Fraser Valley district (B.C.)

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Wahleach

The item is a composite print of an industrial film made in 1951-1952. It shows the construction of the 82,000-horsepower power plant at Wahleach Creek (between Chilliwack and Hope). Footage includes site clearing, tunnel work, building construction, installation of penstock and turbines and transmission line crews at work.

Yesterday's newsreel : no. 4

The item is a newsreel compilation on black and white film print. It contains an historical compilation of international news items: Admiral Byrd flies over North Pole 1926, 1922 personalities, the luxury liner "Normandie" 1935-42, the "Hindenburg" explodes 1937, 1917 fashions, famous stars portray Shakespearean characters, and 1929 sports. It also contains BC material spliced into the print: 1951 "BC welcomes Royal visitors", showing Princess Elizabeth and Prince Phillip in Vancouver; and 1952 "BC Electric opens Wahleach generating station", showing construction at Wahleach.

Third unit for Ruskin : part I

The item is the original reversal picture of an industrial film. The film documents the expansion of the Ruskin power plant in the Fraser Valley. It shows addition of a new tunnel, penstock, and turbine, and a third generating unit. First of two parts.