Fonds contain the records of Don MacLaurin. MacLaurin was involved in the forestry industry of British Columbia, taught at BCIT, and was heavily involved with the Resort Municipality of Whistler. He was in several forestry associations, including the Canadian Institute of Forestry, British Columbia Foresters, and the Forest Nursery Association of British Columbia. MacLaurin created the Whistler Interpretive Forest. MacLaurin also completed assessments for private developers. Included in the fonds are his personal records.

Most of the records were created in the Whistler region.

Series contains records from the time Don MacLaurin was employed at BCIT. Records reflect MacLaurin's activity as a professor, included course notes, assignments, and correspondence.

File contains Don MacLaurin's copy of the 1979-1980 BCIT staff roster.

Contains documents used by Don MacLaurin while teaching courses at BCIT, including marking keys (rubrics); course notes; course planning and laboratory activity details; lecture schedules and notes; workshop notes; course-related academic papers; class attendance notes; course-related definitions, records, and descriptions; land use planning frameworks. Also includes a CD containing Project Course Reports for the year 2000, involving the Fish, Wildlife and Recreation Program.

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 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.

Records concerning the Whistler Mountain skier usage report by BCIT Students from 1971. The file includes correspondence, a draft copy of the Whistler Mountain User Study (1976); an edited copy of the students' ski report with editorial notes.

File contains a full draft copy of the Whistler Whistler Mountain Skier Usage Report written by BCIT Students in 1971.

Contains "Wildlife - A Bibliography: Government publications on wildlife held in the Library of the B.C. Institute of Technology," compiled by Katherine Kent. The file also contains an interoffice memo addressed to Don MacLaurin from Margot Allingham.

Documents concerning the ecology course taught by Don MacLaurin in 1974. The file includes lab notes and handouts; soil notes; classification systems; and course handouts.