Records of the British Columbia Steamship Company
- GR-4210
- Series
- 1975 - 1990
The series consists of records of the British Columbia Steamship Company created and received between 1975-1990 in British Columbia. This crown corporation's files document the restoration and management of daily passenger and vehicle service between Victoria and Seattle. The passenger ferry service ceased in 1974 but was restarted in 1975 in order to support and develop Victoria’s tourist industry. Some of the records, such as two years of pilot log books, document activities of the Princess Marguerite vessel, purchased from the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1975. The records consist of the general manager’s correspondence, mainly from E. L. Lien and Barry D. Margetts. The series also contains correspondence between the Minister of Transportation and Highways and the general managers, managing director, and president of the Steamship Company. The series also includes Board of Directors' records, intergovernmental correspondence between BC and Washington State regarding the ferry service, development of the piers, advertising and promotional materials, marketing plans, and records relating to the privatisation of the corporation.
The series is arranged alphabetically by subject. The records include correspondence, meeting materials, circulars, memoranda, registers, pilot log books, certificates, licenses, lease agreements, and financial records. The records are scheduled under ARCS (Administrative Records Classification System) schedule 100001.
British Columbia Steamship Company (1975) Ltd.