The item is a release print of a documentary film made by Fortune Films Ltd., ca. 1957. It describes the growing menace of air pollution as a result of industrial growth and urban development in BC. Animated cartoons reveal the historical roots of air pollution in Vancouver. Live-action footage includes general views of Vancouver, as well as various sources of air pollution -- smokestacks, sawmill waste burners, traffic, waste incinerators, etc. Efforts to regulate the problem are shown.

Documentary. The growing menace of air pollution as a result of industrial growth and urban development in BC. Animated cartoons reveal the historical roots of air pollution in Vancouver. Live-action footage includes general views of Vancouver, as well as various sources of air pollution -- smokestacks, sawmill waste burners, traffic, waste incinerators, etc. Efforts to regulate the problem are shown.

The item is a composite print of a promotional film made in 1976. The film follows a group of American investors as they take a brief trip around B.C. to examine the province's economic opportunities and potential, its resources and markets. The province's major industries (forest products, mining/smelting, fishing/canning, agriculture) are discussed, and the importance to industry of B.C. Hydro's electrical energy resources is highlighted. Includes sequences on Vancouver, shipping facilities, B.C. Ferries, Victoria and area, Bennett Dam, Site One, Mica Dam project construction, Kootenay Canal, Hat Creek coal deposits and exploration, export/trade with the Pacific Rim, and Roberts Bank coal port.

The collection comprises seven moving image items, depicting Vancouver and area events.

The item is a video copy of a promotional film. It is an Imperial Oil tribute to British Columbia on its centennial. Beginning with a visit to Major J.S. Matthews at the Vancouver City Archives, the film surveys the growth of BC industry, with special attention to the role of the petroleum industry in past development and present prosperity. Includes: Vancouver streets, airport and aerial views; heavy construction work in mountains; logging; mining; Trail smelter; fishing and canning; fruit growing in the Okanagan; cattle ranching; oil drilling (Peace River region); ships in port; sports activities; UBC.

Out-takes. An Imperial Oil tribute to British Columbia on its centennial. Beginning with a visit to Major J.S. Matthews at the Vancouver City Archives, the film surveys the growth of BC industry, with special attention to the role of the petroleum industry in past development and present prosperity. Includes: Vancouver streets, airport and aerial views; heavy construction work in mountains; logging; mining; Trail smelter; fishing and canning; fruit growing in the Okanagan; cattle ranching; oil drilling (Peace River region); ships in port; sports activities; UBC.

The item consists of three reels of promotional film.
Reel one: Captain Vancouver's monument, entrance to Vancouver harbour, the Lions, ship approaching, Siwash Rock, boathouse at harbour entrance, freighter passing, view of ships, piers and buildings. HMS "Hood" and HMS "Repulse" in the harbour. Pan over downtown section of Vancouver. Making hemp rope in factory. Woman making woolen products on loom. Huge herd of cattle on a flat prairie. Stockyards. Tank car unloading oil. Mattresses being made. Plants along the waterfront. Apple trees in the Okanagan; apples being picked, packed and stored. Cars on the Pacific Highway. Bathers on a crowded beach. Cars and people entering Stanley Park. Mine and ore cars; concentrators; milling of ore. Trail smelter, ore cars and silver ingot.
Reel two: Coal cars in freight yard. Waterfall and powerhouse. Sports fishermen. Fishermen hauling in salmon-filled seine nets. Dumping herring into ship's hold. Man sitting astride giant tuna. Shots of mountain goat, white-tailed deer, mountain sheep, and giant brown bear (dead with hunter atop it). Trapper and dog team in front of cabin. Seals diving and swimming. Douglas firs being cut, felled, topped and yarded. Dumping logs from train at mill. Tug towing log raft. Sawing logs into lumber. Making furniture. Loading lumber onto ships. Three-masted whaler in harbour. New freighter tied up. Shot of original Vancouver wharf and new Ballantyne Pier. Cargo cranes. Loading cargo onto ships. Cars lined up on pier for shipping.
Reel three: Workers completing CPR pier at Vancouver; tug hauling a section. Passenger ship "Empress of Asia" arriving in port . . . Steam engine ploughing prairie. Men seeding from horseback. . . .Threshing wheat. Horses haul wheat to elevators. Freight train crossing prairie, then in the Rockies. . . Vancouver freight yards and grain elevators; one elevator being built. Waterfront with ships tied up. . . . Loading wheat into ship's hold. Freighter and passenger ship leaving harbour. . ." (Colin Browne)