The Planning Files are largely text, with maps, plans (some of these hand-drawn by petitioners to the Board of Variance) and a few reports used or produced by the Planning Department. The records consist mainly of correspondence between planning staff and members of the public or developers. Typical letters addressed to the Planning Department request permission to subdivide, rezone or purchase property, or to contravene setback and height restrictions. There are also a number of petitions from local area citizens' groups protesting decisions made by the municipality, excerpts from committee minutes, decisions written by officials, and copies of pertinent by-laws.
Sans titreFonds consists of records relating to the Climatological Station at Victoria-Tillicum and weather observation in general, and includes climatological station registers and temperature graphs, memos and other textual records, ephemera, news clippings, research notes, sketches, reports, books, manuals, and reference material. Fonds is arranged into 8 series: Climatological Data, Correspondence, Ephemera, News Clippings, Research Notes, Reports, Published Material, and Artifacts.
Sans titreCollection consists of photographs of Saanich heritage buildings taken in the 1960s and 1970s.
Sans titreFonds consists of photographs of the Gordon Head area of Saanich including the Todd house and farm, the opening of Shelbourne Street, and Gordon Head School.
Sans titreCollection consists of photographs of various heritage buildings in Saanich taken in the 1970s.
Sans titreCollection consists largely of correspondence between 1945 and 1968 from Dr. Harry R. Lillie (d. 1990). Lillie was a Scottish surgeon, anti-whaling and anti-sealing activist, and author of books on conservation. Collection also includes photographs, postcards, greeting cards and news clippings.
Sans titreFonds consists of landscape and other photographs by Ernest Glass.
Sans titreCollection consists of photographs of the Filmer family, the Simmonds family, and the Blenkinsop Valley between 1902 and 1978. Includes copied material (photographs and related material) which document the "Lost Lake" property and the Simmonds family. The area is now called Blenkinsop Lake/Valley.
Sans titreCollection consists of colour photographs of various Saanich landmarks taken during the 1960s and 1970s.
Sans titreFonds consists of correspondence, training notices, communication plans, annual reports, and other financial statements.
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