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The series consists of records concerning the participation of the British Columbia government in the 1992 exposition in Seville, Spain.

Most of the files consist of interactions between the Provincial Secretary -- who coordinated BC’s representation in Seville -- and numerous other ministries, including the Ministry of Economic Development, Small Business and Trade, and the Ministry of Development, Trade and Tourism.

In particular, records consist of those of the Expo ’92 Business Development Program. That program included various business development projects, including: (1) B.C. trade initiatives, targeting the sectors of aerospace, subsea, food, environmental services, and trade media; (2) business immigration initiatives, targeting the sectors of food and tourism development; (3) investment promotion initiatives, targeting sectors of electronics, aerospace and pharmaceuticals; (4) tourism promotion brochures distributed at Expo in Spanish, German, French and English; and, (5) promotion of the arts and exhibition industry.

Records include correspondence, memos, meeting minutes, entertainment proposals in written form and video tapes; budget papers; publicity materials; news clippings; press kits; minister’s speeches and itineraries; routine administrative and financial records; files on contracts and contractors' invoices and fees; photographs; reports, and letters of agreement.

Created between 1988 and 1993, the records were created under the circumstances of the change in government after the election of October 17, 1991, and numerous changes in government ministries and their names. These include, for example, the creation of the Ministry of Economic Development, Small Business and Trade on Nov. 5, 1991.

Many of the records were classified under Schedule 881036 (Office of Protocol ORCs), class 51200-20; that primary included records relating to “special events,” which included British Columbia's pavilions at international expositions.

The series consists of records related to official visits to British Columbia. These records document the planning and coordination of official visits to the province by the Sovereign, members of the British Royal Family, foreign heads of state and heads of government.

The records provide information about how the standards and conventions regarding the visits of high ranking state and government officials evolve over time. The records also provide evidence about the planning and administration of these visits.

The series relates to the ORCs classification for Heads of state/government visits (51600-20).

The series includes correspondence, invitation lists, itineraries, news clippings, and background research, among other records.

The series consists of records related to the Order of British Columbia (OBC); these include files regarding recipients of the award and files concerning the Order of British Columbia Advisory Council.

The records document the administration of the Order of British Columbia program, established under the Provincial Symbols and Honours Act (RSBC 1996, c. 380).

Records relating to recipients of the OBC include recipient biographies, information and correspondence to recipients, support letters, and letters to and from nominators and supporters.

Records also include the following types, and relate to the following subjects: advisory council meetings, records regarding investiture and dinners, scripts and speeches and news clippings.

The series corresponds to the Protocol and Events ORCS (schedule 881036), 1994. The records are classified as : Order of British Columbia - general (50840-01), Order of British Columbia advisory council (50840-02), presentation ceremonies (50840-03), and Order of British Columbia case files (50840-20),

The series consists of records relating to management and use of government properties including the legislative precinct and grounds and the provincial carillon program.

The series corresponds to the Protocol office ORCSs, which indicates that legislative precinct functions case files provide information about the public use of the Parliament Buildings and grounds during the time that the Office of Protocol was responsible for granting permission for that use. Carillon programs case files provide evidence of the role of the Provincial Carillonneur and information about the Netherlands Centennial Carillon music programs during the time that the Office of Protocol included the Provincial Carillonneur.

Records include forms and documents regarding permissions for functions held at the legislative precinct, regulations regarding the use of the legislative grounds, "use of grounds" policy, requests to use the legislative buildings, and monthly event logs.

Series consists of non-replaceable timber sale licence files. These licences provide an applicant with a one-time right to harvest timber in a specified area.

Each file documents the issuance, administration and cancellation of licences as per the Forest Act. The majority of the files in this series date from 1978-1995 although there are also some files that date back to 1968. The records are from all areas of the province.

The files consist primarily of copies of the licence, applications, maps, deletion notices, status clearance forms, correspondence and reports. The ministry assigned A numbers to the files which have been assigned sequentially. There are many gaps in the numbering since the ministry only transferred cancelled licence files to the archives.

The records were created by the Timber Management Branch and the Timber Harvesting Branch. The following ministries were responsible for forestry between 1973-1994:
1973-1975 Dept. of Lands, Forests and Water Resources
1975-1976 Dept. of Forests
1976-1986 Ministry of Forests
1986-1988 Ministry of Forests and Lands
1988-1994 Ministry of Forests

The records have been classified as 19620-25 in the Forest ORCS.

The series consists of operational records of the Criminal Justice Branch Headquarters created between 1970 and 2008. The records consist of correspondence, reports, court documents, photographs, sound and moving picture records, and electronic records created across the province. The series documents policy and procedures on matters relating to criminal and social regulatory laws and their enforcement, and includes analyses of new and established legislation and the prosecutions of offenses prohibited under the federal Criminal Code, provincial statutes, and municipal bylaws. The series provides evidence of interactions between British Columbians and their criminal justice system, and documents the development of, and changes in, the criminal justice system in British Columbia. The records were created in the course of the Branch’s activities of providing legal advice on criminal law to government and to the police, and in developing policies, procedures, and programs on issues of criminal law and relating to the prosecution of criminal cases.

Although the records relate to a variety of topics, they have been treated as one series. The records arrived at the Archives largely interfiled, and there is evidence to suggest that the files were maintained in one central filing system at the Criminal Justice Branch Headquarters. In order to assist researchers, a high-level subject index has been created for the boxes. This should not be treated as exhaustive, and researchers are strongly advised to consult the file list.

The series is arranged loosely by broad topic. Records relating to one particular case or aspect of the BC justice system are often grouped together, although there are multiple groupings of the same type of record spread across the accession. Records dealing with Aboriginal hunting and fishing offences are generally arranged alphabetically by name of alleged offender. Many of the records were arranged alphabetically by subject in multiple groupings. Records in accession 91-0129 were arranged by file number rather than by topical grouping.

Audio-visual records were removed from their original files and placed in containers 910132-0013, 910132-0014, and 910132-0118 for preservation purposes, and separation sheets have been included in these boxes to link the records with the original file. Printouts from CDs and floppy disks have generally been included alongside the electronic media in the original file, with the notable exception of records relating to the Nanaimo Commonwealth Holdings Society and the Jericho Hill investigation, which were too extensive to be placed with the original media. These have been placed in box 910132-0475.

Records in this series were created in accordance with the Attorney General Act (RSBC 1996, c. 22) and are covered by schedule 880699 of the Operational Records Classification System. In 2005, the records were deemed to be eligible for full retention.

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.

The series consists of records which document the provincial government’s activities to support social housing initiatives in localities throughout B.C.

The records relate to the evaluation and processing of applications or proposals received from non-profit sponsors and community housing centres who are requesting funds through grants to develop housing. Community housing initiatives development case files include the proposal or request for a new initiative, and the development, evaluation and on-going administration of new and existing initiatives.

Accession 90-1882 consists of files concerning housing for seniors; in particular, this includes seniors housing projects undertaken by sponsoring societies together with private lenders. The subject matter includes government approvals of the housing projects, and government funding for land acquisition, design, and construction.

Record types include but are not limited to: correspondence, building plans, subdivision plans, financial statements for societies, applications for grants for housing projects, black and white photographs, and news clippings.

The records document the development, implementation, evaluation and on-going administration of subsidized housing programs operated by government and government partnerships, community housing initiatives and tenant support services.

The records were created over a long span of time from 1946 to 2003, and include files created and received by the Office of the Provincial Secretary and Deputy Provincial Secretary, in a time period when the function of supporting sponsors of existing and proposed elderly citizen’s housing fell under the jurisdiction of that government department.

Other departments or ministries responsible included the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing and the Ministry of Lands, Parks and Housing.

The series consists of records concerning bylaw advice and approvals (by the Province) for municipalities, villages, improvement districts and dissolved improvement districts. They include minister's orders, statutory approvals, and minister's authorizations of municipal and regional district bylaws and other requests.

These records show how the legal authority of the provincial government over local governments has been exercised over time. The records provide a history of the information, growth, structure, and activities of local government in British Columbia throughout most of the twentieth century, as well as documenting provincial government influence over these matters.

The series includes correspondence of the Inspector of Municipalities and of the Director of Municipal Administration division, regarding matters such as letters patent; election procedures; municipal status; capital loan bylaws; budget and tax rate bylaws; reserve fund bylaws; rates, charges and frontage tax bylaws; borrowing bylaws, and traffic bylaws.

The records include certificates of approval, with attachments such as the related bylaw or correspondence outlining the reasons for the requests for ministerial approval. They also include the minister’s approval register, which provides a summary of and index to ministerial approvals of municipal and regional district bylaws and other requests. The register contains the approval number, date of approval, name of municipality or regional district, and purpose of the bylaw. Records include lot plans, subdivision plans and other cartographic materials, and a small number of photographs.

The series also consists of records relating to the registration of village bylaws. From 1920 to August 17, 1998, villages were required to register their bylaws with the inspector of municipalities. This requirement began with the Village Municipalities Act (SBC 1920, c.65) and continued under the Municipal Act (s. 259(2). With the coming into force of Bill 31 in 1998, villages were no longer required to register their bylaws. They are now only required to submit for approval the same type of bylaws as other municipalities (e.g. loan authorization and security issuing bylaws).

Document types include various approved registered bylaws from municipalities, signed by the Minister and Inspector of Municipalities. Included are village bylaws, bylaws for villages that changed their status, and newly incorporated municipalities that were registered from 1920 to 1998, with attachments such as fee schedules or agreements.

Shannon files are boxed and contain at the front of the file a “resume” (index) of ministerial approvals arranged by approval number and date. They include the relevant municipality or regional district, purpose of the approval, and relevant act and section of act. These records are arranged alphabetically by name of municipality then numerically by bylaw number.

The series also consists of records of dissolved improvement districts, also created by various ministries and departments with the municipal affairs function. Within those departments and ministries, a division and office was responsible for local government services, and specifically responsible for overseeing the affairs of improvement districts throughout the province, including those handling waterworks, fire protection, and irrigation and drainage.

Records regarding the improvement districts include but are not limited to: first organization and letters patent, by-laws and their amendment, financial statements and annual returns, and dissolution of the improvement district. Improvement district records are located in accessions 88-0618, 91-0125 and 91-0296.

While some of the records were scheduled according to the Operational Records Classification System for Local Government Services (schedule 126379), many were classified by earlier systems.

This series consists of annual reports submitted by the holders of tree farm licences. Each tree farm licence requires the licensee to submit an annual report. The licensee must report on:

1. their performance over the previous calendar year in relation to its management of the licence area and their obligations under the licence,
2. their success in meeting their management objectives, including all employment and economic activities,
3. the processing or other use or disposition of the timber harvested under the licence, and,
4. their goals and major initiatives for the next calendar year.

The series is arranged annually by the tree farm licence number. The reports have been placed in file folders which, in some cases, also contain copies of correspondence between ministry staff, and/or the Licensee and references to the applicable “0” lands file. Some of the reports contain attached photographs to provide additional information.

The following ministries and departments were responsible for managing this function:

1951-1962 Dept. of Lands and Forests
1962-1975 Dept. of Lands, Forests and Water Resources
1975-1976 Dept. of Forests (1975-1976)
1976-1986 Ministry of Forests
1986-1988 Ministry of Forests and Lands
1988-1999 Ministry of Forests

The series has been classified as 19700-60 in the Forests Operational Classification System (ORCS).

Series consists of civil orders and judgements from the Supreme Court of Creston for 1953-2001, including divorces.

Orders and judgements are interfiled. Although most divorces are interfiled, the series also includes one file of divorce orders that were either removed from their original volumes or were maintained separately.

The series consists of one volume of the registrar’s book for the County Court of East Kootenay holden at Golden. The volume includes trial transcripts, lists of individuals applying for naturalization, grants of letters of administration, adoption cases, and other trial details. The book was used by several different registrars, and includes cases primarily heard by Justices Thompson and Providanzo. The volume is arranged in chronological order

The series consists predominantly of fruit and vegetable crop reports and figures for District I, Vancouver Island and Gulf Islands, for the years 1926-1955. Other records included in this series relate to crop production and climate on Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands. Also included in this series is a partial run of the annual Department of Agriculture publication “The Climate of British Columbia” (1924-1945). Some records also document the involvement of the Chinese community in the operation of greenhouses and market gardens.

Some of these records were created by Alan Littler, who served as District Horticulturalist for Vancouver Island and Gulf Islands (District I) between 1952-1971 (from 1971-1981 he served as Supervising Horticulturalist for the Coast). However, the majority of the files were created by Littler’s predecessor, E.H. White, who also served as District Horticulturalist for District I. The District Horticulturalist for Vancouver Island and Gulf Islands was responsible for monitoring and reporting on fruit and vegetable production, primarily on southern Vancouver Island.

The series consists of tree farm cutting permit files from the Port Alberni Forest District. These files document the permit application process and the general administration of existing cutting permits in forests that are part of tree farm licences (TFL) 20, 21, 22, 44, 46 and 54. The records were created between 1955 and 1992.

The series is arranged by accession, then the tree farm number followed by the cutting permit number. The files contain forms, reports, correspondence and maps. The files consist of cutting permit applications, ministry approvals, revisions to the permit, forest appraisals, a description and maps of the area that will be logged, future plans for the area as well as ministry audits of the work that has been undertaken.

The files are for TFL 44, TFL 20 and TFL 21. In 1984, TFL’s 20 and 21 were consolidated to create TFL 44.

The ministries that were responsible for these records are:
1955-1962 Dept. of Lands and Forests
1962-1975 Dept. of Lands, Forests and Water Resources
1975-1976 Dept. of Forests
1976-1986 Ministry of Forests
1986-1988 Ministry of Forests and Lands
1988-2005 Ministry of Forests

The records have been classified as 19700-45, 19700-46 and 19700-47 in the Forest Operational Classification System (ORCS). These numbers are covered under the old forestry file code number 880-3.

The series consists of press releases, memos, correspondence, agendas, committee meeting minutes, speeches, cabinet submission records, draft reports, and implementation plans that were created by the Ministry of Education’s Policy and Planning Branch. The records were created during the review and consultation phase that followed the acceptance of the 1988 Royal Commission on Education’s report. The series also consists of the records of the Provincial Education Policy Advisory Committee and the Policy Advisory Council and provides evidence of their role in the acceptance and implementation of Sullivan’s recommendations. The series includes the texts of speeches by Deputy Minister A. L. ‘Sandy’ Peel and Education Minister Anthony Brummet. These speeches present Sullivan’s recommendations to stakeholders across the province.

The series provides evidence of the Ministry of Education’s response to the Sullivan Commission, and shows the consultation process that happened once the Commission had completed its work. The series also includes draft budgets and timetables for the implementation of Sullivan’s recommendations, and documents potential changes to the School Act and the Independent School Act.

The records are loosely arranged by issue or topic. In many cases, related records such as agendas, enclosures, and memos created at the same meeting were filed separately. As these records are arranged chronologically, linkages are readily apparent.

The series is covered by ORCS 12000-20 of schedule 105085 (Education ORCS).

The series consists of timber sale harvesting licences (TSHL) from the Port Alberni Forest District. Timber sale harvesting licences were first introduced in 1967 and provided individuals and businesses with a permit to cut a volume of timber. This series documents the Government’s administration of timber licences during the period of 1970-1982.

The series contains records for TSHL’s A00633 and A02810. There are multiple files for each TSHL and each file corresponds to specific cutting permit. Each file contains correspondence, reports and may also contain maps of the cutting area. The files also contain the TSHL application, cutting permit, timber value appraisals and reappraisals, stumpage rate notices, cutting plan maps, and inspection reports.

The ministries that were responsible for this function are:

1970-1975 Dept. of Lands, Forests and Water Resources
1975-1976 Dept. of Forests
1976-1980 Ministry of Forests

The records have been classified as 19590-45 in the Forest Operational Classification System (ORCS).

The series consists of a photograph album created by the Advisory Council, Provincial Civilian Protection Committee around 1945. The album contains 150 black and white prints showing the Provincial Civilian Protection Committee and A.R.P. (Air Raid Precautions) activities in the province between 1942 and 1945. Most of the photographs were taken by Steffens-Colmer Ltd. of Vancouver including a few by Don Coltman and the Royal Canadian Navy. Each photograph has been glued onto a numbered page and has a typed caption. There is one loose print at the end with no caption.

The photographs depict the following activities: headquarters and staff of the committee; A.R.P. firefighting practical training; first aid and hospital incident practice; A.R.P. students and teams; power boat squadrons, ambulances, mobile canteens and other equipment and public information activities including parades and instruction in the use of respirators for civilians.

The series consists of 77 black and white photographs created by the Advisory Council, Provincial Civilian Protection Committee between 1942 and 1945. The photographs show the Provincial Civilian Protection Committee and A.R.P. (Air Raid Precautions) activities in the province between 1942 and 1945. Most of the photographs were taken by Steffens-Colmer Ltd. of Vancouver and have typed captions and photographer numbers on the back.

The photographs depict the following activities: headquarters and staff of the committee; A.R.P. firefighting practical training; first aid and hospital incident practice; A.R.P. students and teams; power boat squadrons, ambulances, mobile canteens and other equipment and public information activities including parades and instruction in the use of respirators for civilians.

The series consists of both inbound and outbound executive correspondence created by Tourism BC. The records were largely created by Rick Lemon (Vice President, Visitor Experiences) and Rod Harris (President and CEO, Tourism BC). The series also includes one folder of other executive correspondence written by a number of other Tourism BC employees. The correspondence was created between 1999 and 2005, and is arranged first by writer and then chronologically by date. Correspondence packages consist of outbound Tourism BC correspondence, as well as either a Ministry routing slip with a brief description of the original letter, or a copy of the original incoming correspondence itself. Other relevant inter-ministerial correspondence may also be included in some cases.

The majority of correspondence deals with complaints from visitors to the province, but also includes some requests for promotional or informational material, or complaints or questions from tourism operators themselves. In most cases, inbound correspondence was referred to either the Vice President of Visitor Experiences, or the President of Tourism BC himself, although lesser matters were also routed to other employees.

The series is covered by ARCS 280-30 (Executive correspondence referral replies).

The series consists of correspondence, published reports, drafts, planning and progress documents, statistical surveys, meeting records, and PowerPoint presentations related to special projects carried out by Tourism BC between 1999 and 2009. These include work related to the “Welcome the World” campaign that was developed in the lead-up to the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, as well as to the impact on tourism of the merger between Canadian airlines and Air Canada in 2001. The series documents the province’s work with other provincial and territorial leaders in various consortia and discussions. The series includes several task force documents on the airline merger as well as drafts of reports later published by the Federal government. The records were created by the marketing and client services branches of Tourism BC.

The series is covered by ORCS 85420-20 of schedule 139205 and is arranged by special project topic.

The series consists of records regarding the review and approval by the minister of bylaws concerning land use and planning, amendments to official community plans and their related amending bylaws and changes of zoning. These include case files for individual localities, in particular regional districts. The records were used for legal purposes, research and reference.

The records include a coded subseries, known as the "36 series," which documents planning bylaw review and approval, planning grant review and approval, and ministerial authorizations related to land use planning and management bylaws.

Planning bylaw review and approval involves planning bylaws that require ministerial approval (e.g., regional district, the Islands Trust, and the Resort Municipality of Whistler planning bylaws). Planning staff reviewed those bylaws in order to ensure that they did not conflict with provincial government interests.

Record types include correspondence, forms, briefing notes, bylaws, minutes, studies and reports, official community plans and their supporting documents, records regarding local committee meetings (agendas etc.) public hearings and workshops (public posting of notices, minutes from public hearings), responses from referral agencies (comments on bylaws by government agencies), documents regarding rezoning applications, petitions from the public and news clippings. Intermingled in the predominantly textual records are maps and engineering plans and some photographs. Records also include bylaw submission forms submitted with bylaws requiring approval of the minister.

The creator of the records used a coding system that assigned a code to each local government. For example, the regional district codes consisted of the two-digit alphabetic prefix “RD” for regional district followed by the alphanumeric coding system in use in the ministry responsible for municipal affairs at the time. In many cases the files would be labeled in such a way as to abbreviate the code. While the filing systems initially appear to be aimed at an alphabetical order, by locality, that order is often broken. Local government codes used in this record series can be found in Appendix D of the Administrative Records Classification System 1993 Edition. Some of the codes on files are extended with dashes or decimal numbers which represent subject categories.

The records were created by several ministries which carried out the functions and activities of provincial responsibility for local governments; in addition to the Ministry of Municipal Affairs (the name used at different times), the creators included: the Department of Municipal Affairs; the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing; the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Transit; the Ministry of Municipal Affairs, Recreation and Culture; and the Ministry of Municipal Affairs, Recreation and Housing.

The series consists of briefing notes, correspondence, notes, settlement agreements, and collections of news articles pertaining to asbestos litigation carried out in British Columbia between 1987 and 1996. The records were maintained by the Deputy Attorney General and provide evidence of activities surrounding litigation in the province. The records also show that lawyers looked to prior litigation that had taken place in the United States, and this is reflected in the records. Many of the legal cases involved suing manufacturers of asbestos products for recovery of the costs related to asbestos abatement in buildings and vessels. The series also consists of correspondence from different ministries is response to a letter requesting responsive records for court cases.

The series is covered by Executive Records schedule 102906.

The series consists of surveys, studies, reports, news releases, correspondence, budget submissions and cabinet submissions relating to a variety of dental care initiatives between the 1950s and 1980s. The records were created by the Ministry of Health's now-defunct Dental Health office and provide evidence of the functions of that office. They later passed into the custody of the Community Health division. The series consists of records relating to discussions about a proposed universal dental care system in British Columbia that would have provided varying levels of dental insurance for children, adults, and institutionalized individuals across the province. This scheme was presented to the public in 1980 under the Honourable Rafe Mair.

The series also consists of a variety of reports and surveys, including a dental health survey of Canadian provinces, a survey of British Columbia, and several reports relating to dental care of American Indigenous populations. It is unclear whether these records were created by a predecessor to the Ministry of Health, or if they were retrieved during the 1970s during a planning and research phase for the provincial dental care plan.

The series is covered by ORCS 62500-35 (project, program, initiative and strategy case files) of the Community Health Programs operational records classification system.

The series consists of timber sale harvesting licences (TSHL) from the 100 Mile House Forest District. Timber sale harvesting licences were first introduced in 1967 and provided individuals and businesses with a permit to cut a volume of timber. This series documents the Government’s administration of timber licences during the period of 1963-1990.

Each file contains correspondence, reports and may also contain maps of the cutting area. The files also contain the TSHL application, cutting permit, timber value appraisals and reappraisals, stumpage rate notices, cutting plan maps, charts, clearance status inquiries, and inspection reports. The files are numbered with the licence number and, in many cases, a cutting permit number.

The records have been classified as 19590-45 in the Forest Operational Classification System (ORCS).

The ministries responsible for these records, and the years that they were responsible, are:
Dept. of Lands, Forests and Water Resources (1962-1975)
Dept. of Forests (1975-1976)
Ministry of Forests (1976-1986)
Ministry of Forests and Lands (1986-1988)
Ministry of Forests (1988-2005)

The series consists of clippings files, reports, published material, and exhibits and submissions used in the work of the Royal Commission on Uranium Mining between 1979 and 1980, although some of the records themselves date back to the 1960s. At some point following their usage, the records were transferred to the Library Services branch of the Ministry of Employment and Investment. It is unclear whether or not the Library Services branch further arranged the records or whether material was added to the records at this time. Many of the reports and exhibits mirror Royal Commission holdings in other series, but the provenance of the newspaper clippings files is unclear.

The series is arranged by type of record. Containers 930210-0002 and 0004 contain third party reports. Many of these document work done in Japan. Containers 930210-0015, 0024, and 0027 contain clippings collected from newspapers across BC, as well as several from Alaska and the United Kingdom. Many of the newspaper articles are arranged by date, although some are arranged by subject matter. Container 930210-0034 contains published materials from a variety of sources, including the International Atomic Energy Agency, the United Nations, the World Health Organization and the works of the Royal Commission itself. Container 930210-0039 contains transcripts and submissions from the Royal Commission. Container 930210-0040 also contains exhibits from the Royal Commission. Records in boxes 930210-0039 and 930210-0040 are stamped with a unique four-digit “S” number. It is unclear whether this was a number assigned by the Royal Commission or whether it was added by the Library Services branch at a later date.

Accession records created while the records were still in the custody of the Library Services branch show that several boxes were destroyed after being deemed duplicates of material already held by the Archives. The records are classified under special schedule 112907 (Commission of Inquiry records), which states that “commission of inquiry records are the administrative and operational records of the office of the chair of any commission issued or inquiry held under the Inquiry Act (RSBC 1996, c. 224).

The series consists of incoming and outgoing correspondence, memoranda, financial statements, lists and inventories and sale agreements relating to private hospitals across the province. The records were created between 1941 and 1982 by the British Columbia Hospital Insurance Service and its successor body, the Hospital programs branch of the Ministry of Health. The records provide evidence of the licensing function of the branch, and provide information about the administrative structure of private hospitals in the province. Under the Hospital Act (RSBC 1960, c. 178, s. 10) no private hospital could be licensed without first receiving approval from the Chief Inspector. The series also provides evidence of the closure of private hospitals and the transferal of patients to other facilities. The series also includes a number of inspection reports for private facilities, although these are by no means complete and GR-2565 and GR-2567 provide additional inspection reports.

The series is arranged alphabetically by property name.

The series consists of correspondence, memoranda, news releases, notes, financial statements, leases, land deeds and certificates for hospital land across British Columbia. The records were created between 1942 and 1986, with the majority of the files dating to the 1960s and 1970s. The series was created by the Hospital Programs branch of the Ministry of Health and documents the Division’s property management functions. The series consists of case files relating to the acquisition and disposal of hospital property, as well as responses to surveys sent by the Ministry of Health, and correspondence with various Land Registry Offices across the province. The surveys sent by the Ministry of Health requested that hospitals send details of their property in order to verify the existing property information held on record by the Ministry. Many of the records appear to have been generated in response to section 41 of the Hospital Act (RSBC 1960 c. 178), which states that, if a hospital is leased or transferred to another body, this action requires the written approval of the Minister.

Records in this series are covered by a variety of BC government ARCS numbers. Files are generally arranged alphabetically by the name of the hospital, although correspondence, survey, and disposition files are sometimes interfiled out of alphabetical order.

The series consists of a photograph album presented to Premier John Hart by the Advisory Council, Provincial Civilian Protection Committee around 1945. The album contains 44 black and white photographs showing the Provincial Civilian Protection Committee and A.R.P. (Air Raid Precautions) activities in the province between 1941 and ca. 1945. Most of the photographs were taken by Steffens-Colmer Ltd. of Vancouver, a few were taken by Dominion Photo or Don Coltman. The photographs have been glued into the album and have captions.

The photographs depict the following activities: black out conditions; headquarters, shelters and A.R.P. staff; A.R.P. equipment; first aid and hospital incident practice; A.R.P. students and teams; ambulances, mobile canteens and other public information activities including the use of respirators for civilians.

The series consists of records created in the office of the Assistant Deputy Attorney General, including those of acting Assistant Deputy Attorney Generals. The records were created between 1974 and 2006, and consist of memos, briefing notes, legal opinions, certificates of settlement, press releases, staff personnel records, newsletters, incoming and outgoing correspondence, contract information, and meeting minutes from Executive, Branch Management, Personnel and Supervisors’ Committees meetings as well as from the Policy and Legislation, Finance and Budget, and Legislation and Regulatory subcommittees. The records span the tenures of several Assistant Deputy Attorney Generals and document the impact and influence of the evolution of civil law and public policy in British Columbia. The series outlines legal principles relating to key civil matters involving the Crown, and provides background information and information on how matters were resolved.The series also provides evidence of the relationship between the Assistant Deputy Attorney General and the Ministry of the Attorney General, as well as relationships with other ministries within government. Records in the series cover a variety of high-profile cases, including the Sue Rodriguez medically assisted dying case, tobacco litigation, the Jericho Hill school case, and the Delgamuukw Aboriginal title case. Some of the correspondence appears to have been written by members of the public to various governmental representatives and ministers, and subsequently forwarded to the Assistant Deputy Attorney General for a response.

The series is covered by a variety of ARCS. The creating office generally created files based on subject or committee. Records relating to the same subject or committee can often be found across different accessions.

The series consists of records of two different types, those concerning land use and planning in each municipality, and those concerning other aspects of administering the affairs of each municipality, such as incorporation and boundaries.

The first type of record includes land use planning records, falling under ORCS 52100, in particular those concerning official community plans, local property rezonings including applications to rezone, complaints against violations of zoning, proceedings of public hearings on zoning, building permits, building inspector correspondence and other records. The series also consists of records of the Secretary to the Board of Appeal for various areas, including the regulated areas of North Saanich, the Capital Region, Saanich, View Royal, Golden, including requests for rezoning, for building permits, and for certain types of land use.

The second type consists of bylaw advice and approvals, generally falling under the ORCs classification 51030. These records relate to approving municipal bylaws (except planning bylaws) that required the approval of the minister or inspector of municipalities, as well as providing related bylaw advice and support to municipalities.

The second type (bylaw advice and approvals excepting land planning bylaws) includes records concerning boundaries and boundary extension, local government structure, change of status, disincorporation, amalgamation, and order in council distribution.

The records include the files of the Inspector of Municipalities dating back as early as 1914, which include records concerning a broad range of records regarding the administration of local government, with subject matter including incorporation of localities in the province, changes in municipal status, including dissolution of incorporated bodies, amalgamation, boundaries and boundary extensions; legislation agreements and public investigations. Notably, the records include early files regarding the incorporation of many BC localities. These include plans, boundary descriptions, petitions and letters reflecting public opinion, local incorporation committee records including minutes, financial statements for local governments, and assessment rolls and taxation.

Record types include correspondence, bylaws, bylaw attachments and schedules, forms, sketches, photographs and maps and plans, public notices in newspapers, news articles, position papers, letters patent records and boundary descriptions.