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This series consists of records of the Child Care Forum events of the Northwestern Ontario Regional Child Care Committee. Forums offered advocates, staff and partner organizations a time to meet, share, strategize and learn together. Forums required extensive planning, funding and co-ordination to organize and informed lobbying efforts.

A set of 98 maps covering regions of Northwestern Ontario. Primarily forest management maps. Most have location, date, and scale; a few are unidentified map fragments.

Parks for Tomorrow was asked by MNR regularly to comment as part of public consultation processes on new Forest Management Agreements. These records include background information and copies of many of these Agreements.

Collected records related to organized labour and the Finnish community in Thunder Bay. Include records related to the Canadan Suomalaisen Jarjesto (Finnish Organization of Canada), Vapaus Publishing Company, Canadan Farmarien Yhteysliitto (Farmers' Unity League of Canada), Lumber & Agricultural Workers Industrial Union of Canada.

Also includes forms and notes related to oral history interviews.

Materials related to the development and implementation of "The Finnish Experience" educational kit in regional schools.

In 1909 two groups, the New Attempt Temperance Society and the Finnish-American Workers' League Imatra #9, formed the Finnish Building Company (Big Finn Hall) at 314 Bay Street. A number of individual shares were sold but a substantial majority were held by the two founding organizations having received nearly equivalent number of shares in return for turning over their assets.

Throughout its history, the Labour Temple has been a centre of Finnish social life in Thunder Bay. The usual activities have included socials, dances, speaking events, rehearsals, and presentations by theatrical clubs, choirs, bands, and gymnastic clubs. The Hall also hosted a number of national labour conventions in its early years.

Series consist of a Minute book with CTKL union rules, Declaration of Principle and the Rules of Labor Sport,1985-95 Finnish Building Company proceedings (Poytakirjat), financial statements (Tilinpaatos), balance sheets, level of assets (Omaisuustase), income statements (Tulostase), resolutions, share certificates, share holders, certificates, tenders, invoices, correspondences. Indenture May 4, 1994 between the Finnish Building Company and Hoito Restaurant Limited, legal forms, court cases. Letters patent incorporating the Finnish Building Company Limited, July 8, 1909. Rules for Finnish Ever Young Circle in glass frame in Finnish. Also includes Minutes of the first Annual Convention of Canadian Administration of I.W.W., 1993. Reports of various proceedings of Trades and Labor Congress of Canada. Finnish Building Company Limited Osakeluettela (share list) photocopy. Also includes Finnish Labour Temple 80th anniversary promotional materials.

The Finnish Building Company was formed in 1909 and raised funds for the construction of the Finnish Labour Temple (Big Finn Hall) at 314 Bay Street which was completed by March, 1910. The building became a focal point for local and regional labour and community activities. The Finnish Building Company is in existence today though the majority block of shares in the Labour Temple has changed hands on several occasions.

The series consists primarily of financial records.

Institutional financial records, prepared by chartered accountants. The records contain financial statements and reports on matters such as mortgages and loans, litigation, and liabilities, as well as major expenses incurred during the year.

“Ski Thunder” 11 minutes, 16 mm
“The Land North of Superior” 15 minutes, 16 mm

Notes concerning the bird sightings in North Shore in 1985 and weather conditions, including wind directions, temperature, etc. and the effect on the birds in the area.

The series consists of records made and received by the Dean of the Faculty of Education in the course of implementing and administering new programmes in education at Lakehead University. Programmes include Master of Education (M.Ed); four year bachelor of education and a two year diploma Native Teacher Education Programme. Legal records include: Lakehead University Senate, O.C.G.S (Ontario Council on Graduates Studies) and Ministry of Colleges and Universities approval for implementation of M.Ed Programme; appraisal committees report to O.C.G.S on proposed Master of Education Programs; appraisals by consultants for M.Ed Programme; Minister of Education O.T.F (Ontario Teachers’ Federation) and the National Indian Brotherhood. Records also include memos, internal and external, curriculum development; a Report of a survey of the interests and opinions of Northwestern Ontario educators in regard to masters programmes in education. Records include external memos from OISE(Ontario Institute for Study in Education); course outlines; general information papers on M.Ed programme; regulations and guidelines for M.Ed projects; and a proposal for a grant-in-aid for a planning specialist to develop programs in teacher education for teachers in Indian schools.

Includes:
Typed written paper of “A short review of Indian education Northern and Southern May 1970 by Judy Andersen Marcia Zizman.

Consists of administrative records of the Faculty of Arts, particularly from Zimmermann's time as Dean of Arts.

Records of Amerikan Laulajat's performing tours of Finland, and other major events and performances.

This series consists of letterhead, membership renewal forms, and a pressed plant scrapbook. The series is composed of the following files:
-Ephemera (Box 1, File 37)
-Pressed Plant Scrapbook (Box 1, File 38)

Clippings and pamphlets organized by year/election:

1995 Radio Thunder Bay Profile
1997 Thunder Bay Municipal Election (Alderman At-Large)
2000 Federal Election (Thunder Bay-Superior North)
2003 Ontario Election (Thunder Bay-Atikokan)
2004 Federal Election (Thunder Bay-Rainy River)
2006 Federal Election (Thunder Bay-Rainy River)
2007 Ontario Election (Thunder Bay-Rainy River)
2008 Federal Election (Thunder Bay-Rainy River)
2011 Federal Election (Thunder Bay-Rainy River)
2011 Gun Registry Vote
Clippings 2014-2018

Includes correspondence; submitted works, both written and graphic; layouts; and other material related to the editing and assembly of Northern Woman. Most files are undated but may be linked to completed issues.

The series consists of one drawing which depicts a plan for "Showing Right of Way of the Port Arthur, Duluth & Western Railway Through the Property of S.J. Dawson" in the McIntyre area. Scale- 400 ft= 1 inch.

Meeting Minutes, cashbooks, and other administrative documents relating to the Thunder Bay District of the Federated Women’s Institutes of Ontario.

General Archives #143 Boxes #43-45, #189 Box #58

Series consists of the formation of the Faculty of Education records made and received by the Dean of the Faculty of Education in the course of administering its programs and operations. Activities documented include legal agreements, revised constitutions, bylaws and memorandum of understanding. Records also include policy, administrative and teaching decisions, degree and staffing structure, curriculum and programmes, budgets and correspondence with various universities. Also included are articles and papers on graduate studies in education in the province of Ontario; Teachers’ College and universities assuming responsibility for teacher education and Teachers’ College affiliation with universities; the MacLeod Report is frequently mentioned. Proposals include: reorganization of the student teaching programmes in elementary education; proposed organization of the Faculty of Education. Policy statements include: OCUFA (Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations) statement on amalgamation of Elementary Teachers’ College with the universities.

Includes:
Transcribed conversation between Dean Angus and President of Lakehead University, December 29, 1969.
An address to the A.P.E.N.W.O conference, Thunder Bay, Ontario, February 21. 1974 entitled Achievements and aspiration: teacher education at Lakehead University

Administrative records related to the Department of Sociology, Lakehead University.

Records relate to teaching in the Lakehead University Department of History, including files relating to specific courses.