Public Invited to Bring Their Old Home Movies for Inspection and Viewing at "Home Movie Day"

February 11, 2005 (No. 11) - The public is encouraged to rifle through their attics and closets, call their relatives and gather up those precious old family home movies that document our histories, but are languishing in storage. Here's the chance many of us have been waiting for! The Vancouver Park Board, West Point Grey Community Centre and the CBC Television are pleased to invite the public to bring in their old 8mm, Super8 and 16mm films for inspection and projection.

Local film experts, film buffs and archivists as well as representatives from the Provincial and City Archives will be on hand to assist and offer advice. A film's condition, how and where to find equipment to protect, clean and restore it and how to prepare film for transfer to a digital format will all be explained. Projectors will be available for people to view their films. Historical film footage and photo displays of local interest will also be shown. To book a film evaluation time, please call the West Point Grey Community Centre at 604-257-8140.

Home Movie Day
11am to 4pm
Sunday, February 20th
West Point Grey Community Centre
4397 West 2nd Avenue, Vancouver

This event is part of a series of events presented in cooperation with CBC Television and the Vancouver Park Board and are being offered at local community centres throughout the coming year.

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For more information contact Vittoria Basile, Program Assistant, at 604-257-8140.

The Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation maintains 200 parks and 40 major facilities throughout the City of Vancouver. The Park Board's mission is to provide, preserve and advocate for parks and recreation services to benefit people, communities and the environment.

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