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Department of Highways general administrative files

  • GR-1585
  • Series
  • 1910-1970

The series consists of administrative files selected for microfilming by the Dept. of Highways from file range 2 to 1396 with gaps. Most of the original files were destroyed after filming.

Vancouver Supreme Court divorce indexes

  • GR-1586
  • Series
  • 1893-1994

The series consists of indexes for divorces at the Vancouver Supreme Court between 1893 and 1994. Entries may provide a case number, which can be used to locate an associated record within a cause book or case record card. Entries may also provide a volume and folio number, which can be used to obtain a copy of the final divorce order.

Over time, index entries vary and may be searchable by only the name of the plaintiff or by either the name of the plaintiff or the defendant. The records were scheduled for full retention under Court Services ORCS (schedule 100152) 53200-20.

British Columbia. Supreme Court (Vancouver)

Victoria Supreme Court divorce orders

  • GR-1587
  • Series
  • 1877-1998

The series consists of divorce orders issued by the Supreme Court of Victoria between 1877 and 1998. After October 1998, divorce orders were filed in the Supreme Court order books.

Records from 1877 to December 31, 1948 have been microfilmed. Records from 1949 onward are original paper records. The records consist of decrees nisi and absolute.

Volumes in containers 830561-0001 to 830561-0020 contain indexes.

Until 1968, divorces in BC were granted under the English Divorce and Matrimonial Causes Act of 1857 (amended 1858). Selected sections of the Act were incorporated into BC’s Divorce and Matrimonial Causes Act in 1897 (RSBC 1897, c. 62) and remained largely unchanged until 1968 when the Federal government passed the first national divorce act. This act superseded existing provincial legislation, and a Central Registry of Divorce Proceedings was also created at this time.

In 1972, BC’s Divorce and Matrimonial Causes Act was repealed and replaced with the Family Relations Act, which included provisions for issues related to custody. In 1985, the federal Divorce Act was passed, and came into effect in 1986. Under the 1985 Act, the use of decrees nisi was discontinued. Decrees nisi, which had been used inconsistently prior to the 1930s, required a waiting period before a decree absolute – the finalization of the dissolution of the marriage – could be issued. Between 1968 and 1985, decrees nisi required a three-month waiting period. After this time, a decree absolute could be applied for. During this time, a divorce was not legally in effect without a decree absolute.

Under the 1985 Divorce Act, a single court order of dissolution was issued, under which the divorce automatically comes into effect 31 days after the divorce has been granted.

British Columbia. Supreme Court (Victoria)

Victoria Supreme Court judgements

  • GR-1590
  • Series
  • 1880-1958

This series contains Victoria Supreme Court judgements.

British Columbia. Supreme Court (Victoria)

Victoria Court of Appeal orders

  • GR-1591
  • Series
  • 1915-1975

The series consists of microfilmed copies of the Victoria Court of Appeal order volumes 2-7; 1915 to 1947 and bound order volumes 8-15 for the period 1948 to 1975.

The records consist mainly of orders in response to motions for leave to appeal lower court judgements and sentences, and include both civil and criminal matters. They are bound in folio number order by volume with a nominal index at the front of each volume.

British Columbia. Court of Appeal (Victoria)

Victoria Small Debts Court cause books

  • GR-1592
  • Series
  • 1895-1948

This series contains cause books from the Victoria Small Debts Court.

British Columbia. Small Debts Court (Victoria)

Victoria Court of Appeal record books

  • GR-1594
  • Series
  • 1910-1947

This series contains court of appeal record books. The inside cover of volume one includes a copy of a statement made by Chief Justice on the day the Court of Appeal opened, January 4, 1910.

British Columbia. Court of Appeal (Victoria)

Victoria Court of Appeal orders

  • GR-1595
  • Series
  • 1910-1914

The series consists of a microfilmed copy of the Victoria Court of Appeal orders volume 1, 1910 to 1914. These orders were bound in folio number order from 1 to 318. There is a nominal index at the front of the volume.

British Columbia. Court of Appeal (Victoria)

Victoria Supreme Court chambers applications

  • GR-1596
  • Series
  • 1895-1945

The series consists of Chamber applications created by the Victoria Supreme Court from 1895 to 1945.

British Columbia. Supreme Court (Victoria)

BC Ministry of Education policy files

  • GR-1599
  • Series
  • 1978-1983

This series contains policy files accumulated by J.L. Canty, Executive Director, Deputy Minister's Office. Files pertain to school law, ministry contracts with school districts, school finance and facilities, and interest groups (i.e. B.C. Association for Children and Adults with Learning Disabilities, B.C. School Trustees Association, and B.C. Teachers' Federation).

British Columbia. Ministry of Education (1976-1978)

Wilderness Advisory Committee records

  • GR-1601
  • Series
  • 1981-1986

The series consists of Wilderness Advisory Committee records, created between 1981 and 1986 and consist of transcripts of the proceedings of the public meetings (January, February 1986), submissions, exhibits, report (Wilderness Mosaic), administrator's files and the committee's library of select articles, publications and clippings.

The series also includes 2 photograph albums, 28 loose colour prints and 272 colour slides; a map of the Stein drainage area and two videocassettes.

British Columbia. Wilderness Advisory Committee

Royal Commission on Health Services records

  • GR-1604
  • Series
  • 1962

This series contains briefs from various British Columbia associations to the federal Royal Commission on Health Services (the Hall Commission) appointed in 1961.

British Columbia. Dept. of Health Services and Hospital Insurance

New Westminster Supreme Court orders

  • GR-1606
  • Series
  • 1915-1939; 1946-1947

The series consists of Supreme Court orders, created by the New Westminster Supreme Court from 1915 to 1939 and 1946 to 1947.

British Columbia. Supreme Court (New Westminster)

Bench books

  • GR-1607
  • Series
  • 1907-1964

This series contains bench books from various judges/justices, geographic locations and levels of court in British Columbia.

British Columbia. Dept. of the Attorney-General

Vancouver Supreme Court civil cause books and case record cards

  • GR-1608
  • Series
  • 1893-1994

This series consists of cause books and case record cards from the Vancouver Supreme Court for civil cases between 1893 and 1994. Cause books and case records cards provide the skeletal framework for Supreme Court civil action proceedings and may include the names of parties, the dates when proceedings occurred, and can be used to determine a volume and folio number for locating final orders. Cause books were used by the courts until approximately the mid-1970s. They were replaced by case record cards, which were used until the courts turned to digital systems in the 1990s. Cause books and case record cards are also often the only source of information for divorce cases that were dropped and never completed, as no final order would have been granted, and case files would have been destroyed.

The records are arranged by case number, which can be found by using the indexes in GR-1704. Some years, the case numbering sequence was re-set. As such, case numbers within this series have been used repeatedly. Make note of the case number and year when the case started when matching records. The original bound volumes for records 1/1893 to 3300/1961 were destroyed after microfilming; retrieve records using microfilm. The records were scheduled for retention under Court Services ORCS (schedule 100152) 53200-20.

British Columbia. Supreme Court (Vancouver)

Vancouver Supreme Court chambers order books

  • GR-1609
  • Series
  • 1918-1976

The series consists of Vancouver Supreme Court Chambers Orders from 1947 to 1976. The orders are indexed and are contained in volumes 78 to 429.

British Columbia. Supreme Court (Vancouver)

Victoria Supreme Court indexes to causes

  • GR-1611
  • Series
  • [ca. 1898]-1947

This series contains indexes to causes for actions heard in the Victoria Supreme Court. It contains two volumes. Volume 1 covers the period ca. 1898-1919. Volume 2 covers the period 1920-1947.

British Columbia. Supreme Court (Victoria)

Cranbrook County Court civil case files

  • GR-1613
  • Series
  • 1905-1941

Series consists of civil case files created by the Cranbrook County Court between 1905 and 1941. Civil case files may possibly contain a notice of claim, notice of petition, writs, affidavits, orders, and/or a final judgment.

British Columbia. County Court (Cranbrook)

Parks and Outdoor Recreation operational records

  • GR-1614
  • Series
  • 1936-1993

The series consists of files created by the Parks and Outdoor Recreation Division, and its predecessor bodies, between 1936 and 1993. The files are arranged in numerical order by the parks file code number. These records document the history of the provincial government’s management and operation of provincial parks and protected areas.

These records document reserves on land for recreation and other purposes. Many files are referred to as use, recreation and enjoyment of the public (UREP) reserves or parks and protected areas case files. The files contain site report forms, plans, maps, photographs, field notes, memoranda, correspondence, copies of orders-in-council, and other material pertaining to the establishment and changes in the status of public reserve land throughout the province.

Accession 94-9043 was added to the series in 2021. It includes files of cancelled UREP reserves that appear to fit with the original file code system. Most of these files relate to reserves in the Kamloops and Thompson Okanagan region.

British Columbia. Parks and Outdoor Recreation Division

Public Works correspondence

  • GR-1615
  • Series
  • 1910-1970

The series consists of general correspondence files created by the Dept. of Public Works between 1910 and 1970.
The files are concerned primarily with Provincial Government buildings including the Parliament Buildings, Provincial Archives, Provincial Museum, as well as jails, courthouses, hospitals, office buildings, etc. throughout the province. The series also contains files relating to the control of Japanese nationals during World War II.

British Columbia. Dept. of Public Works

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