SUMMARY: Topics discussed are: the mayor's pay raise ; tennis courts. Speakers are: George Puil, Marguerite Ford; George Puil; Bernice Gerard; Michael Harcourt; Jack Volrich.;

SUMMARY: A documentary sound program about Dr. J. Lyle Telford, radio populist and CCF politician, including excerpts from Telford's radio addresses and interviews with Harold Winch and others. The program was produced by Emmanuel Ronse.

SUMMARY: Report by Bill Herbert about the investiture of Gerald Gratten McGeer as Mayor of Vancouver.;

SUMMARY: "Heritage Theatre" was a series of short historical plays set in the Vancouver environs. These vignettes illustrate some of the significant events and interesting episodes from Vancouver's earliest ti;mes. First broadcast in 1977, the plays were a co-operation of CBC Vancouver and the Social Planning Department of the City of Vancouver. This series was broadcast during the summer of 1981. This epis;ode, "L.D.'s Eighty-Eighth" by Tom Cone, commemorates the birthday of Vancouver's Mayor Taylor in the year 1945.;

SUMMARY: Radio talk by Vancouver mayor Charles Thompson.;

SUMMARY: Historical recordings of Mayor McGeer that were used in the CKWX memorial program. Cut 1 - oath of office; cut 2 - speech; cut 3 - oath of allegiance; cut 4 - closing speech.;

SUMMARY: Interviews with Constable Andrew Scully (chauffeur) and acting mayor George Miller.;

SUMMARY: Complete memorial program, integrating all the program components on SD0177:0435 - 0436.;

CALL NUMBER: T1365:0001 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Public career : part 1 RECORDED: Victoria (B.C.), 1974-10-08 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Narration of childhood experiences in London and family background. Immigration to Canada. Farm boy in Ontario. TRACK 2: Brick-laying and real estate speculations in Vancouver. Store business. Marriage and decision to move to Victoria. Attractions of Victoria. CALL NUMBER: T1365:0002 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Public career : part 2 RECORDED: Victoria (B.C.), 1974-10-08 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Getting established in Victoria. Activities in 2nd Depot Battalion during World War I. Setting up gramophone manufacturing. Starting music store. Raising a large family. Business adjustments, radio, gramophone repair. Terminating business in 1947. TRACK 2: Involvement in Quadra PTA. Educational concerns. Running for Victoria School Board 1926-1930. Difficulties getting elected and reasons for success. School board concerns during Depression. CALL NUMBER: T1365:0003 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Public career : part 3 RECORDED: Victoria (B.C.), 1974-10-15 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Discusses electoral success in 1930s. Involvement and activities with Victoria Junior Chamber of Commerce. Involvement in Reconstruction Party and Major Douglas's Social Credit. Political activities. Decision to run for alderman in 1940. Issues in 1940s. TRACK 2: Fiscal policy 1940s. Municipal politics 1940s. Policies as mayor. Post-war needs of Victoria. Changes due to war. Opinion of best qualities of a mayor. CALL NUMBER: T1365:0004 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Public career : part 4 RECORDED: Victoria (B.C.), 1974-12-17 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Discussion of the role and duties of the Mayor of Victoria. Becomes president of Canadian Federation of Mayors. Runs as Coalition candidate in Esquimalt by-election 1951, discussion of results. Becomes chairman of Public Utilities Commission, description of responsibilities. Water supply issue. B.C. Electric. Bus fare issue. TRACK 2: Becomes commissioner on P.U.C. Government attitude to P.U.C. PNR issue of 1960. The public, and need for better communication of P.U.C. role. Career in retrospect. Philosophy. (End of interview)

Public affairs. Jack Webster's popular weekday morning talk show. Guests and topics for this episode are: Jack discusses housing: shows a film clip from October 30, 1978, in which he speaks to Marie-Josee Drouin and Herman Kahn, two members of the Hudson Institute; a film clip from January 13, 1981, of an interview with Nelson Skalbania; reports from BCTV reporters Neale Adams and Clive Jackson, regarding house prices in the Lower Mainland; Christine Hearn reports from Ottawa on housing prices there. In the studio, Jack speaks with Michael Walker of the Fraser Institute, and Walter Block, Senior Economist for the Fraser Institute. Bill Vander Zalm, Minister of Municipal Affairs, talks about the A.L.R. announcement and whether or not he is in a conflict of interest over his own property being released from the A.L.R. Mr. Vander Zalm details his land holdings.

Public affairs. Jack Webster's popular weekday morning talk show. Guests and topics for this episode are: Note: V1988:25/0874 half hour tape was recorded first. Vancouver Mayor Mike Harcourt discusses road and bridge plans surrounding BC Place Stadium; the Ward system; Jack and the Mayor take calls. Steve Wyatt reports on a problem at and near CFB Comox with beaver dams causing flooding on the base and environs; Steve talks to the base manager, a local farmer and a local real estate salesman. Jack on tape with "The Electric Man".

Public affairs. Jack Webster's popular weekday morning talk show. Guests and topics for this episode are: Note: Segment missing. Jack hosts a Vancouver civic election special. He starts by speaking with Mayor Mike Harcourt and Jonathan Baker, the NPA candidate. Then Jack speaks with council candidates: Harry Rankin, COPE; Warnett Kennedy, NPA; Helen Boyce, Independent; George Puil, NPA; Bruce Eriksen, COPE; Marguerite Ford, TEAM; Bruce Yorke, COPE; May Brown, TEAM; Nathan Divinsky, TEAM; Libby Davies, COPE; Phillip Owen; Carole Walker, NDP; Don Bellamy, Independent.

Public affairs. Jack Webster's popular weekday morning talk show. Guests and topics for this episode are: In light of the civic election, Jack interviews Vancouver Mayor Mike Harcourt and mayoral candidate Jonathan Baker. They discuss the four day work week at Vancouver City Hall, negotiations with the Vancouver Police union, Vancouver Symphony funding, BC Place, and the Cambie Street Bridge. Norm Stewart, a lawyer for General Motors and also chairman of “What is a Letter?” Committee, leading a revolt against Canada Post as a monopoly. Mark Schneider reports from an aerobics class.

Public affairs. Jack Webster's popular weekday morning talk show. Guests and topics for this episode are: Vancouver Mayor Mike Harcourt joins Jack to discuss the Premiership; Expo ’86; Cambie Street Bridge realignment; BC Place; prostitution. Jack reports on tape about the renovation of the Hotel Europe, 43 Powell Street in Gastown. He speaks to Andy Rocco, grandson of Angelo Calori, a Nanaimo coal miner and builder of the Europe. In the studio, Jack speaks with Marc Faquy, Director-General, Industrial Cooperation Programme, Canadian International Development Agency. Jack ends the show with "That's a Fair Question".

Public affairs. Jack Webster's popular weekday morning talk show. Guests and topics for this episode are: Jack starts the show speaking with Vancouver Mayor Mike Harcourt. They discuss cuts to Legal Aid; Bill King’s bid for the leadership of the NDP; Mr. Harcourt’s possible bid for the leadership; Expo ’86; BC Place Stadium; housing near the Expo site in False Creek; the Human Rights Commission and the Lone Star Motel. Jack opens the phone lines. Jack speaks with Paul St. Pierre, author, "Smith and Other Events; Tales of the Chilcotin"; they discuss his book and his life in politics.

Public affairs. Jack Webster's popular weekday morning talk show. Guests and topics for this episode are: Jack opens the show with Iona Campagnolo, Liberal Party President, discussing the party debt, Pierre Trudeau, BC politics, Brian Mulroney, and Ronald Reagan. Vancouver Mayor Mike Harcourt discusses co-operative housing and allegations made against it. Bill Kennedy, Executive Director, Housing and Urban Development Association of Canada, Greater Vancouver, joins Mr. Harcourt and Jack to dispute the value of co-operative housing. Jack and Paul Martin, politician and author of "A Very Public Life; Volume I”, discuss Mr. Martin’s life in politics from the 1930s to the 1960s.

Public affairs. Jack Webster's popular weekday morning talk show. Guests and topics for this episode are: Jack starts the show by interviewing Chuck Cook, MP North Vancouver/Burnaby, about federal politics; an article in the Montreal Gazette about Bryce Mackasey and his financial difficulties; Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau and the need for a federal election. Jack welcomes Fred Trotter, President of the Office and Technical Employees Union (OTEU), the union that certified ICBC, BC Hydro, and the MTOC. They discuss the strikes involving BC Hydro gas workers and electrical workers and the lack of public awareness of this labour dispute. Jack interrupts Mr. Trotter briefly to go to Vancouver Mayor Mike Harcourt, and potential NDP leadership candidate. Mr. Harcourt has decided to run in the mayoralty race, rather than in the race for the leadership of the NDP. Jack returns to Fred Trotter and the BC Hydro strike.

Public affairs. Jack Webster's popular weekday morning talk show. Guests and topics for this episode are: Iona Campagnolo is filling in for Jack while he is on holidays. Iona and Vancouver Mayor Gordon Campbell discuss his performance in office thus far, including the recent failure of Vancouver’s water mains. Ted Rutledge reports on child abuse. In the studio, Iona speaks with Mary Harder, Child Abuse Prevention Co-ordinator, and pediatrician Dr. Sydney Segal.

Public affairs. Jack Webster's popular weekday morning talk show. Guests and topics for this episode are: Note: One hour show. Edgar Kaiser, former president and CEO of the Bank of BC, talks about mistakes that led to its failure and the Hongkong Bank of Canada’s (HSBC) subsequent rescue. Vancouver mayor Gordon Campbell talks about the city's offshore banking, housing, and city worker salaries. Tony Belcourt, Vice-President of Seneca Communications, talks about Seneca, their new Canadian television network that will focus on native communities.

Public affairs. Jack Webster's popular weekday morning talk show. Guests and topics for this episode are: Jack discusses changes to the Labour Code made by Premier Bill Vander Zalm, unions, and labour relations. Jack speaks to Dr. Larry Siegel, regarding the spread of AIDS between intravenous drug users, the damaging effects of drugs and alcohol on the immune system, infection and fatality rates, safe sex, abstinence, education, and the lack of health insurance in the United States. Author David R Williams speaks about his book, “Mayor Gerry: The Remarkable Gerald Grattan McGeer.”