Showing 259 results

Series consists of financial ledgers created in the course of accounting for various financial transactions of the Municipality. The majority of volumes in this series consist of general ledgers, however, series also includes a transfer ledger, subdivision ledger and agreements ledger. Transactions documented in these ledgers cover the full spectrum of Municipal functions, from accounts payable to fire fighting, and from garbage collection to Workmen's Compensation Board.

Series consists of correspondence, agreements, memoranda, copies of bylaws, and maps, relating to various municipal legal matters. Files includes letters of official notice of proceedings addressed to the municipality, from legal counsel, for members of the public and private businesses. The majority of the series consists of legal opinions from the municipal solicitor for the guidance of Council. Ongoing relations between the municipality and other levels of government and judicial bodies are documented.

Series consists of memos, correspondence, reports, and affidavits relating to court cases and law suits brought against the City of Richmond, most relating to development cost charges.

Series consists of bylaw files created for local improvement initiatives and local improvement construction. Records include copies of bylaws, correspondence, petitions, cost estimates and other financial records, and internal memos.

Series consists of correspondence, petitions, bylaws, copies of Council resolutions and Committee of the Whole minutes, subdivision plans, and agreements, relating to the role of the Law Department in drafting local improvement bylaws, negotiating and monitoring agreements for the construction resulting from these bylaws. Examples of local improvements referred to in these records include, the planting of trees, the digging of ditches, the installion of drainage works, curbs, gutters, sidewalks, and street lights, as well as the construction of roads.

Series consists of correspondence, applications for employment, petitions (against pornography, for example), memoranda, lease and rental agreements, photographs, studies, and maps relating to a wide variety of topics and activities. Examples of larger groups of records within the series include: records relating to libraries (1932-1985), including various branch libraries, the Richmond Advisory Library Committee, and the Richmond Public Library Board; street naming (1950-1988); master street naming lists (1967, 1985); archives (1946-1988); records relating to the S.P.C.A .; Gateway Theatre (1981-1988) and; Greater Vancouver transit system (1967-1987). The miscellaneous series also includes a large number of miscellaneous and subject files, e.g., petitions, inquiries, requests, complaints, library, trap shoots, B.C. Packers, surveys, parades and permits, lotteries, bingos, shopping centres, marinas, trees, churches, and letters (1965-1988). Relations between the City and other organizations, unions, and levels of government are documented.

Series contains various rolled maps, plans, architectural drawings depicting Steveston canneries, Canadian National Railway Company, Department of Marine Radio Branch, Richmond High School, Home Oil, Public Works of Canada and Wartime Housing Limited. Some of these items have been arranged together into correlative groups of up to seven to form a presentation regarding the subject at hand. Accompanying materials include related textual documentation. Related items consists of one index plan of numbers and one field book and plan index that list the rolled maps as only part of a much larger collection, the remainder of which was not included in this accession.

Series consists of sundry floor, right-of way, site, and land use plans.

Series consists of case files relating to the acquisition of land under the Municipalities Enabling and Validating Act. The case files contain transcripts of hearings before the Dyking Commissioner; certificates of encumbrances issued by the Land Registry Office; affidavits and statutory declarations relating to the proper execution of appropriation procedures; certified land survey plans conducted for the purpose of evidence at hearings; excerpts from Council minutes; indentures conveying right-of-ways to land owners; and general correspondence relating to the appropriation of land by the municipality of Richmond for the purpose of preparing and maintaining the dyking and drainage system.

Series consists of memos, reports, procedural guidelines, and correspondence relating to city-wide and departmental programs, goals and objectives.

Series consists of correspondence, financial statements, memoranda, and maps relating primarily to activities with some connection with the provincial government. Series shows the ongoing negotiations and relations between the municipal and provincial governments regarding a wide variety of initiatives, programs and issues. Topics covered include amendments to the Municipal Act, commercial and industrial development activities to be registered and approved by the province, civil defence, municipal bylaws requiring provincial approval, an unemployment relief program, and a Local Initiative Program.

Series consists of correspondence, memoranda, agreements, copies and signed original bylaws, petitions, and maps, relating to the ongoing relations and negotiations between the municipality and public companies. The majority of the series consists of railway line crossing agreements between the municipality, the Canadian Pacific Railway (C.P.R.), and the Canadian National Railway (C.N.R.). The agreements cover crossings of railway lines for a variety of purposes, including the installation and construction of: public utilities such as watermains and sanitary sewers; public and private crossings; and other pipelines. The series also contains records relating to B.C. Telephone, B.C. Hydro, B.C. Electric Railway, the Board of Railway Commissioners, and the North Fraser Harbour Commission. Topics covered in the records include, the installation of spur lines, track relocations, and public transportation issues.

Series consists of correspondence, reports and plans relating to the official administrative, as well as ceremonial, functions and activities of the Reeve. Series includes reports for proposed projects, case files for specific reeves, and subject based case files on specific topics, e.g., weed control, town planning, releases, and rights-of-way. Relations between the Reeve and other outside organizations and committees are documented.

Series consists of memoranda, correspondence, contracts, reports, and maps relating to the construction and maintenance of the Minoru Park Arena, the Sports Pavilion, the Centennial Swimming Pool - Minoru Aquatic Centre, and the Municipal theatre (Gateway Theatre). The majority of the series consists of project reports, construction specifications, site specification plans, material lists, and maps dealing with these municipal facilities. Topics covered in the records relate to all aspects of the construction of these facilties including area lighting, the tendering process, project grant applications, pile driving, and electrical systems. Series includes site and technical maps and plans.

Series consists of correspondence, memos, reports, discussion papers, and other records relating to insurance requirements of the city for major construction projects and for general liability coverage.

Series consists of correspondence, policy statements, indentures and deeds for road allowances, plans of gazetted roads, contracts and bylaws for land purchase, and notices of expropriation relating to the construction and maintenance of roads and highways. The majority of the series pertains to land acquisition, and includes case files for acquisition of specific properties. Series includes separate files on road closures, road petitions, and specific roads. Series also includes files on roads related issues, e.g., roadside stands, parking, pedestrian crossings, highway information, and the opening of the George Massey (formerly Deas) Tunnel. Series also includes letters of inquiry and complaint from the public regarding the condition of roads and bridges.

Series consists of records relating to the organization and administration of special community conferences held in 1989, 1991 and 1992. The events were known both as "Community Conference" and "Partners in Community Conference". Records include minutes, correspondence, reports, mailing lists and other planning documents relating to the conferences.

Series consists of memoranda, reports, and correspondence relating to the preparation and presentation of special planning studies. Records in this series reflect specific areas of environmental study and investigation, e.g., the condition of trees in bog forests, heritage and community tree studies, sloughs, and the placement of cycle paths and other recreational trails. Includes records relating to planning for downtown revitalization, large scale retail outlets, golf courses, and crime prevention.

Series consists of maps of proposed subdivisions within various sections, blocks and ranges and zoning classifications in Richmond. Some maps show lot and plan numbers and lot dimensions.

Series consists of policies and procedures, correspondence, excerpts from Council and committee minutes, reports, and plans relating to subdivision policies and procedures in Richmond. Topics covered in this record series include: the policies and guidelines for major and minor subdivisions outlining the responsibilities for the municipality and developers with regard to road, sewer and waterworks construction; the 1977 changes to the Municipal Act, which introduced the development permit process and significantly streamlined land use development and planning; and the introduction and establishment of the Agricultural Land Reserve and the ALR appeals that followed. The series also contains files on the Broadmoor subdivision, the administration of the Veterans Land Act in Richmond, and property transactions between the Presbyterian, Methodist and United Churches and the Richmond School Board relating to the area around Mitchell School.

Series consists of correspondence, reports, excerpts from committee minutes and some business and trade related pamphlets. Prior to the late 1950s, all requests for trade licences were made directly to the Municipal Council. After this point, the routine applications were approved by the Licence Inspector and only special cases went forward to Council. The general files consist mainly of requests for licences, complaints against business people for bylaw violations, and records relating to investigatory and punitive actions taken by City Officials. Some special cases relate to the licencing of special event festivals, dog kennels, drive-in theatres, discotheques, ice cream vendors and helicopter air ambulances.

Series consists of memos, correspondence, reports and studies relating to the development of trails as recreational areas in the municipality. Includes records pertaining to equestrian trails, railway right-of-ways and the municipal trail system, South Sidaway Trail, and trails at Bath Slough, the Northeast Bog Forest, No. 2 Road end, Fletcher Challenge property, Horseshoe Slough, the Middle Arm, the North Arm East Richmond (Vickers Way), Paramount Road, Shell Road, Terra Nova, and West Dyke.

Series consists of memoranda, correspondence, and maps relating to the development of specific sewage treatment plants - Iona Treatment Plant, Brighouse Treatment Plant, Lulu Island Sewage Treatment Plant. Records in this series relate to all aspects of facility operations including the condition and maintenance of pump stations, the tendering for treatment plant construction, and the charting of flow data. Records in this series reflect the ongoing relations between the Engineering Department and the Provincial Pollution Control Branch.

Series consists of correspondence, memoranda, reports and maps, relating to the involvement and participation of the City of Richmond in the Union of British Columbia Municipalities (U.B.C.M.) and the Greater Vancouver Regional District (G.V.R.D.). Series also includes records of the Lower Mainland Regional Planning Board (L.M.R.P.B.), the Fraser Valley Municipal Asociation, the Union of Canadian Federation of Mayors, the Industrial Development Commission, the British Columbia Agricultural Land Commission, and the North Fraser Harbour Commission. Topics covered in the records include light rapid transit, transportation, the harbours, industrialization, and other development issues. In addition, records in this series document ongoing relations between the City and various departments and ministries of the provincial government.

Series consists of memoranda, correspondence, reports by staff and consultants, promotional materials, photographs and plans relating to the role of the administrator in planning and coordinating the activities of Municipal staff. Series includes records which demonstrate the extensive relationship between the City Administrator's Office (C.A.O) and the G.V.R.D. (Greater Vancouver Regional District), particularly in regards to negotiations between the City, as a public employer, and various labour unions representing civic employees, e.g., C.U.P.E (Canadian Union of Public Employees). Activities of the Administrator documented in these records include: establishing annual Municipal budgets; receiving reports; coordinating activities of City departments; monitoring the planning of special events, e.g., B.C. Summer Games, Captain cook Bi-Centennial celebrations; conducting performance evaluations; conducting salary negotiations for exempt staff; and participating in various regional and national administrative bodies, e.g., M.O.A. (Municipal Officers' Assocation), F.C.M. (Federation of Canadian Municipalities), L.M.M.A (Lower Mainland Municipalities Association), and U.B.C.M. (Union of British Columbia Municipalities).