City of Vancouver Archives

The British Columbia Sugar Refining Company fonds

AM1592
Fonds
1657-2011 (predominant 1890-1999)

Fonds consists of records which document a wide range of functions and activities of The British Columbia Sugar Refining Company, Limited, its holding company, BC Sugar Refinery, Limited, and various subsidiaries. The functions and activities include: corporate governance and capitalization; shareholder relations; acquisition, management and oversight of subsidiaries and other investments; liaison with stakeholders, including other sugar manufacturers; research on sugar beet production and sugar refining; international sugar trading; development and maintenance of production facilities; promotion of sugar use by consumers; and financial, human resources, and other administrative activities that supported the operations of the Company.

The records include correspondence, reports, meeting minutes, a variety of types of financial records, laboratory analysis and refining records, photographs of staff and facilities, marketing artwork, publications, and technical and architectural plans of various refineries and mills. Much of the audio visual material documents the sugar industry, with emphasis on refineries and sugar plantations owned by BC Sugar and its subsidiaries.

The British Columbia Sugar Refining Company, Limited

Ozama weekly reviews: April 1953

AM1592-S8-1-F65
File
Apr. 1953

Part of The British Columbia Sugar Refining Company fonds

Ozama bi-weekly reviews: August & September 1953

AM1592-S8-1-F68
File
Aug. to Sep. 1953

Part of The British Columbia Sugar Refining Company fonds

File consists of weekly crop, harvest and sugar production reviews sent to the BC Sugar Engineering Department.

Ozama weekly reviews: May 1954

AM1592-S8-1-F74
File
May 1954

Part of The British Columbia Sugar Refining Company fonds

Ozama weekly reviews: March 1955

AM1592-S8-1-F81
File
Mar. 1955

Part of The British Columbia Sugar Refining Company fonds

Ozama Cost Book

AM1592-S8-1-F82
File
1955?

Part of The British Columbia Sugar Refining Company fonds

File consists of a listing of all costs associated with the set-up and operation of the Ozama plantation other than raw sugar. The list appears to have been drawn up in 1955 and may have been created during the process of selling the firm.

Ozama machinery data

AM1592-S8-1-F83
File
[between 1944 and 1955]

Part of The British Columbia Sugar Refining Company fonds

File consists of data sheets on the various pieces of machinery in use at the Ozama mill. The sheets include information on whether or not the company has drawings, purchase order, its purpose, who manufactured the equipment, location, technical descripti

Ozama weekly reviews: January 1948

AM1592-S8-1-F88
File
Jan. 1948

Part of The British Columbia Sugar Refining Company fonds

Ozama weekly reviews: January 1950

AM1592-S8-1-F89
File
Jan. 1950

Part of The British Columbia Sugar Refining Company fonds

Taber refinery site photographs

AM1592-S8-2-F07
File
1946-1950

Part of The British Columbia Sugar Refining Company fonds

File consists of photographs of the site of the future Taber sugar beet refinery and the vicinity of the site, including photographs of the Old Man River.