British Columbia. Parks Branch

Identity area

Type of entity

Government

Authorized form of name

British Columbia. Parks Branch

Parallel form(s) of name

  • Provincial Parks Branch

Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

Other form(s) of name

  • Parks Branch

Identifiers for corporate bodies

Description area

Dates of existence

1957-1978

History

The Parks Branch (also called the Provincial Parks Branch) was originally called the Parks and Recreation Division and until 1957 it reported to the Dept. of Lands and Forests. As of March 28, 1957 the name of the branch changed and began to report to the newly formed Dept. of Recreation and Conservation. The main objective of the branch was to plan, develop and maintain a parks system including camp-site and roadside picnic areas and marinas, capable of meeting the non-urban recreational needs of the people of British Columbia. Lands and waters for the use and enjoyment of the public were obtained, largely through establishing reserves of Crown Lands. When necessary to complete a land system of parks or a water system of marinas, acquisition is by purchase. Occasionally a gift of an area was made by a public spirited citizen.
On December 5, 1978, the Parks Branch was amalgamated with the Land Management Branch and the housing function of the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing to form the Ministry of Lands, Parks and Housing.

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Relationships area

Related entity

British Columbia. Dept. of Recreation and Conservation (1957-1975)

Identifier of related entity

125

Category of relationship

hierarchical

Dates of relationship

1957-1975

Description of relationship

Related entity

British Columbia. Parks and Outdoor Recreation Division (1979-)

Identifier of related entity

3659

Category of relationship

temporal

Type of relationship

British Columbia. Parks and Outdoor Recreation Division

is the successor of

British Columbia. Parks Branch

Dates of relationship

Description of relationship

Related entity

British Columbia. Parks and Recreation Division (1949-1957)

Identifier of related entity

29626

Category of relationship

temporal

Type of relationship

British Columbia. Parks and Recreation Division

is the predecessor of

British Columbia. Parks Branch

Dates of relationship

Description of relationship

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Authority record identifier

4225

Institution identifier

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Dates of creation, revision and deletion

KHUGHES 2012-12-06

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Sources

Name taken from Central Name Authority File
Administrative history from Dept. of Lands and Forests annual report, 1958.

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Created by: KHUGHES

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