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The item is a composite print of a promotional film made in 1956. It is a public relations film on mainland-Vancouver Island cable. The soundtrack matches that of 132,000 Volt Submarine Cable : [short version] and the footage is similar, if not identical.

The item is a film print of unedited footage from around 1958. It contains winter scenes with heavy equipment at work, surveying, plowing snow, office interior, power plant, substation exteriors, etc. and tunnel or penstock construction at Ash River project on Great Central Lake.

The item consists of a reel of reversal film footage from the 1970s. It shows various shots of the John Hart dam in Campbell River including the power plant, control room interior, river, reservoir, etc., plus some aerial shots.

The item consists of a reel of film footage from ca. 1955 The film primarily shows aerial views in and around the Buttle Lake and Upper Campbell Lake area [Strathcona Park] on Vancouver Island, with ground-level views of land-clearing operations and logged-off or burnt-over areas. The timber was being cleared from the lakeshore to allow for higher water level to be caused by construction of Upper Campbell Dam.

The item is an Industrial film on colour print made in 1947. It is a film about the growth of B.C. Electric from 1906 to 1946, built around the story of stenographer Flossie Creeden, the first female office employee of the company. Footage includes: Goldstream power plant, Vancouver natural gas facilities, BC Electric Railway lines in Fraser Valley, Stave Falls generator plant, Alouette Lake and Ruskin plants, 1939 royal visit, BCE employee's newsletter, A.E. Grauer family at home, office scenes, plans & construction at Bridge River project, BCE employee's service in World Wars I & II and BCE streetcar and trolley bus services.

The item consists of colour out-takes from the film "Dinner for Miss Creedon" made in 1947

The item is a release print of an industrial film from ca. 1958. BC Power Commission employees do many jobs essential to the maintenance of electrical service. The film includes footage of snow survey work on central Vancouver Island, a logging crew clearing trees at the edge of a reservoir, work in progress on the water diversion tunnel at Ash River, transmission tower construction, a crew hanging warning markers on power lines, inspection of power lines via helicopter and Spillimacheen generating station. There are also scenes in Fort St. James and vicinity. The film is set within the framework of a simulated interview show on CHEK-TV. Director of administration Garth Griffith and public information officer Jim Bogyo talk with host Keith Cutler.

The item is a workprint for a documentary film from 1982. It compares the two possible land/sea routes for the proposed natural gas pipeline from the B.C. mainland to Vancouver Island and the Sunshine Coast. The Williams Lake-Powell River (northern) route and the Delta-Vancouver Island (southern) route (via Roberts Bank and Valdes Island) are examined, and the engineering and environmental concerns affecting the two routes are discussed.

The item is a workprint of an industrial film from 1956. It is the first film of a three-part engineering record of the manufacture and laying of an undersea power cable from the mainland to Vancouver Island. Part one shows surveys, preparations, construction of shore installations and the hanging of overland and overwater cables.

The item is a workprint of an industrial film made in 1956. It is the third film of a three-part engineering record of the manufacture and laying of an undersea power cable from the mainland to Vancouver Island. Part three shows the laying of five cables from Saltspring Island to Parker Island (3 miles) and from Tsawwassen Beach to Galiano (14 miles) by the cable-laying ship "Ocean Layer". It also shows shore operations and connections. The cable became operational on 25 September 1956.

The item consists four film elements that make up the short version of an industrial film about a 132,000 volt submarine cable. The footage shows a condensed version of the three-part production, depicts shore installations (cable chases), cable manufacture (in England) and actual laying of cable from Tsawwassen Beach to Vancouver Island (under the Straits of George and Trincomali Channel).

The item is a original picture reel of an industrial film, made around 1945. It shows how electricity is supplied to Victoria households. It shows Jordan River storage dam; 5.5 mile flume to storage reservoir at Forebay, penstocks to Jordan River power plant, exterior and interior of plant; Brentwood Bay steam generating plant, operations of Bay Street substation in Victoria, line crew at work in rural area, testing of power meters and electrical appliances in the home.

The item is a composite print of a training film, ca. 1961. It is a film for linemen and switchmen showing procedures for safe repair of power lines. Several repair jobs are illustrated, as are use of safety clothing and tools. Probably shot on Vancouver Island, as it includes sequences at the Nanaimo switching station.