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The item is an industrial film made around 1957. It shows the construction of BC Electric's gas turbine generating station at Port Mann. Includes aerial shots of Vancouver.

The item is a composite print of a promotional film from ca. 1978. It contains an overview of BC Hydro projects, activities and plans to meet the province's energy needs -- past, present and future. Sequences include: historical footage from 1950s of power plants in the Lower Mainland and the Bridge River development; the Peace River project under construction and now; flood control benefits of the Bennett dam; the provincial power grid; power line right-of-way made available for other uses; new submarine cable to Vancouver Island (late 1960s); Duncan and Keenleyside [Arrow] dams and side benefits [Kokanee spawning channel, Duck Lake waterfowl sanctuary, new beaches on Arrow Lake]; construction at Mica dam site; helicopter transporting transmission tower; crew stringing power lines on Mission Ridge; helicopter patrolling line; crew working on fallen line and tower; possible new energy sources for the future; B.C. Hydro building in Vancouver. "Hydro in Action" is probably a short version of this film.

The item is a composite print of an industrial film made by John Bransby Productions Ltd., ca. 1965. It shows power production and distribution in the USA. It includes a brief discussion of the Columbia Basin, with mention of the Canadian dams and footage of the Columbia River Treaty signing ceremony at the International Peace Arch at Blaine, Washington.

The item consists of a release print of an industrial film from 1963. It show the initial steps in the Peace River project. Includes: overview and surveying of proposed Portage Mountain dam; aerial views of dam site and local communities; creation of three tunnels to divert the Peace River and expose the river bed for dam site preparation.

The item is a promotional film made around 1947. It show the BC Electric Railway Company's $50 million post-war expansion and modernization program, to be completed by 1950. Shots includes: expansion of transit services, including start of the switch from streetcars to trolley buses, water gas plant, explanation of the Bridge River project, with footage of construction (including La Joie Falls storage dam) and Lower Mainland power sub-stations. It also include various Vancouver street scenes, especially Fraser Street and downtown.

The item consists of a unrevised answer print of a promotional film from ca. 1973. It shows the economic and environmental issues involved in the planning of the proposed Seven Mile dam on the Pend d'Oreille River near Trail. The project's specific impacts on area ranching, forestry, fisheries and wildlife are discussed. Includes shots of the Waneta Dam, Remac Mine, scenery, etc.

The item is a release print of an industrial film, made in 1964-1965. It show the continuing construction of Portage Mountain dam on the Peace River. Includes: re-enactments of the region's history (Indigenous people, Alexander Mackenzie's journeys, fur trade & homesteading); local farming; dam construction; the 5-mile conveyor built to carry earth fill to build the dam; activities in and around Prince George; the Endako Mine; etc.

The item consists of a film print of unedited footage from 1955. It shows BC Electric's celebrations marking completion of the conversion from streetcars to trolley buses in Vancouver. Footage shows final streetcar runs from downtown Vancouver to the PNE, with special cars for longtime local residents, crowd entering PNE grounds, ceremonies inside PNE Exhibition Gardens, including BC Electric (male) choir, BCE President Dal Grauer, Vancouver Mayor Fred Hume, speeches, presentations and communal singing, etc.

The item is a release print of a documentary film made by the Greater Vancouver Water District ca. 1948. It shows how the Greater Vancouver Water District supplies water to Vancouver and surrounding communities. There is footage of the North Shore watershed, rivers, lakes and storage dams -- including Capilano River, Seymour River, Coquitlam Lake, Little Mountain Reservoir and Pitt Meadows area. It also shows how water from the North Shore gets to the urban areas, pipeline construction and future plans of the GVWD.

The item is a composite print of an industrial film from ca. 1978. It shows the planning and preparations toward the construction of the Revelstoke Dam on the Columbia River. It discusses concerns about land lost through reservoir flooding, as well as impact on wildlife and other environmental issues. Considerable footage of Revelstoke and vicinity.

The item is a composite print of a promotional film from 1955-1956. It describes Riverland Irrigated Farms, a BC Electric-sponsored agricultural project to irrigate dry bench lands beside the Fraser River near Lillooet. It shows the planning, clearing, ploughing, planting and irrigation of a demonstration farm, construction of the irrigation system, farm operation and livestock facilities. It also includes an interview with BCE president Dal Grauer.

The item is a spliced ECO picture of a training film from ca. 1976. It employs live-action footage and animated maps to familiarize Hydro bus drivers with a particular bus route, Vancouver through Richmond to Delta and return.

The item is a release print of a documentary film made in 1951. The film shows Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh visiting Vancouver and Vancouver Island during their 1951 Canadian tour. Footage includes: inspection of RCAF honour guard outside CNR station, greeting by Mayor Fred Hume and the Princess's speech at Vancouver City Hall, appearance at Brockton Point Oval, visit to Shaughnessy Hospital and services at Christ Church Cathedral, crowds on West Vancouver waterfront and HMCS Crusader. In Victoria: parade with the Canadian Scottish Regiment and the Royal Canadian Artillery, Premier Byron Johnson greets the Princess at the Legislative Buildings, honour guard inspection and artillery salute, Cowichan and Alberni Indian dance performance at Thunderbird Park. Return to Vancouver harbour; motorcade up Kingsway Avenue, Burnaby Municipal Hall, Royal Train arrives at New Westminster, departure. There are also good (brief) shots of Kitsilano Boy's Band, Junior Forest Wardens, Major J.S. Matthews, Very Rev. Cecil Swanson (dean of Christ Church), and BC Provincial Police on motorcycles with sidecars.

The item is a print film compilation from around 1973. It contains miscellaneous footage apparently assembled for a film tribute to Dr. Gordon M. Shrum, Chairman of B.C. Hydro ca. 1961-1973, probably on the occasion of his retirement from that position.
The material is somewhat scrambled and repetitive. It includes live-action footage and stills of Shrum at various points in his B.C. Hydro career (including some SOF news footage), as well as related and historical footage.

The item is a print of an industrial film from 1974. It examines the proposed development of the Site One power project on the Peace River, 14 miles downstream from the W.A.C. Bennett Dam. The film profiles the growing energy demand which necessitates the project, and examines the engineering details, environmental effects, social impact, and land use and recreational considerations of the plan.

The item is a workprint of an industrial film from 1958. It shows the laying of twin undersea cables from Tsawwassen Beach to Galiano Island and Parker Island to Saltspring Island by Her Majesty's Telegraphic Ship "Monarch", the world's largest cable-laying vessel.

Workprint missing as of 2003.

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 second film of a three-part engineering record of the manufacture and laying of an undersea power cable from the mainland to Vancouver Island. Part two shows the manufacture of the cable by British Insulated Callender's (Submarine Cables) Ltd. at Trafford Park, Manchester and the loading of cable onto the ship "Ocean Layer" for shipment to BC. There is no BC footage.

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 composite print of a documentary film made around 1979. It shows that B.C. is situated on a line of volcanoes, alive and extinct, that stretch from Mexico to Alaska, and that B.C. Hydro is "getting warm" in its drilling tests to tap this source of geothermal energy.

The item is a release print of an educational film from 1983. "A case history of a family who took on the job of locating and eliminating the main sources of heat loss in their home. The step-by-step process of improving their home's energy efficiency is shown in a most informative way." (BC Hydro Film Catalogue, 1985.) "EE" stands for "energy efficient." The film is presented as a parody of the old Twilight Zone TV series, complete with a Rod Serling-type host.

The item consists of an original reversal reel of unedited film footage created from 1977 and 1979. It show the Law Courts and Robson Square projects in downtown Vancouver. Cornerstone laying ceremony, 1977; opening of Robson Square, 9 October 1978 and opening ceremonies for the Law Courts, 6 September 1979.

The item is a composite print of an industrial film, made from 1965 to 1969. It show changes along the Columbia River due to the Duncan, Arrow and Mica dams. Includes footage of: Duncan Dam reservoir, area communities, flood scenes, water storage and flood control benefits in BC and the USA, threatened homes and landmarks, including the Gates of St. Leon Hotel and the derelict stern wheeler "Minto", ecological considerations, construction of the Arrow [Hugh Keenleyside] and Mica dams, and official opening of the former, houses being moved or burned, "Viking funeral" [burning] of the "Minto", new highway construction and Arrow Lake ferry service (M.V. "Galena"), economic impacts and the relocated communities of New Burton, New Edgewood and New Fauquier.

The item consists of a workprint on two reels of an industrial film made between 1953 and 1956. The first part of a two-part engineering record of the construction of BC Electric's Seton Project, including the diversion of Seton Creek and the construction of a powerhouse at the confluence of Seton Creek and the Fraser River.

The item consists of two reels of a workprint of an industrial film. It is the second part of a two-part engineering record of the construction of BC Electric's Seton Project, including the diversion of Seton Creek and the construction of a powerhouse at the confluence of Seton Creek and the Fraser River.

The item is an answer print of an educational film from around 1979. It shows that the modern methods of making the wind do useful work may be applied in British Columbia, where we have some of the world's best sites for the application of wind power. The field is open for the invention of better wind machines for generating electricity.

The item is a composite print of a promotional film created by the US Bonneville Power Administration, ca. 1956. It shows how the Bonneville Power Administration builds, operates and maintains its 10,000 miles of high-voltage power lines. Other aspects of the operation and Pacific Northwest scenery are also shown. The film includes some incidental footage of, and discussion about, British Columbia.

The item is the original reversal picture of an industrial film. The film documents the expansion of the Ruskin power plant in the Fraser Valley. It shows addition of a new tunnel, penstock, and turbine, and a third generating unit. First of two parts.

The item is a original reversal picture of an industrial film. It documents the expansion of the Ruskin power plant in the Fraser Valley. It shows addition of a new tunnel, penstock, and turbine and a third generating unit. It is the second of two parts.