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Climbers and climate change

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Medium
Library - Periodical
Author
Sandford, Robert W
Call Number
P
Author
Sandford, Robert W
Physical Description
p.71-72 : ill
Medium
Library - Periodical
Subjects
Environment
Glaciers
Vaux family
Water
Notes
In Canadian Alpine Journal, vol.87, 2004
Call Number
P
Collection
Archives Library
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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Author
Brooymans, Hanneke
Call Number
03.6 B79c Pam
Author
Brooymans, Hanneke
Physical Description
p.43-48 : ill., map
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Coalbed methane
Environment
Water
Notes
In Alberta Views, vol. 7, no.4 (July / August 2004)
Call Number
03.6 B79c Pam
Collection
Archives Library
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Coastal Village (sailboats in anchor on back)

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Artist
Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)
Date
c. 1900
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
CoJ.03.312
Description
Front: a smattering of houses are along the curving cliff that runs from the brc out to middle of work. The cliff and sea is to the left.Back: a simple scene of four boats out in the water. Top third of image is sky.Some colours in writing dictating a colour scheme
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Artist
Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)
Title
Coastal Village (sailboats in anchor on back)
Date
c. 1900
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
20.0 x 26.0 cm
Description
Front: a smattering of houses are along the curving cliff that runs from the brc out to middle of work. The cliff and sea is to the left.Back: a simple scene of four boats out in the water. Top third of image is sky.Some colours in writing dictating a colour scheme
Subject
landscape
water
Credit
Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997
Catalogue Number
CoJ.03.312
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Cold matters : the state and fate of Canada's fresh water

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2012
Author
Sandford, Robert William
Publisher
Victoria [B.C.] : Rocky Mountain Books
Call Number
03.5 Sa5wat c.1
03.5 Sa5wat c.2
Author
Sandford, Robert William
Responsibility
Robert William Sandford
Publisher
Victoria [B.C.] : Rocky Mountain Books
Published Date
2012
Physical Description
xiii, 256 p. : col. ill., col. maps, ports.
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Water
Continental Divide
Banff National Park
Jasper National Park
Kananaskis
Glaciers
Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN
9781927330197
Accession Number
13-7-1 70,500
P2015-03-31
Call Number
03.5 Sa5wat c.1
03.5 Sa5wat c.2
Collection
Archives Library
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Connecting the Kootenays : the Kootenay Lake ferries, a hundred years of service 1921-2020

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
January 2022
Author
Cone, Michael A.
Publisher
Nelson, British Columbia : Michael A. Cone
Call Number
08.5 C75c
Author
Cone, Michael A.
Publisher
Nelson, British Columbia : Michael A. Cone
Published Date
January 2022
Physical Description
354 pages
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Transportation
Water Travel
Travel
Kootenay Lake
Boat
Ferry
History
Abstract
Connecting the Kootenays chronicles the history of the Kootenay Lake ferry service from its modest beginnings in 1921 through to its 100th anniversary in 2020. -- From back cover
Contents
The Great Trunk Road (1908-1921) ; The Canadian Pacific Railway Fills the Gap (1884-1913) ; The Nasookin: Queen of Kootenay Lake (1913-1930) ; Nelson to Kuskanook: A Trip to Remember (1921-1930) ; The Provinical Government Steps In (1931) ; The Great Depression and the Second World War (1931-1947) ; Saying Goodbye to the Nasookin (1947-1956) ; A New Ferry and a New Route (1947-1954) ; The Auxiliary Ferry: The Balfour (1954) ; Growing Pains for the Two-Ferry Service and the Opening of the "Skyway" (1955-1963) ; Labour Strife, Major Rebuilds and Looking beyond the New Millennium (1964-1999) ; The Osprey 2000, Privitization and Facing Challenges Ahead (2000-2020)
ISBN
9781778350511
Accession Number
P2022.12
Call Number
08.5 C75c
Collection
Archives Library
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Artist
Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)
Date
c. 1920
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
CoJ.03.527
Description
Very faint rendition of a crag or rock face on the horizon with water in the foreground. Writing surrounding drawing denotes colour scheme and details.
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Artist
Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)
Title
Crag at Nipigon
Date
c. 1920
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
25.0 x 18.5 cm
Description
Very faint rendition of a crag or rock face on the horizon with water in the foreground. Writing surrounding drawing denotes colour scheme and details.
Subject
text
writing
sketch
crag
rock
water
Credit
Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997
Catalogue Number
CoJ.03.527
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Crisis on the Columbia

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1968
Author
Bullard, Oral
Publisher
Portland (OR) : Touchstone
Edition
1st ed
Call Number
03.6 B87
Author
Bullard, Oral
Edition
1st ed
Publisher
Portland (OR) : Touchstone
Published Date
1968
Physical Description
151p. : ill., maps
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Dams
Water
Accession Number
1000
Call Number
03.6 B87
Collection
Archives Library
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Cypres [sic] Hills Alberta

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Part Of
Bruno Engler fonds
Scope & Content
Item consists of one 16 mm motion picture pertaining to a collection of shots from the Cypress Hills area of Alberta collected for the National Film Board. Includes scenic views of the hills, a North West Mounted Police cemetary, guided hikes, water skiing, cattle ranching, and a rodeo. The origina…
Date Range
1960
Reference Code
V190 / VI / NF - 39
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Film
Motion picture
  1 image  
Part Of
Bruno Engler fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
M323 / S40 / V190
Series
VI : Retained file
Sous-Fonds
V190
Accession Number
7436
Reference Code
V190 / VI / NF - 39
GMD
Film
Motion picture
Date Range
1960
Physical Description
1 motion picture (1 film reel: 200'): 16 mm, original, b&w, silent
History / Biographical
See fonds level description
Scope & Content
Item consists of one 16 mm motion picture pertaining to a collection of shots from the Cypress Hills area of Alberta collected for the National Film Board. Includes scenic views of the hills, a North West Mounted Police cemetary, guided hikes, water skiing, cattle ranching, and a rodeo. The original label on the case reads "Title: Cypres [sic] Hills Alberta, Camera B. Engler, Date 1960, Footage 200ft, Time 5 min, NFB."
Subject Access
Activities
Animals
Boats
Cemeteries
Children
Cowboys
Fishing
Grave
Hiking
Hoodoos
Horses
Prairies
Ranch
Ranchers and ranching
Ranches
Rodeo
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Scenery
scenic
Tours
Tourism
Water skiing
Geographic Access
Cypress Hills
Alberta
Language
English
Creator
Bruno Engler
Title Source
Original title kept
Processing Status
Processed
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Artist
George Douglas Pepper (1903 – 1962, Canadian)
Date
1947 – 1947
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
PeG.02.03
Description
Brown and blue slate rock in the foreground with one lone stilted tree to the left; rocks are higher on the left almost meeting the walkway on the top of the dam. Lower mid-centre of the painting is the mass of swirling green, blue and white water rushing from the gates of the falls. The grey gates…
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Artist
George Douglas Pepper (1903 – 1962, Canadian)
Title
Dam Falls
Date
1947 – 1947
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
40.5 x 51.0 cm
Description
Brown and blue slate rock in the foreground with one lone stilted tree to the left; rocks are higher on the left almost meeting the walkway on the top of the dam. Lower mid-centre of the painting is the mass of swirling green, blue and white water rushing from the gates of the falls. The grey gates with water rushing down are mid-centre to the right. The walkway on the top of the dam extends throughout top-half of the painting. An outline of a rider and two horses are off to centre right, top of a mauve mountain behind and cloudy blue sky.
Subject
Canadian Rockies
mountain
dam
water
figure, man
animal, horse
Credit
Gift of Moore Gallery Ltd, Hamilton, 1995
Catalogue Number
PeG.02.03
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Denying the source : the crisis of First Nations water rights

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2009
Author
Phare, Merrell-Ann
Publisher
Surrey, B.C. : Rocky Mountain Books
Call Number
04 P49
Author
Phare, Merrell-Ann
Responsibility
Merrell-Ann S. Phare
Publisher
Surrey, B.C. : Rocky Mountain Books
Published Date
2009
Physical Description
xi, 99 p.
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
First Nations - (SEE ALSO Indians)
Water
Government
Environmental conservation
ISBN
9781897522615
Accession Number
13-2-1 70,500
Call Number
04 P49
Collection
Archives Library
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