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Fonds · 1917-1993

Fonds consists of Village of Port McNicoll municipal records.

Fonds is arranged in the following series:

Council and By-Laws
Finance and Accounting
Legal Affairs

Port McNicoll (Ont.)
Fonds · 1875-1993

Fonds consists Village of Victoria Harbour municipal records.

Fonds is arranged into the following series:

Administration
Council and By-Laws
Development and Planning
Environmental Services
Finance and Accounting
Human Resources
Legal Affairs
Media and Public Relations
Recreation and Culture
Social and Health Care Services
Transportation
Non-Municipal Records

Victoria Harbour (Ont.)
Council Minutes
CA ON00329 F 16-F 16-02 · Series · 1961-1982
Part of The Corporation of the Town of Whitby fonds

Series consists of minutes from Town Council meetings of the Town of Whitby and include the adoption and consideration of minutes from committee meetings, particularly relating to key issues such as capital expenditures, community plans and development, transportation, infrastructure, zoning applications, and the approval or rejection of by-laws for the City. Also included are the minutes concerning the amalgamation of the Town of Whitby and the Township of Whitby in 1968.

Whitby (Ont.)
Council Resolutions
CA ON00372 410 · Series · 1984-2001
Part of City of Thunder Bay fonds

Under the Municipal Act (2001), City Council votes on the passing of new by-laws and the amendment of existing by-laws in Council meetings, based on recommendations and advice from the Office of the City Clerk. Council also delegates statutory responsibilities to subcommittees, and through Committee of the Whole Meetings, Council discusses critical issues covering the broad mandate of the City. It is through Council Meetings that decisions are made and resolutions are achieved on the matters discussed in Committee of the Whole Meetings. Resolutions serve as a record of the motions carried and lost by City Council through Council Meetings.

Mayors presiding over Council in the time reflected in this series include Walter Assef (1973-1978 and 1981-1985). The Office of the City Clerk is responsible for maintaining the records of proceedings for Council.

Series consists of duplicate meeting minutes of City Council and attached resolutions for each meeting. Each resolution is signed by the councilors responsible for moving and seconding the resolution. It is also signed by the Mayor or Chairman of the council meeting and the City Clerk.

Each file contains an index in the front explaining which meetings and dates are included in each individual file.

Daniel H. Coghlan fonds
Fonds · 1960 - 1968

These papers consist of photographs, certificates, pamphlets, programmes, correspondence, notebooks, memos, balance sheets, and newspaper clippings all relating to Coghlan's insurance business, his numerous careers, political and social involvement, and personal life.

CA ON00154 2015.80-2015.80.8-2015.80.8.18 · File · 2013
Part of Our Memories: Downtown Port Hope Oral History Project

File consists of a DVD including [former Municipality of Port Hope Councillor] David Turck's "Our Memories: Downtown Port Hope" Oral History Project interview; and a paper copy of the interview transcript, 2013. The interview was edited and uploaded to YouTube with the following description: "In this video we interview Port Hope resident David Turck. He recalls his memories of living downtown and working in his father's restaurant for the "Our Memories: Downtown Port Hope" Oral History Project."

Port Hope Archives
District Council
CA ON00394 2 · Series · 9 February 1842 – 11 October 1849
Part of District of Brock fonds

This series consists of the administrative and legislative records of the District of Brock which replaced the administrative powers of the magistrates of the Quarter Sessions. The series is divided into the following subseries:
A) Minutes
B) By-laws
C) Finance
C1 – Treasurer
C2 – Auditor
D) Warden
E) Clerk
F) Council

The first subseries consists of the Minutes of the District Council, which are divided into three volumes. A part of this series includes motions and rough minutes.

The second subseries contains the hand-written by-laws of the District Council, and loose drafts and copies of by-laws.

The third subseries includes letters, assessment lists and statements that provide an excellent picture of the raising and expenditure of monies as well as provides information on some of the County’s earliest settlers. This subseries is divided into two sub-subseries: Treasurer and Auditor. The Treasurer's (H.C. Barwick, 1842-1853) records consist of general correspondence, assessment lists, and a variety of financial statements and accounts. Correspondence includes requests from individuals for reassessment of their property taxes whereas Assessment records include lists of lands returned by the assessors of several townships in the District of Brock. These lists include the name of the Township and the description of the portion of each lot, concession and acreage. In addition, there are eleven bound volumes which give assessment information from all of the townships except Burford. Financial statements cover a number of areas such as receipts and disbursements of taxes arising out of Wild Land taxes, statements of the County House and Gaol Fund and statements related to Public Improvements and the School Fund. Accounts include general accounts for services provided as well as a School monies account ledger. The Auditors records consist of audited accounts, statements, reports, and applications for the office of the Auditor.

The fourth subseries contains the Warden’s files, 1842-1849. The first Warden of the new District Council appointed by the Governor was Peter Boyle de Blaquire, the standing local member of the Provincial legislative council.

The fifth subseries consists of the Clerk’s files. It contains miscellaneous correspondence and copies of proceedings of public meetings. The appointed clerk of the District of Brock was William Lapenotiere, a son of a post captain at the battle of Trafalgar.

The last subseries, Council files, presents a detailed account of the structure of the District Council; such topics include building of roads and bridges and the provision of education.

District of Brock
District of Brock fonds
Fonds · 1839 - 1849

The fonds consists of one of the most complete collections of early municipal material to have been preserved in the Province of Ontario. It includes petitions, ledgers, reports, receipts, statements and correspondence. It also contains original motions and rough minutes, which are generally not kept, original by-laws (as well as some drafts and copies), summarized collectors rolls, assessment lists , and a school monies account book. The fonds provide a detailed account of activities of the newly established District Council of Brock, and its administrative and legislative powers. It also reflects very closely the primary concerns and needs of individual citizens. The social, economic and political issues confronting a municipal government during this period are also documented.

The District of Brock fonds is divided into the following series:

Series 1 – Quarter Sessions of Peace
A) Clerk of the Peace
B) Treasurer
C) Surveyor

Series 2 – District Council
A) Minutes
B) By-laws
C) Finance
C1 – Treasurer
C2 – Auditor
D) Warden
E) Clerk
F) Council
F1 – Committee Reports
F2 – Correspondence
F3 – Miscellaneous

Series 3 – Sheriff
A) Court
B) Gaol

Series 4 – Public Improvements
A) Surveyor
A1 – Accounts
A2 – Correspondence
A3 – Maps and Plans
B) Roads and Bridges
B1 – Reports
C) Indentures
D) Court House and Gaol
E) Registry Office

Series 5 – Common Schools
A) School Section Meetings (divided by Townships)
B) Financial
B1 – Trustees
B2 – Teachers
C) Reports (divided by Townships)
D) Correspondence

Series 6 – Petitions
A) Council
B) Finance
C) Public Improvements
D) Common Schools
E) Miscellaneous

District of Brock
Donald Sutherland fonds
Fonds · [after 1901] - 1949, 2006

The fonds consists of records related to the personal life and political career of Donald Sutherland. It is arranged into the following series and subseries:

Series 1 – Personal

Series 2 – Political
a) Elections/Government Proceedings
b) Regulating speed and operation of motor vehicles
c) Agriculture
d) Colonization and Immigration
e) Indian Affairs
f) Welland Canal
g) Military

  1. Rebellion 1837/Boer War
  2. Fenian Raid Comp.
  3. Armoury Ingersoll
  4. WWI
  5. WWII
  6. Misc.
    h) Prohibition
    i) Women’s Franchise Act
    j) Combine Investigation Act (Tobacco)
    k) Senate
    l) Requests, favours, appointments
    m) Invitations and Events
    n) Miscellaneous Correspondence

Series 3 – County of Oxford
a) Woodstock Jail
b) Post Offices/Mail Routes
c) Noxon Co. / John Morrow Screw and Nut Company of Ingersoll
d) Zorra Log Church and Tug of War Team
e) Miscellaneous

Series 4 – Government
a) Federal/Provincial issues
b) Newspaper clippings
c) Liberal-Conservative Association
d) Photographs

Sutherland, Donald
Douglas Fisher fonds
Fonds · 1957 - 2006

Douglas Fisher was a politician and journalist from Northwestern Ontario. He served as Member of Parliament for Port Arthur from 1957 to 1965, representing the CCF and then NDP.

These papers largely consist of correspondence from his time as MP, and cover a range of subjects, most notably including: transportation, shipbuilding, shipbuilding industries and the St. Lawrence Seaway; labour; House of Commons documentation; and Canadian Federal Politics in general.

Fisher, Douglas
Eileen McKenzie fonds
Item · ca. 1931-1941, 1953

The fonds consists of records created and compiled by Eileen McKenzie related to local politics, the Board of Education, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth’s visit in 1939, and Queen Elizabeth II’s Coronation in 1953. It consists mostly of newspaper clippings, including ones that mention her husband, as well as a few invitations.

McKenzie, Hilda Eileen (nee Kirk)
CA ON00428 2022.02 · Item · 1967

Set of 7 collectable tea cards from G. E. Barbour Company Limited depicting Jean-Charles Chapais (x2), James Cockburn, Sir William Howland, Sir Oliver Mowat, Sir Adams George Archibald (x2). Biographical information about each individual in English and French on back of card.