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CALL NUMBER: T2688:0001 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Alex Macdonald : On "anti-intellectual Socreds" and natural gas exports RECORDED: [location unknown], 1977-02-18 & 1977-03-03 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: NDP MLA Alex Macdonald claims that the Social Credit government is "anti-intellectual", 18 February 1977. TRACK 2: Macdonald accuses the government of favouring American natural gas customers over domestic consumers, 3 March 1977.; CALL NUMBER: T2688:0002 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Alex Macdonald : On natural gas exports and lotteries RECORDED: [location unknown], 1977-03-23 & 22 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: NDP MLA Alex Macdonald discusses British Columbia natural gas export commitments, 23 March 1977. TRACK 2: Macdonald questions the morality of the government being involved in lotteries, 22; March 1977.; CALL NUMBER: T2688:0003 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Alex Macdonald : Calls for a judicial inquiry into prosecutors situation RECORDED: [location unknown], 1977 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: NDP MLA Alex Macdonald calls for judicial inquiry into allegations by a Vancouver prosecutor that the criminal justice system was out of control, 1977. [TRACK 2: blank?]; CALL NUMBER: T2688:0004 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Alex Macdonald : Attacking proposal for juvenile jails RECORDED: [location unknown], 1977-09-01 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Alex Macdonald attacks Bill 55 (the Corrections Amendment Act). MacDonald says that the four "juvenile jails" which would be created under the act would become breeding grounds for criminals.; 1 September 1977. [TRACK 2: blank?]

CALL NUMBER: T1363:0001 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Garde Gardom: Comments on railway commission PWA and porography PERIOD COVERED: 1965-1977 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1977-02-10 & 22 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Attorney-General Garde Gardom comments on the BCR Commission vis-à-vis the M.E.L. Paving case, 1977-02-10. TRACK 2: Gardom comments on the purchase of Pacific Western Airlines by the Alberta; government, and on "no major hard-core pornography problems in BC", 1977-02-22. CALL NUMBER: T1363:0002 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Garde Gardom: Comments on retirement of David Vickers and pornography RECORDED: [location unknown], 1977-03-28 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Attorney-General Garde Gardom comments on the retirement of Deputy Minister David Vickers. Also, a statement from David Vickers to the effect that there was no disagreement between him and the Socred government, 1977-03-28. TRACK 2: Gardom discusses the standards for prosecuting pornography, 1977-03-28. CALL NUMBER: T1363:0003 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Garde Gardom: Comments on police college and other matters RECORDED: [location unknown], 1977-04 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Attorney-General Garde Gardom comments on the location of the BC Police College and on violence in magazine. Also includes comments of Deputy Attorney-General David Vickers, 1977-04-19. TRACK 2: Gardom comments on matters such as the Fred Quilt case, the Good Hope Lake case, and the BC Police College, 1977-04-26. CALL NUMBER: T1363:0004 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Garde Gardom: Social Credit cabinet ministers RECORDED: [location unknown], 1977-05 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Attorney-General Garde Gardom comments on new family legislation and proposal to withhold equalization payments from Quebec. Also: Municipal Affairs Minster Hugh Curtis comments on meeting with Regional District directors on the topic of the Islands Trust; Forests Minister Tom Waterland on the spraying of spruce budworm; Economic Development Minister Don Phillips on the halting of BC Railway construction; and Education Minister Pat MCGeer on French as a second language in Vancouver schools, 1977-05-19. TRACK 2: Gardom announces crackdown on impaired drivers, 1977-05-30. CALL NUMBER: T1363:0005 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Garde Gardom: On organised crime and ombudsman act RECORDED: [location unknown], 1977-06 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Attorney-General Garde Gardom discusses the problems of fighting organized crime in BC; says that he is seriously considering appointing a crime commission. The role of CLEU in fighting crime, 1977-06-14. TRACK 2: Gardom explains the Ombudsman Act, 1977-06-20. CALL NUMBER: T1363:0006 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Garde Gardom: On juvenile offenders and land conveyances RECORDED: [location unknown], 1977-06 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Attorney-General Garde Gardom announces the possibility of jail sentences for juvenile offenders, 1977-06-21. TRACK 2: Gardom explains proposed changes in land conveyancing. Also: Human Resources Minister Bill Vander Zalm on the bill that will abolish the Vancouver Resources Board, 1977-06-22. CALL NUMBER: T1363:0007 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Garde Gardom: On drunk driving and counterattack and RCMP RECORDED: [location unknown], 1977 & 1978 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Attorney-General Garde Gardom conducts a press conference to discuss measures taken to counteract drunken driving, 1977-12-12. TRACK 2: In a press conference, Gardom explains the BC government's position on RCMP break-ins, 1978-04-28.

RECORDED: Vancouver (B.C.), 1978-1979 SUMMARY: A selection of source interview materials used in creating the documentary theatre revue "Juve", a play about troubled teenagers in Vancouver, which was based on some 300 interviews. Directed by Campbell Smith and produced by Green Thumb Players, "Juve" premiered at the Vancouver East Cultural Centre in August 1979. The interviews deal with a range of issues related to juvenile delinquency, including: life in group homes and detention centres; sexuality; teen pregnancy; drug use; youth prostitution; and suicide. Interviews were recorded at area high schools (Kitsilano, Lord Byng, Prince of Wales, Vancouver Technical, and West Vancouver Secondary), alternate schools (Avalon, Boys Swap, Bridge, East Side, Girls Swap, Riley Park, and Step-Up), and other facilities, including Alma House, Mount Pleasant Neighbourhood House, Sunflower Crisis Shelter, and Burnaby Youth Detention Centre.

The series consists of correspondence, reports, and various administrative and operational records created between 1937 and 1956 by the New Haven Provincial Boys’ Training Home.

The series consists of correspondence regarding the establishment of the Home, and includes several letters related to a “name-the-institution” contest. The series consists of reports to the New Haven Advisory Board, as well as records defining admission criteria, vocational and academic training programs, and proposed recreational activities. The records provide details of correspondence courses and educational plans, the treatment of inmates, details of the buildings and grounds, and the logistics of establishing the school and hiring staff. The series also consists of warrants of commitment from 1937 to 1940.

The series is covered by ORCS 59840-20 of the Corrections Branch ORC (schedule 891849).