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Item is an audio reel containing a soundwalk produced by Hildegard Westerkamp, recorded by Bruce Davis and Peter Huse.

Item is a recording of an interview with Shirley Chan describing the challenges involved in organizing SPOTA's efforts in the Strathcona community.

Item is a recording of an interview with Dan Coates, who served as an executive assistant to Canadian politician Robert Andras from 1960 to 1973. The discussion touches on Robert Andras' view on urban renewal and planning, the general view of urban renewal at the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), and the desire to include the Strathcona community in the discussion of planning in the area.

Item part is an audio recording of a live performance by the band Brain Damage. The song list includes Snail On the Run and Mexico among others. Audience applause is also audible. Blank from 32:57.

Item is a recording of part of the 26 Nov. 1972 Strathcona Property Owners and Tenants Association general meeting. Shirley Chan, the main speaker, discusses the opening and operation of the SPOTA office and the survey of the Strathcona area in anticipation of the freeway protests. Includes English to Chinese interpretation.

Item is a recording of part of the 26 Nov. 1972 Strathcona Property Owners and Tenants Association general meeting. SPOTA executive committee election procedures, nominations, and attendance expectations are discussed. Meeting cuts out at end of tape. Includes English to Chinese interpretation.

Item is an audio recording containing music by the group Kalapana. Contents may be related to Pender Guy programs # 118 and 138.

Item is a recording of a broadcast of Open Line hosted by Jim MacDonald in which he interviews Irving Stowe, James Bohlen, Dr. Robert Ellis and Dr. John Gofman about the Amchitka Island nuclear tests scheduled for September of 1971. Topics discussed include the possibility of earthquakes or tidal waves resulting from bomb detonation, and the health and environmental consequences of nuclear radiation. The latter part of the recording consists of call-in questions and answers from the panel.

Item is an audio reel containing a recording of a program about "Skid Road" in Vancouver. The program includes interviews with residents and workers in the [Downtown Eastside].

Item is an audio tape containing a recording of the second half of Sunday Magazine, a radio phone-in talk show. E. Jane Rittenhouse is guest on the talk show hosted by Rod Booth. She answers calls about the drug/alcohol/addiction/mental health issues in Vancouver. Rittenhouse talks about the legalization of marijuana. Recording includes some advertisements.

Item is an audio reel containing a recording of speeches in honour of Homer Stevens and labour organizing, and an interview with Stevens.

Item is a recording of a CBC broadcast of the special program "Black Sunday in Gastown," written and produced by Bill Herbert, which describes the events of the Great Vancouver Fire of 13 June, 1886. The program features the following Vancouver senior citizens who remembered the fire and recounted their stories of the great conflagration which consumed most of the young city: Mrs. John MacKee, Mrs. W.M. Drainey, Mrs. Gertrude E. Gao, Mrs. Eliza Jane Beach, Alex M. Matheson. Also features a tribute to all survivors by Vancouver City Archivist Major J. S. Matthews. Blank from 28:30.

Item is an audio reel containing a speech by George Roy Long dedicated to the Sweeney Cooperage and family.

Item is an audio reel containing Gladys Ridler playing the piano and singing original compositions.

Item is an audio reel containing a recording of a lecture given to Vancouver Fire Department by the Compensation Board about radiation and radiation exposure.

Item is an audio reel containing a recording of a Vancouver fire inspector talks about building safety, exits, and evacuations in the event of fires.

Item is an audio reel containing a recording of a lecture on atomic energy and radiation (00:00-32:23), and a recording of an interview with R.B. [Currie], Director of EMO, regarding civil defence in the event of a nuclear attack (32:24-37:45). The remaining twelve minutes of the recording contain ambient sound of people conversing in a room.

Item is an audio reel containing a CBC report of air raid drill "Operation Beware" at Vancouver. Part of larger Pacific Northwest civil defense exercise. Individuals on the recording include reporters Marce Munro and Ray Mackness.

Item is an audio reel containing a recording of a Vancouver fire inspector delivering a safety talk about fire drills and evacuation procedures.

Item is an audio reel containing a recording of a lecture on nuclear fission and fusion, radiation, other aspects of a nuclear explosion and effects of radiation exposure.

Item is an audio reel containing a recording of a discussion regarding civil defense plans in the Vancouver area during General Hatton's visit. Officials discuss Vancouver civil defense and evacuation plans in in time of nuclear attack.

Item is an audio disc containing a recording of a presentation to the City of Vancouver by the Mayor of King's Lynn, the birthplace of Captain George Vancouver.

Item is an audio reel containing a recording of a radio broadcast reporting the live arrival of the film "A Queen is Crowned" at Vancouver. The film was a theatrical documentary showing the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, to be shown at both the Vogue and Plaza theatres. Commentator Bob Fortune takes listeners through the arrival of the film at the airport; to the J. Arthur Rank offices for film assembly; then to the Vogue Theatre for beginning of showing.

Item is an audio reel containing a recording of speeches on the occasion of the retirement of Mayor Charles Thompson.

Item is an audio disc containing a recording of a dramatized dialogue about the importance of the Victoria Order of Nurses and the visiting nurse service.. There is a brief portion about the history of the V.O.N.

Item is an audio disc containing a recording of a dramatized dialogue about the importance of the Victoria Order of Nurses and the visiting nurse service.. There is a brief portion about the history of the V.O.N.

Item is an audio disc containing a recorded message from the Lord Mayor of London speaking about Vancouver's Diamond Jubilee celebrations.