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Beer license files

  • GR-0048
  • Series
  • 1941-1954

The series consists of beer license files relating to hotel beer parlors in British Columbia, created between 1941 and 1954. Files contain correspondence, blue-prints, annual and follow-up inspectors' reports, police reports and other documents.

While the original photographs were removed from the files and accessioned by the visual records unit as 198910-001; photocopies have been retained in the files.

British Columbia. Liquor Control Board

Liquor Control Board inspector files

  • GR-0052
  • Series
  • 1931-1955

The series consists of Liquor Control Board inspector files relating to inspections of hotels and other licenced facilities throughout the province. The files were created and maintained by the Liquor Control Board in the Victoria office between 1931 and 1955 and are arranged by file number.

Each file refers to a specific hotel or licenced facility and contains memos, correspondence, inspector reports and follow up reports, names of staff and a list of licence holders. There may also be police reports and other reports concerning licence infractions. Some files have sketches and plans for renovation or expansion and the occasional file may have a photograph.

There are three runs of files: classification prefix 121 for hotels and bars; classification prefix 122 for clubs and classification prefix 123 for Legions. Files 121/1 to 121/114 are missing from the series. In addition there are occasional gaps in the file run, with some files missing completely and others cross referenced to a dead file drawer. The location of the records in the dead file drawer is unknown.

British Columbia. Liquor Control Board

Scrapbooks of liquor-related newspaper clippings

  • GR-0062
  • Series
  • 1921-1963

The series consists of 37 scrapbooks created by the Liquor Control Board between 1921 and 1963. The 37 volumes contain clippings about liquor related matters from various newspapers (mostly from British Columbia) and some photographs of liquor stores.

British Columbia. Liquor Control Board

Correspondence and petition re Vancouver liquor traffic

  • GR-0273
  • Series
  • 1909

The file consists of Attorney-General correspondence file 12/09. It contains a file of signatures on a petition to Messrs. Hon. Bowser, J.F. Ford, A.H. MeGowan, G.A. McGuire, J.F. Garden and Hon. R.G. Tatlow, Members of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for the Electoral District of Vancouver City, 14-26 January 1909. The petition concerns the idea of including with the balloting at municipal elections "a local option system to determine whether or not the traffic in intoxicating liquors shall be permitted or prohibited." The petition was received by the Attorney General's office 28 January 1909.

British Columbia. Dept. of the Attorney-General

Liquor Inquiry Commission

  • GR-0560
  • Series
  • 1969-1970

This series consists of the records of the Liquor Inquiry Commission, 1969-1970. Records include proceedings, transcripts, submissions, correspondence, reference and research materials and the commission report. The series is divided into the following subseries: evidence presented at hearings; secretary's correspondence; briefs; commission correspondence; miscellany; and reports.

British Columbia. Liquor Inquiry Commission

Liquor Control Board correspondence and licence files

  • GR-0770
  • Series
  • ca.1925-1954

The series consists of selected Liquor Control Board (LCB) correspondence files, club licence files, and beer licence files created between 1925 and 1954.

The correspondence files are arranged by LCB file number and include records relating to the establishment of liquor stores, imports, prices, protests and prosecutions. The files also include Chairman W.F. Kennedy's correspondence between 1932 and 1951, correspondence with other government departments and miscellaneous correspondence.

The Club licence files contain the club constitution, lists of members, description of premises, etc. Beer parlor licence files may contain blueprints, inspection reports, descriptions of premises, and photographs. Both sub-series contain physical descriptions and floor plans and are arranged by LCB file number.

British Columbia. Liquor Control Board

Commission Regarding Campaign Funds (1927)

  • GR-0872
  • Series
  • 1927

This series consists of the records of the Commission Regarding Campaign Funds, 1927. Commission records consist of correspondence, proceedings, exhibits and the report in which the commissioners stated that they found no evidence to support the charges.

British Columbia. Commission Regarding Campaign Funds (1927)

Commission on the Allegations of John A. Gauthier (1927)

  • GR-0874
  • Series
  • 1923-1927

This series consists of records of the Commission on the Allegations of John A. Gauthier, 1923-1927. Unit consists of correspondence, transcripts of the proceedings, exhibits, interim and final reports.

British Columbia. Commission on the Allegations of John A. Gauthier

Supervisors of Assessors and Agencies files

  • GR-0879
  • Series
  • 1909, 1920-1923

This series consists of files kept by R. Ross Napier in his capacity as Supervisor of Assessors and Government Agencies, including agency folders with inspections and reports on personnel. In the addition, the series contains files on special projects: Merville fire relief, Lang Bay, Britannia Beach flood relief, investigations of Liquor Board, and refugees of the 1923 Yokohama earthquake. The series also includes a body of files created in 1909 by the Grading Commissioners appointed pursuant to the Civil Service Act to adjust salary levels and classification of servants.

British Columbia. Supervisor of Assessors and Agencies

Commission on the Kelowna Police (1929)

  • GR-0903
  • Series
  • 1929-1930

This series consists of the records of the Commission on the Kelowna Police, 1929. Commission records consist of Letters Patent appointing the commissioner, transcripts of proceedings, exhibits, documents filed but not marked as exhibits, one Canadian Bar Review journal, and the report.

British Columbia. Commission on the Kelowna Police (1929)

Prohibition files

  • GR-1425
  • Series
  • 1917-1926

This series contains prohibition files consisting of rulings, bi-monthly reports from Fort George, Hazelton, Peace River, Prince Rupert, and Vancouver districts and 'A' Division, Victoria district, as well as convictions and certificates of conviction, and inspection of drug store files.

British Columbia. Superintendent of Police

Index to letters inward

  • GR-3633
  • Series
  • 1919-1972

The series consists of an incomplete card index created by the Liquor Control Board between 1919 and 1972 to register incoming letters.. The cards index the letters inward to the Liquor Control Board (and its predecessor body Prohibition Commissioner) and are arranged alphabetically by sender. Within each alphabetical file, there are sub-files containing numbered index cards in descending order. Each card contains the following elements: date, L.I. no. (letters inward number), from, district, subject, req. or order no. and file number.

The index consists of the following files:
Prohibition Commissioner
A to F sub-files: general, specific names (including Accounting Dept)
Liquor Control Board sub-files: claims agent, LCB general, inspectors, secretary
Stores sub-files: general, Vancouver store, Victoria store
Supervisor of stock
Supervisor of stores
Vancouver wholesalers sub-files: correspondence, liquor requisitions, supplies
Victoria wholesalers sub-files: correspondence, liquor requisitions, supplies.

British Columbia. Liquor Control Board

Liquor control and licensing illegal activities case files

  • GR-4047
  • Series
  • 1981 - 2010

The series consists of illegal activities case files created by the Liquor Control and Licensing branch, Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General. The records document the investigation of illegal activities in the distribution and sale of alcohol in the Province. Records relate to conducting enforcement investigations and inquiries into illegal activities taking place in a licensed premises or by manufacturers or their agents, pertaining to the illegal manufacture, sale, purchase or smuggling of illicit liquor in the province. Enforcement actions (e.g., liquor seizures) may be carried out by the Branch or other law enforcement agencies on behalf of the Branch in accordance with the Liquor Control and Licensing Act (RSBC 1996, c. 267) and Regulations (BC Reg. 244/2002), the Judicial Review Procedure Act (RSBC 1996, c.242), and subsequent legislation governing the operational responsibilities and functions of the creating agency.
Illicit liquor includes liquor that has been smuggled from other provinces, the United States or other international locations; liquor that has not been purchased, sold or kept in compliance with the Liquor Control and Licensing Act and Regulations as well as the terms and conditions of the licence; adulterated or watered down liquor; sale of personal use or illegally manufactured liquor including sale of U-brew, U-vin products, home distilled or home fermented liquor; and use of medicinal, confectionary, culinary, or other concoctions containing alcohol but not intended for consumption (e.g., Chinese cooking wines, mouthwashes and aftershave lotions).

A few of the records document the research and evaluation of current issues that affect the sale or production of liquor products such as rural agency stores, unlicensed motor vessels, fishing lodges and aboriginal affairs. Records may also contain information pertaining to alcohol-related incidents of special significance or importance to liquor control and licensing (e.g., death as a result of alcohol consumption) which may have influence over policy. Additionally, a few files relate to licensed manufacturers of beer, wine and spirits pursuant to the Liquor Control and Licensing Act (RSBC 1996, c.267, ss. 12, 15, 55, 56, 57 and 58). Manufacturers must be licensed to produce distilled spirits, wine, beer or cider. The records were created between 1981 and 2010 in British Columbia.

The records are arranged by the name of the establishment under investigation for illegal activities. They include correspondence, memoranda, reports, news clippings and legal documents, copies of coroner’s inquiries and coroner’s reports, policy reviews, research materials, licences, applications, renewal forms, and reports. The records are classified as illegal activities case files (71800-20) under the Liquor Control and Licensing ORCS (schedule 111801), published in 2006. Some records are classified as issues and topics of interest (70100-20) and policy and procedures files (73400-00).

British Columbia. Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General