Part of a collection of interviews about the development of BC Parks from members of the Elders Council for Parks in British Columbia. The Elders Council for Parks in British Columbia is an independent society, whose members are retired parks system employees and conservation advocates who have dedicated a significant portion of their lives to parks and protected areas in B.C. The interview concerns the following topics: SLIDE A [Rene Peltier’s] role in the development of Manning Park; keeping up with the work; skiing facilities including the tow; toilet paper survey and Bob Boyd’s tendency to fire and rehire folks; Davey Davidson’s handiness; Bob Boyd and Davey Davidson’s drive; design and construction of campgrounds; when camping got big in BC. SLIDE B Fishing and camping in Manning; unregulated vs. Regulated camping; funding; the future of who has the privilege to camp; the cost of developing Manning Park; developing a ski area; the interpretation programme.

In Collection:

• Elders Council for Parks in British Columbia

Creator

• Elders Council for Parks in British Columbia

Contributor

• Shaw, Louise

Subject

• Parks--Employees--Attitudes
• Parks
• Conservation of natural resources
• Wilderness areas
• Oral histories
• Parks--Employees
• Nature conservation--Societies, etc.
• Velay, Charlie
• Nature conservation
• Wildlife conservation
• Parks--Management
• Natural areas
• Conservation of natural resources--Societies, etc.
• Parks--Conservation and restoration
• Biodiversity conservation
• National parks and reserves--Management
• National parks and reserves
• BC Parks

Language

• eng

Date created

• February 1991

Resource type

• Sound

Rights statement

• In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted

Extent

• 00:29:18 (Side B)
• 00:29:51 (Side A)

Alternative title

• Charlie Velay ... Interviewed by Louise Shaw ... Tape 3.

Geographic Coverage

• British Columbia--Manning Provincial Park

Coordinates

• 49.06642, -120.78578

Additional physical characteristics

• Quite a bit of ambient noise (touching the mic).

Physical Repository

• University of Victoria (B.C.). Library

Collection

• Elders Council for Parks in British Columbia

Provider

• University of Victoria (B.C.). Library

Genre

• reminiscences
• oral histories (literary genre)
• sound recordings

Archival item identifier

• Accession Number: 2011-005; Item: 2011-005-09

Fonds identifier

• AR446

Is referenced by

• Archival Finding Aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/elders-council-for-parks-in-british-columbia-fonds

Date digitized

• 2023

Technical note

• Metadata by KD.

Rights

• This item is under copyright and made available on this site for research and private study only. Commercial use is prohibited. For all other uses please contact UVic Libraries' Special Collections and University Archives.

DOI

•  https://doi.org/10.58066/7vpr-4e20

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