This series consists of range management records transferred from the 100 Mile House Forest district in the Cariboo Forest Region, 1923-2000. This series may contain records created by the 100 Mile House, Kamloops, Cariboo, Williams Lake and Clinton Forest Districts and/or Grazing Districts. Note that the names and boundaries of districts and regions varied over the years. Records relate to the administration of Grazing Licences and Grazing Permits as defined under the Range Act, and Grazing Leases as defined under the Land Act, including issuance, amendments, transfers, billing, monitoring, policy administration, and plans specific to tenures, such as Grazing System Plans. Also includes records concerning additions and deletions of land and/or authorized Animal Unit Months (AUM) from grazing tenures. Records include tenure application forms, grazing plans, authorized livestock, correspondence, maps, records determining range boundaries and use, and information on range improvements and clearing. Each file relates to a particular range tenure. Note that there may be additional individuals or companies who held the tenure who are not listed in the file title. Files are arranged alphabetically. The ministries responsible for the Forest and Range Districts, and the years that they were responsible, are: British Columbia. Dept. of Lands (1908-1945) British Columbia. Dept. of Lands and Forests (1945-1962) British Columbia. Dept. of Lands, Forests and Water Resources (1962-1975) British Columbia. Dept. of Forests (1975-1976) British Columbia. Ministry of Forests (1976-1986) British Columbia. Ministry of Forests and Lands (1986-1988) British Columbia. Ministry of Forests (1988-2005) This series is classified under ORCS number 15700-20 of the Ministry of Forests schedule (881261).
The series consists of timber sale harvesting licences (TSHL) from the 100 Mile House Forest District. Timber sale harvesting licences were first introduced in 1967 and provided individuals and businesses with a permit to cut a volume of timber. This series documents the Government’s administration of timber licences during the period of 1963-1990. Each file contains correspondence, reports and may also contain maps of the cutting area. The files also contain the TSHL application, cutting permit, timber value appraisals and reappraisals, stumpage rate notices, cutting plan maps, charts, clearance status inquiries, and inspection reports. The files are numbered with the licence number and, in many cases, a cutting permit number. The records have been classified as 19590-45 in the Forest Operational Classification System (ORCS). The ministries responsible for these records, and the years that they were responsible, are: Dept. of Lands, Forests and Water Resources (1962-1975) Dept. of Forests (1975-1976) Ministry of Forests (1976-1986) Ministry of Forests and Lands (1986-1988) Ministry of Forests (1988-2005)