Hours of Service

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

2009

2010
January 1 - 3 1 - 3
March  
April 10 - 13 2 - 5
May 18 24
July 1 1
August 3 2
September 7 6
October 12 11
November 11 11
December 25-28; 24 and 31 at 2 pm 25-28; 24 and 31 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

Call slips may be submitted between the hours of 10:00am 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.