawson, Charles Baptie, and James H. McGlashan.

The transparency show Lily Point, the Point Roberts marina, the border crossing and agricultural land. The transparency was shot on February 28, 1989. The transparency may have been shot or used by Martin Keeley with the Friends of Boundary Bay.

The transparency show Lily Point, the Point Roberts marina, the border crossing and agricultural land. The transparency was shot on February 28, 1989. The transparency may have been shot or used by Martin Keeley with the Friends of Boundary Bay.

The transparency show Lily Point, the Point Roberts marina, the border crossing and agricultural land. The transparency was shot on February 28, 1989. The transparency may have been shot or used by Martin Keeley with the Friends of Boundary Bay.

Cassette tape was recorded on June 28, 1994 on a Type 1 Normal Bias HF Sony 90 min Hi-Fi Recording Tape. Content is presumably a third tape in a series of recordings from a specific
Whatcom County Council meeting. There was a post-it found on the back of the tape case that read "Martin Keely, $8.00, 7/15/94."
Cassette may have been used by Martin Keeley or other members of the Friends of Boundary Bay, the Point Roberts Heron Preservation Committee, the Boundary Bay Conservation Committee or the Fraser for Life.

Black and white photograph consists of a lantern and torchlight parade for the Illuminares - A Public Dream, an event that took place in Trout Lake Park on August 12th of an unknown year. Martin Keeley or the Fraser for Life may have attended the event.

Colour photograph of a woman dressed in a cosutme standing in front of a banner that appears to be depicting a native American scene with birds and water animals. The photograph was taken in a room of a building with wood paneled walls. The costumes may have been related to the Friends of Boundary Bay or Fraser for Life interpretive programs.

Photographs show the Grand Opening of the GVRD's Iona Beach Regional Park on August 19, 1990. The photographs show Premier Bill Vander Zalm interacting with the public and being filmed by media cameras, as well as talking more intimately with 3 other unknown people. In the foreground of photographs 2 through 17, three children can be seen dressed up in the Friends of Boundary Bay or Fraser for Life Interpretive Programs costumes. The children could be representing the organizations at the grand opening. All of the photographs in this file are very similar, showing only small changes in where Vander Zalm is looking or who he is talking to.
All photograph prints are 3.5x5 and negatives are 1x1.5.

Photographs show the Grand Opening of the GVRD's Iona Beach Regional Park on August 19, 1990. The photographs show Premier Bill Vander Zalm interacting with the public and being filmed by media cameras, as well as talking more intimately with 3 other unknown people. In the foreground of photographs 2 through 17, three children can be seen dressed up in the Friends of Boundary Bay or Fraser for Life Interpretive Programs costumes. The children could be representing the organizations at the grand opening. All of the photographs in this file are very similar, showing only small changes in where Vander Zalm is looking or who he is talking to.
All photograph prints are 3.5x5 and negatives are 1x1.5.

Consists of black and white and colour photographs of the 1989 July 4th parade in Point Roberts, Washington. The Point Roberts Heron Preservation Committee truck float, driven by Martin Keeley, can be seen in most of the photographs. Other photographs show Claudette Upton, Linda George and Harold Gent, walking and holding the great blue heron interpretive programs prop, while Kim Hunter walked with some children and is holding a child. Additionally, Paul Boeth can be see riding his motorcycle behind the truck float. There is an article that details these events in The Heron News for Summer 1989.

Item consists of similar colour photographs showing Linda George, another unknown woman and an unknown boy, removing a log from outside of a house and doing some gardening. The house is most located at 1469 Gulf Road, Point Roberts, Washington. The woman were involved with the Point Roberts Heron Preservation Committee. There is a red wheelbarrow that is holding the gardening debris. The house was used by the Point Roberts Heron Preservation Committee as an office, called Heron House, obtained by Dennis Campbell.

The photographs consist of unknown women holding a great blue heron interpretive program prop as well as a male performing singing on a stage. The photographs were possibly taken around the False Creek area in Vancouver, B.C., facing the mountains (North) and show the end of the Granville Street Bridge. The interpretive program was for the Point Roberts Heron Preservation Committee.

The photographs consist of unknown women holding a great blue heron interpretive program prop as well as a male performing singing on a stage. The photographs were possibly taken around the False Creek area in Vancouver, B.C., facing the mountains (North) and show the end of the Granville Street Bridge. The interpretive program was for the Point Roberts Heron Preservation Committee.

Photographs show the 1st and 2nd Annual Point Roberts Children's Festival that was held on August 18th 1988 and on Saturday August 19th 1989. The festival was a benefit in aid of the threatened great blue heron colony in Point Roberts. In 1988, Valdy and Charlotte Diamond were the featured musical acts that was held at the Seabright Farm in Point Roberts. In 1989, Norman Foote and Mahri Sherlock were the featured musical acts at the Blackberry Farm at the foot of Paul's road in Point Roberts. There is an article about the 2nd annual event in The Heron News, summer 1989. The Point Roberts Heron Preservation Committee hosted the events.

Photographs show the 1st and 2nd Annual Point Roberts Children's Festival that was held on August 18th 1988 and on Saturday August 19th 1989. The festival was a benefit in aid of the threatened great blue heron colony in Point Roberts. In 1988, Valdy and Charlotte Diamond were the featured musical acts that was held at the Seabright Farm in Point Roberts. In 1989, Norman Foote and Mahri Sherlock were the featured musical acts at the Blackberry Farm at the foot of Paul's road in Point Roberts. There is an article about the 2nd annual event in The Heron News, summer 1989. The Point Roberts Heron Preservation Committee hosted the events.

Photographs show the 1st and 2nd Annual Point Roberts Children's Festival that was held on August 18th 1988 and on Saturday August 19th 1989. The festival was a benefit in aid of the threatened great blue heron colony in Point Roberts. In 1988, Valdy and Charlotte Diamond were the featured musical acts that was held at the Seabright Farm in Point Roberts. In 1989, Norman Foote and Mahri Sherlock were the featured musical acts at the Blackberry Farm at the foot of Paul's road in Point Roberts. There is an article about the 2nd annual event in The Heron News, summer 1989. The Point Roberts Heron Preservation Committee hosted the events.