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Public affairs. Jack Webster's popular weekday morning talk show. Guests and topics for this episode are: Reporter Steve Wyatt does a story about the decline of Ocean Falls, “Will the Last to Leave Please Turn Out the Lights?” In the studio, Jack speaks with Ray Williston, President of BC Cellulose. Pierre Berton discusses his latest book, “Flames Across the Border”, about the War of 1812. Jack speaks with Margaret Knight, member of Bartenders’ Union Local 40, about the union election and misspent industrial development funds. Jack does a walkabout at the Union of British Columbia Municipalities (UBCM), speaks to several BC mayors and briefly discusses some of their local issues; and then speaks briefly with Bill Vander Zalm.

This series consists of various reports from Department of Municipal Affairs, including, a report of the Board of Arbitration established under the Residence and Responsibility Act (1936), including correspondence of the Board pertaining to cases arbitrated; report of the Commission of Inquiry into Educational Financing (Cameron Report, 1945) and correspondence of the Minister and Deputy Minister of Municipal Affairs relating to educational costs in various municipalities; correspondence, minutes of meetings, and draft legislation respecting airport zoning, correspondence and reports on annual proceedings (1949-1953) of the B.C. Aviation Council.

This series consists of eight pages of correspondence regarding subjects arising from the convention held at Harrison Hot Springs, B.C., September 23, 24 and 25, 1946 to be submitted to the Hon. the Premier and the Cabinet by the Union of British Columbia Municipalities.

Speeches (1945-1950), clipping books (1941-1952), invitation cards and photographs; appeal court judgement (1933) re Matsqui vs. Western Power Co.; papers re Coquitlam and B.C. Electric Railway concerning the Public Utilities Act, 1911 and 1939).

Roderick Charles MacDonald was born on 21 November 1885 in Hosta, Inverness-shire, Scotland. He came to Canada in 1907 and was first employed by the provincial government at New Westminster. He established his own business, MacDonald Shoe stores in 1917. From 1922 to 1941 he was elected to the municipal council of Coquitlam, serving as Reeve for eighteen of those twenty years. In 1941 he was elected to represent Dewdney as a Coalition candidate and remained in the provincial legislature until the dissolution of the Coalition Government in 1952. During his tenure as MLA he served, 1946-1952, as Minister of Mines and Minister of Municipal Affairs.

The collection consists chiefly of speeches (1945-1950), newspaper clipping books (1941-1952), invitation cards, and photographs.

Source: MS Finding Aids

Presented by R.C. MacDonald, New Westminster, 1977.

Finding aid: file list.

The fonds consists of minutes of meetings of the Union of British Columbia Municipalities.