One of the largest private film collections in Canada, which provides fascinating documention of rural B.C., will be housed and preserved by UBC Library thanks to a generous donation from the Halleran family and the support of community partners including the Columbia Basin Trust.
The Halleran Collection, valued at $750,000, consists of about 250 nature-oriented video programs produced in British Columbia over the decades – first by Mike Halleran and then by his son Terry.
The shows, known collectively as the Westland series, were broadcast by the Knowledge Network from 1984 to 2007. They examine a broad range of issues associated with forestry, freshwater fishing, endangered species and ecosystem restoration.
For more information, visit http://about.library.ubc.ca/2012/02/21/film-collection-on-b-c-environment-to-be-preserved/.
