This presentation will concentrate on the early surveys done mainly in Western Canada and specifically targeting those surveys involving reserves. It will begin with a general overview of the places I go to research or find information out about a specific surveying issue. This will be followed by three major examples of research conducted on […]
The NRCan Minister approved the CLS Regulations amendments allowing for digital signatures which will permit electronic filing of survey documents in MyCLSS. It’s not official yet since it has to be published in the Canada Gazette. In preparation for going ahead with electronic filing, the SGB and ACLS presented a Webinar on Thursday October 26th […]
As surveyors we are expected to re-establish a boundary in its original location using the best available evidence. Part of that process is to be able to understand what it was like to survey at the time the original post was set. That may have been more than 100 years ago when conditions, equipment and […]
Land is an essential element in the development of economies, cultures, and governments. The manner in which questions of ownership, use, access and authority are resolved can result in conflict or opportunity. Judicial decisions have, over the years, clarified the potential scope of Aboriginal title as well as the obligations placed upon public and First […]