The item is a composite print of a promotional film made in 1947. It shows the celebrations marking Vancouver's 60th anniversary to provide a framework for a short history and description of the city. Jubilee events include parades, a pageant at Timber Bowl in Stanley Park, First Nations dancing and the induction of the Governor-General (Viscount Alexander) as an honorary Kwakiutl chief. There are historical photographs which show Vancouver's early development.

Contemporary footage reveals various aspects of the city: skyline, public buildings and street scenes including Marine Building, harbour and shipyards, False Creek CPR yards and roundhouse, Lion's Gate and Burrard bridges, Vancouver airport, bus and streetcar systems, Police and Fire departments, Kitsilano Beach, Stanley Park, Bowen Island, boating, sailing, Sun Salmon Derby etc. It also includes footage of regional industries: logging, mining, smelting, fishing, farming, hydro-electric sites.

Promotional film. The celebrations marking Vancouver's 60th anniversary provide a framework for a short history and description of the city. Jubilee events include parades, a pageant at Timber Bowl in Stanley Park, Indian dancing and the induction of the Governor-General (Viscount Alexander) as an honorary Kwakiutl chief. Historical photographs show Vancouver's early development. Contemporary footage reveals various aspects of the city: skyline, public buildings, street scenes; Marine Building; harbour and shipyards; False Creek CPR yards and roundhouse; Lion's Gate and Burrard bridges; Vancouver airport; bus and streetcar systems; Police and Fire departments; Kitsilano Beach; Stanley Park; Bowen Island; boating; sailing; Sun Salmon Derby; etc. Also includes footage of regional industries: logging, mining, smelting, fishing, farming, hydro-electric sites.

The series consists predominantly of fruit and vegetable crop reports and figures for District I, Vancouver Island and Gulf Islands, for the years 1926-1955. Other records included in this series relate to crop production and climate on Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands. Also included in this series is a partial run of the annual Department of Agriculture publication “The Climate of British Columbia” (1924-1945). Some records also document the involvement of the Chinese community in the operation of greenhouses and market gardens.

Some of these records were created by Alan Littler, who served as District Horticulturalist for Vancouver Island and Gulf Islands (District I) between 1952-1971 (from 1971-1981 he served as Supervising Horticulturalist for the Coast). However, the majority of the files were created by Littler’s predecessor, E.H. White, who also served as District Horticulturalist for District I. The District Horticulturalist for Vancouver Island and Gulf Islands was responsible for monitoring and reporting on fruit and vegetable production, primarily on southern Vancouver Island.

SUMMARY: Documentary on the problems of famers facing urban encroachment in the Fraser Valley. The speakers include Michael V. Kournosoff, Alan Toop, Barney Pollock, Gary Runka, and Ray Aitken.;

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1963-03-15 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Victor MacDonald discusses traveling across Canada to Chilliwack in 1897; various jobs he held; incidents and memories of Chilliwack and Five Corners; recollections; living in the Okanagan in 1903; other employment; Morris Valley; stories about Dick Ward. TRACK 2: Mr. MacDonald continues with stories about Dick Ward; Sasquatch stories; Morris Valley life; farming; families; Morris Creek school; preachers and churches; Fraser River boats; the fire in New Westminster.

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1965-10-03 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. Victor Menzies recalls early years on Pender Island. His father who had traveled from Manitoba took a job on the Grimmer ranch in 1893; he later rented the Hope Farm and raised Jersey cattle and sent the cream to Salt Spring Island. Victor Menzies discusses some early settlers: the Grimmer family; Rutherford Hope; Auch. [TRACK 2: blank.]

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1965-08-10 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. Prescott recalls his coming to Alberni by automobile in 1907 to take the position of Royal Bank manager; his first impressions of the community, and the reasons he decided to stay. He discusses the boom years in Alberni from 1907 to 1913; the start of the railway in 1911; logging; mills; subdivision; World War I; Port Alberni; first settlement in Alberni; Alberni Land Company; Captain Stamp; mills; Gilbert Sproat; and Anderson's Mill from 1860 to 1864. Mr. Prescott recounts his career in banking; his transfer to Vancouver at the age of nineteen; his impressions of Alberni; farming in the area; dairy farming; and pre-World War I. TRACK 2: Mr. Prescott continues his discussion about Alberni; residents; land clearing; vegetation; logging; Indian reserve; Bob Roberts; potlatches; working for the bank; first bank in Alberni and Port Alberni; his employment in timber transactions; early settlers and the community centre.

"An in-depth look at the problem of knapweed in B.C. and the different controls in use, including biological methods. Knapweed is a serious threat to rangeland in our province, and the experts in this film offer a realistic view of the future effect on agriculture." [Catalogue description, "Audio-Visual Catalogue," Ministry of Agrculture and Food 1986]

Public affairs. Jack Webster’s popular weekday morning talk show. Guests and topics for this episode are: Jack interviews Svend Robinson, M.P. Burnaby, about Chilean refugee Galindo Madrid in a response to Doug Collins’s views and articles. Other topics include the legitimacy of refugee claim; arrest and torture in Chile; Immigration Appeal Board; the Chilean Government; Vietnamese ‘boat people’; sanctuary; deportation; articles in the Toronto Globe and Mail, and the Toronto Sun. Clips from Doug Collins about the Madrid case from September 11, 1979. Galindo Madrid answers questions through an interpreter and phone lines are opened. Webster speaks with Jack Munro, IWA President, topics include resolution on picket lines; PPWC picketing when not on strike; Canadian Council of Unions; natural resources. Associate Producer Linda Dutka talks about the next day's guests.

The series consists of correspondence, letterbooks, diaries, commissions, notes and memoranda relating to his work with the Hudson's Bay Company and the Puget Sound Agricultural Company at Fort Nisqually, and later, Victoria. Some published materials from the library of the Tolmie family not related to the history of the northwest have been included in the collection.

CALL NUMBER: T0755:0001 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1963-02-19 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Bill McClughan relates some amusing early incidents from Langley; family history about his father, Samuel McClughan, who came from Ireland to Ontario, then Fort Langley in 1877; life of earl;y settlers; clearing land; the log cabin; homesteading; hunting; fishing; crops; fruit; steamboat travel. TRACK 2: Bill McClughan continues with recollections about steamboat travel; childhood memories; schooling; chores; driving oxen; clothing; churches and preachers; Reverend Bell; Reverend Dunn; peddlers and stores; description of Port Kells; Barnston Island; interesting characters.;

CALL NUMBER: T0755:0002 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1963-02-19 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Bill McClughan continues with stories about interesting characters; MacLartey; the Chinese labourer on the farm; the BC Electric Railway and surveying for the line; agricultural land and soil; conditions in Langley. [TRACK 2: blank.]

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1963-02-05 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. Oliver recounts the pre-emption by his father [the Honourable John Oliver] in 1884 in Delta; his family history; the family farm; dyking projects on the farm; family houses; flooding; his father's early appointments; his father's provincial politics from 1900 to 1927; early life in Delta; farming in the area; railways; farm produce; mixed farming; weather; flooding; oyster farming; hi;s father's character; the family's sawmill in 1899. [TRACK 2: blank.]