Elders Council for Parks in British Columbia
User Collection Public
The Elders Council 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.
This collection consists of video history interviews with park pioneers, as well as some events, created by EKOS Communications in partnership with the Elders Council for Parks of British Columbia to commemorate the 100th anniversary of BC Parks in 2011 and audio recordings of oral histories related to the development of BC Parks.
The Elders Council for Parks in British Columbia video history collection was digitized through the support of the BC History Digitization Program, Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of British Columbia. Description of the c.1970s-1990s audio histories was supported with a gift from the Elders Council for Parks in British Columbia.
Please note that some of these records contain derogatory language describing Indigenous, Japanese, and Chinese peoples. There are also graphic descriptions of cruelty towards animals as well as graphic descriptions of deceased persons.
Collection thumbnail from the Elders Council for Parks BC website https://www.elderscouncilforparks.ca
Permalink: http://vault.library.uvic.ca/collections/ff03b197-0abd-4cc6-813e-ea7c05602530
Collection Details
- Items 83
- Last Updated 2025-08-26
Works (83)
1. Interview with Bob Ahrens about Provincial Parks history
- Title:
- Interview with Bob Ahrens about Provincial Parks history
- Description:
- 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: discussion of how the government figured Parks and Recreation within other programs/branches (the reorganization of 1978); a concern that the government is going to sell public Parks to private commercial interests; the focus on Marine Parks; the origins of “Nature Conservancy Areas”; Parks standards, and why BC’s Parks feel like National Parks.
- Subject:
- Parks--Conservation and restoration, BC Parks, Parks--Management, Conservation of natural resources--Societies, etc., National parks and reserves, Parks--Employees, Nature conservation--Societies, etc., Conservation of natural resources, Biodiversity conservation, Oral histories, Ahrens, Bob, Natural areas, Wildlife conservation, National parks and reserves--Management, Parks--Employees--Attitudes, Nature conservation, Wilderness areas, and Parks
- Creator:
- Elders Council for Parks in British Columbia
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 197X/198X
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
- License:
- 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.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Sound
- Extent:
- 00:44:50 (Side A) and 00:47:07 (Side B)
- Alternative Title:
- Provincial Parks History Mr. Ahrens, copy 2.
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia
- Coordinates:
- 53.99983, -125.0032
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Side B is blank; dropouts during program; program distorted at times; high amount of hum during program.
- 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), and sound recordings
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Accession Number: 2011-005; Item: 2011-005-03
- 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.
2. Interview with R. H. Boyd
- Title:
- Interview with R. H. Boyd
- Description:
- 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. Robert ("Bob") Boyd was superintendent of Manning Park from 1946 to 1963. This interview was recorded at Rosedale, B.C. The interview concerns the following topics: old cattle trails; the first white men in Manning Park”; the movements of local indigenous folks; information about the namesake of Allison Pass; how Manning got its Park status; the early staff of Manning Park; the first building built at Manning Park; Joe [Kanski?], a homesteader who was in the Park where the Cambie campsite now stands; the “Big Burn”; 1949 being an especially bad year for fires started by lighting strikes; trail-laying; the connection between steamboat mountain and prospector gold; the origins of many trails; the original names of various landmarks; the matter of bringing pack horses into the park (and why it failed), among other topics.
- Subject:
- Parks--Management, Wilderness areas, Nature conservation, Parks--Conservation and restoration, Oral histories, National parks and reserves--Management, National parks and reserves, Parks--Employees, Conservation of natural resources--Societies, etc., Natural areas, Parks, Biodiversity conservation, Parks--Employees--Attitudes, Wildlife conservation, BC Parks, Boyd, Robert H., Nature conservation--Societies, etc., and Conservation of natural resources
- Creator:
- Elders Council for Parks in British Columbia
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1977-08
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
- License:
- 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.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Sound
- Extent:
- 00:31:10
- Alternative Title:
- R.H. Boyd, First Sup't [Superintendent] of Manning Park. Rec. At Rosedale BC
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Chilliwack--Rosedale and British Columbia--Manning Provincial Park
- Coordinates:
- 49.18333, -121.8 and 49.06642, -120.78578
- 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), and sound recordings
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Accession Number: 2011-005; Item: 2011-005-02
- 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.
3. Interview with Don McMurchie (Parts 01 and 02)
- Title:
- Interview with Don McMurchie (Parts 01 and 02)
- Description:
- 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. Bob Ahrens interviews Don McMurchie on April 9th, 1979. Side A: Don McMurchie (Part 1 of 4) Side B: Don McMurchie (Part 2 of 4)
- Subject:
- National parks and reserves, Parks--Employees, Parks--Management, Oral histories, McMurchie, Don, Conservation of natural resources, Parks, Wildlife conservation, Nature conservation, National parks and reserves--Management, Parks--Employees--Attitudes, Biodiversity conservation, Parks--Conservation and restoration, Wilderness areas, Conservation of natural resources--Societies, etc., BC Parks, Natural areas, and Nature conservation--Societies, etc.
- Creator:
- Elders Council for Parks in British Columbia
- Contributor:
- Ahrens, Bob
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1979-04-09
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
- License:
- 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.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Sound
- Identifier:
- Tape #20
- Extent:
- 00:46:21 (Side B) and 00:45:35 (Side A)
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Elders Council for Parks in British Columbia
- Provenance:
- Gift of Bill Merilees/Elders Council for Parks in BC, March 2017.
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- sound recordings, reminiscences, and oral histories (literary genre)
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Accession Number: 2024-010; Item: 37-38
- Fonds Title:
- Elders Council for Parks in British Columbia fonds
- Fonds Identifier:
- AR446
- Is_referenced_by:
- Archival Finding Aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/elders-council-for-parks-in-british-columbia-fonds
- Date Digitized:
- 2017
- Technical Note:
- Metadata by KD.
4. Interview with Don McMurchie (Parts 03 and 04)
- Title:
- Interview with Don McMurchie (Parts 03 and 04)
- Description:
- 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. Bob Ahrens interviews Don McMurchie on April 9th, 1979. Side A: Don McMurchie (Part 3 of 4) Side B: Don McMurchie (Part 4 of 4)
- Subject:
- Parks--Employees, Natural areas, BC Parks, Biodiversity conservation, National parks and reserves--Management, Parks, National parks and reserves, Parks--Employees--Attitudes, Oral histories, Conservation of natural resources--Societies, etc., McMurchie, Don, Nature conservation, Wildlife conservation, Parks--Conservation and restoration, Conservation of natural resources, Nature conservation--Societies, etc., Wilderness areas, and Parks--Management
- Creator:
- Elders Council for Parks in British Columbia
- Contributor:
- Ahrens, Bob
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1979-04-09
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
- License:
- 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.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Sound
- Identifier:
- Tape #21
- Extent:
- 00:44:32 (Side A) and 00:15:12 (Side B)
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Elders Council for Parks in British Columbia
- Provenance:
- Gift of Bill Merilees/Elders Council for Parks in BC, March 2017.
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- reminiscences, oral histories (literary genre), and sound recordings
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Accession Number: 2024-010; Item: 39-40
- Fonds Title:
- Elders Council for Parks in British Columbia fonds
- Fonds Identifier:
- AR446
- Is_referenced_by:
- Archival Finding Aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/elders-council-for-parks-in-british-columbia-fonds
- Date Digitized:
- 2017
- Technical Note:
- Metadata by KD.
5. Joe Hilton's recollections as told to the Park Naturalists, Don Gough and Al Midnight
- Title:
- Joe Hilton's recollections as told to the Park Naturalists, Don Gough and Al Midnight
- Description:
- 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. Joe Hilton was a pioneer and trapper and one of Manning Parks first Park Rangers. This interview concerns the following topics: SIDE A The fires in Manning Park; Japanese internment camps; man-made wildfires; wildlife; the first moose sighting in the 1950s; animal populations; the Park's history before the 1950s; "cougar dogs;" trapping numbers; bear encounters; trapping stories; lynx encounters; prices for fur; human impact on animal populations; why the Park is experiencing more traffic; mammals in the Park; fish populations; the origin of lakes seeded with fish; how records for trapping were dealt with; lake flow, dams, and drainage; elk populations; the first white trapper; rumors of lost mines; trapper and prospector diplomacy; identifying old buildings; the story behind why "Lone" is the name of everything; when buildings were built; when the trails were constructed (Skyline, Heather); indigenous relations; history of hiking trails, and the steamboat trail. SIDE B A female homesteader of note who lived in the area; ghost stories and legends; the story behind Windy Joe; why there's an old ladder by Strawberry Flats; relationship with farmers; how folks came in before the highway; lost trails; the Great Northern Railway proposal, and when certain diseases entered the Park. NOTE: This recording contains derogatory language describing Indigenous, Japanese, and Chinese peoples.
- Subject:
- Conservation of natural resources, Nature conservation--Societies, etc., Wilderness areas, Nature conservation, BC Parks, Parks--Employees--Attitudes, Oral histories, Gough, Donald George, Natural areas, Biodiversity conservation, National parks and reserves--Management, Parks, Parks--Employees, Wildlife conservation, Parks--Conservation and restoration, Midnight, Al, National parks and reserves, Parks--Management, Hilton, Joseph, and Conservation of natural resources--Societies, etc.
- Creator:
- Elders Council for Parks in British Columbia
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1980-08-28
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
- License:
- 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.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Sound
- Extent:
- 00:15:47(Side B) and 00:30:30(Side A)
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Manning Provincial Park
- Coordinates:
- 49.06642, -120.78578
- 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), and sound recordings
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Accession Number: 2011-005; Item: 2011-005-01
- Fonds Title:
- Elders Council for Parks in British Columbia fonds
- 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.
6. Interview with Bill French
- Title:
- Interview with Bill French
- Description:
- 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. Bill Merilees interviews Bill French of French Beach Park on September 17th, 1980 at French Beach in Sooke, B.C. Side A: Bill French
- Subject:
- Natural areas, Nature conservation--Societies, etc., Oral histories, Parks--Employees--Attitudes, Parks, Wilderness areas, Conservation of natural resources--Societies, etc., BC Parks, National parks and reserves--Management, Conservation of natural resources, Parks--Conservation and restoration, National parks and reserves, Parks--Employees, Biodiversity conservation, Nature conservation, Wildlife conservation, Parks--Management, and French, Bill
- Creator:
- Elders Council for Parks in British Columbia
- Contributor:
- Merilees, Bill
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1980-09-17
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
- License:
- 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.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Sound
- Identifier:
- Tape #50
- Extent:
- 00:34:22
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Sooke--French Beach
- Coordinates:
- 48.3908, -123.94441
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Elders Council for Parks in British Columbia
- Provenance:
- Gift of Bill Merilees/Elders Council for Parks in BC, March 2017.
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- sound recordings, reminiscences, and oral histories (literary genre)
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Accession Number: 2024-010; Item: 93
- Fonds Title:
- Elders Council for Parks in British Columbia fonds
- Fonds Identifier:
- AR446
- Is_referenced_by:
- Archival Finding Aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/elders-council-for-parks-in-british-columbia-fonds
- Date Digitized:
- 2017
- Technical Note:
- Metadata by KD.
7. Memorial Service for Don McMurchie
- Title:
- Memorial Service for Don McMurchie
- Description:
- 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. Recording of a memorial service for Don McMurchie that took place in January 1987 in Victoria B.C. Side A: Memorial Service for Don McMurchie (ends with piano music) Side B: Don McMurchie spinning a short yarn about C.P. (Chess) Lyons (ends with Hallelujah chorus)
- Subject:
- Parks--Employees--Attitudes, Memorials, Nature conservation--Societies, etc., Wilderness areas, Biodiversity conservation, National parks and reserves, Wildlife conservation, Nature conservation, Parks--Employees, Parks--Management, Conservation of natural resources, Parks--Conservation and restoration, Conservation of natural resources--Societies, etc., Parks, Natural areas, National parks and reserves--Management, Oral histories, McMurchie, Don, and BC Parks
- Creator:
- Elders Council for Parks in British Columbia
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1987-01
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
- License:
- 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.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Sound
- Identifier:
- Tape #22
- Extent:
- 00:10:10 (Side B) and 00:31:45 (Side A)
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Victoria
- Coordinates:
- 48.4359, -123.35155
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Elders Council for Parks in British Columbia
- Provenance:
- Gift of Bill Merilees/Elders Council for Parks in BC, March 2017.
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- oral histories (literary genre), reminiscences, and sound recordings
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Accession Number: 2024-010; Item: 41-42
- Fonds Title:
- Elders Council for Parks in British Columbia fonds
- Fonds Identifier:
- AR446
- Is_referenced_by:
- Archival Finding Aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/elders-council-for-parks-in-british-columbia-fonds
- Date Digitized:
- 2017
- Technical Note:
- Metadata by KD.
8. Interview with Charlie Velay (Part 01 of 03)
- Title:
- Interview with Charlie Velay (Part 01 of 03)
- Description:
- 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 Early biography and path to the forest service; fixing up an old campsite that was originally used by conscientious objectors; work at Mount Seymour; [E.G. “Sy” Olderman?]; the opening of the Hope-Princeton highway; Manning Park’s status as a ranger district; the building boom of 1949; meeting Davie Davidson and Joe Hilton; first time in Manning Park, by the old Japanese internment camps. SIDE B Why the park wasn’t named Melrose; the morbid cigarette structure to get folks to not throw their butts out of their cars; how Joe Hilton got involved with the Park; early fire prevention roads; Davie Davidson’s “fearless” attitude towards dynamite; the toilet paper surveys; the tension between Manning staff and government engineers; attitudes towards the Hope-Princeton highway corridor; horses in Manning Park; why renting horses didn’t take off; comparing Manning to other Canadian Parks; Christmas at Manning; the tennis court.
- Subject:
- Wilderness areas, Biodiversity conservation, Parks--Management, Conservation of natural resources, Nature conservation, Nature conservation--Societies, etc., Conservation of natural resources--Societies, etc., Parks--Employees, Wildlife conservation, National parks and reserves, BC Parks, Parks--Employees--Attitudes, Oral histories, National parks and reserves--Management, Parks, Parks--Conservation and restoration, Velay, Charlie, and Natural areas
- Creator:
- Elders Council for Parks in British Columbia
- Contributor:
- Shaw, Louise
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1991-02
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
- License:
- 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.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Sound
- Extent:
- 00:30:10 (Side A) and 00:30:09
- Alternative Title:
- Charlie Velay ... Interviewed by Louise Shaw ... Tape 1.
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Mount Seymour Provincial Park, British Columbia--Manning Provincial Park, and British Columbia--Mount Seymour
- Coordinates:
- 49.06642, -120.78578 and 9.39137, -122.91933
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Dropouts during program; phasing during program; static during program; 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, oral histories (literary genre), and reminiscences
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Accession Number: 2011-005; Item: 2011-005-07
- 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.
9. Interview with Charlie Velay (Part 02 of 03)
- Title:
- Interview with Charlie Velay (Part 02 of 03)
- Description:
- 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 Restrictions on trapping and mining; the matter of wanting “more wilderness” or keeping wilderness wild; preservation as recreation and vice versa; Davey Davidson blasting; horses. SLIDE B Log structures at Manning; carvings; structure manufacturing in Langford; water and power needs; the different guest facilities and accommodations; original kitchen and kitchen staff quarters; the sitting room.
- Subject:
- Oral histories, Parks--Conservation and restoration, Parks--Employees, Conservation of natural resources--Societies, etc., National parks and reserves--Management, Parks--Management, Natural areas, Biodiversity conservation, National parks and reserves, Wilderness areas, Nature conservation--Societies, etc., Nature conservation, Conservation of natural resources, Velay, Charlie, Parks--Employees--Attitudes, Wildlife conservation, Parks, and BC Parks
- Creator:
- Elders Council for Parks in British Columbia
- Contributor:
- Shaw, Louise
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1991-02
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
- License:
- 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.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Sound
- Extent:
- 00:30:06 (Side A) and 00:29:01 (Side B)
- Alternative Title:
- Charlie Velay ... Interviewed by Louise Shaw ... Tape 2
- 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:
- sound recordings, oral histories (literary genre), and reminiscences
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Accession Number: 2011-005; Item: 2011-005-08
- 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.
10. Interview with Charlie Velay (Part 03 of 03)
- Title:
- Interview with Charlie Velay (Part 03 of 03)
- Description:
- 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.
- 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, and BC Parks
- Creator:
- Elders Council for Parks in British Columbia
- Contributor:
- Shaw, Louise
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1991-02
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
- License:
- 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.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Sound
- Extent:
- 00:29:18 (Side B) and 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), and 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.