This book gives a complete pictorial record of the 1978 IX Commonwealth Games in Edmonton. On the first page there is an acknowledgment from Minister Iona Campagnolo in support of the games.
This book was prepared and published after the Quadrennial Membership meeting of the Canadian Olympic Assoication (COA) that was held from February 26 - 27, 1977. It contains reports from various individuals that were members of the COA and pictorial records of Team Canada at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Sapporo, Japan; 1972 Winter Olympics in Munich, Germany; 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada; and 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria.
This wooden box with nine wooden plates engraved with pyrographic etching was a gift to Minister Iona Campagnolo during her visit to Cuba from the sports minister of Cuba, Jose Garcia Bango.
Wooden plaque with etched metal mounted plate that reads "Hon. Iona Campagnolo - Thank-You from G.R.A. - March 5, 1977." This was a gift given to Minister Iona Campagnolo by Gloucester Ringette Assocation (G.R.A.).
This spoon was possibly a gift to Minister Iona Campagnolo from the British Columbia Women's Institute group in Smithers. An inscription on the spoon reads "for home and for country," and on the back, "Commemorative I.S. Canada."
This souvenir token from Edmonton, Alberta was given to Minister Iona Campagnolo when she attended Klondike Days as Yellowhead Highway Association representative. On the front of the coin pioneers McDougall and Secord are depicted, while on the reverse is the Klondike Mike figure with inscription "Klondike Mike Salutes XI Commonwealth Games." This token was equal to $1 in Edmonton during the games and expired August 15, 1978.
This button badge was given to Minister Iona Campagnolo while she visited the eastern Arctic for discussions regarding the formation of Nunavut. On the badge there is the inscription "Land and Unity - N.W.T."
This statue of a bird, most likely a Canadian goose, mounted on marble, was a gift to Minister Iona Campagnolo from Iglooik, which is now in present-day Nunavut. She received this gift during ther 1976 summer visit to the eastern arctic, while in discussion for the Mackenzie Pipeline.
This copper plate with an embossing of the Royal Palace in Warsaw and Sigismund's Tower was a gift to Minister Iona Campagnolo from Boleslaw Kapitan, President of the Polish Olympic Committee, during her visit to Warsaw on her European tour.
This St. Thomas More High School varsity letter "M" was gifted to Minister Iona Campagnolo on April 30, 1979 on her visit to the school. St. Thomas More is a comprehensive school in Hamilton, Ontario.
These Cuban bookends were a gift to Minister Iona Campagnolo on her visit to Cuba. They are two carved wooden men, one with a sword and rifle and the other a revolutionary leader with a rifle.
This flag, marked "Native Brotherhood of British Columbia," was received by Minister Iona Campagnolo during a meeting with the Native Brotherhood of BC.
Button badge promotes “Team Estevan” of the Lignite Louis’ Oldertimers hockey team at Saskatchewan's ‘Power’ Centre.
Includes three iron-on badges for gold, silver and bronze Canada Fitness Awards. Also includes lapel pin with the logo for the Canada Fitness Award.
Map depicts Chilkoot Inlet, Port Chilkoot, Taiya Inlet, Skagway, Tagish Lake, Golden Gate, and Graham Lake.
Map depicts the Gulf of Alaska, Pacific Ocean, Chicagof Island, Baranof Island, Alaskan Boarder, Yukon Territory Boarder, Telegraph Creek, Dease Lake and "Mount Brook" along the Graham Inlet.
Map depicts British Columbia in its entirety as-well as smaller subsequent maps of Vancouver, Victoria and Vicinity, Prince George, Kamloops, Nelson, and Vancouver Island.
Map depicts proven on & offshore oil & gas areas, and probable oil & gas areas in less then 1000' water. The map conveys the North Pole in the centre and spans out to include Canada, Europe and the "Union of Soviet Socialist Republics."
Map depicts Prince Edward Island noting the main highways, hospitals, airports, provincial parks, beaches, golf courses, tuna fishing, and camp grounds.
Map depicts the regional district of Kitmat, but is extensively annotated showing the proposed route of the Kitmat Truck Ferry, running through Terrace and up into the "Yukon Markets," and the Kispiox Connector, running from Prince Rupert to Hazelton and further East along Highway 16 and north along the Kispiox River.
Map depicts annotations marking the major freight-ways: Garnet Ent. Truck Haul from Vancouver to Terrace, Canada Freightways Lyndon Trucking from Vancouver-Edmonton-Alaska Highway, Lindsays Transfer from Terrace to Dease Lake and Telegraph Creek, and the Northland Navigation roll-on and roll-off service. The cities and towns of Vancouver, Prince George, Dawson Creek, Terrace, Kitimat and Whitehorse are noted.
Map depicts the shipping highway routes across Canada. Primary, secondary, and access routes are noted as-well as proposed routes.
Map depicts the topography around the township of Terrace, British Columbia. The Skeena River is noted, as well as the Coast Mountains and the Kitimat Ranges.
Map depicts proposed industrial area outside of Terrace, British Columbia.
Perspective drawing of the proposed bridge crossing the Nass River as a two-span bathtub girder bridge.
Perspective drawing of the proposed bridge crossing the Nass River shows the site area of where the bridge was proposed to be built.
Detailed floor plan for fish-processing plant in Port Simpson. The drawing includes production plan showing locations of the workers.
Graph depicting the water levels from the years 1965 to 1974 in Atlin Lake.
Drawing of the completion of the proposed museum on the Queen Charlotte Islands. The sketch shows the buildings from the bank on the northeastern side of the proposed museum.
Plan depicts conceptual main elevation of Family Recreation Complex in Whitehorse.
This newspaper is the issue of the Kitimat Northern Sentinel for the 25th anniversary of Kitimat. In celebration of the anniversary, the first page is a reprint of the original first page of the Kitimat Northern Sentinel Vol. 1 No. 1. Other topics covered in this anniversary issue include: the history of Kitimat, a historical sketch of the Alcan Project, Kenney Dam, the 16 km tunnel, the Kemano powerhouse, the transmission line, the smelter and the townsite.
Newspaper covers topics regarding: Habitat shelters, education, Canadian artists, and an energy alignment sculpture.
Newspaper features information regarding the 1975 Winter Games that took place in Lethbridge.
This is the sports excerpt from the Prince George Citizen. The headline reads "Big League Baseball by 1983."
Membership document for the Order of the Good Time, the oldest social club in North America.
Photograph depicts members of the Harlem Globetrotters exhibition basketball team with school children. Photograph was taken for the Westend Sports Association of Montreal.
Photograph depicts a quilted tapestry of a Queen Charlotte Island maritime scene entitled "Natures Panorama" for Project Mobilization under project manager N. McCreary.This tapestry was on display at the Queen Charlotte City community hall.
Photograph depicts a quilted tapestry entitled "Boy on Beach" for Project Mobilization under project manager N. McCreary.This tapestry was on display at the Queen Charlotte City community hall.
Photograph depicts a group portrait of young people wearing long underwear who attended the Atlin "Dress-Down Dinner."
Photograph depicts Iona Camgagnolo with Pierre Elliott Trudeau infront of a crowd at a possible Participaction event in Nova Scotia.
Photograph depicts Iona Campagnolo at an outdoor meal with unknown men and women. Photograph was possibly taken at a Participation event in Nova Scotia.
Photograph depicts Iona Campagnolo at an indoor breakfast meal with an unknown woman and two men in Nova Scotia.
Photograph depicts a blurred sports building with trees in Friedrichshafen, Germany as part of Iona Campagnolo's European sports tour.
Photograph depicts Iona Campagnolo walking past portable soccer nets in order to enter a weight room through the back of a sports building in Friedrichshafen, Germany.
Photograph depicts Iona Campagnolo with unknown men in a weightlifting room in Friedrichshafen, Germany.
Photograph depicts weights in a weightlifting room at a sports centre in Friedrichshafen, Germany.
Photograph depicts unknown men weightlifting at a sports centre in Friedrichshafen, Germany.
Photograph depicts Iona Campagnolo walking with five unknown men in a garden behind a sports centre in Friedrichshafen, Germany.
Photograph depicts a view of the kitchen from the dining room at a sports centre in Friedrichshafen, Germany.
Photograph depicts Iona Campagnolo with three unknown men overlooking Lake Constance in Friedrichshafen, Germany.