John Harvie Photograph "Alberta Culture and Multiculturalism...Harvie Heights"
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- Date Range
- 1970-1980
- Description Level
- Item
- Accession No.
- P19950015000
- Physical Description
- 1 color photographic print
- Scope and Content
- Photographic print, color, of the interpretive panel at Harvie Heights, dedicated to John Harvie. The panel describes Harvie's biography and his role as Deputy Minister of Lands and Forests, and his service in the Alberta Government.
- Date Range
- 1970-1980
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 color photographic print
- History Biographical
- "Print was donated by Charles Harvie in remembrance of his father. This interpretive panel in the photograph was never put up and was given to the Harvie family instead. John Harvie was a person of significance in the development of Alberta's land and natural resources. He served in a number of Government positions including Deputy Minister of the Provincial Department of Lands and Forests. For more information see permanent record. *UPDATE* in 2014 Collections Assistant Jane Edmundson conducted a survey of art objects. The following biography of John Harvie was developed with information from the Interpretive panel pictured in the photograph and his Lethbridge Herald obiturary. John Harvie was born in Scotland in 1887 and came to Canada with his family in 1904. Harvie began his career as a clerk with the Dominion Lands Office in Lethbridge. He rose steadily in the Federal Civil Service, and by 1928 was the Director of Military and Public Lands. In 1930, Ottawa was negotiating the transfer of ownership of natural resources, including oil and natural gas, to the provinces. Alberta Premier J.F. Brownlee requested that Harvie establish a system to manage those resources. In 1931 John Harvie became Deputy Minister of Lands and Mines. His innovative ideas, including the Oil and Gas Conservation Board, assisted Alberta in developing its petroleum resources. His work influenced other provinces and countries interested in the conservation and management of mineral resources. Just prior to Harvie's retirement in 1952, a resort town established east of Banff National Park was named Harvie Heights in his honour. John Harvie passed away in Lethbridge on February 6, 1979."
- Scope and Content
- Photographic print, color, of the interpretive panel at Harvie Heights, dedicated to John Harvie. The panel describes Harvie's biography and his role as Deputy Minister of Lands and Forests, and his service in the Alberta Government.
- Accession No.
- P19950015000
- Collection
- Archive
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