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I. R. Wilson Consultants, now Stantec

Western Canada's Heritage Resource Specialists

As one of the largest heritage consulting companies in the Canadian west, I.R. Wilson Consultants Ltd., now Stantec, offers a full range of consulting services in heritage-related fields including archaeology, anthropology, ethnohistory and history. Our geographical focus of our services is in British Columbia, with expertise throughout the far north, Alberta and Saskatchewan. Services range from office-based archaeological overviews and archival research to field survey and excavation programs.

Our depth and breadth of expertise allow us to provide a problem-solving, objective approach to what is today an increasingly challenging field.

Acknowledgement: All illustrations courtesy of Brian Seymour.

I.R. WilsonOffices

Sidney Office

Suite 11, 2042 Mills Road
Sidney, B.C.  V8L 5X4

Telephone: (250) 656-7966
Fax: (250) 656-4789

Burnaby Office

500, 4370 Dominion Street
Burnaby, B.C.  V5G 4L7

Telephone: (604) 436-3014
Fax: (604) 436-3752

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Feature Artifact

Halibut Hook
(Old Songhees Reserve, Victoria, B.C.)

This artifact is a decorated wooden composite halibut hook of a style most commonly linked to groups from the northern Northwest Coast (Haida, Tlingit, Tsimshian). The “seal eating a halibut” motif contains supernatural connotations and is representative of ideological beliefs; i.e. the success of the fishing expedition and the safe return of the fishermen. The body of this artifact is manufactured from wood, the shank portion is identified as yew or alder,
an iron nail is used as
the barb which is lashed
to the shank using
cherry bark.

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