Hours of Service

The BC Archives will be closed Thursday, 1 July 2010 (Canada Day).

MAIN REFERENCE ROOM AT THE BC ARCHIVES 

DAY FULL SERVICE HOURS* PARTIAL SERVICE HOURS*

Monday 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Tuesday 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Wednesday 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Thursday 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Friday 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Saturday N/A 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Sunday CLOSED CLOSED
Statutory Holidays CLOSED CLOSED

Actual Closed Days

2010

2011
January 1 - 3 1 - 3
March  
April 2 - 5 22 - 25
May 24 23
July 1 1
August 2 1
September 6 5
October 11 10
November 11 11
December 25-28; 24 & 31 at 2 pm 26-27; 23 & 30 at 2 pm

* AN EXPLANATION OF OUR SERVICE HOURS:
 
Full Service Partial Service

Staff assistance (in-person)

Yes No
Staff assistance (via telephone) Yes No
Registration Yes No
Retrieval of original archival material Yes No
Camera use (photographic copying) Yes No
Printing from self-serve microfilm Yes No
Printing self-serve photographs  Yes No
Access to Photo Reference Room  Yes No
Access to Microfilm Room  Yes No

RECORDS RETRIEVAL

Material may be requested between the hours of 10:00am to 11:45am and 1:00pm to 3:30pm, Monday to Friday. Some material may take 24 hours or longer to retrieve.  Records that are stored offsite may take from 2-5 days.