This series consists of correspondence and notes related to the club’s lobbying for wildlife protection, and involvement in wildlife related projects. The series is composed of the following files:
-Lobbying, 1977-89 (Box 1, File 33)
Part of Northern Woman's Bookstore
Photographs of the Northern Woman's Bookstore through the years, including people, events, and physical spaces.
Thunder Bay Historical Museum, Thunder Bay National Exhibition Centre
Part of Cairine Budner fonds
Series consist of administrative files of the Thunder Bay Historical Museum Society (TBMHS) in the early 1970s and combined administrative files of the Thunder Bay National Exhibition Centre (TBNEC), newsletters, membership lists, invitations to events and notice of meetings in 1976 and beyond.
Established in 1976 by the board of the TBHMS as a national exhibition centre, with funds from the federal government's Museum Assistance Program, the primary mandate of the TBNEC has been to research, collect and exhibit the work of contemporary First Nations artists, and to host travelling exhibition from other art galleries and museums. The gallery was expanded in 1982. In 1986, it was officially named the Thunder Bay Art Gallery. In 2005, the board of directors approved a move to promote, encourage and exhibit the works of local and regional artists. Also includes expansion plans for The National Centre for Native Art; draft agreements between the Thunder Bay Historical Society and the Finnish Canadian Historical Society to store photographs, documents, and artifacts.
Part of Northwestern Ontario Regional Child Care Committee fonds
This series consists of the Northwestern Ontario Regional Child Care Committee’s resource library on child care, including books, briefs, papers and reports. Materials are generally created and published by other organizations.
Forest Management Maps, Faculty of Natural Resources Management
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.
Government Employment Programs
Part of Paul McRae fonds
Records relate to government employment programs, including Canada Works and Young Canada Works.
Strategic Land Use Plan and Parks For Tomorrow
Part of Bill Addison fonds
The Strategic Land Use Plan (SLUP) process was initiated for the province in 1981 by Minister of Natural Resources Alan Pope. As part of this process, Addison and other advocates were invited to comment on a large number of District Land Use Plans (DLUP.) Addison, David Bates, and Tom Miyata formed the organization Parks for Tomorrow to coordinate parks advocacy throughout the Northwest and respond to each proposed DLUP.
These records contain proposed plans, responses by Parks for Tomorrow, and other related materials, including records related to the determination of boundaries for Wabakimi Provincial Park.
Part of David Belrose fonds
Includes a complete run of Thunder Gay Magazine as produced for local television 1987-1991. The program addressed a variety of topics affecting LGBTQ+ people locally.
Also includes various television and radio news programs, and informational videos produced by the AIDS Committee of Thunder Bay.
Part of Paul McRae fonds
Files on a wide variety of issues and subjects, generated through McRae's role as a Member of Parliament.
Part of Bill Addison fonds
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.
Part of Northwestern Ontario Regional Child Care Committee fonds
This series consists of records related to partner organizations of the Northwestern Ontario Regional Child Care Committee, including the Lakehead Social Planning Council, Northwestern Ontario Women's Decade Council, and Thunder Bay Advocates for Quality Child Care.
Part of Nigel Juhtund fonds
Notes summarizing the bird nesting period on North Shore in 1973.
Part of Northern Woman Journal
Includes meeting minutes, notes, membership lists, accounting records, and correspondence.
Part of Bill Addison fonds
The Coalition for Wilderness, initially proposed by Addison, represented five groups in speaking for wilderness parks in Ontario: Algonquin Wildlands League, Canadian Nature Federation, Federation of Ontario Naturalists, National and Provincial Parks Association of Canada, and Sierra Club Ontario Chapter.
Part of Northern Woman Journal
Copies of Northern Woman Journal, 1973-1995.
Part of Northern Woman Journal
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.
This series consists of the constitution and bylaws of the club. The series is composed of the following file:
-Constitution and Bylaws, 1972-89 (Box 1, File 1)
Part of Bill Addison fonds
The Ministry of Natural Resources began developing master plans for parks in the 1970s. The plan for Sleeping Giant Provincial Park (at that time Sibley Provincial Park) didn’t rely on any public consultation, and was not well received.
As more Park Plans were rolled out, the MNR engaged in more consultation. Responses to plans as well as draft and final Plans are included in these records.
Park Plans include those for:
Sleeping Giant Provincial Park (1972)
Northern Lights Lake Area Plan (1972)
Ouimet Canyon (1975)
Neys (1977) (no files)
Rushing River (1986)
La Verendrye (1985-1986)
Slate Islands (1985-1988)
Turtle River/White Otter (1990-1992)
Brightsand (1990-1993)
Lands for Life (1998)
Kakabeka Falls (2000-2001)
Black Sturgeon River (2002-2003) (no files)
Lake Nipigon Area Plan (2002-2003)
As well as other records related to:
Stanley Bur Oak park proposal (1988-1990)
Pukaskwa National Park Provisional Master Plan (1972-1995)
Graham Area Land Use Plan (1972)
Algonquin Park (1973)
Greenwood Lake White Pine (1979)
Part of Dr. Ernst Zimmermann fonds
Consists of records of University Senate and Senate Organizing Committee.
Consists of Lands for Life public material, from the start of the project. Includes records such as meeting materials, correspondence, community meetings, presentations in Northwestern Ontario, media and publicity, and reference material.
Slides arranged into the following broad categories, based on an earlier numbering system:
Sports associations, groups, Multicultural History Society of Ontario
Part of Cairine Budner fonds
Series consists of records of a number of sports associations, federations and councils that were active in the 1970s, especially in hockey and gymnastics. The Thunder Bay Gymnastics Association, Ontario Gymnastics Federation, Northwestern Ontario Regional Gymnastics, Annual Lakehead Sports Celebrity Dinner, Northwestern Ontario Council all focused on Northwestern Ontario athletes, and their accomplishments. The need to record accomplishments of athletes was answered by the formation of a Sports Hall of Fame for Northwestern Ontario. The organization was officially launched at the first annual general meeting held on May 7, 1977 in Thunder Bay; induction dinners are still an annual event as well as published pamphlets. In Cairine's role as Northwestern Ontario Co-Ordinator for the Multicultural History Society of Ontario 's project Multi-Ethnic History in the Province, a full record as possible of immigration to Ontario, ethnicity, and old country origins was developed by sharing Finnish-Canadian historical culture. Resources were gathered, volunteers and community based researchers built an extensive archive of taped interviews as well as photographs. Oral history material submission reports, interview log forms and accession forms were shared with MHSO. Also included from the Minister of State for Multiculturalism news releases and Cultures Canada issues.
Part of Cairine Budner fonds
Series consists of oral history cassette interviews with Finnish immigrants in and around Thunder Bay in 1974-79. Themes from the interviews on Finnish immigration to Thunder Bay, 1876-1914 and history of Finnish settlements in the rural Thunder Bay regions. Interviews provided the material and formed the basis of the Thunder Bay Finnish Canadian Historical Society's (TBFCHS) Bay Street Projects 1-2. Also includes specific interviews by Einar Nordstrom and Roy Mannila on the labour and union activities at the Lakehead with a particular emphasis on the Finnish community and socialist movements. Cassette recordings, once completed, were shared with the Multicultural History Society of Ontario.
Various other recordings include Isku Club sports history, Finns in Sport in Canada, TBFCHS meetings, Raija Warkentin, Multicultural seminar, Finnish Independence, Human Rights Conference. Also a copy of a VHS recording from Mother Tongue Production of Aina Wilen: fighting for the Franchise (Finnish) originally released in 2006. Aina became one of the many Finnish Canadians to fight for enfranchisement.
Part of Bill Addison fonds
The Save Quetico Committee was formed mostly of Thunder Bay residents, to advocate for an end to logging in Quetico Park. The initial push was in 1970 (prompted by actions taken by the Algonquin Wildlands League), but the issue persists through the 1990s.
The position paper of the Save Quetico Committee, written by Addison, significantly influenced the first Quetico Master Plan.
Part of Claude Liman fonds
Detailed near-daily entries spanning nearly 50 years, about everyday life, including weather, errands and major life events. Changes in perspective and style can be perceived across Liman's life.