RECORDED: Nanaimo (B.C.), [1972?] SUMMARY: Ainslie Helmcken addresses the Nanaimo Historical Association. The title of his talk is "The Life and Times of Dr. J.S. Helmcken", and it is an anecdotal account of people and events in Victoria from the colonial period to Confederation.
RECORDED: [location unknown], 1979-10-29 SUMMARY: An oral history interview with Alf Eddy, Executive Director, B.C. Branch, Canadian Bar Association. [No content summary available.];
RECORDED: [location unknown], 1977-03-21 SUMMARY: Arthur Turner discusses civic politics, including: early labour and social history of B.C. civic politics; the CCF's role in civic politics.;
SUMMARY: "Best of Emerson" is a twice-a-week series (Monday and Friday) that ran from July 2 to September 28, 1962. In this series Vancouver's provocative conversationalist, John Emerson, discusses unusual asp;ects of Vancouver history and gives his recollections and impressions of well-known people. This episode, number 21 in the series, is about the mayors of Vancover and the city's "good old days".;
The item is a microfiche copy of a thesis by Peter Roff Johannson titled "British Columbia's inter-governmental relations with the United States." viii, 425 leaves: illus., maps. Thesis (Ph.D.), Johns Hopkins University, 1975. Vita. Bibliography: leaves 407-424. Purchased from University Microfilms International, 1980.
RECORDED: Toronto (Ont.), 1979-04-18 SUMMARY: Recording of a public meeting at the Toronto Press Club regarding the libel suit brought against political cartoonist Bob Bierman by B.C. cabinet minister Bill Vander Zalm.
RECORDED: [location unknown], 1979-08-10 SUMMARY: An oral history interview with C.O.D. Branson, Barrister and Solicitor, Victoria, B.C., and a member of the Legislation Committee, B.C. Branch, Canadian Bar Association. [No content summary available.;];
SUMMARY: Special report on public meetings. City Hall debate on the funding of the Downtown Eastside Residents' Association. Appeal of rejection of grant request.;
SUMMARY: Topic is the proposed downtown remand centre for Vancouver. Rev. Art Griffin, pastor of First United Church, Vancouver, discusses the Downtown Clergy Association's concerns about the project.;
SUMMARY: Topic discussed is discrimination against Blacks in Vancouver. Speakers are: Barry William, manager of Misty's Discotheque; Deisha Crump, Black solidarity speaker.;
SUMMARY: Report on a special community meeting regarding the expansion of the Glad Tidings Temple, Vancouver. The speakers are: Pastor Maureen Gaglardi; Bunny McDermid, Riley Park NIP Committee representative; Don Johnson, Kensington NIP committee representative; and Oscar Banfield, chairman of the community meeting.;
SUMMARY: Topics discussed are: remand centre; floating homes; public delegations; transportation of the handicapped, Speakers; Mike Harcourt, alderman on remand centre; Stanley Burke, spokesman for floating home community; Mrs. Clyne on floating home community; Harry Rankin, alderman, on handicapped transportation; Warnett Kennedy, alderman, on public delegations.
SUMMARY: Topics discussed are: DERA grant application; policeman for city hall. Speakers are: Doug Little, alderman; Marguerite Ford, alderman; Harry Rankin, alderman; Doug Little again.;
SUMMARY: Topics discussed are: the mayor's pay raise ; tennis courts. Speakers are: George Puil, Marguerite Ford; George Puil; Bernice Gerard; Michael Harcourt; Jack Volrich.;
SUMMARY: Topics covered are: Sunday closings; library hours; Gypsy moth spraying. Speakers are: Doug Little, George Puil, Anne Diano, speaker for Vancouver Public Library Staff Association; Doug Little, Warnett Kennedy; George Puil; Harry Rankin; Jack Volrich; and Mr. Fleischman, senior assistant deputy minister, Agriculture Canada.
SUMMARY: Topics include a debate over carbaryl spraying to combat the gypsy moth, and an appeal from the Rental Door Rental Aid Society to restore its funding;
SUMMARY: Topics include: the gypsy moth spraying program, the detoxification centre proposed for Mount Pleasant, and the prosecution of stores that are open on Sundays.;
SUMMARY: Gary Marcuse reports an the annual general meeting of TEAM (The Electors Action Movement), a civic party that was "devastated" in the last Vancouver election. Speakers include departing president George Taylor, new president Martin Zlotnick, and May Brown.
SUMMARY: Topics include: city council contribution towards Vancouver's third Olympic bid, concerns about "seedy" hotels on downtown east side, and business taxes on amusement operators at the PNE.;
SUMMARY: A two-part special report on local area planning in Vancouver. The speakers include head planner Ron Youngberg, Kensington planning committee member Jock Craigg, retired carpenter Harry Anderson, and Vancouver alderman George Puil.
SUMMARY: Topics include: the involvement of Marathon Realty in the Pier BC Convention Centre project; a wage increase for Vancouver police; and the reaction to BC Hydro's bus service cutbacks.;
Item consists of a mount of one group portrait of unidentified men and women from the October 3-4, 1932 convention of the British Columbia Liberal Party in Vancouver, B.C.
SUMMARY: In preparation for the Vancouver civic elections, Gary Macuse profiles the Committee of Progressive Electors. Speakers are Jacques Khouri and Harry Rankin.;
The item is a copy of Dan Campbell's reminiscences, 1954-1979, of his experiences as a Social Credit party member, Member of the Legislative Assembly, and campaign worker. The untitled volume is "Dedicated to my friends in the car: W.A.C. Bennett, Uncle Bill Dale, Grace McCarthy". The dedication refers to Campbell's travels throughout the province from 1972-1975 on behalf of the Social Credit party. He states in the preface "I have based this review of history on my good friends' recollections of history as we toured the Province in the sackcloth and ashes period of 1972-1975. Most of the conversations recorded are quotes from W.A.C. or others in the cars".