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The series consists of films and videotapes produced or acquired by the Ministry of Tourism government film unit (and its predecessor bodies) responsible for creating and distributing tourism and promotional films about British Columbia.

The series consists of film and videos of government documentaries, television advertisements, and other promotional material from the period of 1980 to 1986. The Ministry of Government Services' Government Information Services (GIS) was the centralized government agency for producing audio-video programs for all ministries and JEM Productions was contracted by the GIS to shoot and edit various programs.

This series represents provincial government functions and events representing various regions of British Columbia, including the lower mainland, Peace River and Okanagan regions.

The records consist of 10 videos and 1 film comprising current government initiatives and accomplishments; coal mining and dam developments; BC Place and BC Transit development; a 1986 premier's address; and development of the Coquihalla highway.

1. Premier's Report 1986. (1" video reel.)
2. Partners in enterprise - television ads. (3/4" U-matic videocassette.)
3. Coquihalla in 20 months through the mountains. (1" video reel.)
4. BC Pavilion. (1" video reel.)
5. Take a giant step. (1" video reel. 4 min. promotions in English, French and Japanese.)
6. BC Reports - various programs. (1" video reel.) - NE coal - Best of bad times - Education - the challenge/opportunity - A forest for all seasons
7. BC Reports - various programs. (1" video reel.) - #5 The right kind of help - #8 Health care - the first priority - #10 The planning pays off - #13 Transit & transition - Bill Bennett speech
8. BC Reports - various programs. (1" video reel.) - #1 Food for thought - #316 BC open for business - #12 Reality of restraint
9. Partners in enterprise - promotion. (1" video reel.)
10. Stop the hearings start the dam. [AKA Fort St. John Site C rally] (3/4" U-matic videocassette.)
11. Light rapid transit for Greater Vancouver. (16 mm film reel)

The series consists of a slide show created by the Ministry of Labour in 1985 to show the women's programs available.

The series consists of photographic negatives and prints produced by the Film and Photographic Branch and its predecessor agencies including the Dept of Trade and Industry and the photographic branches of the Dept. of Recreation and Conservation and Dept. of Travel Industry between 1943 and 1985.

The series consists of still photographs, both colour and black and white, created for tourist promotion and provincial publicity; for the requirements of other departmental branches; and for the requirements of other government departments. The records document people, scenery, local industry and events in BC. Subjects include fishing, logging, agricultural and manufacturing activities, facilities and equipment, employees and craftspeople, cities, towns, and villages, citizens, ferries, historical buildings and tourist sites, schools, museums and tourist bureaux, offices, fairs and parades, livestock, geographical features (such as mountains, rivers and seascapes), bridges and highways, stops of interest signs, recreational activities (such as skiing, fishing and boating) and aerial photographs of settlements and regions.

There are also promotional images of a varied non-geographical nature, subjects include politicians and civil servants, BC products, flags, government facilities and staff, unidentified RCMP officers, industrial activities, and wildlife. There are three main subsets of the records, colour photographs arranged by the regional category and non-geographic subjects and then by number; black and white photographs arranged by the regional category and non-geographic subjects and then by number with a "B" prefix; black and white "archived" photographs arranged by regional category and non-geographic subjects and then by number with a "B" prefix and an "A" attached to the number.

There are printed item level indexes to the colour and the "archived" black and white photographs and a list of photographs and black and white copy prints of politicians and civil servants. These indexes and copy prints are in container 002340-0510.

The series consists of photographs created by the Special Services Branch of the Ministry of Tourism and Government Information Services between 1980 and 1985 to document government activities for public relations purposes. There are 544 35mm rolls of colour and black and white film arranged by file number, date and title. Each file contains one or more rolls of film documenting a particular event. The file number consists of the last two digits of the year the event happened combined with the number of the file, eg. 80-001. In addition to the negative rolls of film, contact sheets were created and identified with the file number, roll number and title. The contact sheets are all b&w and were clearly used for quick reference. The events documented include official government activities such as the opening of buildings, delegations and other official visits, awards, tours, festivals and games.

The series consists of slides created by the Ministry of Industry and Small Business Development between 1981 and 1984. The slides show various aspects of the North East Coal Development project.

The series consists of North East Coal Development information books of slides created by the Ministry of Industry and Small Business Development between 1981 and 1984. Each book or subseries covers a particular mine or project and within each book there are files of slides relating to that mine arranged in file number order. The slides show various aspects of the North East Coal Development project and are accompanied by an information portfolio which contains lists of the slides and copies of map of the North East Coal Development area around Tumbler Ridge and Chetwynd plus newsclippings about new provincial parks in the area.

The series consists of a slide show created by the Ministry of Industry and Small Business Development in 1984. The slides show various aspects of the North East Coal Development project and are accompanied by an audio cassette.

The series consists of a binder of catalogued slides created by the Ministry of Industry and Small Business Development between 1981 and 1984. The slides show various aspects of the North East Coal Development project and include images of the Quintette Coal Limited mine, the Bullmoose (Teck) Mine, Tumbler Ridge, BC Hydro work and the highway built between Chetwynd and Tumber Ridge. The slides are duplicates of those taken by the Special Services Branch and were catalogued with the numbering system used for Government image bank photographs. They range from 23-00001 to 23-00723.. The classification system consists of region or subject group number followed by the image number.

The series consists of a slide show created by the British Columbia Forest Service in 1984. The slides show various forest recreation sites in British Columbia and the types of activities associated with them such as camping, swimming and fishing. The slide show is accompanied by an audio cassette tape.

The series consists of one film reel produced by the CBC and acquired by the Press Gallery sometime between 1980 and 1984. The film shows Minister R.H. McClelland apparently at a press conference speaking and answering questions. R.H. McClelland was the Minister of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources from 1979 to August 1982 and the Minister of Labour between August 1982 and 1985. Although there is a mag-stripe on the film, it is mute. (i.e. there is no sound).

The series consists of a slide show created by the Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources in 1983. The slides show various aspects of the energy industry in British Columbia. It is accompanied by an audio tape.

The series consists of 23 colour slides created by the Ministry of Environment in 1983. The slides show the effect of flooding in the community after Hatzic Lake flooded in 1983.

The series consists of Forest Service personnel photographic prints and negatives created by the British Columbia Forest Service between 1913 and 1982. The photographs are arranged alphabetically by the last name of the employee. The photo prints are mounted on cards which contain the title, the Oxford Forest classification number, the Forest Service photo number, the photographer's name and the date the photo was taken. The negatives are arranged alphabetically. The negatives have been removed from the original glassine negative sleeves. These sleeves, which often have notes written on them, have been preserved.

The series consists of slides probably created by the Corrections Branch documenting various correctional centres in 1982. The sets of slides show interior and exterior shots of Snowden, Pine Ridge, Alouette River, Pierce Creek, Ford Mountain, Hutda Lake, Rayleigh, Lakeview, Twin Maples, Linda [Lynda] Williams, Wilkinson Road, Prince George Regional, Kamloops and Chilliwack regional and community correctional centres, Lower Mainland Regional Correctional Centre, Centre Creek, Victoria Youth Detention Centre, Victoria Community Correctional Centre, Metchosin Camp, Burnaby Community Correctional Centre and Willingdon Youth Detention Centre.

The series consists of a slide show called talking business created by the Ministry of Industry and Small Business Development around 1982. The slides show small business opportunities in British Columbia.

The series consists of a slide show created by the Ministry of Industry and Small Business Development in 1980. The slides show various aspects of the North East Coal Development project and are accompanied by an audio tape.

The series consists of a slide show and accompany slide key with slides dated from 1972 to 1981. Although slide stock from both the Ministry of Health and the Forest Service were used, the show seems to be a general one showing various images of BC. It is unclear which government department actually created the slide show and why.

The series consists of a photo album created by the Ministry of Industry and Small Business Development in 1981. The album contains 29 colour prints and 1 map showing the progress of provincial infrastructure in support of the North East Coal Development project. The photographs are of various infrastructure projects and show clearing of land for hydro transmission lines, highways and the municipality of Tumber Ridge, construction of hydro substations and bridges and work on tunnels and rail lines. The prints are taken from the Goverment image bank and have classification numbers 23-00826, 23-00858, 23-00859, 23-00456, 23-00857, 23-00856, 23-00855, 23-00468, 23-00854, 23-00870, 23-00871, 23-00861, 23-00862, 23-00864, 23-00865, 23-00867, 23-00876, 23-00492, 23-00877, 23-00628, 23-00602, 23-00497, 23-00564, 23-00878, 23-00880, 23-00881, 23-00882, 23-00883 and 23-00636. The map is of the North East Coal Development area around Tumbler Ridge and Chetwynd and shows the road and rail work being constructed.

The series consists of slide shows created by the Emergency Health Services Commission between 1978 and 1980. The slide shows cover a variety of training exercises of the E.H.S. including: training sequences, rescue training over rough terrain and disaster planning exercises at Campbell River and Victoria International airport.. The series also includes slides of the aftermath of a real disaster; the 1978 Cranbrook air crash of PWA flight 314. This slide show is accompanied by a slide script and an audio cassette tape.

The series consists of a slide show created by the Educational Services branch of the Ministry of Tourism around 1980. The slides show various aspects of the hospitality industry.

The series consists of a slide show created by the Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources around 1980. The slides show various aspects of the energy industry and includes some Chinese language slides.

The series consists of a slide show created by the Conservation and Renewable Energy branch of the Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources in 1979. The slides show various aspects of the problem of overconsumption of energy and the plans to conserve. It is accompanied by a script and an audio cassette.

The series consists of educational slide shows created by the Ministry of Health and its predecessor body, the Dept. of Health between 1974 and 1979. The slide shows cover a variety of topics including: food handling, meat cutting, dishwashing, vegetable preparation, poisonous plants, heroin treatment, home care, pregnancy and childcare. The series also includes an incomplete set of printed scripts designed to be read out while showing the slides, and audio cassette tapes that accompany file 9, Life in the inner sea, and file 10, Eating for a baby.

The series consists of photographic negatives, prints, and transparencies created by the Ministry of Forests and its predecessors including the Forest Service and Forest Branch. Series documents forest service personnel and activities relating to forest planning, protection and inventory; engineering; rangelands management and use; recreation resource management and use; research; and timber harvesting. Subjects often relate to specific forest districts, and include trees and other botanical specimens (specific species and their characteristics), stands and forests, aircraft and watercraft, buildings and facilities (such as mills, nurseries and laboratories), employees, equipment and tools, experimental projects, forest fires and fire control, geographic features (such as mountains and rivers), logging practices, pests and diseases, railways and roads, tree planting, wildlife, and vehicles.

The photographs are arranged numerically by FS file numbers FS00001 - FS25983. The photo prints are mounted on cards which contain the title, the Oxford Forest classification number, the Forest Service photo number, the photographer's name and the date the photo was taken. Not every negative was printed. The photographer might take between one and six photographs within a file and either some or none of the negatives were printed and mounted on cards.
The negatives are arranged numerically by FS file number. The negatives from number FS10509 onwards have been removed from the original glassine negative sleeves. These sleeves often have notes written on them and have been preserved as part of the series.

The series consists of a binder of eight slide shows, some with scripts or identification lists, created by various government departments including the Ministries of Health; Economic Development; Forests; Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources; Environment; Transportation; Tourism and Auto Insurance. The slide shows were accumulated by the British Columbia Government Information Services in 1979.

The series consists of 26 colour slides taken by Gar Lunney for the Vancouver Supreme Court. The slides show the opening of the Vancouver Courthouse in September 1979 including the speakers, the audience and various shots of the building.

The series consists of a slide show created by the Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources around 1979. The slides show various aspects of the energy industry including resource management and conservation.

The series consists of photographic negatives produced by PEMC, and predecessor agencies including the Division of School of Radio Broadcasts, Division of Visual Education, Division of Audio-Visual Services and Audio-Visual Services Branch. These agencies were responsible for providing media services to public education institutions. The records document school sites and educational programs for elementary, secondary, college and university students in British Columbia.

Subjects often relate to specific classes and schools, and include: projects and performances; facilities; ceremonies; teachers, staff and government officials; students; and displays and exhibits for promotional purposes. Included are some copy photos depicting schools and classes from the 1880s to 1920s. Records' arrangement based on original PEMC numbers. These numbers appear to reflect a general arrangement by date and subject matter. Records include PEMC numbers: PEMC45001-PEMC52881, PEMC74/1/1-PEMC75/86/4, and PEMC7591-PEMC7780. The series also includes two item lists, arranged by photo number; the first created by the PEMC and the second by either the PEMC or the GIS and amended by the BC Archives. These lists are incomplete and are stored in container 000352-0014.

The series consists of a slide show and accompany script called "Here's looking at you". This slide show was created by the Ministry of Health and was designed to be given by the Minister of Health.