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: SIDE A Mining locations and general politics about mining in the Park; feelings about the Hope Princeton highway; Christmas at Manning; ski hill; putting in the rope tow; Christmas decorations; visits from government officials; the start of the Gibson ski area. SIDE B Stoping mining claims in Manning; first impressions of Manning Park; a “Banff of BC”; fire watching; forest fires; the gallows sign to discourage people starting forest fires; constructing trails between the lookouts.

In Collection:

• Elders Council for Parks in British Columbia

Creator

• Elders Council for Parks in British Columbia

Contributor

• Shaw, Louise

Subject

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

Language

• eng

Date created

• February 1991

Resource type

• Sound

Rights statement

• In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted

Extent

• 00:29:02 (Side A)
• 00:29:54 (Side B)

Alternative title

• Davey Davidson ... Interviewed by Louise Shaw ... Tape 2

Geographic Coverage

• British Columbia--Manning Provincial Park

Coordinates

• 49.06642, -120.78578

Additional physical characteristics

• Program distorted at times.

Physical Repository

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

Collection

• Elders Council for Parks in British Columbia

Provider

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

Genre

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

Archival item identifier

• Accession Number: 2011-005; Item: 2011-005-11

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/10.58066/92c9-ja70

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