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CITY OF KELOWNA, RECORDS EST 1905
Abstract:
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ADMINISTRATIVE DEPARTMENT EST 1977 ADMINISTRATOR AND MAYOR,
RECORDS
Abstract:
| Inclusive
Dates |
ca 1945- |
| Bulk Dates |
1970- |
| Extent |
96 m. |
| Type of Unit |
ms & text; maps; paintings;
photographs; published material |
| General Note |
Only the land sale negotiation
records go back to 1945 Some of the Mayor's and administrator's files have been
intermixed |
| Restrictions |
Permission needed from City
Administrator |
| Summary |
Briefs, budgets, bulletins,
election certificates and returns, legal opinions, policy and procedure
manuals, official messages, proclamations, regulations, annual and audit
reports, resolutions, circulars, correspondence, deeds, land sale negotiations,
personal letters, lists, maps, memoranda, personal papers, petitions, plans,
publications, recommendations, scrapbooks, telegrams, clippings, committee
files, notebooks, notices and press releases, paintings and photographs
pertaining to general administration, land negotiations, contracting, labour
relations, and the expansion of the City's boundaries in 1973 Includes one
painting by Gwen Lamont and photographs of various councils |
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ADMINISTRATIVE DEPARTMENT EST 1977 CITY CLERK, RECORDS
Abstract:
| Inclusive
Dates |
1905- |
| Extent |
5436 m.. + 3 sound
recordings |
| Type of Unit |
ms & text; maps & plans;
photographs; published material; sound recordings; videorecordings |
| Restrictions |
In camera committee meetings and
some indexes |
| Summary |
Legislative acts, briefs,
budgets, by-laws, election certificates and returns, handbooks, legal opinions,
logs, policy and procedure manuals, memorials, minutes, newsletters, poll
lists, regulations, annual reports, resolutions, rules, speeches, statutes,
studies, agendas, agreements, correspondence, deeds, maps, order books,
recommendations, progress reports, tape recordings, videorecordings, case
files, clippings, committee files, oaths, press releases, property control
listings, scrapbooks, sketches, ballots, claims, manuscripts, research notes,
speeches, permits, court and other legal documents, pamphlets, newspaper
clippings, voter records and letters The above records pertain to the Kelowna
Airport, animal regulations, building inspection, business licensing,
cemeteries, civil defense and emergency measures, control of firearms, economic
development, elections, electricity generation and distribution, fire
protection, general administration, industrial parks, irrigation and flood
control, land purchase and development, noise control, parks, planning and
zoning, police protection, public health regulations, public transit, refuse
collection and disposal, regulation of nuisances, subdivision control,
television rebroadcasting, and water supply and distribution Includes
photographs of the Kelowna Buckaroos hockey team 1962-1965 |
| Finding Aids |
Index to by-laws 1905- , index to
minutes 1972- |
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BUILDING DEPARTMENT, RECORDS EST 1909
Abstract:
| Inclusive
Dates |
ca 1920- |
| Extent |
4074 m. |
| Type of Unit |
ms & text; maps & plans;
microforms; drawings; photographs; published material |
| Restrictions |
To see building plans permission
is needed from the owner of the building To see inspectors' diaries and field
notes permission is needed from the department manager |
| Summary |
Bulletins, inspectors' diaries
and field notes, directives, legal opinions, policy and procedure manuals,
geotechnical and structural engineering research reports, maps and plans,
building, gas and plumbing permits, correspondence, personal letters,
memoranda, plans of most buildings in Kelowna, recommendations, building
specifications, building statistics and licenses Includes: Residential
Rehabilitation Assistance Program files; Municipal Incentive Grants files;
Central Mortgage and Housing Corporation files |
| Finding Aids |
Organized alphabetically by
streets |
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ELECTRICAL DEPARTMENT, RECORDS
Abstract:
| Inclusive
Dates |
1950- |
| Extent |
66 m.. + 213 maps and plans + 5
photographs and slides |
| Type of Unit |
ms & text; maps & plans;
photographs & slides |
| Summary |
Maps, logbooks, meter books,
photographs and slides, statistics, financial estimates, monthly reports
Includes information relating to the purchase of power from West Kootenay Power
and Light Company Limited, its redistribution to the citizens of Kelowna, and
the provision of street lighting |
01*01*04
FINANCE DEPARTMENT, RECORDS
Abstract:
| Inclusive
Dates |
1905- |
| Bulk Dates |
1969- |
| Extent |
2394 m.. + 400 reels
microfilm |
| Type of Unit |
ms & text; microforms |
| General Note |
Statistical reports made to the
provincial Minster of Finance from 1921-1935 are held at the city accountants,
Rutherford, Bazett and Company |
| Restrictions |
Permission is needed from the
Director of the Department |
| Summary |
Financial statements 1905- ,
budgets, procedure manuals, annual and audit reports, microfilm reels of
accounts payable and vouchers, pertaining to the financial affairs of all city
departments Includes: audited financial statements 1924-1969; statistical
reports made to the Ministry of Finance 1921, 1926, 1930-1935 |
| Other Sources |
Rutherford, Bazett and
Company |
| Address |
1441 St Paul Street, Kelowna, BC,
V1Y 2E4 |
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MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS
Abstract:
| Inclusive
Dates |
1912?- |
| Extent |
approx 45 cu m. |
| Type of Unit |
ms & text |
| General Note |
These records are kept in the
basement of City Hall, and at the Cascade Storage Centre |
| Summary |
Correspondence files of City Hall
1912-1920, 1940, 1948-1968; District of Glenmore files 1922-1925; burial
permits and cemetery licence books 1931-1977; planning files on boundary
expansion 1958; minutes of the Parks and Recreation Committee; files of Mayor
John Hindle; files of Mayor W C "Wally" Bennett 1973 Includes files on the
Okanagan Museum and Archives Association, and maps of the Glenmore Agriculture
Protection Area |
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MISCELLANEOUS
RECORDS
KELOWNA REGATTA ASSOCIATION LIMITED, RECORDS EST 1906
Abstract:
| Inclusive
Dates |
1909-1960 |
| Bulk Dates |
1945-1960 |
| Extent |
42 cm |
| Type of Unit |
ms & text |
| General Note |
Located in basement storage room
of City Hall |
| Summary |
Certificate of incorporation
1909, reports, financial records, briefs to city council, minutes, transcript
of 1956 radio show, membership list and correspondence, plus records of the
Ladies Auxiliary to the Aquatic Association 1946-1956 |
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PERSONNEL DEPARTMENT, RECORDS EST 1977
Abstract:
| Type of
Unit |
ms & text |
| General Note |
Labour relations records are kept
in the City Administrator's office |
| Restrictions |
Completely restricted |
| Summary |
Policy records, correspondence,
minutes, reports, statistics, and salary surveys relating to personnel and
labour relations, establishment of positions, training and development of
staff, and strike administration |
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PERSONNEL DEPARTMENT, RECORDS EST 1977 SAFETY TRAINING
DIVISION, RECORDS
Abstract:
| Inclusive
Dates |
1948- |
| Type of Unit |
ms & text; photographs &
slides; videorecordings |
| General Note |
Paperwork is sent to the Workers'
Compensation Board of British Columbia Investigations of serious injuries,
monthly and year end reports are sent to the City Administrator |
| Summary |
Reports, statistics, policy
files, slides, photographs, videos, and correspondence Includes records
relating to safety training supervision, provincial emergency training program
coordination, air pollution, ground contamination, and accidents, plus minutes
of department safety meetings, first aid room log, and injury records 1948-
|
01*01*07
PLANNING DEPARTMENT, RECORDS
Abstract:
| Inclusive
Dates |
1967- |
| Bulk Dates |
1972- |
| Extent |
174 m. + 150 maps and plans + 100
photographs + 550 slides |
| Type of Unit |
ms & text; maps & plans;
photographs & slides; published material |
| General Note |
In the process of being
microfilmed |
| Summary |
Maps, plans, photographs, slides,
briefs, brochures, budgets, bulletins, census rolls, digests of planning
applications, directives, histories, legal opinions, logs, policy and procedure
manuals, muster rolls, organizational charts, regulations, annual reports,
research notes and reports, agreements, correspondence, case files, clippings,
statistical tables, zoning applications, permits, time books and publications
Includes records pertaining to Agricultural Land Commission appeals, legal
inquiries, and land development as well as rezoning and land use; 1967-1973
records from the Regional District of Central Okanagan for the East Kelowna,
Rutland and Okanagan Mission areas; files on the Residential Rehabilitation
Assistance Program and the Neighbourhood Improvement Program |
| Finding Aids |
Index to files and maps |
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PUBLIC OPERATIONS AND ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, CIVIC PROPERTIES
DIVISION, RECORDS
Abstract:
| Inclusive
Dates |
1976 |
| Extent |
30 cm |
| Type of Unit |
photographs; published
material |
| Summary |
Album and scrapbooks on problems,
projects and publicity concerning civic buildings and properties |
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PUBLIC OPERATIONS AND ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, ENGINEERING
DIVISION, RECORDS
Abstract:
| Inclusive
Dates |
1905- |
| Bulk Dates |
1955- |
| Extent |
438 m. + 7,500 maps and
plans |
| Type of Unit |
ms & text; maps & plans;
published material; videorecordings |
| General Note |
Microfiche security copies of
vital records are kept at the Works Yard Some records are kept at the Cascade
storage area |
| Summary |
Diaries, logs, policy and
procedure manuals, official messages, minutes, orders, organizational charts,
regulations, annual reports, research reports, studies, surveys, agreements,
contracts, correspondence, diagrams, drawings, field notes, videorecordings,
press releases, statistical tables, logs and photographs Includes records on
flood control, planning for land use, the Local Improvement Program, pollution
monitoring, roads, garbage, sewage and sewage treatment, and traffic control,
and municipal buildings |
| Finding Aids |
An index to correspondence,
drawings, and some other items is located in the Cascade Storage Centre |
01*01*08*03
PUBLIC OPERATIONS AND ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, PARKS DIVISION,
RECORDS
Abstract:
| Inclusive
Dates |
1976- |
| Extent |
10 cm |
| Summary |
Newspaper clipping files
pertaining to parks in Kelowna |
01*01*08*04
PUBLIC OPERATIONS AND ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, POLLUTION CONTROL
CENTRE, RECORDS EST 1913
Abstract:
| Inclusive
Dates |
1913- |
| Bulk Dates |
1967- |
| Extent |
713 m. |
| Type of Unit |
ms & text; maps & plans;
photographs & slides |
| General Note |
The Planning Department of City
Hall has most of the original maps |
| Summary |
Procedure manuals,
correspondence, organizational charts, contracts, photographs of sewage
treatment plants 1913-1985; 1958 operations and maintenance manual plus plans
of sewage treatment control, piping and plant heat; maps, maintenance ledger
and work orders These records pertain to the sewage and water control functions
of the Department, viz chlorination, fluoridation, reservoir storage, sewage
treatment and disposal, and the distribution of fresh water |
| Finding Aids |
Index to manuals |
01*01*08*05
PUBLIC OPERATIONS AND ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, PUBLIC WORKS
DIVISION, RECORDS
Abstract:
| Inclusive
Dates |
1913- |
| Extent |
25 m. + 100 maps and plans + 296
m. of microform |
| Type of Unit |
ms & text; maps & plans;
microforms; photographs |
| Summary |
Maps, plans, correspondence,
statistics and memos Includes records pertaining to fluoridation, 1973 boundary
extensions, domestic water connections for Kelowna and the District of
Glenmore, sewer systems, reservoir sites, and the construction of subdivisions,
as well as photographs from the Equipment Division showing road graders being
used in the 1930s |
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PUBLIC OPERATIONS AND ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT , RECREATION
DIVISION KELOWNA RECREATION SERVICES, RECORDS
Abstract:
| Inclusive
Dates |
1980- |
| Extent |
9 m. |
| Type of Unit |
ms & text; maps & plans;
photographs & slides; published material; sound recordings |
| Restrictions |
Permission is needed from the
manager who requires advance notice |
| Summary |
Monthly and annual reports,
brochures, fliers, posters, and promotional sound and videorecordings
pertaining to the Parkinson Recreation Centre's programs at various locations
around the city |
01*01*08*06*02
PUBLIC OPERATIONS AND ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, RECREATION
DIVISION , RETIRED CITIZENS ACTIVITY CENTRES, RECORDS EST 1973
Abstract:
| Inclusive
Dates |
1973- |
| Bulk Dates |
1980- |
| Extent |
24 m. |
| Type of Unit |
ms & text; plans;
photographs; published material |
| General Note |
Most records stay with their
respective centres |
| Restrictions |
Permission is needed from the
recreation programmer |
| Summary |
Scrapbooks of newspaper
clippings, monthly schedules, constitution, organizational chart, monthly
minutes of the Executive Committee composed of seniors, monthly reports to the
Recreation Division, research reports, correspondence, press releases,
statistics from the Retired Citizens' Activity Centre, Mission Activity Centre
and the Rutland Senior Citizens' Activity Centre pertaining to recreational
activities for, counselling of, education of, advocacy for, and nutritional
services to the elderly Includes a retirement study done in 1976 on the elderly
in Kelowna |
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AIRPORT, RECORDS
Abstract:
| Inclusive
Dates |
1957- |
| Extent |
715 m. + 300 maps and plans + 100
photographs and slides |
| Type of Unit |
ms & text; photographs;
published material; videorecordings |
| General Note |
Most of this material is located
in the North Storage area |
| Summary |
Albums, photographs, newspaper
clippings, videos, airport managers' records, statistics on airport operations,
minutes of airport committees, monthly activity reports, personnel records,
daily diaries of Airport Emergency Services, minutes of public meetings, early
control tower and airport plans, treasurers' and airport security reports, 1958
and 1965 Airport Development Briefs |
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FIRE HALL, RECORDS EST 1909
Abstract:
| Inclusive
Dates |
1904- |
| Extent |
3 m. + 917 photographs and slides
+ 6? videorecordings |
| Type of Unit |
ms & text; filmstrips; maps
& plans; photographs & slides; published material; videorecordings |
| Restrictions |
To see fire inspection, ambulance
crew reports, and interdepartmental communication with City Hall permission is
needed from the Fire Chief |
| Summary |
Maps, photograph albums,
constitution and by-laws, correspondence, policy and procedure manuals,
memoranda, research reports, filmstrips, programs, official messages, minutes,
newsletters, organizational charts, regulations, annual reports, financial
statements and records, rosters, order books, building specifications and
plans, videorecordings, slides, committee files, examination questions, press
releases, schedules, licenses, purchase orders and permits pertaining to the
fire fighting, snow removal, electrical, waterworks, and sewer responsibilities
of the Fire Hall's eight stations Includes: minutes and race record book of the
Kelowna Fire Brigade War Canoe Club 1911-1916; history book of the Kelowna
Volunteer Fire Brigade with original photographs; momentos; a photograph album
of firefighters 1909- |
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ROYAL CANADIAN MOUNTED POLICE KELOWNA YOUTH AND FAMILY
SERVICES, RECORDS EST 1979
Abstract:
| Inclusive
Dates |
1979- |
| Extent |
12 m. |
| Type of Unit |
ms & text |
| Restrictions |
To see case files permission is
needed from the Superintendent of police available only to approved and
accredited researchers with an exceptionally good reason |
| Summary |
Case files, statistics, surveys,
reports and publications pertaining to youth and family counselling with an
emphasis on children aged eleven years and younger |
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ROYAL CANADIAN MOUNTED POLICE TRAFFIC OFFICE, RECORDS
Abstract:
| Type of
Unit |
ms & text |
| General Note |
City Clerk has duplicates of
municipal documentation Statistics on traffic violations are sent to the
provincial Motor Vehicle Department |
| Summary |
Monthly reports to City Council
pertaining to traffic violations and staff budgets Includes advice given on the
drafting of by-laws dealing with curfews, second-hand dealers, and anti-noise
restrictions |
| Other Sources |
Superintendent of Motor
Vehicles |
| Address |
2631 Douglas Street, Victoria, BC
V8T 5A3 |
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