History Helps Volume Seven, Number 5, April 2007
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• Greetings
• Drivers’ Licenses in B.C.
• An Interesting or Useful Newsletter
• Subscription, Privacy Policy

HAPPY EASTER!

I hope that for most of you this is also the time for the arrival of spring in your area.

DRIVERS’ LICENSES IN B.C.

“DRIVERS’ LICENSES MUST BE OBTAINED BEFORE JUNE 1ST OF THIS YEAR

Since new legislation has been passed making it necessary that every person driving a car must have a license, which is to be renewed annually, Chief Constable Scott Fenton announces that all licenses must be obtained before June 1st, 1932.

These licenses are good until Dec. 31st, 1932, after which a new license must be obtained for 1933.

The age limit for minors has been extended from 15 to 21, instead of 15 to 17, as it was in the past.”

Source: The Weekly Optimist, 05 May 1932, page four.

“NEW DRIVERS’ LICENSES READY THIS WEEK

British Columbia motorists will be able to get their new compulsory drivers’ licenses at all license-issuing offices in the province Monday morning, it was announced at the Legislative Buildings, Victoria, this week. These licenses, costing $1.00 each, must be secured by the end of May. All drivers’ licenses issued prior to Jan. 1, 1932, expire on June 1. Those issued since the first of this year will remain in force until Dec. 3.

Drivers are urged to get their licenses as soon as possible to prevent congestion at issuing offices. Besides the offices of the motor vehicles branch of the provincial police, government agencies and all police officers are authorized to issue the new licenses.

Licenses may be obtained on the Delta from Chief Constable Scott Fenton at the Municipal Hall, Ladner.

Police expect about 90,000 licenses will be issued this month and close to 200,000 by the end of the year. Drivers’ licenses average a little over two per car. The government thus will get a revenue of about $200,000 from this source.”

Source: The Weekly Optimist, 12 May 1932, page three.

An Interesting or Useful Newsletter

The City of Vancouver Archives will be starting a newsletter this spring to “deliver information on new records that have become available, events of interest, and other news to those interested in Vancouver’s history.”

Look for it at http://www.city.vancouver.bc.ca/ctyclerk/archives/.

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