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Mr. German recalls the founding of the Fraser Valley Milk Producers' Association at Agassiz in 1917.

William A. Pritchard reminisces about his experiences as Reeve of Burnaby, B.C. from 1932-1935 and his involvement in left wing politics in the 1930s in Western Canada. The discussion also refers to many individuals who were members of the Socialist…

The first part of the project involves the development of new antimicrobial peptide (antibiotics). This will initially involve generating a peptide array by surveying the literature and using software programs such as quantitative structure-activity…

Harold Winch provides a vivid first-hand account of the Great Depression in Canada, particularly in Vancouver, British Columbia. Topics include government policing of the unemployed, the privation suffered by many, and demonstrations conducted by…

Eleven short films by students of the Department of Film Arts at Langara College. A new life awaits--in Apt. 308. Christy's crusade demands the redemption of her raging atheist brother, Stan. This crook's got everybody fooled in Ballad of…

The objective of this project was to build a functional plastics shredder that will create the feedstock for a future, purpose built, plastic injection molding machine. This first phase also proved the viability of building a complex machine from…

This book is mainly adapted from the first four chapters of the open source calculus textbook titled APEX calculus, Version 3.0, by Gregory Hartman, department of applied mathematics, Virginia Military Institute. This complete calculus book is under…

Cannabis is set to become one of the most important cash crops in BC due to its recent legalization in Canada. There are hundreds of different varieties of cannabis and correctly identifying them has a great significance for both medical and social…

D'Arcy J. Baldwin analyzes the responses to the devastating Fraser River floods of 1894 and 1948 in the Fraser Valley. As part of the team responsible for flood control in 1948, he provided detailed commentary on the logistics of the 1948…

Deals with the Winnipeg General Strike of 1919 from the perspectives of W.A. Pritchard, a central participant, and Norman Penner, a historian of the strike. Topics include the historical record of the strike, the Red Scare Menace, socialism in…

Still Creek is one of the few remaining stream in Vancouver and has suffered as the areas within its watershed urbanized. Furthermore, the effect of climate change on small urban streams is poorly understood due to a lack of data. Therefore, I saw…

Agnes Kripps, M.L.A. for Vancouver South, explains her political perspective. Topics include why she entered politics, her political career expectations, and Social Credit party policy on several issues, including pollution.

This is the video capture of the British Columbia Academic Libraries Section December Meeting, 2017. It contains presentations and a panel discussing the role of libraries in the post-privacy era. Part one of two.

This collection contains videos that associated with the Langara Library.

We are studying the pottery used in everyday activities: primarily cooking, storage, and transport of food. This pottery was found during archaeological excavations conducted between 1987 and 2001 at the site of Contrada Mella (near Oppido Mamertina…

Mrs. Graham reminisces about her girlhood growing up in the Methodist missions at Kitimat and Coqualeetsa in the Fraser Valley. Her father, Rev. G. Raley, was an active collector and promoter of traditional crafts in addition to superintending…