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Energy packed : the story of cane sugar

Item is a documentary film entitled "Energy Packed: the Story of Cane Sugar," presented by B.C. Sugar Refining Company and directed/produced by Lloyd Stump. The film, originally shot in 1975, documents the process by which consumer sugar products, such as white sugar, brown sugar, syrup, sugar cubes, and sucrose, are made, starting from the growth and harvest of sugar cane and ending with the packaging of final products.

One hundred years: 1890-1990: BC Sugar

Item contains a compendium of several promotional and celebratory videos produced for and about BC Sugar by Northwest Productions and West Two Productions. The first, One hundred years: 1890-1990: BC Sugar (00:00-16:45) is an overview and celebration of one hundred years of BC Sugar operations. The video details the company's investments in the chemical industry and natural gas. Includes interviews with BC Sugar staff including Peter Cherniavsky and Bill Brown and a clip of Martin Rogers talking to school children. Features pans of several still images and sugar production and packaging machinery in operation.

The second, BC Sugar "Financial 1990," (18:07-34:02), highlights the financial successes of BC Sugar over its first one hundred years. It uses some of the same footage as One hundred years: 1890-1990: BC Sugar. Video includes footage of Rick Sales interviewing Peter Cherniavsky and Bill Brown. Video was researched and written by R and S Investment management Ltd. and produced by West Two Productions. The third short video, BC Sugar "Museum" (35:08-53:09) details the process of both sugar cane and beet sugar refining along with the history of BC Sugar.

Picnic at Brockton Point 1898 or 1900, bicycles

Item is a photograph of a group of refinery employees, some with bicycles. Identified individuals include: H. Robinson, A. Fowler, C. Cooke, G. Newton, H. Lovegrove, B. Fox, D. Ritchie, J. Downer, J. Murray, J. Edwards, A. McKelvie, W.M. Bruce, Allan Sr., R. Haddon, J. Morgan, A. Mason, G. Allan Jr., J. Hancock, and B. Harris.

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