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Speeches; correspondence, official and personal; invitations; diverse government reports, memoranda, and briefs; correspondence, speeches, handbooks and papers concerning Social Credit Party organization and campaigns, and monetary policy. Material transferred to Map Collection, Visual Records and the BC Archives Library. During his career William Neelands Chant was a businessman, farmer, MLA (Alberta and B.C.), Minister of Agriculture (Alta.), and the Minister of Public Works (B.C.). The records include speeches; correspondence, official and personal; invitations; diverse government reports, memoranda, and briefs; correspondence, speeches, handbooks and papers concerning Social Credit Party organization and campaigns, and monetary policy. Books, photographs and maps transferred to other units. See list at the end of the finding aid. Material transferred to BC Archives Library (check library catalogue for call numbers): British Columbia. The Law Courts, Victoria, British Columbia [Leather bound copy] British Columbia. Education Building, UBC, Vancouver, B.C. Draft Canadian Constitutional Charter British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority, First Annual Report Power Means Progress. British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. Standing Order (adopted February 20, 1930) Queen's Printer, 1955 H.E. Nichols, A Handbook of Social Credit, Edmonton Reading Reference to Social Credit: A Bibliography, compiled by Michael Sinclair, 1963 American Historical Documents from official Archives [portfolio] British Columbia. Centennial Edition. 1964 T.J. Irwin, The Pageantry of Parliament. [Pamphlet, no date] Major C.H. Douglas, "Social Credit Principles". Speech, 1924 Material transferred to Visual Records accession 198006-033 includes: 4 photo albums, with numerous loose photographs 4 boxes (approximately 20 slides each) 35 mm color transparencies metal plate of photo of W.N. Chant Envelope containing 11 loose photos of Chant Cuts of photos of Chant Album "To the Government of the Province of British Columbia" advertising work of Townley, Matheson & Partners, Dexter Bush and Associates Ltd., Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, architects and engineers Material transferred to Map Collection: Map. Columbia River Basin in British Columbia, showing principal water powers. Map registration number 14009B. Map. British Columbia. Electoral districts. Redistribution 1966. Duplicate of this map available. See CM/A1128. Map. Plan of part of the Municipality of Richmond, showing suggested land reclamation scheme on Sturgeon Bank. Map registration number 13829B.

CALL NUMBER: T1675:0030 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): The 'Five-Regions' idea and Canada's future RECORDED: [location unknown], 1977-11-06 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: W.A.C. Bennett discusses the origin and background of the five-regions concept. Recollection of the federal-provincial conference on the constitution, 1969, when Bennett first publicly advocated the idea. Reaction to the five-regions idea. Comments on how each region of Canada would benefit if Canada was restructured according to Bennett's plan. The Canadian north and the five-regions plan. The five-regions idea and the decentralization of the Canadian federal system. TRACK 2: Comments on Brian Brown's book, "The New Confederation". Bennett's views on British Columbia's place within Canadian confederation and the trend towards North American continentalism. Political alliances versus economic common markets. Bennett values Canadian independence and British political institutions. Anecdote about Rene Levesque asking Bennett to lead British Columbia out of Canadian confederation. CALL NUMBER: T1675:0031 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): British Columbia politics and the BCR (part 1) RECORDED: [location unknown], 1977-11-14 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: W.A.C. Bennett discusses his involvement with service clubs. His fierce patriotism for British Columbia. Cooperation with the federal government on several projects. Medicare. Construction of; the Trans-Canada Highway in B.C. The genesis of Roberts Bank. Cost-sharing with the federal government. Bennett's submission to the Royal Commission investigating the British Columbia Railway (BCR). Criticism of the post-1972 administration of BCR. TRACK 2: The BCR as a political railway. Reasons for changing its name from PGE to BCR. The intention to sell the PGE by some early B.C. Socreds. The railway should be operated as a public enterprise for the benefit of private businesses in the province. The railway should be run like a business. The role of Joe Broadbent, the manager of the BCR. The role of the president and board of directors of the railway. The issue of under-estimating construction costs on the Dease Lake extension of the BCR. Reasons for the extension of the BCR into the Canadian north and through to Alaska. Bennett's attitude towards environmentalism. CALL NUMBER: T1675:0032 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): British Columbia politics and the BCR (part 2) RECORDED: [location unknown], 1977-11-14 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: W.A.C. Bennett discusses the future of the BCR. The current plight of the railway is due to mismanagement by the NDP during the years it formed the provincial government. Bennett describes how, in his view, it would be possible to rejuvenate the BCR and prepare it for great future development. [TRACK 2: blank.] CALL NUMBER: T1675:0033 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Government pension funds and labour policies, 1952-1972 PERIOD COVERED: 1952-1972 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1977-11-15 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: W.A.C. Bennett discusses his government's use of public service pension funds. The issue of pension fund shortfalls. Bennett's method of securing the future value of pension funds. The indexing of pensions. The problem of inflation and its effect on pension funds. The issue of pension fund socialism. TRACK 2: W.A.C. Bennett discusses the labour policies of his government, 1952-1972. The role of organized labour in the B.C. economy. Theory of labour-management relations. The character of the labour movement in B.C. The effect of government policies in labour-management relations. The NDP and organized labour. The issue of strikes in essential services. Evaluation of Bennett's Ministers of Labour: Lyle Wicks, Leslie Peterson, James Chabot. The government as referee in labour-manage;ment relations. CALL NUMBER: T1675:0034 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Personal nicknames and Saltspring Island hideaway RECORDED: [location unknown], 1977-11-25 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: W.A.C. Bennett discusses his relationship with close personal friends. Commencement of the use of the initials W.A.C. after moving to Kelowna, 1930. Origin of the nickname "Wacky". Bennett's hideaway on Saltspring Island. Spending weekends on Saltspring Island while Premier. Description of Saltspring cottage. [TRACK 2: blank.] CALL NUMBER: T1675:0035 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): The budgetary process, treasury board and cabinet PERIOD COVERED: 1952-1972 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1978-02-04 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: W.A.C. Bennett discusses playing cards with friends and the importance of relaxation. Anecdote about a story told at a Christmas family occasion by Bennett's son R.J. Description of the budgetary processes of Bennett's government. TRACK 2: The role and function of little treasury board. The process of treasury board. Bennett's role as Chairman of the treasury board. The effect of Bennett's style of budgeting on his government's policies. The budget as an instrument of government policy. Serving simultaneously as Premier and Minister of Finance. The operation of Bennett's cabinet. The; virtual absence of cabinet committees. Travelling cabinet meetings. Plebiscites. CALL NUMBER: T1675:0036 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Wenner-Gren and plans for the development of British Columbia PERIOD COVERED: 1952-1978 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1978-02-11 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: W.A.C. Bennett discusses maintenance of the legislative precinct during the period he was Premier. British Columbia's development and the growing world economy during the years of his government. The background to the Wenner-Gren plan to develop the interior of the province. Bennett's meeting in London, England, with Sir Andrew McTaggart and Dal Grauer which presaged the takeover of the B.C. Electric Company. TRACK 2: The genesis of the two rivers policy. The development of hydro-electric power on the Peace River and its effect on negotiations for the Columbia River Treaty. The effect of the Wenner-Gren plan. The memorandum of intent which was signed between the government and the Wenner-Gren B.C. Development Corporation. The aborted plans for the Pacific Northern Railway. The role of Einar Gunderson in the Wenner-Gren plan. Bennett responds to charges that BCR losses were hidden during the years of his government. CALL NUMBER: T1675:0037 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Education policies of the Social Credit government, 1952-1972 PERIOD COVERED: 1952-1972 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1978-02-14 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: W.A.C. Bennett discusses his attitudes towards higher education. Anecdote about persuading his son, Bill, to consider going to university. Construction of Simon Fraser University and the University of Victoria. Relations with UBC. Relations with the academic community in general. Government funding for education. TRACK 2: Bennett recalls addressing a large student audience at UBC at which the university president, Norman McKenzie, was heckled. Evaluation of Bennett's successive Ministers of Education: Tilly Rolston, Robert Bonner, Ray Williston, Leslie Peterson, Donald Brothers. Dual cabinet portfolios. The role of the teachers in the defeat of the Social Credit government, 1972. Anecdote about Bert Price voting against the Socred minority government, 1953. CALL NUMBER: T1675:0038 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Relationship with John Diefenbaker and the federal Conservative Party PERIOD COVERED: 1948-1963 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1978-03-04 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: W.A.C. Bennett recalls the days when he was a Conservative in British Columbia and memories of John Diefenbaker. The 1948 Yale by-election. Reasons for lack of success in the by-election. Efforts by the federal Conservatives to have Social Credit join their party. Relationship with the Diefenbaker government. The Columbia River Treaty. Meeting President Kennedy at a banquet in Seattle. The 1963 provincial election campaign and Davie Fulton's challenge in British Columbia. TRACK 2: Reasons for Fulton's challenge to Social Credit in British Columbia. Factors contributing to Fulton's failure in the 1963 election. Diefenbaker and the opening of the Trans-Canada highway in British Columbia. W.A.C. Bennett as a British Columbia nationalist.

RECORDED: Dawson Creek (B.C.), 1986 SUMMARY: Vic Michetti hitchhiked into Dawson Creek in 1963 and signed on with the railway. Vic did not plan to stay long, but as of 1986, he could still be found working in the Dawson Creek office.;

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1986 SUMMARY: Tony Martins signed on as a labourer in 1959. He has spent most of his time with the railway working out of Dawson Creek and is currently (as of 1986) a sectionman there.;

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1986 SUMMARY: Interview with Thord Bure Maria Fougberg.;

The item consists of a film reel containing edited footage. This footage was probably shot during a helicopter tour of the area with Ray Williston, Minister of Lands, Forests and Water Resources, in the summer of 1972. It includes: BC Rail construction with bulldozer on the Little Klappan River; footage of Stikine Canyon and helicopter flying in canyon; Mount Edziza; cross on Edziza marking site where two people were killed in an avalanche in the early 1950s, and implements left by the search party; a volcanic cone; Stikine River above the canyon (from the road) and a pan of Tatogga Lake.

RECORDED: Dawson Creek (B.C.), 1986 SUMMARY: Russ Napier was terminal supervisor in Fort Nelson from 1976 to 1986. In 1986, he became terminal supervisor in Dawson Creek.;

The item is an audio recording of the sounds of the regularly scheduled operation of the Royal Hudson steam train on the Howe Sound route, a popular tourist attraction.

SUMMARY: Recorded by Al Reusch Enterprises Ltd.;

This series contains the commissioners' report (copy), which had been forwarded by the Provincial Secretary's office to the Queen's Printer for publication and then returned to the Provincial Secretary.

RECORDED: Tumbler Ridge (B.C.), 1986 SUMMARY: Ross Regan: An ex-banker, Ross joined the railway in 1983, and as of 1986, works as a foreman in the Tumbler [Ridge?] shop.;

RECORDED: Fort Nelson (B.C.), 1986 SUMMARY: Roger Allen, a veteran B.C. Rail engineman, has spent many of his years on the job on (and sometimes off) the Fort Nelson line.;

RECORDED: Prince George (B.C.), 1986 SUMMARY: Dick Rowe: A junior draftsman during the construction boom of the early 1950s, Dick is currently (1986) real estate development representative in Prince George.;

CALL NUMBER: T3093:0001 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Early life and education PERIOD COVERED: 1920-1960 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1978-07 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Ralph Loffmark discusses: his family background; his early life in the interior of B.C.; his education in Chase, B.C., Kamloops, B.C., at the University of B.C., and at the University of Toronto; his election to the student council at the University of Toronto as athletic director; and his enlistment in the Canadian army. TRACK 2: Ralph Loffmark discusses: his service in the armed forces, his close encounters with death; his first experience with a conscious political policy; his law and business education experiences as a veteran; his first employment as a lawyer; his interests in accountancy; teaching commerce at UBC; his experience writing in areas of the law and commerce; his first interests in politics. CALL NUMBER: T3093:0002 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Loffmark's first election and some of his political ideas PERIOD COVERED: 1950-1963 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1978-07 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Ralph Loffmark discusses: his first exposure to politics; his entry into politics as a Social Credit candidate in 1963; the 1963 election campaign; his perceptions of the Social Credit Party at that time; his concern over the state of roads in B.C. during that period. TRACK 2: Ralph Loffmark discusses the expropriation of B.C. Electric as a major issue in the1963 provincial election; the nature of the Social Credit membership in Point Grey; the nature of nomination and candidacy procedure; dams on the Peace and Columbia Rivers; the crippling effects of cost overruns in government projects; some of his perceptions about the political parties in B.C.; and his primary occupational objectives. CALL NUMBER: T3093:0003 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Being elected and joining the cabinet PERIOD COVERED: 1963-1968 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1978-07 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Loffmark discusses: the role of the backbencher in the legislature; joining the cabinet as Minister of Industrial Development, Trade and Commerce in 1964; attempts at influencing cabinet ministers; his priorities as a cabinet minister; and transportation problems in Canada. TRACK 2: Loffmark discusses: Canadian freight rates; trade promotion activities; Japanese business connections; contrasts between doing business with Japan and India; his appointment to Treasury Board; the duties of Treasury Board; and inter-departmental relations. CALL NUMBER: T3093:0004 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Minister of Trade and Commerce PERIOD COVERED: 1964-1968 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1978-07 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Loffmark discusses: the development of the Bank of British Columbia; the run on B.C. bonds after the expropriation of B.C. Electric; the opportunities for tax reductions open to a business man; foreign investment in B.C.; secondary industries in B.C.; the poor state of dominion-provincial relations; B.C. separatism; the contention over the adequacy of Vancouver harbour; the possible over-production of pulp and paper. TRACK 2: Loffmark discusses: the redistribution of seats prior to the 1966 provincial election; the 1966 election campaign in Vancouver South; his travels on trade missions; joint American-Canadian development around the area of the Alaskan Panhandle. CALL NUMBER: T3093:0005 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Minister of Health PERIOD COVERED: 1964-1972 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1978-07 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Loffmark discusses: his move from the Ministry of Trade and Industry to Health; Phil Gaglardi's removal as Minister of Highways and its effect on the Social Credit Party; the problems he perceived in the field of health; his priorities as Health minister; the ban on liquor and tobacco advertising; the death penalty for persistent drug traffickers; the operation of government liquor stores; the debate over pollution control; the necessity to maintain some kind of control over doctors who were abusing medicare; Scott Wallace's position in the Social Credit Party; and pharmacare and dentacare. TRACK 2: Loffmark discusses: dentacare and pharmacare; the publishing of doctors' earnings; the resource development vs. social services debate; the Clearwater incident; B.C. government efforts to fight heroin addiction; the government's power to allow certain doctors to use hospital facilities; the effects of Scott Wallace's crossing the floor; and the 1972 provincial election. CALL NUMBER: T3093:0006 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Health care and some general political perceptions PERIOD COVERED: 1964-1972 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1978-07 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Loffmark discusses: the 1972 election; the Dease Lake railway extension; his major accomplishments as Minister of Health; his decision to retire from politics; his impressions of politics in general and of the party system; his relationship with W.A.C. Bennett; and cabinet meetings. TRACK 2: Ralph Loffmark discusses the timing of elections; the nature of the relationship between the civil service and the government; decision-making in his ministries; all-night sittings of the Legislature; his relationship with the press; government-organized group relations; opposition party unity; the effectiveness of opposition parties; and his perception of persons in the opposition parties. CALL NUMBER: T3093:0007 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Some general political perceptions PERIOD COVERED: 1964-1978 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1978-07 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Loffmark discusses: his views on the Dease Lake railway extension; cost reductions in health care; the home medical care scheme; his present activities; religion in politics; the effectiveness of a good political leader; the role of an MLA; the reasons behind W.A.C. Bennett's success; the Social Credit party as a coalition; reforms in the procedure of the House; the nature of the makeup of the Social Credit government; the nature of Social Credit policy-making; the proper functions of government; the rise of administrative tribunals; the decline of the Legislature. [TRACK 2: blank; end of interview]

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The series consists of three financial ledgers created by the British Columbia Railway Company and its predecessor, the Pacific Great Eastern Railway Company, between 1918 and 1984. The ledgers contain financial records relating to road and bridge construction. The series also includes a 1919 publication created by the B.C. Department of Railways called general locomotive rules.

RECORDED: Tumbler Ridge (B.C.), 1986 SUMMARY: Peter Rebagliati is (as of 1986) roadmaster at Tumbler Ridge. A third generation railwayman, he started as a chainman in 1967.;

RECORDED: Vancouver (B.C.), 1986 SUMMARY: Interview with Norbert Hartman, presumably about his career with the PGE and/or BC Rail.;

The item is a film reel workprint and includes reels of out-takes, etc.. The British Columbia Provincial Museum's "Museum Train" visits communities in the B.C. interior. It is seen mainly on the BC Rail right-of-way.

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1986 (and 1982?) SUMMARY: Lew Liwiski tried his hand at running the engines in the late 1940s, but decided it wasn't for him. Today he works as a trainman in Fort St. John.;

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1986 SUMMARY: Marv Gammon: As Marv says, "Everyone started in Lillooet at one time or another." He started there in 1963. As of 1986, he was a trainman on the Fort Nelson run, based in Fort St. John.;

RECORDED: Lillooet (B.C.), 1986 SUMMARY: Lindsay Stonehouse: Lindsay and her family, the Roys, came to D'Arcy from Scotland in the mid-1920s. The family operated the D'Arcy lodge for five or six years, feeding PGE passengers and getting to k;now the railroaders. Lindsay now lives in retirement in Lillooet.;

RECORDED: Fort Nelson (B.C.), 1986 SUMMARY: Interview with Lanny Martin.;

RECORDED: Lillooet (B.C.), 1986-12-19 SUMMARY: John Franson came to the PGE from the CPR in 1927. He started as a section gang foreman, moved to B&B, then on to brakeman and conductor. John retired in 1961 and settled in Lillooet.;

RECORDED: Prince George (B.C.), 1986 SUMMARY: Joe Cozza, better known as Mazola Oil Joe, was employed by National Caterers as a cook for the railway's work camps. An Italian immigrant, he started in 1957 and continued on until 1982. He passed away in December of 1986.;

RECORDED: Fort St. John (B.C.), 1986 SUMMARY: Janos began as a sectionman in 1966, and by 1986, he was a roadmaster, based in Fort St. John.;

RECORDED: Tumbler Ridge (B.C.), 1986 SUMMARY: Jack Bryan started out with the PGE as a hostler helper in 1956. At the time of the interview (1986), he was working as an engineman based in Tumbler Ridge.;

CALL NUMBER: T0995:0001 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Comments on university hiring and tourism in Victoria RECORDED: Victoria (B.C.), 1977-02-16 & 23 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Provincial Secretary Grace McCarthy is against "double funding" of university professors when they act as consultants to the government, February 16, 1977. TRACK 2: Speech given by the Minister of Travel Industry, Grace McCarthy, to the Victoria Visitors Information Bureau luncheon, February 23, 1977. CALL NUMBER: T0995:0002 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): News conferences re: BC Railway and police, March 1977 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1977-03-10 & 11 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Provincial Secretary Grace McCarthy on the authorisation for payment of BC Railway officials, March 10, 1977. TRACK 2: McCarthy comments on her former allegation that the [1972-1975] NDP government were forming a "secret police", March 11, 1977. CALL NUMBER: T0995:0003 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): News conferences re: lotteries, PNE, and Captain Cook bicentennial, 1977 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1977-03-23 & 1977-04-05 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Provincial Secretary Grace McCarthy news conference regarding lotteries and the Pacific National Exhibition board, March 23, 1977. TRACK 2: McCarthy on plans for the upcoming Captain James Cook bicentennial (1778-1978), April 5, 1977. CALL NUMBER: T0995:0004 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Grace McCarthy on Okanagan 2,4-D and office carpets RECORDED: [location unknown], 1977-06-13 & 1977-07-06 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Travel Industry Minister Grace McCarthy criticizes environmental groups who are urging tourists to stay away from the Okanagan because of the use of the herbicide 2,4-D [2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid] in the area, June 13, 1977. TRACK 2: Provincial Secretary Grace McCarthy denies NDP accusations of wasting money on carpets for her office. Also: Alex Macdonald reacts to counter charges, July 6, 1977.

CALL NUMBER: T1769:0002 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Gordon Gibson Jr.: Comments on appointment of Royal Commision into BC Railway RECORDED: [location unknown], 1975-02-08 SUMMARY: Gordon Gibson Jr. comments on the appointment of a royal commission to investigate the operation of the BC Railway, 1975-02-08. CALL NUMBER: T1769:0003 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Gordon Gibson Jr.: Press conferences RECORDED: [location unknown], 1977-02 & 03 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: BC Liberal Leader Gordon Gibson Jr. alleges that the government is having secret meetings with the coal industry and keeping information from the public, 1977-02-08. Gibson accuses Forests Minister Tom Waterland of threatening industry, 1977-02-17. Gibson criticizes Human Resources Minister Bill Vander Zalm for his treatment of the handicapped, 1977-03-28. Gibson comments on his three-hour filibuster to protest government handling of the Legislature, 1977-02-28. TRACK 2: Gibson questions the efficacy of the BC Development Corporation trying to have land removed from the Agricultural Land Reserve, 1977-03-02, and response from Economic Development Minister Don Phillips. CALL NUMBER: T1769:0004 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Gordon Gibson Jr.: Press conferences RECORDED: [location unknown], 1977-04-05 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Gordon Gibson Jr. complains about being left off the Agriculture committee that will be investigating the food industry, 1977-04-05. TRACK 2: Gibson expresses concern about the future public costs of pensions, 1977-04-05. CALL NUMBER: T1769:0005 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Gordon Gibson Jr.: On government negotiations and unemployment RECORDED: [location unknown], 1977-04-14 & 18 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Gordon Gibson Jr. condemns government inaction on unemployment, 1977-04-14. TRACK 2: Gibson comments on federal-provincial negotiations for rail and ferry transportation, 1977-04-18. CALL NUMBER: T1769:0006 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Gordon Gibson Jr.: Freedom of information and bikeways RECORDED: [location unknown], 1977-06-23 & 1977-07-05 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Gordon Gibson Jr. comments on his Access to Information Act, introduced this date, 1977-06-23. TRACK 2: Gibson proposes that one percent of the Highways budget be set aside for bicycles, 1977-07-05. CALL NUMBER: T1769:0007 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Gordon Gibson Jr.: On ICBC advertising and BC Housing Corporation RECORDED: [location unknown], 1977 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Gordon Gibson Jr. says that Education Minister Pat McGeer is guilty of patronage in awarding ICBC advertising contracts, 1977. Also: NDP MLA Charles Barber on the same topic. TRACK 2: Gibson accuses former BC Housing Corporation Chairman Werner Paulus of conflict of interest, 1977-07. CALL NUMBER: T1769:0008 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Gordon Gibson Jr.: On liquor ads and language rights RECORDED: [location unknown], 1977-07-14 & 26 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Gordon Gibson Jr. calls on the provincial government to run anti-alcohol advertising, 1977-07-14. TRACK 2: Gibson comments on the problem of minority language rights in British Columbia, 1977-07-26.

CALL NUMBER: T1363:0001 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Garde Gardom: Comments on railway commission PWA and porography PERIOD COVERED: 1965-1977 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1977-02-10 & 22 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Attorney-General Garde Gardom comments on the BCR Commission vis-à-vis the M.E.L. Paving case, 1977-02-10. TRACK 2: Gardom comments on the purchase of Pacific Western Airlines by the Alberta; government, and on "no major hard-core pornography problems in BC", 1977-02-22. CALL NUMBER: T1363:0002 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Garde Gardom: Comments on retirement of David Vickers and pornography RECORDED: [location unknown], 1977-03-28 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Attorney-General Garde Gardom comments on the retirement of Deputy Minister David Vickers. Also, a statement from David Vickers to the effect that there was no disagreement between him and the Socred government, 1977-03-28. TRACK 2: Gardom discusses the standards for prosecuting pornography, 1977-03-28. CALL NUMBER: T1363:0003 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Garde Gardom: Comments on police college and other matters RECORDED: [location unknown], 1977-04 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Attorney-General Garde Gardom comments on the location of the BC Police College and on violence in magazine. Also includes comments of Deputy Attorney-General David Vickers, 1977-04-19. TRACK 2: Gardom comments on matters such as the Fred Quilt case, the Good Hope Lake case, and the BC Police College, 1977-04-26. CALL NUMBER: T1363:0004 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Garde Gardom: Social Credit cabinet ministers RECORDED: [location unknown], 1977-05 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Attorney-General Garde Gardom comments on new family legislation and proposal to withhold equalization payments from Quebec. Also: Municipal Affairs Minster Hugh Curtis comments on meeting with Regional District directors on the topic of the Islands Trust; Forests Minister Tom Waterland on the spraying of spruce budworm; Economic Development Minister Don Phillips on the halting of BC Railway construction; and Education Minister Pat MCGeer on French as a second language in Vancouver schools, 1977-05-19. TRACK 2: Gardom announces crackdown on impaired drivers, 1977-05-30. CALL NUMBER: T1363:0005 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Garde Gardom: On organised crime and ombudsman act RECORDED: [location unknown], 1977-06 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Attorney-General Garde Gardom discusses the problems of fighting organized crime in BC; says that he is seriously considering appointing a crime commission. The role of CLEU in fighting crime, 1977-06-14. TRACK 2: Gardom explains the Ombudsman Act, 1977-06-20. CALL NUMBER: T1363:0006 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Garde Gardom: On juvenile offenders and land conveyances RECORDED: [location unknown], 1977-06 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Attorney-General Garde Gardom announces the possibility of jail sentences for juvenile offenders, 1977-06-21. TRACK 2: Gardom explains proposed changes in land conveyancing. Also: Human Resources Minister Bill Vander Zalm on the bill that will abolish the Vancouver Resources Board, 1977-06-22. CALL NUMBER: T1363:0007 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Garde Gardom: On drunk driving and counterattack and RCMP RECORDED: [location unknown], 1977 & 1978 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Attorney-General Garde Gardom conducts a press conference to discuss measures taken to counteract drunken driving, 1977-12-12. TRACK 2: In a press conference, Gardom explains the BC government's position on RCMP break-ins, 1978-04-28.