Series consists of correspondence, memoranda, committee and staff reports, annual reports, and newspaper clippings, relating to human resource and social assistance issues, organizations, and programs. Examples of larger groups of records within in the series include: social assistance - miscellaneous (1943-1976); Department of Human Resources (1977-1988) and; Unified Family Court (1979-1987). Also included are numerous files on individual social assistance facilities and programs, e.g., group homes, transition houses, a remand diagnostic centre, Teen Challenge, and Richmond Family Place. Ongoing relations between the City and various community foundations, associations and societies, and ministries within the provincial government are documented. Also includes select files relating to the sale of property to the municipality by seniors in return for monthly assistance payments.
Richmond (B.C.). City Clerk's OfficeSeries consists of records relating to the Clerk's Department's involvement with furniture, fixtures, and equipment. Included are printing & stationery records, photocopy machine records, data processing equipment agreements (including information regarding the Wang word processing equipment) & various other computer agreements, records centre and records keeping records, and records relating to micrographics.
Richmond (B.C.). City Clerk's OfficeSeries consists of memoranda, correspondence, staff reports, copies of fire code regulations, bylaws and maps relating to the role of the Engineering Department in overseeing the activities of the Fire Department and the provision of fire protection services in Richmond. The Engineering Department is responsible for the provision of engineering services related to fire protection such as providing water for fire hydrants, opening floodboxes, and positioning and installing fire signals. The Department was also responsible for the design, construction, and maintenance of fire halls. The majority of this series is comprised of general files which cover a broad range of topics and intiatives including: the adoption of a British Columbia Fire Code Regulation, the findings of a Fire Underwriters survey, the preparation of fire fighting budgets, the monitoring the issuance of fire permits, the enforcement of fire regulations, negotiating for the construction and equiping of new fire halls, and the renovation and retrofitting of existing fire halls. The series also includes specific files on Richmond Fire Hall #6 at No. 4 road, and Richmond Fire Hall #5 - East Richmond.
Richmond (B.C.). Engineering & Public Works DepartmentSeries consists of records reflecting the administrative and operational responsibilities of the Richmond Sister City Committee. The series predominantly comprises of incoming and outgoing correspondence. The correspondence, both from and to a number of people in Richmond and Wakayama, include: the chair of the Committees, Mayors, and school representatives. Also included are membership lists, meeting attendance lists, copies of minutes, itineraries, receipts, conference records, and documentation concerning various official visits. Records relating to a proposed twinning with a city in China are additionally present. Arranged roughly in chronological order.
Richmond (B.C.). Sister City CommitteeSeries consists of correspondence, receipts, lists of contributors, and other records relating to donations of funds to the city for various projects or programs, including the Japanese Gardens at Garry Point, the Sports Fishing Pier project, the Brighouse Elementary School Integrated Park, and the Richmond Cricket Club.
Richmond (B.C.). TreasurySeries consists of a water works journal, and three cash books documenting the receipt of monies for the provision of municipal services.
Richmond (B.C.). TreasurySeries consists of correspondence, memoranda, reports and listings relating to the preparation of budget estimates for municipal government functions and services. Records in this series demonstrate the Clerk's role in the dissemination and preservation of information between Council, standing committees, and various departments. Topics covered in the records include staff recommendations for 5 year capital budgets and expenditure programs, as well as records relating to the preparation of annual municipal budgets.
Richmond (B.C.). City Clerk's OfficeSeries consists of correspondence, memos, reports, copies of grant applications, program and exhibit records (including brochures), press releases, and other records relating to municipal administration of the Richmond Art Gallery. Includes reports of and records relating to the Richmond Art Gallery Association.
Richmond (B.C.). Leisure ServicesSeries consists of correspondence, memoranda, staff incident and annual reports, copies of Committee of the Whole and Fire Committee minutes, and agreements, relating to fire protection services and activities. A significant portion of the series relates to discussions regarding fire protection services and programs, and includes files on the purchase and maintenance of fire fighting equipment. Series also includes files relating to the establishment of Sea Island and Mitchell Island Fire brigades. Ongoing relations between the City and other local governments relating to fire fighting services are documented.
Richmond (B.C.). City Clerk's OfficeSeries consists of memos, correspondence, reports and planning documents relating to municipal administration of the Richmond Museum. Includes some program and display records, budget records, copies of grant applications, and an architectural plan for the renovation of the Steveston Museum.
Richmond (B.C.). Leisure ServicesSeries consists of b&w and colour photograph prints, colour slides, b&w and colour negatives relating to the role of the Engineering Department in inspecting tendered public works and sanitary sewer installations in Richmond. The majority of the photograph prints are of driveways and crossings, ditches, fence and property lines where sewer systems have been installed, as well as where installation activities have affected the condition of sidewalks and road surfaces. The photograph slides include aerial and ground views of dykes and drainage facilities, as well as images of members of the Engineering Department at official functions.
Richmond (B.C.). Engineering & Public Works DepartmentSeries consists of correspondence, memoranda, tenders for services, reports to Council and Committees, copies of contracts and agreements, photocopies of newspaper clippings, copies of bylaws, plans and photographs relating to the provision of garbage collection and disposal services, including recycling and composting initiatives. The series includes equipment appraisals, and cost comparison studies on municipal vs. private garbage collection. The series also includes photographs of illegally dumped garbage, a solid waste collection study, and files relating to pyrolysis (solid wastes energy recovery), garbage complaints, garbage tenders, solid waste disposal sites (Burns Bog), cleanup campaigns, energy conservation, recycling, composting, and disposal of hazardous waste materials.
Richmond (B.C.). Engineering & Public Works DepartmentSeries consists of records created by municipal officers responsible for emergency planning before and while administratively located within the Department of Community and Government Relations. Records document the establishment and implementation of an emergency social services plan for the municipality, emergency (reception centre) exercises, and liaison through the Emergency Social Services Association between Richmond, the provincial government, and other municipalities.
Richmond (B.C.). Community Social Development DepartmentSeries consists of correspondence, memoranda, copies of reports to Council and Committees, studies, manuals and plans relating to development and subdivision control policies and activities, including servicing requirements. Series includes files relating to the prohibition of train whistles, design specifications relating to the subdivision control bylaw, installation specifications and standard drawings, national master standards, the Lower Mainland Municipal Specifications Project, and records relating to subdivision and development specifications for east Steveston, and rezoned districts for potential residential density. Files also include records relating to mobile homes servicing and a proposed petrochemical plant.
Richmond (B.C.). Engineering & Public Works DepartmentSeries consists of memoranda, correspondence, policy documents, reports to council and committees, promotional brochures and literature, and one map relating to the purchase of new equipment, and the replacement, upgrading or sale of existing equipment. The series includes files on the purchase and use of computer systems in the Engineering Department, a system for establishing signing authority for purchasing, and contracts and tenders policy. The series also includes records relating to a Municipal office space study, a report entitled, "Statement of Preferred Practice: Tender and Award of Public Construction Contracts," by the Public Construction Council of British Columbia, the development of a records management program and records of appraisal decisions made for Engineering Department records , and the investigation of the use of alternative fuels for Municipal vehicles.
Richmond (B.C.). Engineering & Public Works DepartmentSeries consists of records created by the Economic Development Officer (also known as the Business Development Officer) from the inception of the position in the municipal government. Series contains records documenting the establishment of the position and its mandate; economic development strategies; work of the city's Economic Development Advisory Committee; the establishment of Business Improvement Areas (downtown and Steveston) in Richmond; interaction and cooperation with the federal and provincial governments and the Greater Vancouver Vancouver Regional District; funding for and cooperation with community groups including the Richmond Chamber of Commerce, the Richmond Town Centre Business Association, and the Richmond Farmers' Institute; inquiries by companies relating to establishing businesses or offices in Richmond; Asian trade missions and delegations; initiatives to enhance tourism; twinning programs, including proposed twinning with a city in China through a program sponsored by the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, and exchanges and economic development activities with Wakayama, Richmond's sister city in Japan. Includes files relating to the Richmond Science and Technology Awareness Committee and of Science and Technology Awareness Week events.
Richmond (B.C.). Economic Development OfficerSeries consists of voters lists, correspondence, declarations, notices, nomination papers, and other administrative records relating to municipal elections. The series includes voters lists (1905-1999; some years missing), and files relating to contested elections, by-elections, plebiscites and referenda for the period 1945 to 1983. Also includes some records relating to provincial and federal elections.
Richmond (B.C.). City Clerk's OfficeSeries consists of correspondence, memos, reports, marketing survey and draft agreement relating to the design and marketing of City of Richmond souvenirs and memorabilia.
Richmond (B.C.). TreasurySeries consists of records of the Emergency Measures Committee relating to the creation and administration of the Richmond Emergency Plan, including minutes, reports, memos and correspondence. Includes records relating to emergency planning activities of the local RCMP detachment, the Fire Department, and the Greater Vancouver Regional District.
Richmond (B.C.). Engineering & Public Works DepartmentSeries consists of minutes of the Economic Advisory Committee documenting its activities in promoting economic development in Richmond. Minutes include discussions and deliberations relating to a variety of economic development objectives.
Richmond (B.C.). City Clerk's OfficeSeries consists of correspondence, memoranda, signed contracts, and plans relating to the construction, maintenance, and inspection of dykes and canals. The series includes files on dyke and river bank protection (rip-rap), dyke rehabilitation, and land acquisition. Topics include erosion and bank protection, dyke access and dyke use, cycle paths, harbour facilities, flood control programs, and rights-of-way. The series also includes numerous plans relating to dyke rehabilitation and developments impacting on dykes and drainage.
Richmond (B.C.). Engineering & Public Works DepartmentSeries consists of easement agreements, and includes correspondence, memoranda, and maps relating to those agreements. The majority of the series consists of easement agreements between the City and private individuals and businesses, public utilities, and other governing bodies relating primarily to the installation of public utilities. Series also includes right-of-way agreements and easement - miscellaneous - right-of-way files covering the period 1960 to 1986.
Richmond (B.C.). City Clerk's OfficeSeries consists of correspondence, memoranda, agreements (originals and copies), reports, copies of applications, and plans relating to the Engineering Department's role in the granting of easements, including encroachments and modifications of rights-of-ways, for roads, sewers, and utility rights-of-way.
Richmond (B.C.). Engineering & Public Works DepartmentSeries consists of memoranda, correspondence, development permit applications, site plans, covenant agreements, letters of credit, petitions, and other documents relating to the application for and issuance/rejection of development permits.
Richmond (B.C.). City Clerk's OfficeSeries consists of correspondence, reports, press releases, studies, maps, and photographs relating primarily to projects and activities with some connection with the jurisdiction and authority of the federal government. Some of the records document activities of federal government departments in, or pertaining to, Richmond. A significant portion of the series consist of records relating to special municipal projects which have received funding through federal government initiatives. The series includes records on a wide variety of topics including development activities on crown land, airport expansion, Vancouver International Airport, centennial projects, international relations, and negotiations/relations with departments of the federal government.
Richmond (B.C.). City Clerk's Office