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The fonds consists of one minute book belonging to Woodstock C.O.C.F. Council No. 82 between the years 1902 and 1905.

Photographs and documents, generally collected because they would be of interest regarding the history of Port Arthur and Fort William. Includes rail and CPR, ships, fishing, and social and sporting groups.

The William (Bill) Mackasey fonds documents Mackasey’s various activities as a geologist and more specifically his interest in mining and the environment. Videotapes, reports, and studies relating to abandoned mines and tailings mostly focus on Northern Ontario but some also concern Western Canada and the United States. Workshops on Current Development on the Stability of Uranium, Elliot Lake (1993), documentation on rehabilitation of abandoned mines and waste management can also be found in the files.

Consisting of correspondence, minutes, memos, notes, maps and briefs, the files of the Lands for Life Round Tables not only document the mandate, the goal and process of these roundtables and their consultations but it also inform us on the different perspectives of the groups, and associations from different regions of Ontario who participated and submitted briefs and studies to the Lands for Life Round Tables. Consultations were held throughout Ontario and information exists for the meetings held in Northern Ontario: North Bay, Sturgeon Falls, Sudbury, Elliot Lake, Espanola, and Thunder Bay. Many groups, associations and industries submitted briefs. The forest industry, mining industry along with the tourism industry and indigenous communities, provincial parks as well as regional anglers & hunters and snowmobiling associations all presented their points of view and suggestions about the use of Crown Lands. A report on the Ancient Forest Ecology and Conservation of Lake Temagami is amongst the studies and reports presented. Also included are some original maps created for consultation with the public in general which illustrate what was suggested by the different groups for each region and the current situation at the time of the hearings and reports of the suggested land use.

This collection consists of photographs relating to the development of Western University. It is an artificial collection that was created by Western University Archives and Special Collections and its predecessors.

The records from the Victims of Mining Environment (VOME) fonds include their constitution, correspondence, minutes, testimonies, photographs and newspaper clippings. The documents are directly related to the organization of VOME, and the campaigns of the group.

The documents inform researchers about all the campaigns and activities of VOME, and also about health-related work conditions on mine sites. This fonds highlights the determination of a group of women, mostly widowed, who fought on behalf of the widows and families of miners who died from industrial-related diseases and had not received any compensation. The fonds contains records that provide information about the leadership of Jeanne Larcher, who was instrumental in building this grassroots group. The records document the role of VOME in pressuring the Workers' Compensation Board to broaden the recognition of job-related diseases, and allowed for compensation to be awarded to surviving spouses and families. VOME's close working relationship with the Steelworkers Union and the Provincial NDP Party, and their contributions to the Ham Enquiry, the Minister of Labour, and the Workers' Compensation Board are also well documented.

The United Steelworkers of America (USWA), Local 951 (Cobalt, Ont.) fonds contains administrative documentation from the local. The documentation consists of a Cobalt Minutes book with general membership meeting minutes.

The United Steelworkers of America (USWA), Local 9283 (Kirkland Lake, Ont.) fonds contains administrative documentation from the local. The fonds contains one Kerr Mine Minutes book with general membership meeting minutes, one attendance record book, and one Special and General Meeting minutes book from Kerr Addison employees’ Association. The fonds also contains miscellaneous papers collected by Anthony Cliché, President of Local 9283.

The United Steelworkers of America (USWA), Local 9171 (Timmins, Ont.) fonds contains administrative documentation from the local. The fonds includes one Detour Lake Mine minute book with general membership meeting minutes, one attendance record book, and two cashbooks. The fonds also includes correspondence between the local and Detour Lake Mine management, as well as records documenting a grievance.

The United Steelworkers of America (USWA), Local 8091 (Timmins, Ont.) fonds contains administrative documentation from the local. The fonds consists of one Langmuir minute book with general membership and Executive Board meeting minutes.

The United Steelworkers of America (USWA), Local 7964 (Kirkland Lake, Ont.) fonds contains administrative documentation from the local. The fonds contains four cashbooks.

The United Steelworkers of America (USWA), Local 7580 (South Porcupine, Ont.) fonds contains administrative documentation from the local. The fonds contains one Placer Dome, Dome Mine Minute book with general membership and executive board meetings minutes and three attendance record booklets. The fonds also contains meeting correspondence, 14 reels of film showing local picnics and hockey games at Dome Mine Arena and Sudbury Arena.

The United Steelworkers of America (USWA), Local 7308 (Kirkland Lake, Ont.) fonds contains administrative documentation from the local. The fonds contains one Adams Mine O&T Unit Minutes book with general membership minutes as well as grievance committee and negotiating committee summaries. The 1972 collective agreement between Adams Mine Cliff of Canada and Local 7308 is also included.

The United Steelworkers of America (USWA), Local 7267 (Timmins, Ont.) fonds contains administrative documentation from the local. The fonds consists of one Canadian Johns-Manville/Reeves Mine/Custom Concrete/Steetley Talc/Luzenac minute book with general membership meeting and Executive Board meeting minutes, as well as bargaining committee minutes. It also contains negotiating committee, sickness and accident committee and special committee summaries.

The United Steelworkers of America (USWA), Local 7243 (Timmins, Ont.) fonds contains administrative documentation from the local. The fonds consists of one Munro Copper Matheson minute book with general membership meeting minutes.

The United Steelworkers of America (USWA), Local 7056 (Timmins, Ont.) fonds contains administrative documentation from the local. The fonds includes one Canadian Jamieson Mines minute book with general membership and Executive board meeting minutes, as well as one cashbook.

The United Steelworkers of America (USWA), Local 6896 (Kirkland Lake, Ont.) fonds contains administrative documentation from the local. The documentation consists of one cashbook.

The United Steelworkers of America (USWA), Local 6779 (Timmins, Ont.) fonds contains administrative documentation from the local. The fonds consists of one Kam Kotia Mines minute book with general membership meeting minutes.

The United Steelworkers of America (USWA), Local 6409 (Kirkland Lake, Ont.) fonds contains administrative documentation from the local. The documentation includes one minute book with general membership meeting minutes and negotiating committee meeting minutes, five cashbooks, and one meeting attendance record book. The fonds also includes a certificate of appreciation, and a guestbook.

The United Steelworkers of America (USWA), Local 6270 (Cobalt, Ont.) fonds contains administrative documentation from the local. The documentation consists of a Keeley Frontier Minutes book with general membership meeting minutes.