*Blush*

Thank you for your quick response. Coquitlam is near Vancouver, a little more inland and south of that coastal city; north east of New Westminster.

Here in the states some records are held at the city level, some at state, but most are held at the county level. (It differs from state to state and even by county, which is part of the reason we need to keep up with all the levels.)

Is there one location for birth, marriage, death, tax, and census records in Canada then?

ARRGGHHH! And wouldn't you know it? I've torn the house apart looking for my 'Genealogical Helper Handbook" which identifies which record is stored where for the US as an example and tonight I can't find it. I'm due to work at the gene libr on Saturday, I'll get an example there, if it doesn't come to light before then.

Thank you all for your speedy response. I appreciate your efforts.