File contains documents concerning Don MacLaurin's 1984/85 study leave, including booklets describing national parks in Hawaii; correspondencewith university officials; Don MacLaurin's research proposal and related documents; daily itineraries; research notes; a list of the National and Provincial Parks Association of Canada's 1978 Board of Trustees; details, requests, plans, and proposals for Don MacLaurin's sabbatical; contact information lists. The file also contains documents regarding Don MacLaurin's application for the position of Coordinator for the Curriculum Development Centre.

Records concerning BCIT's Basic Resources Instruction for Development, Growth, and Employment (BRIDGE) Distance Education Program; records concerning the Sunshine Village Ski Area; and various records pertaining to the South Pacific.

The file includes correspondence regarding the BRIDGE Program; financial records; travel insurance information; reports and proposals; Don MacLaurin's 1982 copy of "Learning at a Distance and the New Technology"; Don MacLaurin's copy of "International Council for Distance Education: 1982 Conference Report and Handbook"; BCIT audio teleconferencing information; conference summaries, programs and notes; contact information; copies of BRIDGE Program initiatives, core modules, and descriptions.

The file also includes technical details for an experimental satellite communications project; a map with information on the South Pacific; an executive summary on the Anik-B Interactive Instructional Television Project.

The file also includes correspondence and reports regarding the expansion of the Sunshine Village Ski Area.

Correspondence addressed to Don MacLaurin during this teacher years at BCIT. The file contains correspondence regarding Don MacLaurin's 1984/85 study leave; correspondence regarding a student project in the Whistler area; email correspondence with the Canadian Avalanche Association; and correspondence regarding forestry technology course modules.

Records concerning the BCIT Pioneers Club. The file includes Forest Ranger training materials; documents regarding the extension of the Chilliwack Forest Development Road; various correspondence; a briefing document on distance education at BCIT; a list of contacts associated with Don MacLaurin's 1984/85 study leave; a copy of the December 1959 Forest Service Newsletter.

File contains Don MacLaurin's copy of the May 1978 version of the BCIT Prospectus in Distance Education.