British Columbia Electric : North Vancouver footage
The item consists of unedited film footage from around 1946. It shows BC Electric buses en route throughout North Vancouver, land clearing and house construction in the Capilano Highlands subdivision, streetcars meeting the ferry from Vancouver and at the North Vancouver car barn and miscellaneous shots.
The item is an Industrial film on colour print made in 1947. It is a film about the growth of B.C. Electric from 1906 to 1946, built around the story of stenographer Flossie Creeden, the first female office employee of the company. Footage includes: Goldstream power plant, Vancouver natural gas facilities, BC Electric Railway lines in Fraser Valley, Stave Falls generator plant, Alouette Lake and Ruskin plants, 1939 royal visit, BCE employee's newsletter, A.E. Grauer family at home, office scenes, plans & construction at Bridge River project, BCE employee's service in World Wars I & II and BCE streetcar and trolley bus services.
Dinner for Miss Creeden : out-takes
The item consists of colour out-takes from the film "Dinner for Miss Creedon" made in 1947
The item consists of a promotional film made in 1948. It depicts Vancouver's growing traffic problems and BC Electric's response, including the start of its switch-over from streetcars to trolley buses. Also shows how public transit services help to alleviate traffic congestion, the operation and maintenance of buses, and the removal of streetcar tracks.
The item is a promotional film from 1949. Broadcaster Cal George is given a tour of the Vancouver bus system by his "cousin" Penny, a B.C. Electric employee. Shows complete operation of the system, including training and assignment of drivers, maintenance of buses, Oakridge transit depot, Cambie Street garage, etc.
Opening of Bridge River : final stage
The item consists of unedited footage from 1960. It shows the opening ceremonies of the Bridge River Hydro-Electric Project, Second & Final Stage, September 8, 1960. Includes people en route to opening by bus and train, views of transmission towers, turbine rooms, spillways, etc. and officials at site.
The item consists of a film print of unedited footage from 1955. It shows BC Electric's celebrations marking completion of the conversion from streetcars to trolley buses in Vancouver. Footage shows final streetcar runs from downtown Vancouver to the PNE, with special cars for longtime local residents, crowd entering PNE grounds, ceremonies inside PNE Exhibition Gardens, including BC Electric (male) choir, BCE President Dal Grauer, Vancouver Mayor Fred Hume, speeches, presentations and communal singing, etc.
Route 601 South Delta fast bus
The item is a spliced ECO picture of a training film from ca. 1976. It employs live-action footage and animated maps to familiarize Hydro bus drivers with a particular bus route, Vancouver through Richmond to Delta and return.