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.]

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.]

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.

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.

"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]

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.

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], 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.

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.;

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.

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 of trade issues and agreement files created by Trade Competition Branch of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (and its predecessor bodies), from 1986 to 2001 and includes some earlier files from 1978 to 1986. The files include correspondence, memoranda and reports relating to international and interprovincial trade issues and their impact on B.C.'s agriculture, fisheries and food industries, impact assessment and development of industry strategies. In addition there are policy development files regarding foreign and international trade laws and agreements, notably GATT (General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade) and NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement). There is also a single file documenting an inter-ministry agreement between the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries and the Ministry of Transportation and Highways regarding FOI and records management services.

The records have been classified under the Agricultural, Fisheries and Food Operational Records Classification System (ORCS) as
46200-20: International agri-food trade issues.
46200-30: International fisheries trade issues, including driftnet fishing, international catch sharing arrangements, unprocessed fish exports etc.
46200-40: International trade agreements, includes the impact of trade agreements on B.C.'s agriculture, fisheries and food industries.
46200-50: International trade reports and studies.
46300-20: Interprovincial agri-food trade issues.
46300-40: Interprovincial trade reports and studies.
and under the Administrative Records Classification System (ARCS)
151-25: Approved inter-ministry and inter-agency agreements.

The item is a reel of b&w film footage from 1930 containing the following three dcoumentaries:
Checking up on farm loan prospects: "Officials, including George Sangster, Chairman of the Farm Loan Board and Mat Hassen, local appraiser, looking over farm buildings and discussing loan with farmer. Obviously the loan is clinched because officials shake hands with the farmer at their car, smiling. This little film seems intended to assure farmers about receiving a fair shake when applying for a government loan."

Picnic, Dominion Experimental Farm, Summerland, Okanagan, June 3rd 1930: "Trucks and cars arriving. Kids' running races, sack races and wheelbarrow races. Carpenter's competition -- ladies' nail-hampering contest (into a thick beam). Mr. Leek, President of the Vancouver Exhibition Association, and Mrs. Leek, Mr. Matheson, Manager and Secretary, and Mrs. Matheson, posing. Crowds. An old timer, John Treffry of Summerland, with a long white beard. Pan of countryside from railway bridge [crossing Trout Creek]. People walking across trestle; long drop to the bottom of the chasm. Pan across Experimental Farm grounds. Farmers try their hand at gold. Small group watches as train crosses trestle. Mr. Hunter, Superintendent of the Experimental Farm, poses with a cow. Stock-judging demonstrations. $2000.00 cow owned by a man in the district. Poses with Dr. Knight, Livestock Commissioner. Pan of lake with cars in [foreground] across the fields."

Scenes on the way from Penticton to Princeton: "This footage was possibly shot while returning from a picnic at Summerland Experimental Farm in June 1930. Keremeos passes by the window. Concentrator at Hedley Gold Mine and cable. Young shepherd from Inverness, Scotland, and his dog. The dog rounds up sheep. Shorthorn herd of Mr. Taylor, Princeton. His irrigation ditch and flume. Gold hunters in dry creek bed -- one holds up fake gold. Beaver dam. Scenes on William Thompson's sheep farm near Merritt, sheep being driven into pens for shearing. From L to R: Mr. Munro, Deputy Minister of Agriculture; Mr. Davie; Dr. Knight, Livestock Commissioner; Mr. Patterson and Mr. Challenger; Mr. Halmer, manager of Nicola Lake Ranching Co.; Mr. Brodie, a prospective settler from Australia."
(Colin Browne)

Travelogue. The Fraser Valley from White Rock to Hope, via Vancouver and the Trans-Canada Highway. Includes footage of: King George VI Highway; White Rock; Peace Arch Park; Canada customs inspection; dairy, poultry and vegetable farming; brickmaking; Stave falls power plant; the Fraser Valley Union Library; Chilliwack Cherry Carnival Parade; Chilliwack Air Show; fishing on Vedder River; Harrison Lake resort; etc. Also shows use of an Avro Anson (registration CF-EKM) to transport live baby chicks by air, and use of a Republic Seabee seaplane to fly in to Chilliwack Lake for an afternoon's fishing.

The item is an answer print of a travelogue film from 1947-1948. It shows the Fraser Valley from White Rock to Hope, via Vancouver and the Trans-Canada Highway. The film includes footage of: King George VI Highway; White Rock; Peace Arch Park; Canada customs inspection; dairy, poultry and vegetable farming; brickmaking; Stave falls power plant; the Fraser Valley Union Library; Chilliwack Cherry Carnival Parade; Chilliwack Air Show; fishing on Vedder River; Harrison Lake resort; etc. Also shows use of an Avro Anson (registration CF-EKM) to transport live baby chicks by air, and use of a Republic Seabee seaplane to fly in to Chilliwack Lake for an afternoon's fishing.

The item is a video compilation of 22 completed television commercials, plus one set of rehearsals and takes, produced for the B.C. Ministry of Agriculture between 1978 and 1981.

The item consists of a composite film print of four television commercials produced for the Dept. of Agriculture from ca. 1976 to 1979. Spots include: B.C. Quality Farmer; B.C. Quality Farmer [version two]; B.C . Foodstakes; and Fashionable and Fun.

Tax assessment rolls for South Westminster, Sumas, Coquitlam, Pitt Meadows, Maple Ridge, Matsqui, Chilliwack, Nicomen Island, and Nicomen Dyking Districts, 1898-1976; general expenditure journals, voucher records, receipts, and financial statements, 1917-1974.

This series consists of Provincial Horticulturist statistical returns from the Orchard Survey, 1920.

Statistical registers relating to milk prices and milk production.

The series consists of soil conservation project reports created between 1990 and 1994 by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and its predecessor agency, the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries. The Canada-British Columbia Soil Conservation Program (CBCSCP) was a program created to accelerate the adoption of environmentally sustainable agricultural production systems to reduce water pollution and soil erosion. The program concluded March 31, 1994.

The records contain final reports submitted to the Ministry, arranged by project code. In some cases, the files include preliminary reports and correspondence. There are also program evaluation reports from 1994. The records have been classified as 25200-60 under the Agricultural, Fisheries and Food Operational Records Classification System (ORCS).

PERIOD COVERED: ;1952;-;1963 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1963-02-20 SUMMARY: The Hon. Francis Xavier Richter, Minister of Agriculture, relates Social Credit theory to the policies of the Department of Agriculture, particularly to the 4-H program.;

The fonds consists of records created and accumulated by Sharon Rempel in the course of her work as an agricultural and garden heritage consultant in Alberta and British Columbia ca. 1987-2000. The files include research and project files with the headings: Horticultural history, Heritage gardens, Agriculture and Agricultural history. The files also contain copies of Sharon's published works and copies of reference publications relating to agriculture and garden history she used in the course of her work. Other files includes class work and research material relating to her studies at York University and other institutions ca. 1989-1994. The fonds also includes approximately 660 colour slides, 14 audio cassettes, four VHS cassettes and 1 minidv cassette that contain interviews with Sharon regarding the grist mill and other issues relating to heritage gardens, heritage seeds and food security.

This series consists of reports, working papers, and records used in the creation of final reports for the Select Standing Committee on Agriculture from primarily 1977-1978.

In April 1977 the Select Standing Committee on Agriculture led an investigation into the state of the province’s food industry, including an extensive research program to create detailed reports on the status of several food industries in the province, including production, processing and distribution of food products in the province. This included three phases of research:

I. The inventory and suitability of agricultural land; supply and demand for agricultural land and associated impact of land prices on food cost
II. Comparing production costs to neighboring regions; impact of marketing boards on farmer income and consumer cost
III. The cost factors, structure and performance of processing, wholesaling and retailing

The committee had its own research staff responsible for creating their final reports and created a variety of records in the process of researching and writing these reports.

Records include graphs, reports, tables, data, notes, drafts, surveys, correspondence, copies of legislation, marketing board annual reports, instructional manuals for computer systems and recording data, computer data print outs, and other reference materials used in creating reports. Records may be created by the committee or submitted to the committee from various industry groups for informational purposes.

Records address topics such as: the state of various livestock and other agricultural industries; creating a farm financial analysis system to process data; economic expansion and business practices of the food industry; consumer studies; results and impacts of government aid and legislation on farmers; marketing boards and farmer’s co-operatives for different food items and how they operate; and farming practices in various industries. Various food related industries are studied including: fish, dairy, eggs, meat, vegetables, grains, baking, and retail outlets.

These records are classified under Administrative Records Classification System number 201-01 (ARCS schedule 10001).