Names written on a piece of brown paper: Top Row (L-R) ; Mrs. Higgins, Mrs. Coyle, J. Coyle, Fr. Godfrey & Gabe Lecroix" Bottom Row (L-R); Miss Hoops, Mr. & Mrs. Turner, Mrs. Lecroiz, Thos. Short, Francis Charleson. Ellen Coyle (bottom left corner). Photo is a modern copy
Telkwa's first school, known as the Telkwa Assisted School, was founded in 1915. A new two-room building was built in 1919 due to the growing population and the rising river levels near the site of the old school. As Telkwa's population continued to grow, it was determined that a larger school was needed, and the Telkwa Superior School was constructed. Classes began in September 1949 and the building officially opened in June 1950. Originally Grades 1 to 10 were taught here, but the higher three grades were moved to Smithers in the 1960s, leading to the school being renamed the Telkwa Elementary School.
Scope and Content
Series includes three ledgers that have the signatures of all visiting guests for a variety of events.
Item is Vol. 5 No. 1 of the Telkwa Foundation Newsletter. It is a Northwest Study Conference special and has the headline "Development: On Whose Terms?" The newsletter discusses topics such as pollution, environmental degradation, and Indigenous land rights in Northwestern British Columbia.
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Vol. 5 No. 1
June 1982
Telkwa Foundation
NEW SLETTER
Don’t ask fr rights. Take thim. An’
don’t let anny wan give thim to ye. A right
that is handed to ye fer nawthin has something
the mather with it. ’it’s more thin
likely it’s only a wrrong turned inside out.
Finley Peter Dunne
The Telkwa Foundation was an environmental and social justice organization active in the Bulkley Valley from 1976 to about 1987. They published the Telkwa Foundation Newsletter for several years.
Custodial History
Item was stored with other documents in bound binders in the Old Works Yard building until April 2020.
Scope and Content
Item is Vol. 5 No. 1 of the Telkwa Foundation Newsletter. It is a Northwest Study Conference special and has the headline "Development: On Whose Terms?" The newsletter discusses topics such as pollution, environmental degradation, and Indigenous land rights in Northwestern British Columbia.
Fonds consists of material created by and related to the Telkwa Foundation, including its Certificate of Incorporation and Constitution, an Interior News article, its Charter, meeting minutes, annual reports, a newsletter, and town economic development meeting minutes from Prince George in which th…
The Telkwa Foundation (1976-c.1987) was a non-profit, non-partisan, public interest research group dedicated to environmentalism and social justice issues in Northwestern British Columbia. It was founded in late summer or early fall 1976 by Telkwa residents Tony Pearse and Jim Wright, in response to the planned construction of an oil pipeline from Kitimat to Edmonton, AB. The specific impetus for its creation, according to Tony Pearse, was a presentation and slideshow given in Smithers by Gary Gallon, director of the Vancouver SPEC, on issues in oil transportation. Initially a volunteer group, the Telkwa Foundation acquired a Canada Works Grant in spring 1977 allowing it to hire staff members for the Habitat North projects, which lasted until October 1978. It was officially incorporated under the Societies Act on November 6th 1978, with the aim “to develop and promote an ecologically-sound land ethic for the present and future development of northwestern British Columbia.” The organization held meetings, produced annual reports, published a monthly newsletter, gathered, analyzed and distributed research, gave public presentations and educational programs at schools and colleges, and tried to establish constructive relationships with federal, provincial, and local authorities. It disbanded in the late 1980s, at some point after July 21st 1987.
In addition to the founders, members included Richard Overstall, Steve Whipp, Mike Morrell, Walter Taylor, Patricia Moss, Sheila Peters, Lynn Shervill, David Price, Ian and Kathy Anderson, Bill Horswill, Sally Moore, Bill Meltcalf, Ric and Karen Careless, Rick Olding, Doug Aberley, Ann Mclean, Irving and Rosemary Fox, Dave Gillespie, and Ros Pojar.
Custodial History
Items with 2020.23 accession numbers were donated by former TF member Richard Overstall on May 13th 2020.
Items with 2020.14 accession numbers were donated by Pat Moss on May 1st 2020. These had previously been in her possession since her involvement with the Telkwa Foundation in the 1970s and 1980s.
Item 2020.6.42 was found in a bound volume of newspaper supplements in the Old Works Yard storage building in April 2020. It was accessioned on April 23rd as an item in the BVM Discrete Items Collection. On May 1st it was transferred to the newly-created Telkwa Foundation fonds.
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of material created by and related to the Telkwa Foundation, including its Certificate of Incorporation and Constitution, an Interior News article, its Charter, meeting minutes, annual reports, a newsletter, and town economic development meeting minutes from Prince George in which the Telkwa Foundation is mentioned.
The materials have mostly been kept in their original order, although some have been rearranged. The fonds is divided into the following series:
S1 - Foundational Documents - Certificate of Incorporation, Constitution, Charter (1978)
S2 - Meeting Minutes - April 1st 1978, June 24th 1978 agenda, July 11th 1978, February 9th 1979 (AGM)
S3 - Annual Reports - 1987, 1986, 1985, 1984, 1983, 1982, 1981, 1980, 1979, 1978 (note: not all annual reports are available in whole)
S4 - Newsletters - 1978-1984
S5 - Misc. - Interior News article (April 12th 1978), Prince George town economic development meeting minutes (October 20th 1978)
Item is an application to the Job Creation Partnership program for the Restoration of St. Stephen's Heritage Church project. Primarily a description of restoration work planned for the church in 2003, as well as some photocopied images, and a letter of support for the project from Telkwa Museum Society.
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