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Series consists of scrapbook pages recording the organization's activities at Playfair Park in Saanich, 1948-1956; and scrapbook pages recording the group's activities at Reynolds Park in Saanich, 1956.

Series consists of the minutes of the Saanich CCF Club, Local no. 1. Topics include club business, the building of the Douglas Street hall, financial statements, society bylaws and collaboration with the club’s Women’s Committee. Series includes special reports; executive meeting minutes; and the proceedings of the Sixth Annual Convention of the New Democratic Party of British Columbia, 1967. Series also includes minutes from the club’s inaugural meeting, 1933.

Series consists of the constitution and by-laws of the Horticulture Centre of the Pacific as filed with the Registrar of Companies under the Societies Act, 1979. Series includes the names and signatures of the witnesses for the society.

Series consists of the minutes of the Horticulture Centre of the Pacific (initially called the Horticulture Development Committee) outlining all Society business from the conceptual stages of the project onwards. Series includes agendas, meeting notices, and lists of Directors.

Series consists of photographs, some with corresponding film negatives, of the proposed site for the Horticulture Centre of the Pacific. Series includes photographs of conceptual diagrams, as well as aerial photographs of the site and surrounding area.

Series consists of “exhibits” numbered 1 through 25 presented in support of the recycling proposal prepared by the Citizens’ Task Force on Recycling. Material includes correspondence, surveys, reports, ephemera, news clippings, publicity and other material. Series includes a review of the activities of the Citizens’ Task Force on Recycling, as well as draft and final copies of the committee’s report.

Series consists of energy use and garbage reduction books published by Energy, Mines and Resources Canada, 1975-1978; and environmental handbooks published by the Greater Victoria Environmental Center, 1972-1974. Series includes published articles and reports on energy consumption, waste collection and reduction, recycling programs, and sewage composting.

Series consists of the minutes of the Health Committee, 1915-1925. The first volume (1915-1920) includes a history of the local branch of the Victorian Order of District Nurse[s] for Saanich, as well as the minutes of their first meeting. Some minutes are taken by Advisory Board Member Mrs. Maude Hall. The second volume (1920-1925) includes statistical and financial reports, as well as minutes of the meetings of the Board of Management, Saanich War Memorial Health Centre.

Series consists of correspondence with the District of Saanich, 1956-1963; and correspondence with parents, 1960-1972.

Series consists of various legal agreements relating directly to the Douglas CCF Hall Society and its property, and includes insurance policies, indentures, and other similar documents. Series includes agreements to appoint an exclusive agent for the sale of the property, 1962-3.

Series consists of club annual financial statements, 1956-1963; ledgers, including some lists of membership dues, 1944-1974; receipts and invoices, 1961-1976; and annual tax notices, 1956-1964.

Series consists of 5 folders, each with a different polling area number and corresponding map in the Esquimalt-Saanich district affixed inside. Series includes postage-style stamps of Glen Hamilton, New Party candidate for Esquimalt-Saanich in 1961.

Series consists of documents relating to the proposed Horticulture Centre of the Pacific project and includes general descriptions and briefs, schedule diagrams, and preliminary feasibility study results. Series includes detailed design competition submission requirements and results, as well as conceptual information on specific components of the project: Committee, Site, Pavilions, Arboretum, and Hall.

Series consists of documents relating to staffing requirements and resources for the Horticulture Centre of the Pacific and includes an organizational chart, positions list, and job descriptions. Series includes letters of intent from public relations companies and architects.

Series consists of organizational documents relating to the Citizens’ Task Force on Recycling and includes terms of reference, objectives, internal memos, meeting notices, agendas, minutes and subcommittee reports.

Series consists of a Saanich refuse collection schedule, burning permit, Fire Department notice, and various environmental brochures. Series includes a Civic Banquet invitation from Mayor Couvelier and Council.

Series consists of documents relating to a telephone survey conducted by the Citizens’ Task Force on Recycling, including volunteer and participant information, notes, draft questionnaire, and reference material. Series includes hand-written notes relating to the activities of the Citizens’ Task Force on Recycling.

Series consists of the minutes of the District of Saanich council from the incorporation of the Municipality to 1969. Series includes minutes from the inaugural council meeting in 1906.

Series consists of the minutes of the Advisory Planning Commission, 1951-1969. The first volume within this series (1951-1958) makes reference to the Saanich Town Planning Commission.

Series consists of one ledger recording the expenses of the organization.

Series consists of general correspondence written to and from the Douglas CCF/NDP Society. Topics include club business; suppliers; hall rentals, including to the Saanich Municipal Employees’ Association; board appointments and resignations; the Esquimalt-Saanich New Party campaign of 1961-2; the provincial CCF/NDP office; and financial and insurance matters. A significant amount of correspondence relates to the sale of the group’s property, 1963. Series includes 2 plans showing a sewer easement on the property, 1960.

Series consists of New Democratic Party of BC charters issued to the Marigold New Democratic Party Club, 1962, and to the Vancouver Island and Mackenzie Regional Council, 1973, on behalf of the Provincial Executive.

Series consists of news articles relating to politics and to the CCF/NDP in particular, at the national, provincial and local levels. Series includes 2 issues of the NDP newsprint publication The Democrat, 1964-65. An accompanying scrapbook documents the 1972 election campaign by Saanich and the Islands NDP candidate Eric Sherwood.

Series consists of publications relating to the CCF/NDP, and includes articles published by the Douglas-Coldwell Foundation. Contents and topics include addresses by party leaders, membership, party history and general information, and labour movements. Series includes a signed book by former Saanich M.P. Frank Snowsell on M.P. Owen L. Jones, 1988.

Series consists of photographs related to the CCF and include party leaders and MPs; local candidates; gatherings at the Douglas CCF Hall; the CCF summer camp on Gabriola Island; and campaigning activities. Notable names include Frank Snowsell, Dennis & Yvonne Cocke, Carol Pickup, Dave Barrett, Eric Sherwood, John Mika, Tommy Douglas, Bob (Robert) Strachan, and M.J. Coldwell. Series includes a group portrait of the Saanich CCF Annual Picnic held at Elk Lake, 1937.