Booklet, titled "Oakalla Closes"; 15 pages; single folded sheets of newsprint glued together at fold; black, blue and red ink text and photographs on front paper cover; text and photographs within in black ink; title on front cover reads: "Oakalla Closes"; text in blue text box bottom left on front cover reads: "Closing Weekend Ceremonies / Oakalla History / The Future of Oakalla Lands". Publication includes table of contents on page 4 with note "printed and produced for the Burnaby / Hospital Foundation's Oakalla Closing / Ceremonies. Distributed by Canada Post, / third class bulk"; photographs within credited to photographer "Basil King" and "Vancouver Public Library"; text on back cover reads "Please Recycle".
Object History
After Oakalla closed in 1991 and was scheduled for demolition, tours of the facility were made available to the public. This booklet was published in recognition of the closing and readily available.
Came in with Oakalla Prison records and artifacts in 1991. Filmstrip was utilized by staff and inmates of Oakalla. Digitized by BVM into preservation and accessible formats in 2020.
Notes
Filmstrip (illustrations with subtitles) provides a brief synopsis on the science behind the conduction of fire, fire prevention and fire extinguishment including classification under three headings: "Class "A" Fires"; "Class "B" Fires" and "Class "C" Fires".
Accompanying sound recording is missing.