Series 41 - Health

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Health

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    CRICH 41

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    • 1925-1988 (Creation)
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      Richmond (B.C.). City Clerk's Office

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    1.78 m of textual records;75 maps;11 photograph prints : b&w;2 drawings

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    ([19-?] -)

    Administrative history

    The City Clerk's Office is part of the Finance and Corporate Services Division and serves as a secretariat for Council and its Committees. It performs administrative functions including: agenda preparation recording of minutes, processing and certifying by-laws, record management and distribution of records, and making records available to the public.
    The Clerk's Office is responsible for the preservation of all Council and Committee records, through a records management and archives system which documents the history of Richmond.

    The City Clerk is also responsible for organizing and conducting City elections.

    The City Clerk's Office is often the first stop for processing citizens' petitions, complaints and requests to Council, and also receives requests for information under the Freedom of Information & Protection of Privacy legislation.

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    Series consists of correspondence, memoranda, reports, minutes, agreements, maps and photographs relating to health and environmental health. Series includes records on a broad range of topics and initiatives, including: construction and maintenance of health care facilities, e.g., Richmond General Hospital; ongoing relations with health or environmental health related bodies, e.g., Metropolitan Board of Health (1925-1988), Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District (1961-1988), and the Pollution Control Board, (1956-1968); and health and environmental health issues, e.g., smoking in public places, aerial spraying, proposed sewage treatment plants, and air pollution. Ongoing relations between the City and other governing bodies and levels of government are documented. Series also includes inquiries and complaints from the public.

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        Series title has been changed from "Health - Sewers" to "Health" to reflect content of the series. Files on sanitary sewer easements have been registered and described as a separate MR SE 187 Sanitary sewer easements series

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        BCAUL control number: CRICH-SER-41

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