Fonds 050 Grande Prairie Board of Trade and Chamber of Commerce fonds

1833 photographs

228 slides

4 negatives

67 postcards

20 maps

15 blueprints

1 video recording

Date: 1919-1994 (date of creation)

Scope and content:

The series consists of the 1919 certificate of formation; minutes, accounts and annual returns from 1930-1932; the minutes of the Chamber from 1947-1990; audited financial statements from 1960-1990; the records of the Economic Development Commission and its predecessors from 1959-1992; and nine issues of the Chamber Chronicle from 1987 to 1994. The photographs are of various executives of the Chamber of Commerce from about 1958-1981. There are also two historical photographs of Mayor Griff James and Mayor George Repka. There is a folder of photographs that have not been individually numbered or described. They are sorted into envelope by event or date, covering events such as the Petroleum Show, the President’s Ball, and AGMs. These photographs cover dates from 1975 to 1998.

Physical description: 122 cm textual records

52 photographs

Access points:

•                Textual record (documentary form)

•                Graphic material – photograph (documentary form)

Date: 1919-1994 (date of creation)

Scope and content:

The sub-series consists of legal documents; minutes; financial statements; annual reports; annual meeting programs; and presidents’ speeches. The minutes include the following additions: beginning in 1961, the President’s report and year end financial statements; by 1965 committee reports, announcements and resolutions; by 1970 monthly financial reports, quarterly meetings and director’s meeting minutes from the Alberta Chamber of Commerce; by 1975 executive memos and annual reports. The photographs are of various executives of the Chamber of Commerce from about 1958-1981. There are also two photographs of Mayor Griff James and Mayor George Repka, and nine issues of a publication titled the Chamber Chronicle. There is a folder of photographs that have not been individually numbered or described. They are sorted into envelope by event or date, covering events such as the Petroleum Show, the President’s Ball, and AGMs. These photographs cover dates from 1975 to 1998.

Physical description: 92 cm textual records

52 photographs

Access points:

•                Graphic material – photograph (documentary form)

•                Textual record (documentary form)

Formal portrait of the Chamber of Commerce Executive ca. 1958 includes Ed Haberman, Tom Leslie, Jack Deltombe, Bill Bowes, Hal Tipper and Clem Collins.

Thirty group and individual photographs of Chamber of Commerce Executive members from the 1960s includes Al Douglas, Hal Roth, Paul Evashkevich, Orm Schultz, Ken Head, Gordon Moon, Merv Lewis, Jack Deltombe, Dr. Frank Stojan, Orest Gauk, Harry Schneider, John Anderson, Gordon Donaldson, Bill Henry, Glen Patterson, Gordon Wilson, George Wakeham, Bill Bowes, and John Remple.

Formal portrait of George Repka, first elected Mayor of the City of Grande Prairie, taken in September 1968.

Portrait of Griff James, the first Mayor of the Town of Grande Prairie, who served from 1919-1921.

Members of the Grande Prairie Chamber of Commerce Executive in 1978: Dan Balisky, Brian Swain and John Powers.

Twelve group and individual photographs of Chamber of Commerce Executive ca. 1980 includes Danny Balisky, Elmer Borstad, Gordon Pearcy, John Powers, Helen Rice, Wayne Jacques, Layton Park, and Andre Lozeron.

Four photographs of the 1981 Chamber of Commerce Executive includes Helen Rice, Karen Fetterly, John Powers,

Certificate of formation for the Grande Prairie Board of Trade and Chamber of Commerce

Date: 1959-1987 (date of creation)

Scope and content:

The sub-series consists of the planning documents for the commission, including a 1959 by-law for the creation of an Industrial Commission and the 1971 agreement between the City, the County and the Chamber to establish an Industrial Development Commission; minutes of the commission and its advisory committee; financial accounts; and documents for the creation of a department of economic development. Records portraying the activities of the commission include correspondence and report files, a downtown redevelopment plan and various publications.

Physical description: 30 cm textual records

Access points:

•                Textual record (documentary form)

Date: 1961-1993 (date of creation)

Scope and content:

The series consists of records relating to the administration of the Chamber of Commerce: personnel policies and job descriptions; executive job descriptions and orientations; employment programs; insurance; budgets; computerization; physical buildings; membership; chamber awards; and news releases. The photographs are of the Chamber of Commerce building on 100 Street and 103 Avenue, and the Grande Prairie Visitors Booth put up by the Chamber at the north entrance to the City in 1973.

Physical description: 32 cm textual records

15 slides

25 photographs

Access points:

•                Textual record (documentary form)

•                Graphic material – photograph (documentary form)

Related material:

Guest books for grand openings are included in the reference collection.

Fifteen slides of the exterior and the interior of the Chamber of Commerce at 10011-103 Avenue in Grande Prairie.

Twenty-five photographs showing the building and the opening of the Grande Prairie Visitor’s Booth, a project of the Grande Prairie Chamber of Commerce in 1973. Colonel Sanders, from Kentucky Fried Chicken, was present for the opening.

Date: 1930-1932 (date of creation)

Scope and content:

The series consists of 16 files of correspondence relating to the activities of the Chamber and associated Boards. In 1930-1932 the issues related to transportation, government services, economic and agricultural policies during the depression, and resource and industrial development.

Physical description: 8 cm textual records

Access points:

•                Textual record (documentary form)

Date: 1958-1991 (date of creation)

Scope and content:

The series consists of 101 subject files detailing the Chamber’s actions and involvement on issues of importance to the development and promotion of the business and the City of Grande Prairie and the surrounding area. It includes projects which were supported by the Chamber but not initiated by them, such as the visits of royalty or V.I.P.s, a Twin City Proclamation and the 1980 Winter Games. The photographs are of the opening of the new air terminal in Grande Prairie in 1979, the trumpeter swan as a symbol of the City, and a series of photographic postcards by Brian Adams.

Physical description: 104 cm textual records

41 photographs

3 maps

Access points:

•                Graphic material – photograph (documentary form)

•                Textual record (documentary form)

•                Cartographic material (documentary form)

Sixteen photographs showing the new Air Terminal in Grande Prairie and the Opening Ceremonies in 1979.

Fourteen postcards of Grande Prairie and area taken by photographer Brian Adams in the late 1970s and produced by the Grande Prairie Chamber of Commerce.

Seven photographs and four negatives showing trumpeter swans.

Daily Herald-Tribune supplement for the Alberta Summer Games

Daily Herald-Tribune supplement for the 1981Grande Prairie Chuckwagon Stompede. Review of Grande Prairie’s business, agricultural, recreational features.

Three Daily Herald-Tribune supplements for Alberta Small Business Week, and one supplement called “Place the Face” which was a competition that had taken place during Alberta Small Business Week in the past.

The formal declaration of the twinning of the cities Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada and Grand Prairie, Texas, U.S.A. signed by the Mayors of both Cities.

Date: 1963-1989 (date of creation)

Scope and content:

The series consists of papers and presentations made by the Chamber of Commerce to various groups and government departments promoting the Grande Prairie area. Topics include business, industry, agriculture, health, labour, education, environment, transportation and government. The series includes civic election forums from 1977-1989, and a forum on the future of Grande Prairie in 1977.

Physical description: 12 cm textual records

16 maps

Access points:

•                Textual record (documentary form)

•                Cartographic material (documentary form)

Contour map showing roads, trails, rails and power lines south of Grande Prairie.

Slides and descriptions hand-written on map

Preliminary route of Highway 40 for discussion purposes.

Exhibit 1–existing roads

Map with hand-drawn roads built by County, Local Imp. Dist, Imperial Lumber, North Canadian Lumber, Atlantic Richfield Co. and Alberta Resources Railway

Forest Management Lease Area with roads drawn in

Forest Management Lease Area with roads drawn in

Proposed routes from Grande Prairie to Muskeg River

Costs of Primary Highway, and Resource Roads

Costs of Primary Highway, and Resource Roads

Costs of Primary Highway, and Resource Roads

Procter & Gamble, Canfor, and B.C. Forest Products area

Active, Approved, Potential (metallurgical), and Potential (thermal) Mining Areas

Gas Field, and Oil Field Area

Parks & Recreation Area

Written descriptions and map showing roads, survey lines, power, rail, amenities, forestry stations, recreation facilities.

Date: 1958-1997 (date of creation)

Scope and content:

The series consists of records and photographs of projects the Chamber initiated or operated in the area: the Grande Prairie Air Show, Hire-A-Student, Northwest Resources Conferences, the Trade Dollar Program, and regional Trade Fairs. Projects for which the Chamber lobbied the Alberta Government are also included: the Great Slave Lake Railway, and the construction and paving of Highway 40 South.

Physical description: 84 cm textual records

1042 photographs

16 blueprints

Access points:

•                Architectural drawing (documentary form)

•                Textual record (documentary form)

•                Graphic material – photograph (documentary form)

•                Graphic material (documentary form)

Date: 1975; 1978 (date of creation)

Scope and content:

The sub-series consists of correspondence, booklets, posters, newspapers, and pamphlets regarding the air show. It includes documents and news clippings relating to Snowbird Captain de Jong’s death during the 1978 Air Show.

Physical description: 2 cm textual records

Access points:

•                Textual record (documentary form)

Poster showing a photograph of the Snowbirds flying in formation. The members of the Snowbirds team have signed their names beside the name of their position/title.

Poster showing a photograph of the Snowbirds flying in formation. The members of the Snowbirds team have signed their names beside the name of their position/title.

Date: 1958-1961 (date of creation)

Scope and content:

The sub-series consists of correspondence regarding the Peace Country route proposed by the Chambers of the Peace, submissions to the 1959 Royal Commission and the final Royal Commission report published in 1960.

Physical description: 6 cm textual records

Access points:

•                Textual record (documentary form)

Date: 1958-1997 (date of creation)

Scope and content:

The sub-series consists of correspondence, submissions, studies, photographs and news clippings regarding the construction, Grand Opening and paving of Highway 40 South.

Physical description: 24 cm textual records

59 photographs

16 blueprints

Access points:

•                Textual record (documentary form)

•                Architectural drawing (documentary form)

•                Graphic material – photograph (documentary form)

Fifty-nine negatives and photographs of the actual construction and of events promoting the construction and paving of Highway 40 south to Grande Cache. Photographs of the Grande Opening of the newly paved highway in 1996 are included.

Highway 40 Environmental Planning Study Newsletter published September 13, 1976.

Date: 1974-1982 (date of creation)

Scope and content:

The sub-series consists of minutes, monthly and annual reports, and records from the Student Placement Program, Hire-A-Student, and Young Canada Works Program.

Physical description: 14 cm textual records

Access points:

•                Textual record (documentary form)

Date: 1979-1993 (date of creation)

Scope and content:

The sub-series consists of the final report on the 1979 Championship and correspondence regarding the formation of the Grande Prairie Hot Air Balloon Events Association. The 1979 report includes minutes, financial records, correspondence, registrations, press releases, schedules of events, awards, and information on the history and rules of hot air ballooning as well as the promotion and sponsorship for this event. A slide presentation showing the 1979 Championships has 150 slides. Another 16 slides show the Hot Air Balloon Queen contestants for 1980 and some miscellaneous shots of Hot Air Balloons. There is also a signed poster from the members of the Canadian Forces Parachute Team Sky Hawks.

Physical description: 3 cm textual records

220 slides

Access points:

•                Textual record (documentary form)

•                Graphic material (documentary form)

220 colour slides of the Canadian National Hot Air Balloon Championships held in Grande Prairie in 1979 and the Hot Air Balloon Championships put on by the Hot Air Balloon Events Association in 1980.

Two special supplements for the Canadian Hot Air Balloon Championships.

A poster advertising the 1993 Alberta Hot Air Balloon Championships.

Date: 1960; 1969 (date of creation)

Scope and content:

The sub-series consists of correspondence and two printed reports, one for each conference. There is also a newspaper highlighting the first conference, published by the Edmonton Journal. The reports contain transcripts of the speeches from the main speakers, along with questions and answers from the floor. The second report includes a few photographs of people and events associated with the conference.

Physical description: 6 cm textual records

Access points:

•                Textual record (documentary form)

One edition of The Journal (a newspaper from Edmonton) which is about the development of natural resources and communities in the Peace River Country.

Date: 1976-1988 (date of creation)

Scope and content:

The sub-series consists of correspondence, original drawings of historical images submitted for consideration as use for trade dollars, promotional literature, photographs and news clippings. Subjects for the coins include the Trumpeter Swan, Boxing Champion Willie de Wit, Canadian Chuckwagon Championships and chuck-driver Kelly Sutherland, the Canadian Hot Air Balloon Championship and Grande Prairie’s 75th Anniversary. The photographs are of Willie de Wit, the Canadian Chuckwagon trophy, and a display of the original drawings. There are also slides of four of the coins.

Physical description: 7 cm textual records

19 photographs

Access points:

•                Textual record (documentary form)

•                Graphic material – photograph (documentary form)

Nineteen photographs of trade dollars or of the subjects on the trade dollars. The photographs were used to create or promote the Chamber of Commerce Trade Dollar Program and include photos of Willie de Wit and Kelly Sutherland.

Date: 1978-1997 (date of creation)

Scope and content:

The sub-series consists of agreements between the City of Grande Prairie and the Chamber of Commerce to hold the fair, documents and correspondence relating to planning and marketing the fair, plans and lists of attending businesses, newspaper clippings, photographs and lists of winning booths.

Physical description: 18 cm textual records

744 photographs

Access points:

•                Textual record (documentary form)

•                Graphic material – photograph (documentary form)

Photographic images of the South Peace Consumers Trade Fair, organized by the Grande Prairie Chamber of Commerce every year. Photographs are of the various booths and events associated with the trade fairs from 1978 to 1997.

Five special supplements for the Trade Fair.

Date: 1920-2000 (date of creation)

Scope and content:

The series consists of the publications produced by the Grande Prairie Board of Trade and Chamber of Commerce promoting the area and the town/city in particular. Included in this series is 4 cm of newsletters printed from 1961 to 1990. The series also contains publications about the city and region. Publications are produced by the Daily Herald Tribune, the City of Grande Prairie, the Northern Alberta Development Council, the Peace River Regional Planning Commission and the South Peace Regional Planning Commission.

Physical description: 105 cm textual records

Access points:

•                Textual record (documentary form)

Date: 1920-1986 (date of creation)

Scope and content:

The sub-series consists of 18 publications from 1920 to 1976. The earlier productions include information on the entire Peace River Country, but after 1950 they concentrate on the city of Grande Prairie.

Physical description: 6 cm textual records

Access points:

•                Textual record (documentary form)

Two copies of a booklet describing resources, climate, agricultural potential, and amenities available in the Peace country, used to promote settlement of the area.

A copy of a booklet advertising the advantages of the Peace River country from a settler’s viewpoint, describing such things as good soil, temperate climate, plentiful game, and cheap fuel.

A copy of a booklet advertising the opportunities of the Peace River Country for the settler, businessman and capitalist.

Two copies of a booklet advertising Grande Prairie’s opportunities in agriculture, business and industry.

A reprint of 0050.07.01.04 with addition of Mundy’s map of Grande Prairie

A brief description of services offered in the new city of Grande Prairie.

A description of climate and soil, history, living conditions, industry and services offered in the new city of Grande Prairie.

An updated version of the 1958 publication including a description of climate and soil, history, living conditions, industry and services offered in the city of Grande Prairie.

Nine brochures produced in the 1960s advertising businesses, services, recreation opportunities

A survey conducted by the Industrial Development Branch of the Department of Economic Affairs of the Alberta Government, with the assistance of Town officials and The Board of Trade.

A reprint of an article from the 1968 issue of Trade and Commerce Magazine describing Grande Prairie as the “resources capital of the north”.

A booklet showing executive members, 1968 financial statement, a membership list and an agenda for their 50th annual meeting as the Chamber of Commerce celebrates its 50th anniversary.

A booklet describing the history, soil and climate, living conditions, city services, government, health, education, communication, cultural and recreational services offered in Grande Prairie.

A booklet describing the history, soil and climate, living conditions, city services, government, health, education, communication, cultural and recreational services offered in Grande Prairie.

The booklet describes the formation of the Industrial development Commission, reviews the history of Grande Prairie and describes the services, industries and businesses offered in the city. Included are several pages of pictures of buildings.

A booklet containing a air transportation study submitted to the Alberta Department of Transportation. It evaluated the future needs in air transportation for Grande Prairie and the Peace region. An addendum “Recommendation for Action” accompanies the study.

Seven brochures giving visitors information on cultural and recreational facilities, points of interest, quick facts about Grande Prairie, and a map of the city.

Grande Prairie Chamber of Commerce Membership Directory and Buyer’s Guide

Date: 1976-2000 (date of creation)

Scope and content:

The sub-series consists of 23 publications from 1976 to 2000. Most of them are Visitors’ Guides, but some are productions for special events, such as the City’s 25th Anniversary. The booklets describe the history and current facts about Grande Prairie, tourist information, facilities, services, industries and businesses offered in the city, including a map and advertisements from local businesses.

Physical description: 6 cm textual records

Access points:

•                Textual record (documentary form)

Date: 1968-2000 (date of creation)

Scope and content:

The sub-series consists of three files of articles written about the City which appeared in magazines such as Western Construction and Industry Magazine, Alberta Business Journal, Alberta Construction, Oil Week, Events Magazine, North-west Business, Business Life Magazine, Trade & Commerce Magazine, Prairie Hotelman, Alberta Logger, Swank, Time Flyer and Canadian. There are also some specialized brochures produced for Canfor, the Hotel Association and the 1995 Canada Games. Also included is “The Chambers Guide to Grande Prairie” in1995, “Grande Prairie Food and Fun in 1985, and an undated issue of “Dining Out in Grande Prairie”.

Physical description: 6 cm textual records

Access points:

•                Textual record (documentary form)

Part of one issue of the “The Peace River Country” featuring areas of the Peace country including Grande Prairie, Dawson Creek, Peace River, Fort St. John, High Prairie, and companies Canfor, N.A.R., Dika brothers.

One issue of the “Prairie Hotelman” containing the histories of individual hotels throughout the Peace Country, in Rycroft, Spirit River, Sexsmith, Beaverlodge, McLennan, Manning, High Prairie, Fairview.

Date: 1970-1980 (date of creation)

Scope and content:

This subseries consists of special issues of the Daily Herald Tribune, primarily annual progress reports.

Physical description: 5 cm textual records

Access points:

•                Textual record (documentary form)

Date: 1965-1991 (date of creation)

Scope and content:

The sub-series consists of planning reports and studies ranging from single facility feasibility studies to the City of Grande Prairie General Plan. It includes parks, transportation, recreation, downtown redevelopment and economic development.

Physical description: 25 cm textual records

Report on Recreation Facilities for the City of Grande Prairie, including neighbourhood parks, Bear Creek Central Park and recommendations for development.

City of Grande Prairie General Plan: Central Business District Development Scheme.

City of Grande Prairie General Plan: Survey and Analysis Report for the entire City of Grande Prairie, including an historical review and an historical analysis.

City of Grande Prairie General Plan final plan which became By-Law C-550.

A Public Transportation Study for the City of Grande Prairie regarding the need for public transit.

Grande Prairie Downtown Redevelopment Study re: planning issues for redevelopment of the Central Business District.

The City of Grande Prairie General Municipal Plan–a growth strategy for housing, industry, commerce, parks, schools and hospitals, roads and utilities.

Grande Prairie Airport Master Plan written by Canada Transport for all aspects of the airport, including the terminal and ground transportation.

City of Grande Prairie Community Profile–an overview of business, services, population, facilities, organizations and industry.

City of Grande Prairie Urban Park Master Plan containing a Biophysical inventory, a Development inventory and Planning and Analysis. The Executive Summary is a separate report filed with the Master Plan.

Resource Team Report on Downtown Revitalization concerning design and development opportunities.

City of Grande Prairie Land Inventory of residential land for sale, C.B.D. Redevelopment, commercial, land bank, and urban parks and reserves.

City of Grande Prairie General Municipal Plan detailing growth strategy for housing, industry, commerce, community services, educational and hospital facilities, transportation, utilities and protective services.

City of Grande Prairie Community Profile–an overview of business, services, population, facilities, organizations and industry.

City of Grande Prairie Transportation Update covering land use, road and traffic conditions, and roadway improvements.

Country Club West Area Structure Plan containing background, planning analysis and development plan and policies.

City of Grande Prairie Economic Development Strategy prepared by the Mayor’s Advisory Committee on Economic Development.

Study of the plan to develop the former Montrose Junior High School as the Future City Hall.

Date: 1958-1993 (date of creation)

Scope and content:

The sub-series consists of documents produced by the planning commissions regarding planning for tourism, retail, commercial, residential and public lands in the City. Included in this collection is a population analysis of the City of Grande Prairie and an Ambulance Services study.

Physical description: 26 cm textual records

Access points:

•                Textual record (documentary form)

A preliminary report on the proposed routes for a northern Alberta railway and its regional significance to the Peace River district.

Development plan for a central city park with a general approach to recreation and park planning in the Grande Prairie region. Central Park became Muskoseepi and Bear Creek Park.

Study of trends in outdoor recreation and tourism in the Peace River Region and implications and recommendations for the region.

Study of the location and operation of service and retailing facilities in the Peace Region.

Monthly magazine of the Peace River Regional Planning Commission containing feature articles about individual communities and their histories, planning news and discussion of the issues around developing the Peace, and the contributions made by historical groups and individuals to the Peace Country. Special issues are on Dunvegan Dam, Lakes, Forestry, Clear Hills Iron Deposits, Habitat Forum, Downtown Redevelopment, Agriculture, Recreation, Transportation, Opportunity North, Environmentally Appropriate Technology, Education, Housing. Some of the covers are artworks by Tim Heimdal.

Neighbourhood preservation guidelines for the Swanavon and VLA areas of Grande Prairie, complete with artistic drawings of the houses in the area. Concerns areas which would benefit from protection efforts to preserve their character.

Listing of all the publications put out by South Peace Regional Planning Commission from 1978 to 1993.

A report to provide the City of Grande Prairie with a breakdown of tourist activity for GP and its sub-regions and comparing it with the South Peace as a whole. Based on the South Peace Regional Tourism Study conducted by the Commission in 1988.

A proposed new approach to the development of vacant lands in downtown Grande Prairie.

Analysis of the growth, composition, housing, employment and education of Grande Prairie’s population in 1991.

Assessment of ambulance services in the region as compared to the rest of Alberta, and future alternatives for its management.

Study is in two parts: Part I: An economic analysis and regional population projections. Part II is a land use component analysis.

Appendices to the Grande Prairie Area Growth Study: history, study methodology, assessment of resources, population projections.

A retail/commercial/office floor space survey of the City of Grande Prairie to become part of the City General Plan.

Study to assess past, present and future trends in the economic sectors of the West Peace: Spirit River, Eaglesham, Rycroft, Wanham, I.D.s 19, 20 and MD 133.

Update to the 1979 Grande Prairie Area Growth Study.

Summary report of the update to the 1979 Grande Prairie Area Growth Study.

Summary of the City of Grande Prairie census and a comparison with the census of 1981, including comparisons with other Alberta centers on population growth, age/sex, housing, employment, education and motor vehicle statistics.

An update on the Grande Prairie Area Growth Study of 1984, including population projections to 1995 and 2000.

Annual Report of the South Peace Regional Planning Commission.

Date: 1965-1991 (date of creation)

Scope and content:

The sub-series consists of 19 reports and indexes regarding development in the Peace Country, beginning with the “Changing Frontier Conference” at Peace River in 1965 which resulted in the formation of the NADC. Subjects include profiles of regions and communities, agriculture, fishing, tourism and urban renewal as well as more general findings.

Physical description: 12 cm textual records

Access points:

•                Textual record (documentary form)

Report on certain industrial and other factors related to the economy of the Central Peace River District in Alberta including Improvement Districts # 125, 126, 131, 132, 134, and 139, and Municipal Districts #130, 133, 135 and 136 and County No 1.

Addresses at the “Changing Frontier” Conference held in Peace River, October 4-5, 1965 which discussed development of natural resources including land, trees, minerals and oil and gas.

Report of the conference participants and their addresses presented at the Opportunity North Conference in Peace River November 26-29, 1975.

The Northern Alberta Development Council reviews its history, its membership, its meetings, its briefs and position papers and its present priorities.

Economic Development of Northern Alberta position paper, including economic goals, role of government, technical support, research & development, infrastructure and financial incentives.

The proceedings from a Northern Alberta Transportation Seminar held in Grande Prairie on Dec. 9-10, 1976 including a summary of individual sessions.

Proceedings from the agriculture North Seminar held November 22-24, 1978, in Peace River, including pictures and summaries of the sessions.

A submission to a select committee of the Alberta Legislature with recommendations on commercial and recreational fishing.

A statistical overview of the Northern Alberta Development Council area which included everything north of Edmonton.

The Northern Alberta Development Council met on Nov20-22 to consider the challenges of the next decade and these deliberations are summarized in this report. Topics covered included business, infrastructure, employment and native development.

The Northern Alberta Development Council collected an inventory of the infrastructures of 34 communities in northern Alberta. Each inventory included water, sewer, waste disposal, utilities. communications, transportation, health services, education, recreation, police protection, fire protection, local government.

The Northern Alberta Development Council conducted a ten year review of membership, meetings along with issues raised, program monitoring and policy advice.

The Tourism North Conference held Dec 5-7, 1984, reports on the discussion sessions and workshops and recommendations to be considered by government and the private sector.

A summary of research in Northern Alberta sponsored by Northern Alberta Development Council.

A handbook produced by the Northern Alberta Development Council for northerners who are directors on community boards.

An overview report of the economic development opportunities in northern Alberta

An information profile on northern Alberta including data and pictures.

A report prepared by the Northern Development Branch in consultation with the Steering Committee on Downtown Revitalization in Northern Alberta.

An agenda and summaries of the addresses and workshops given at the seminar in Slave Lake, Nov 2-4, 1988.

Index of research in northern Alberta sponsored by the Northern Alberta Development Council.

A statistical overview of the NADC region from 1971-1989 covering population and demographics, socio-economic characteristics, infrastructure and services and economic development.

A pre-conference report and workshop reports from the Northern Perspectives Conference held November 21-23, 1990 in Grande Prairie. The conference discussed what balanced northern development would mean for the 1990s.

Information and maps are included for County of Grande Prairie No. 1, I.D.s No 16., No. 19, No. 20, No. 21, No. 22, No 23, and M.D. 136 of Fairview, M.D. 135 of Peace River, M.D. 130 of Smoky River, M.D. 133 of Spirit River.

Date: 1975-2000 (date of creation)

Scope and content:

The sub-series consists of Visitors Guides and studies from Game Country Travel Association, Trumpeter Region and Alberta North publications, and tourism packages on communities in zone 13.

Physical description: 8 cm textual records

Access points:

•                Textual record (documentary form)

A visitor’s guide for Zone 13, known as Game Country, including the communities of Whitecourt, Fox Creek, Valleyview, Grande Prairie, Beaverlodge, Sexsmith and Hythe

A Tourism Destination Area Study of “Game Country”, Alberta Tourism Zone 13.

An executive summary of the Tourism Destination Area Study, “Game Country”, looking at the resources in the area and development strategies.

June, 1987 issue of “Alberta North” includes articles on Sheridan Lawrence and one on the symbolism of the tipi.

A tourism tour guide covering Grande Prairie City, County of Grande Prairie, Beaverlodge, Sexsmith, Wembley, and Hythe.

A tourism tour guide covering Grande Prairie City, County of Grande Prairie, Beaverlodge, Sexsmith, Wembley, and Hythe.

A tourism tour guide advertising “Rendezvous ‘92” and featuring attractions in zone13 of Alberta Tourism

A tourism guide advertising fishing, and guiding and outfitting available at various northern lodges.

A tourism guide advertising touring routes and adventures available in northern Alberta.

Game Country – Experience the warmth of the North is a special tourism edition put out for the Canada Winter Games held in Grande Prairie in 1995.

Folder of brochures advertising the town of Peace River and its tourism and commercial opportunities

Booklet containing a folder of brochures, 2 magazines and a newspaper advertising tourist attractions in High Level, Rainbow Lake, and Improvement District #23.

A folder of brochures, the Mackenzie Highway Travel Guide, and the Deh Cho – The Mackenzie Connection advertising tourist attractions from Dawson Creek to Grimshaw (Mile Zero to Mile Zero)

A folder of brochures including the magazine “Mighty Peace Country “ advertising Peace River and surrounding attractions along the river and along the Mackenzie Highway.

Duotang folder containing correspondence, planning material, and minutes for the Forestry 40 Motorcade that occurred on September 13 1975. The goal of the motorcade was to promote the construction of a highway between Grande Prairie and Grande Cache – Hinton

Date: 1965-1996 (date of creation)

Scope and content:

The sub-series consists of 16 studies regarding proposed mills, transportation infrastructure, and the political culture as well as more general information on markets, environment and resources.

Physical description: 16 cm textual records

Access points:

•                Textual record (documentary form)

Marketing information and features of the development of a combined kraft mill and sawmill as proposed by Fynpatin Development Co. Ltd. for the Grande Prairie area.

Record of the public hearings that took place in Grande Prairie in 1967, to review proposals from Procter and Gamble and McIntyre Porcupine Mines to build a pulp mill. The book includes the briefs presented at this meeting.

The proposal presented to the Honourable H.A. Ruste, Alberta Minister of Lands and Forests, “for the Management and Utilization of the Forest Resources of the Grande Prairie Pulpwood Lease.”

A report on the land, industries and related factors in the Peace River Country, Alberta, including discussion of agriculture, forestry, energy resources, minerals, construction and manufacturing, transportation, communication, and retail and tourism.

A report on the 2nd Northwest Resources Conference held in Grande Prairie May 28-30, 1969 which coincided with the opening of the Alberta Resources Railway between Hinton and Grande Prairie. Presentations and addresses from participants are included.

A preliminary report on the transportation and the resources in northern Alberta and priorities for using federal funds for upgrading of highways.

A paper written by a Grande Prairie Regional College professor discussing how the immigrant’s dream provides the foundation for the political identity of Peace country residents.

The objective of this study was to examine the past, present and future role of Grande Prairie as a marshalling and supply point for northern markets in Alberta and BC, the Yukon and NWT and possibly Alaska.

The objective of this study was to examine the impact of rapid growth in population in the region and explore ways to improve the social services system.

Book describing the geography, climate, history, resources, services, culture, etc. of the Peace Region.

A booklet comprised of maps showing regional transportation links, and County of Grande Prairie Industrial Opportunities, Smeda’s Recreational and Open Space Features, and a summary of the characteristics of Sexsmith, Grande Prairie and Hythe

A booklet for promoting tourism in the County of Grande Prairie

A listing of current statistics influencing the workplace and its workers: industry, retail, health, education, transportation, recreation.

A proposal presented to the Science Alberta Foundation for a Peace Country Science Centre. Topics include “The World of Agriculture’, “The World of Energy”, “The World of Forestry’, “The Rest of the World”,

Water quality in the Wapiti-Smoky River System under low-flow conditions 1987-1991, a synopsis of the government surveys and monitoring.

Wapiti/Smoky River Ecosystem Study was to determine through sampling the water from each river, the contaminants that could be traced to the pulp mill and show their effects on the ecosystems of the rivers.

1995 Canada Games final report showing how Grande Prairie was able to on a national show that “captured the vision” of participants and volunteers.

Alberta Market Survey magazine contains an article about the potential of Peace River town, “Peace River: More Growth Expected”, by Don Pettit.

Date: [1905]-1995 (date of creation)

Scope and content:

The series consists of photographs of Grande Prairie and community events from earliest settlement to modern day. It begins with a collection of historical reprints from unspecified collections, but concentrates on the era from 1960 onwards. Some of the photographs were used in the Chamber’s publications about the Grande Prairie area. There is one reel to reel film, “Alberta on the North Side,” which was presented to the people of Northern Alberta on the occasion of the provincial cabinet meeting in Grande Prairie, October 17, 1972.

Physical description: 359 photographs

228 slides

4 negatives

67 postcards

1 video recording

Access points:

•                Graphic material – photograph (documentary form)

•                Graphic material (documentary form)

•                Moving images (documentary form)

Date: [1905-1994] (date of creation)

Scope and content:

The sub-series consists of mainly 5 x 7 black & white reprints from unspecified sources. Subjects are early people, buildings, streets and modes of transportation in the Grande Prairie area. There are a few slides and one aerial print from the late 1950s.

Physical description: 34 photographs

8 slides

Access points:

•                Graphic material – photograph (documentary form)

Publication status:

Published

Aerial view of Grande Prairie of the central business district from the railway tracks north.

Copy of a photograph showing Walter McFarlane and his survey crew. Original photograph taken in 1909.

Copy of a photograph showing William Innes and his horse beside a log house. Original photograph taken in 1911.

Copy of a photograph showing Montrose House. Original photograph taken in 1912.

Copy of a photograph showing Tom Paul, Agnes Forbes, and Maud Clifford (?) standing outside the building that functioned as a hospital at Flying Shot Lake. Nurse Agnes Baird is visible in the window. Original photograph taken in 1910.

Copy of a photograph showing the Lewis Stopping Place on the Edson Trail. Original photograph taken in 1911.

Copy of a group picture with J.O. Patterson, the postmaster whose caboose housed the first post office in Grande Prairie. Original photograph taken in 1911.

Copy of a photograph showing horses pulling a caboose through a forest in the winter. Original photograph taken in 1911.

Copy of a photograph showing horses and sleighs crossing a frozen river. Date of original unknown.

Copy of a photograph showing a group of men and women standing in front of Campbell Benson’s stopping place.

Copy of a photograph showing St. Vincent’s Roman Catholic Mission. Original photograph taken in 1908.

Copy of a photograph showing a team of horses and a wagon parked in front of Patterson & Sons store. Original photograph taken in 1911.

Copy of a photograph showing the first few buildings in Grande Prairie. Original photograph taken in 1911.

Copy of a photograph showing the first train arriving in Grande Prairie. Original photograph taken in 1916.

Copy of a photograph showing men clearing snow for the train to pass through. Original photograph taken in 1916.

Copy of a photograph showing the railroad and a trail running parallel to each other. Original photograph taken in 1916.

Copy of a photograph showing several men standing around a plane. Date of original photograph unknown.

Copy of a photograph showing several people on the front porch of the Union Bank of Canada. Original photograph taken in 1911.

Copy of a photograph showing several men and horses standing in front of R.D. Nevings’ feed barn. Date of original photograph unknown.

Copy of a photograph showing a group of men are waiting for the new land office to open on Bear Creek (Grande Prairie). James Lowe is on the extreme left in the front row, Mr. Carveth Sr. is in the white hat in the second row. George Burke, George Lovering and Hugh Ferguson are also in the picture. Original photograph taken in 1911.

Copy of a photograph showing exterior view of Grande Prairie’s Immigration Hall in winter. Original photograph taken in 1917.

Copy of a photograph showing Montrose School. Original photograph taken in 1917.

Copy of a photograph showing a group of students and teachers posing outside Montrose School. Original photograph taken in 1917.

Copy of a photograph showing the Grande Prairie land office and post office. Date of original photograph unknown.

Copy of a photograph showing Christ Church Anglican, Grande Prairie, with Speke Hall to the right. Original photograph taken ca. 1920.

Copy of a photograph showing several buildings on Grande Prairie’s Richmond Avenue. Original photograph taken in 1914.

Copy of a photograph showing teams of horses grading the streets in Grande Prairie. Original photograph taken in 1917.

Copy of a photograph showing the Grande Prairie Brass Band photographed with their instruments in the early 1900s. Original photograph taken in 1917.

Copy of a photograph showing a winter view of Richmond avenue and downtown Grande Prairie from the west side of the creek. Original photograph taken in 1917.

Copy of a photograph showing McQueen Presbyterian Church. Original photograph taken in 1960.

Copy of a photograph showing Mrs. Agnes Forbes, Nurse Agnes Baird, and Dr. Annie Higbee lay the cornerstone for the Presbyterian hospital (Kathryn Prittie Hospital) in Grande Prairie. Original photograph taken in 1913 or 1914.

Copy of a photograph showing Mr. Yule, Editor of the Northern Tribune, photographed in 1975.

Postcard shows the Grande Prairie Court House.

Postcard shows the Municipal Hospital in Grande Prairie.

Slide taken of a photograph of the first RCMP barracks at Grande Prairie, on John Wilson’s homestead west of Bear Creek. Original photograph taken in 1910.

Copy of an original photograph taken in 1958.

Copy of an original photograph taken in 1917.

Copy of a photograph showing delegates at an unidentified political convention or meeting with speakers at the podium in front of the group. Original photograph taken in 1960.

Date: [1960-1970] (date of creation)

Scope and content:

The sub-series consists of 16-8 x 10 bird’s eye view and aerials of Grande Prairie in the 1960s and 87 smaller photographs of specific buildings and streets of the same era.

Physical description: 102 photographs

4 negatives

9 slides

Access points:

•                Graphic material – photograph (documentary form)

Three cars are parked on the street in front of the Alberta Liquor Control Board store and warehouse in Grande Prairie.

Faith Lutheran Church in Grande Prairie is shown from the side with a car parked beside it. In the background is the house next door and another building. The street is in the foreground.

A police car is stopped at the traffic lights in front of the Grande Prairie Post Office building. A pedestrian is walking across the street.

The Northwinds Motel sign is in front of vehicles parked in the motel parking lot in Grande Prairie. Part of the motel is visible. An ESSO gas station is in the background.

Dominion Royal Tires, Ford and Mercury signs are in front of Rodacker’s Garage and Dealership on 101 Ave. and 101 St., Grande Prairie. Vehicles line the street in the background. Several buildings are visible.

The Park Hotel, Good Year Tires and other businesses are visible on Richmond Avenue, Grande Prairie. Cars and trucks line the street.

Three cars are parked outside the North Star Oil refinery at Grande Prairie.

Two women are crossing 99th Avenue in front of the Memorial Arena in Grande Prairie. Cars are parked along the street. The Alberta Government Telephones building is on the far left and the Christ Church Anglican church is at the other end of the street.

A Shur Grain Feeds seed cleaning plant is in the background behind some grassland in Grande Prairie. Other buildings, a car and a truck are visible.

A car is parked in front of St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church in Grande Prairie. The rectory is partially visible. The church burned down on Dec. 12, 1966 and was later rebuilt at the same site.

Bear Creek flows past a picnic shelter in Central Park, later Muskoseepi Park. Several buildings are in the distance behind trees in Grande Prairie.

The Bear Creek Swimming Pool is in the distance behind grassland and trees in what later became Muskoseepi Park, Grande Prairie. Holy Cross School and houses are in the distance.

The burner sits in front of the Canfor Planing Mill in Grande Prairie. A train is in the background.

Large piles of plywood logs are waiting to be planed at the Canfor Mill in Grande Prairie. Smoke from the wood chip burner is in the background.

People crowd onto and around a PGE Peace River Special train.

Nine aerial views of Grande Prairie streets and buildings are taken from a small airplane.

Aerial view of Grande Prairie from the southeast corner.

Capitol Billiards & Bowling, HFC Loans, Bamboo Restaurant, Bank of Nova Scotia, Gaiety theatre, Park Hotel, hotel, a drugstore and other businesses line Richmond Avenue, Grande Prairie.

100 St. in Grande Prairie, looking north from 98-99 Ave. block. United Delco Service Distributors and other businesses line the street. Many cars and trucks are on the street.

Capitol Billiards & Bowling, HFC Loans, Bamboo Restaurant, Bank of Nova Scotia, Gaiety theatre, Park Hotel, hotel, a drugstore and other businesses line Richmond Avenue, Grande Prairie.

Texaco & Dodge, Good Year Tires and other businesses line Richmond Avenue in Grande Prairie. Cars are parked on the street.

A car and a truck are parked outside the County of Grande Prairie No. 1 building in Grande Prairie.

Vehicles are parked outside the Provincial Treasury Branch building in Grande Prairie.

The Grande Prairie Post Office is across the intersection from the photographer who is sitting inside a car. Cars and trucks are parked along the street and vehicles are waiting at the traffic lights.

The front of Avondale School shown from 108th Avenue in Grande Prairie.

The back of Hillside School in Grande Prairie is shown from the hill. A few houses are visible on either side of the school.

The front of Montrose Junior High School is shown from 99 Street.

Four cars are parked in front of the Public School Board Administration Office. The street is in the foreground.

Two large trees partially block the front of the Christ Church Anglican on 102 Street, Grande Prairie.

McQueen Presbyterian Church is shown from the front on Richmond Avenue and 102nd Street in Grande Prairie.

The Roman Catholic Convent, St. Joseph’s High School and other buildings on 102nd Street in Grande Prairie are shown.

Pews, a central aisle, and communion table are shown in this interior view of the St. Paul’s United Church.

The spire and sign outside the Christian and Missionary Alliance Church in Grande Prairie are shown.

Vehicles are parked outside the new Grande Prairie Municipal Hospital and the old hospital.

Vehicles are parked in the parking lot outside the new Grande Prairie Municipal Hospital and the old hospital.

The front of the Grande Prairie Court House is shown from across the street.

Three cars are parked on the street in front of the Alberta Liquor Control Board store and warehouse in Grande Prairie.

The Alberta Government Telephones Building is shown from across the intersection of 99th Street and 101 Avenue in Grande Prairie. Cars are parked along the street.

The corner of the Utilities Building is shown with the intersection of 99th Street and 101 Avenue in Grande Prairie.

The Daily Herald Tribune Building is shown from across 100th Street in Grande Prairie.

Tissington Industries buildings are shown from across the runway at the Grande Prairie Airport.

Wally’s grocery store on 100 St. southside Grande Prairie with Coca-Cola, Wally’s, and store hours on signs outside. A van and a station wagon are parked nearby.

The sign outside Safeway grocery store has several sections which read “Safeway”, “Grande Prairie Plaza” and “Restaurant”. The Safeway grocery store is in the background across the large parking lot.

A car is parked outside of the IGA Foodliner store. “Foodliner” is written on the outside of the grocery store in large lighted letters.

A row of cars are parked outside of the Tartan Motel in Grande Prairie.

Two cars are parked outside of the York Hotel in Grande Prairie.

The picture shows the top of the Richmond Dry Cleaners’ building and its sign. The Bus Terminal sign and a wooden post are also visible.

The front corner entrance of Deluxe Cleaners in Grande Prairie is shown with a car parked in the parking lot beside it. Another car is parked on the street beside the cleaners.

Jack DelTombe Ltd. International Harvester Farm Equipment Motor Trucks building is beside a City Of Grande Prairie parking lot. Vehicles are parked in the lot and on the street.

A close up of the “Thomson Motors Chev-Olds Chev Trucks” sign also shows part of the Philco building, the second floor of another building, tree tops and the sky.

The Northwinds Motel sign is in front of vehicles parked in the motel parking lot in Grande Prairie. Part of the motel is visible. An ESSO gas station is in the background.

A sign advertising “Canadian Utilities Ltd.” and “Northland Utilities Ltd.” stands beside powerlines along the road in Grande Prairie. A train is in the background.

The back of the Bear Creek Swimming Pool in Grande Prairie is shown with people standing around the fenced-in pool. Houses and Holy Cross School are visible on the hilltop in the background.

People are swimming and hanging around the Bear Creek Swimming Pool in Grande Prairie as seen from inside the fence.

The Bear Creek Swimming Pool is in the distance behind grassland and trees in what later became Muskoseepi Park, Grande Prairie. Holy Cross School and houses are in the distance.

Four men are golfing at the ‘new’ Grande Prairie Golf & Country Club, a 6 400-yard, 18-hole course overlooking Richmond Hill.

A line of Canadian National boxcars is on the tracks in front of six grain elevators in Grande Prairie. One elevator reads Alberta Pacific Grain. Two other railway buildings are in the partially visible.

A man is loading bottles into metal crates inside the Northern Alberta Dairy Pool Factory in Grande Prairie.

A dump truck, conveyor belt, truck, and buildings for a gravel supplier are shown from across the site near Grande Prairie.

The burner sits in front of the Canfor Planing Mill in Grande Prairie. A train is in the background.

Rows of lumber are piled at Canfor Planing Mill in Grande Prairie.

Large piles of plywood logs are waiting to be planed at Canfor Planing Mill in Grande Prairie. A dirt road leads to several Canfor buildings in the background.

A truck is driving past a large burner, Canadian National railway boxcars, and Canfor buildings in Grande Prairie.

Three cars are parked outside of the Shell Oil refinery in Grande Prairie.

The CFGP Radio Towers and a farm are in the distance behind 100th St.

Grande Prairie, farmers’ fields and farm houses are in the distance as seen from the top of Richmond Hill.

A building is being built beside Coin Wash & Dry Cleaning and Western Business Machines in Grande Prairie. A Burger Baron sign is in the background. Two cars and a truck are parked in front and behind.

A building is being built beside Ackland’s Ltd. and Circle A Floor Coverings. The street is in the foreground.

A car is driving past the Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce and the Provincial Building. The photograph was taken from the other side of the intersection at 100th Street and 100th Avenue.

Cars are driving past Lewis & Wright Insurance, Granco, the Gaiety Theatre, Bank Of Nova Scotia, Bamboo restaurant and other businesses on Richmond Avenue, Grande Prairie. The photograph was taken from the other side of the intersection.

Two images of St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church in Grande Prairie. One shows the main sanctuary, the other the courtyard with the bell tower under construction.

Matricia Towers, one of the first high-rises in Grande Prairie, under construction.

View of Richmond Avenue. Visible businesses include the Windsor Ford dealership, Co-op, a furniture store, and the Bamboo Restaurant.

A car and trailer are parked to the right of the Prairie Apartments in Grande Prairie.

A car is parked on the driveway of the Grande Prairie Care Centre. Several houses, a person and a car are in the background.

Two women are crossing the street in front of the Alberta Treasury Branch building in Grande Prairie. A car and bicyclist are on the street in front of the building.

The stone Centennial Marker commemorates Canada’s 100th birthday in 1967. It stands in Bear Creek park with children’s playground equipment in the background. It is right near the present-day bridge leading to the Grande Prairie Museum in Muskoseepi Park.

A Tissington Industries truck is hauling a packaged home on a flat bed.

A row of trucks and work trucks are parked outside of the Tissington Industries manufacturing plant at the Grande Prairie airport. It has 36 000 square feet and nears an annual turnover of some $3 million.

Four small planes are parked in front of a Liberty Airways hangar at the Grande Prairie Airport.

In 0050.08.02.80a, a man is walking up to a Canadian Pacific Air airplane which is in front of the Tissington Industries building and the main terminal of the Grande Prairie Airport. In 0050.08.02.80b, a Canadian Pacific airplane is parked in front of the Grande Prairie Airport.

The “Empress Of Tokyo” Canadian Pacific Airplane is sitting in front of the main terminal of the Grande Prairie Airport. A luggage cart and stairs unit are near the plane.

The sign reads “Over 12, 000 residents welcome you to… Grande Prairie”. It includes a map of playgrounds and parks of the city, logos representing ten groups in town, information on their meeting times and a list of churches and their addresses.

The map of the playgrounds and parks in Grande Prairie on the Welcome To Grande Prairie sign is shown close-up.

People are skating on the skating rink at the Bear Creek Swimming Pool. The pool building is behind the rink. To the left of the photograph is a group of trees.

Aerial view of the Grande Prairie Vocational School showing inner open courtyards and two parking lots.

Corner view of the Grande Prairie Police Station with the Fire Station behind it.

Front view of the Grande Prairie Central Fire Station located behind the Police Station.

Nine photographs were taken from the roof of the Grande Prairie Care Centre -at the time the tallest building in the city. Views include the old and the new Montrose Schools, the old and the new Grande Prairie High Schools, grain elevators, the Municipal Hospital, Peace School Of Hope, businesses and residential areas.

Aerial view of Grande Prairie including residential areas in the southwest quadrant of the city. At the time homes in Highland Park were being constructed.

Souvenir postcard the 1969 Northwest Resources Conference, at which the Alberta Resources Railway was officially opened, depicting organizers Bill Bowes and Chamber president Al Douglas as engineers.

Aerial view of the business section of downtown Grande Prairie from the railway and elevators to Jubilee Park.

Aerial view of Grande Prairie taken from the northeast corner of the city. The Grande Prairie Hospital and Mackenzie Place are in the centre of the photograph.

Aerial view of Grande Prairie looking south down Clairmont Road.

Aerial view of Grande Prairie taken from the northwest corner of the city. In the lower right hand corner are St. Joseph’s High School and the Grande Prairie Composite High School.

Printing off the Herald Tribune in the 1960s.

Looking north down Clairmont Road (100 Street), past United Delco, Treasury Branch and Joe’s Corner Coffee Shop, with Central Jewelers, the BA Station and Deluxe Cleaners on the other side.

Looking south down Clairmont Road (100 Street), past the Swan Motel, the Gulf Service Station, Post Office, with Elevator Row dominating in the background.

Four aerials of Grande Prairie ca. 1967 showing the Central Business District and the residential district surrounding downtown from approximately 93 to 107 Avenues and 97 to 106 Street.

Slides show various scenes and buildings in and around Grande Prairie.

Date: [1970-1981] (date of creation)

Scope and content:

The sub-series consists of photographs, postcards and slides from the 1970s. The photographs show Grande Prairie The slides feature Kakwa Falls, the construction of Procter and Gamble, aerials of the City, and a slide show from “Cabin Fever,” an event put on by the City of Grande Prairie to break the long cold winter months, and to celebrate winter sports and events. The photographs are of city services, businesses, banks, office buildings, apartments, residential areas, schools, churches, and the downtown area. These include interior shots of the Grande Prairie Regional College, the Grande Prairie Museum, and Grande Prairie Packers There is also a collection of colour photographs of the inner workings of the Pulp Mill, and some black and white prints of the mill.

Physical description: 93 photographs

160 slides

61 postcards

1 film reel

Access points:

•                Graphic material – photograph (documentary form)

•                Moving images (documentary form)

Aerial view of the Grande Prairie Hospital and Mackenzie Place looking to the southwest over the downtown core. The photograph was taken in Oct. 1972.

Aerial view of construction of the Procter & Gamble pulp and paper mill in Grande Prairie.

Two apartment buildings are being constructed in Grande Prairie.

Cars and trucks are parked in the parking lot in front of the Grande Prairie Motor Inn which had 54 units inside. The photograph was taken Oct. 1972.

Two single family dwellings are being constructed in Grande Prairie. Piles of Canfor building materials are in the foreground.

Canadian and Albertan flags are flying in front of the County Of Grande Prairie Administration building. School busses are visible in the background and the trees near Canfor.

The corner of the Provincial Building is seen from across the intersection of 100th St. and 99th Ave. The traffic lights are shown.

The corner of the Grande Prairie Post Office is seen from across the intersection of 100th St. and 101st Ave.

Two large trees partially block the front view of the Grande Prairie Court House.

Cars are parked along the street and in the parking lot in front of the ‘old’ Grande Prairie Hospital.

Cars are parked along the street and in the parking lot in front of the old and the new Grande Prairie Hospitals.

Front and side view of the Grande Prairie Care Centre.

A rock garden and sidewalk run past the back of the Grande Prairie Regional College. The northeast corner of the college is shown (A wing, etc.)

The front of St. Joseph Catholic High School is seen from the sidewalk along 104th street, Grande Prairie

The bell tower is in between St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church (on the right) and the Parish Centre (on the left).

Trees partially block the view of the front and side of Christ Church Anglican in Grande Prairie.

McQueen Presbyterian Church is seen from the front in its original location on 100th Ave., Grande Prairie. It was dedicated on Oct. 8, 1911.

The side of St. Paul’s United Church is shown from 100th Ave. in Grande Prairie.

The front of McLauren Baptist Church is shown from 115th Ave. in Grande Prairie.

The front of the Grande Prairie Curling Club is shown from 99th Ave. in Grande Prairie.

The front of the ‘old’ Pioneer Museum faced 100th Ave. A large tree is behind the museum.

A man is driving a luggage cart near a CP Air airplane which is parked at the Grande Prairie Airport.

McLeod’s, Boston Pizza, Central Building, the Bay and other businesses on Richmond Ave. are seen from across the intersection of 100th Ave. and 100th St.

A red truck is driving past the Royal Bank, Brown Brothers Clothing and other businesses on Richmond Ave., Grande Prairie.

Vehicles are parked along Richmond Ave, Grande Prairie by Holroyd Drugs, Woolworth’s and other businesses.

Trucks are parked in the lot of the A-1 Windsor Used Cars Dealership in Grande Prairie. The Library (the ‘old’ courthouse building) is in the background.

The front and side of the Data Block and Financial Building on 99th Ave. and 101 St. in Grande Prairie is shown from across the intersection.

The front and large side of the Alberta Government Telephones Building is seen from across 99th Ave. The large side was later painted with a picture of Kakwa Falls.

Picture of the architectural concept of the Golden Inn, created by Newman Bredo Architects Ltd. in Edmonton.

Picture of the architectural concept of 214 Place, created by Forbes, Lord, Feldberg, Schmidt & Croll, Architects/Engineers.

The front and side of Matricia Towers is seen from across the street in Grande Prairie.

The front and side of Westwind Apartments is seen from across 100th St. in Grande Prairie. Two cars, a van and a truck are parked on the street.

Woolworth’s, the Met, HFC Loans and other businesses on Richmond Ave., Grande Prairie are seen from the other side of the intersection of 100th St. and 99th Ave. Many vehicles are driving on the street on April 11, 1978.

Al’s News, CP Pizza, SAAN, the Met, IDA Drugs and other businesses are seen from the sidewalk on 100th Street in Grande Prairie on April 11, 1978. Many vehicles are parked along the street and a taxi cab is driving by.

Alberta Wheat Pool grain elevators and buildings are in the background behind three sets of train tracks on the north side of Grande Prairie, April 11, 1978.

The Grande Prairie Motor Inn is in the background behind a parking lot full of vehicles on April11, 1978 in Grande Prairie.

Cars and trucks are in the parking lot across 101 Ave. from the Memorial Arena and the Alberta Government Telephones Buildings. The photograph was taken on April11, 1978 in Grande Prairie.

An apartment building is being constructed on 107th Ave. near 100th St. in Grande Prairie. Building materials are in front of the building on April 11, 1978.

The back and side of the Grande Prairie Regional College are seen from the north. A bike stand is visible in the right bottom corner. The photograph was taken on April 11, 1978.

Trucks are parked in front of the newly constructed houses in Crystal Ridge, Grande Prairie on April 11, 1978.

Vehicles are driving past GP Music, Hudson’s bay Company, Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce, IDA Drugs and other businesses on Richmond Ave. in Grande Prairie. Cars and trucks are parked along the street.

The Bank of Montreal and other businesses on Richmond Ave. are seen from underneath the awning of Michael’s Flooring. Two bike racks and vehicles are on the street.

A car and a truck are parked outside of the Alberta Treasury Branch as seen from across 100th St.

The front of St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church with the bell tower and Parish Centre in the background is seen from 101 St. in Grande Prairie.

The side of Scotiabank is seen from the other side of the street.

Whitby House Building is seen from across the intersection. A house and Nordic Court are in the background.

Prairie Place, Firestone, a business, and part of the York Hotel are seen from the other side of 101 Ave. in Grande Prairie.

Aberdeen Centre is seen from across the intersection of Montrose Ave. and 98th St.

Germaine Park as seen from Richmond Ave. with the York Hotel behind it.

The Alberta Government Telephones Building is seen from across 99th Ave. Cars and a truck are parked on the street and in a parking lot beside the A.G.T. Building.

The Prairie Mall in Grande Prairie was photographed from the northwestern corner of the parking lot.

Decorative coloured tiles, plant displays, the Complete Reader, Jonathan’s Jewelry store and a plant store in the Prairie Mall are photographed from across the mall.

The City Discount Centre Gas station and laundromat sign stands out in front of the business which is beside the Alberta Motor Association building on 100th St. A motor home and a car are parked in front.

St. Patrick Community School is seen from across Poplar Drive in Grande Prairie.

A street is lined with houses. Cars and motor homes are parked on driveways and on the street in Grande Prairie.

Houses line the street which ends at another road in the background. Two cars are parked outside houses.

A small row of trees partially blocks the Procter & Gamble pulp and paper mill and its plumes of smoke in Grande Prairie.

Aerial view of the Grande Prairie Regional College looking down from the north. To the left is the western portion of the college (the A wing, etc.). To the right is the western portion including the auditorium. At the top of the photograph is the southern portion including the industrial departments.

Chuckwagons thunder through the circuit in Grande Prairie’s Annual Chuckwagon Stompede in June.

The aerial view of downtown Grande Prairie includes the business section and residences to the north.

The aerial view of Grande Prairie encompasses most of the city.

The stylized statue of the Trumpeter Swan stands by the Grande Prairie Regional College. It was erected on the city’s Golden anniversary, 1914-64.

A few kilometers south of Grande Prairie on Highway 40 beside the Wapiti River is O’Brien Provincial Park which is a popular site for tourists and picnickers.

The city cenotaph stands as a memorial to those who gave their lives in the two world wars. It was erected in Jubilee Park, Grande Prairie.

A truck and trailer is parked in the Rotary Trailer Park on the Highway 2 by-pass in Grande Prairie. A camping facility is located in the middle of the photograph. The Grande Prairie Regional College and Bear Creek are in the background.

Wire reinforcements protect the banks of Bear Creek from erosion throughout Grande Prairie. The Bear Creek Swimming Pool is in the background and several houses. Other houses are visible above the creek valley.

The Grande Prairie Regional College is seen from across the Bear Creek reservoir. The college was “designed by Douglas Cardinal, an Albertan Metis, it opened its doors in 1974, and is one of the most imposing buildings in the area. It is located on the Hwy.2 by-pass.

Aerial view of Procter & Gamble Cellulose Ltd., south of Grande Prairie on Resources Road. It opened in 1973. “P & G is engaged in the manufacture of high quality bleached Kraft pulp, drawing supplies of chips from over a 500 km radius of Grande Prairie.”

A red and blue oil pump stands in a field.

Two green combines are harvesting the crops in a field.

A person is checking the rape seed in a field. “As the Rape (canola) blossoms in late June, the beautiful yellow fields erupt everywhere providing a colourful checkerboard to the landscape.”

Water cascades down the Kinuseo Falls. “situated 137 km south of Dawson creek in the Monkman Pass region, Kinuseo Falls is accessible over dry weather road. Higher than Niagara Falls and plunging 64 meters on the Murray River, Kinuseo falls is one of the scenic wonders in the Peace Country.”

Aerial view of Two Lakes showing the Rocky Mountains in the background. “Two Lakes is located approximately 180 km by road from the city of Grande Prairie.”

Aerial view of Kakwa Falls “situated on the river of the same name, a tributary to the Smoky/Peace River system…Located 150 km south-west of the city of Grande Prairie.”

Aerial view of Monkman Lake showing the Rocky Mountains in the background. The lake is in the Monkman Pass region of the Rocky Mountains and is accessible only by a hiking trail.

“These four scenes of the Peace River country depict the Cairn of Twelve Foot Davis overlooking the confluence of the Smoky River and the Peace, Lesser Slave Lake in the fall, the Dunvegan Suspension bridge across the Mighty Peace and the historic Dunvegan Mission built along that same river by Fathers Grouard and Husson in 1885.”

“An aerial view of the mighty (Peace) river as it winds its way from the Rocky Mountains, pursuing its winding course through the rich rolling ranges, farmlands and cast forests of British Columbia and Alberta to its ultimate destiny in the Mackenzie River system emptying into the Arctic Ocean.”

The view from the Bennett Dam shows the Peace River and mountains in the distance.

Aerial view of Bennett Dam in British Columbia.

Aerial view of the city of Dawson Creek with farmers’ fields in the foreground.

A statue, tourist information booth and sign greet visitor to Chetwynd, British Columbia.

Aerial view of Dawson Creek, British Columbia.

“The Dunvegan Mission alongside the Mighty Peace River is one of the beauty sports of Northern Alberta. Originally a Fort Settlement, the old Catholic Church was built by Fathers Grouard and Husson in 1885. Dunvegan is about 65 miles west of Peace River.”

“The beautiful 1800ft. Suspension bridge spans the Peace River at Dunvegan. Originally a fort settlement, Dunvegan is approximately forty miles North of Grande Prairie on Highway 2.”

“The confluence of the Smoky and the Peace Rivers… lies upstream from the Peace River in the lush valley 800 feet below the surrounding tableland.”

Aerial view of Grande Prairie with a population of 18 000 at the time.

The Northern Lights were visible over Grande Prairie at 3 am on this mid-October night. The northern part of the city is partially lit.

The statue of the Trumpeter Swan is displayed near the Grande Prairie Regional College.

“A flotilla of hot air balloons take to the sky over Grande Prairie, Alberta during the Canadian Hot Air Balloon Championships.”

A truck and trailer is parked in the Rotary Trailer Park on the Highway 2 by-pass in Grande Prairie. A camping facility is located in the middle of the photograph. The Grande Prairie Regional College is in the background.

Postcards of Grande Prairie during the 1970s includes buildings and facilities in the City, parks and a rapeseed crop outside the City, and some humourous postcards about mosquitos and bears. Buildings shown include the Pioneer Museum, Central Fire Station, the RecPlex, City Hall, the Court House, the outdoor swimming pool, and the Grande Prairie Vocational High School.

Photographs of the construction of the Procter and Gamble Pulp Mill under construction southeast of Grande Prairie.

Interior and exterior photographs of Grande Prairie Regional College, built in 1973-1974.

Exterior photographs of the newly built Procter & Gamble Pulp Mill and its environs in the mid-1970s.

Aerial photograph of the town of Grande Cache and a view of the Coal Mine north of the town.

Interior photographs of artifacts and displays at the Grande Prairie Museum with curator Bert Tieman.

Slides of Kakwa Falls in the wilderness area southwest of Grande Prairie.

Slides of Procter & Gamble Pulp Mill under construction southeast of Grande Prairie. Views are both external and internal.

Aerials of the City of Grande Prairie and surrounding area in 1972-1973.

Wading Pool & Playground at Hillside School on the east side of Grande Prairie.

Arts & Crafts display at the Arts & Crafts Center on 101 Street and 90 Avenue. This building was originally an H hut from the Army Training Centre.

Cabin Fever was a City Event held in Muskoseepi Park in February with winter sports and indoor activities as the entertainment.

Cabin Fever was a City Event held in Muskoseepi Park in February with winter sports and indoor activities as the entertainment.

Cabin Fever was a City Event held in Muskoseepi Park in February with winter sports and indoor activities as the entertainment. This collection includes some of ethnic dancing.

Cabin Fever was a City Event held in Muskoseepi Park in February with winter sports and indoor activities as the entertainment. This collection includes some of fiddlers, an old-time band, hot air balloons and indoor games.

Photographs of the newly completed Rec Centre, including offices, arena, and the orchestra and Pancake Breakfast to celebrate the opening of the Rec Centre.

Slides of snowmobile races, presumed to be part of Cabin Fever in 1979.

Cabin Fever Mascot entertaining the children at Cabin Fever in 1981.

Slides of the Seniors’ Dance, presumably part of Cabin Fever celebrations in 1981.

Cabin Fever Mascot at one of Grande Prairie Banks, presumably during Cabin Fever celebrations in 1981.

Slides of buildings in Grande Prairie in 1973, including the RCMP building, the Fire Hall, new homes and Swan Statue.

Slides of a Grande Prairie Parade in 1979 include the Christian Service Brigade, Peace Farm Power.

Eight photographs of a fashion show at the Prairie Mall, held in conjunction with the 1979 Canadian Hot Air Balloon Championships. The candidates for Miss Hot Air Balloon are in attendance.

Twenty-six photographs and slides used to illustrate Chamber of Commerce publications during the 1970s. Subjects include individuals, events and buildings in the Grande Prairie area.

This film was presented to the people of Northern Alberta on the occasion of the provincial cabinet meeting in Grande Prairie, October 17, 1972. The film was produced by Alberta Tourism and presumably shows scenes promoting Northern Alberta.

Images show unidentified men in suits, presumably at a meeting. Two of the photographs show microphones labeled “CFGP” and “CKYL,” referencing two radio stations.

Date: [1980-1989] (date of creation)

Scope and content:

The sub-series consists of photographs, postcards and slides of Grande Prairie in the 1980s. The colour photographs are of city buildings, services, industries, the downtown area and the mall. The postcards are all night shots of the City. Slides include community events and parks in the area.

Physical description: 72 photographs

60 slides

6 postcards

Access points:

•                Graphic material – photograph (documentary form)

Aerials of Grande Prairie’s downtown core, Bear Creek ravine and Canfor Lumber Mill.

Street scenes of Grande Prairie’s downtown, Richmond Avenue and Clairmont Road, in 1989.

Buildings in Grande Prairie in 1989: Grande Prairie Co-op Store, Crouse’s Cleaners, AGT, library, Canfor, Hospital, Provincial building, airport, museum, Muskoseepi park pavilion and firehall.

Scenes and events around Grande Prairie in 1989: RCMP and dog with students, ambulance demonstration, Recplex Pool, children playing soccer on Montrose Field with Aberdeen Centre in background, Prairie Mall, Prairie Art Gallery, GPRC, library, Hot Air Balloons, Kateri Mission School, Crystal Park School.

Postcards of Grande Prairie city centre at Night.

Public transportation began in the early 1980s, with operations being managed by Swan Busses.

Stompede Events at the old fairgrounds in the 1980s featuring Chili cook-off, Johnny Stark chain-saw carving, the Over-the-Hill Grannies and entertainment.

Cabin Fever in 1981 featuring the swan mascot and the old-time band. One photograph shows a man wearing a t-shirt that reads “Cabin Fever’s Most Beautiful Beard 1981”.

Grande Prairie Marching Band performing in Muskoseepi Park.

Scenes around Grande Prairie in 1980: Deluxe Cleaners, Trumpeter Motor Inn, Jubilee Park, Provincial building, Muskoseepi Park, Hot Air Balloons, Creative Arts Centre and Sculpture.

Cabin Fever events in February 1981 included old-time fiddlers.

Scenes in and around Grande Prairie between 1982 and 1984: GPRC, Bear Creek Cemetery, Rotary Campground, Kleskun Hills, Saskatoon Mountain, Spring Lake, Calais Mission, Old Bezanson Townsite, Saskatoon Lake Townsite, South Peace Centennial Museum, River Rats riverboating, Prairie Gallery, Bear Creek Trails and Sturgeon Lake Cabins.

Sporting events in Grande Prairie ca. 1985: Logging sports, Reservoir Races, Hot Air Balloons, Irish dancers, Game Country Tourism slides, Composite High School football team.

Exterior and interior views of Masonic Hall in Hythe.

Chamber of Commerce president Dan Balisky and Mayor Al Romanchuk and plant a tree on the edge of Jubilee Park for Alberta’s 75th Anniversary.

Office of Tissington Homes and Prairie Villa Real Estate on the corner of 116 Avenue and Resources Road.

Scenes around Grande Prairie in 1989: Aberdeen Centre, the Composite High School and a sidewalk sale during the Stompede.

Date: 1990-1995 (date of creation)

Scope and content:

The sub-series consists of 59 photographs of Grande Prairie in the 1990s, most of them collected for the 1994 Grande Prairie Visitors Guide produced by the Chamber.

Physical description: 59 photographs

Access points:

•                Graphic material – photograph (documentary form)

Aerial view of Evergreen Park, the new fairgrounds in the dunes south east of Grande Prairie. Buildings, campground and race track are visible.

Photograph of a large building with a sign reading “Canadian Hunter” in front of it.

Fifty-five photographic images used to illustrate the 1994 Grande Prairie Visitors Guide produced by the Grande Prairie Chamber of Commerce. Professional quality artistic photographs, many by photographer Rick Erlendson, include buildings, scenes and events in Grande Prairie in the early 1990s

Date: 1965-1993 (date of creation)

Scope and content:

The series consists of research files of old news clippings (dating from 1914) assembled for the 75th anniversary of the chamber, lists of chamber presidents and biographies of some, and written histories of the Chamber. This series also includes copies of news clippings kept by the Chamber to chronicle its activities from 1965 on, and two guest books from the opening of the first office in 1968 and the Economic Development Office in 1982.

Physical description: 86 cm textual records

Access points:

•                Textual record (documentary form)

Date: 1989 (date of creation)

Scope and content:

The sub-series consists of 2 folders of copies of newspaper articles from 1914 to 1961, and 1 folder about the 75th anniversary. The 75th anniversary folder includes lists of Chamber presidents over the years, and biographies of some of them. Two guest books are included in this collection: one from the official opening of the first Chamber building in 1968 and the opening of the Economic Development Office in 1982; and the other with guests from the Tourism Cabin from 1984-1994.

Physical description: 8 cm textual records

12 photographs

Access points:

•                Textual record (documentary form)

•                Graphic material – photograph (documentary form)

Twelve photographs (and corresponding negatives) of the 75th Anniversary of the Grande Prairie Chamber of Commerce.

Date: 1965-1993 (date of creation)

Scope and content:

The sub-series consists of folders for each year of operations between 1965 and 1993. There are additional folders for Grande Prairie during the Boom, 1976-1981; the Economic Development Office; the Visit of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, 1978; the Canadian Hot Air Balloon Championship, 1979.

Physical description: 78 cm textual records

Access points:

•                Textual record (documentary form)

Date: 1973-1993 (date of creation)

Scope and content:

The series consists of correspondence, resolutions and policy statements shared between the groups, publications from the provincial and federal levels, and a newspaper printed on the occasion of the Annual Meeting of the Alberta Chamber of Commerce held in Grande Prairie in 1982.

Physical description: 5 cm textual records

Access points:

•                Textual record (documentary form)

Date: 1976-1987 (date of creation)

Scope and content:

The sub-series consists of 1 folder of correspondence and agendas for several meetings between 1981 and 1985. The correspondence includes letters between the Grande Prairie Chamber and other Chambers in the Peace Country on issues not addressed by the Association.

Physical description: 1 cm textual records

Access points:

•                Textual record (documentary form)

Date: 1973-1992 (date of creation)

Scope and content:

The sub-series consists of 1 folder of correspondence, resolutions and policy statements showing the communication between the Grande Prairie and Alberta Chambers of Commerce. There is also a special issue of the Daily Herald-Tribune printed in 1972, when the Alberta Chamber held its Annual Meeting in Grande Prairie.

Physical description: 2 cm textual records

Access points:

•                Textual record (documentary form)

Date: 1976-1993 (date of creation)

Scope and content:

The sub-series consists of 1 folder of publications from the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, including by-laws, circulars, guidelines and programs.

Physical description: 2 cm textual records

Access points:

•                Textual record (documentary form)