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Regional planning collection (James W. Wilson collector)
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Regional planning collection (James W. Wilson collector)

  • F-132
  • Collection
  • 1952 - 1988

James W. Wilson was a Professor of Geography at SFU, who had served as the first executive director of the Lower Mainland Regional Planning Board and a relocation planner for the Columbia River Power Project in B.C.

Collection consists of records and publications collected by James W. Wilson concerning the work of the Lower Mainland Regional Planning Board. Also includes materials about the resettlement project that B.C. Hydro carried out during the Columbia River Project. Includes personal memoirs written by Dr. Wilson as well as annual reports, minutes, newsletters, essays, correspondence, notes, books, surveys, newspaper clippings, and photographs.

Wilson, James W.

Lower Mainland regional planning files

James Wilson served as the first executive director of the Lower Mainland Regional Planning Board for thirteen years (1951-1964) The Board was one of the first regional planning authorities in Canada and paved the way for further Canadian work in this field.

Includes Wilson's personal memoir, "The Lower Mainland's Regional Plan: A Retrospective Introduction," as well as reports, correspondence, minutes, publications and other documents.

Arrow Lakes Resettlement project files

Wilson worked for B.C. Hydro for two years (1964-1966) as the relocation planner on the Columbia River Power Project. He helped to establish new communities for the people of the Arrow Lakes region who were displaced by the project. Includes Wilson's personal memoir, "The Columbia River Development: Looking After People in the Way," as well as correspondence, publications, other documents, and photographs.

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