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2009.6.13.40.081 · File · 1974-1978
Part of The Honourable Iona Campagnolo fonds

File consists of Campagnolo's incoming and outgoing correspondence in French and English regarding financial assistance for lacrosse associations, and a native lacrosse team in the Commonwealth Games. Also includes original and photocopied newspaper clippings on lacrosse, a news release regarding an all-aboriginal all-star game, reports on native involvement in lacrosse for the Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, a report on field lacrosse, memoranda, and a telex.

2009.6.13.39.044 · File · 1978
Part of The Honourable Iona Campagnolo fonds

File consists of Campagnolo's incoming and outgoing correspondence in French and English regarding the cost of the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Alberta. Also includes newspaper clippings, a press release about wrestlers from the United States and Cuba, a report on lacrosse as a demonstration sport at the Commonwealth Games, a brochure promoting the Commonwealth Photography Exhibition, and telexes.

2009.6.13.39.046 · File · 1978
Part of The Honourable Iona Campagnolo fonds

File consists of Campagnolo's incoming and outgoing correspondence regarding the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Alberta. Prominent correspondents include Prime Minister Pierre E. Trudeau. Also includes a copy of a House of Commons debate about allowing Ugandan president Amin to watch the Games, press releases about lacrosse and the Commonwealth Games' arts and cultural program, an excerpt from the newsletter "Canadian Native News Service," a letter with original signature from Prime Minister Trudeau, a report on lacrosse as a demonstration sport at the Games, business cards for Abrahan Ordia of the Nigeria Olympic Committee and Supreme Council for Sport in Africa, photocopied newspaper clippings, telexes, and memoranda.

Prince George Community Life
2012.13.2.06 · Subseries · 1944-2010
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

Subseries consists of material collected and created by Kent Sedgwick for research relating to community life in Prince George. The files primarily consist of notes and newspaper clippings discussing life in Prince George during the 20th century. Subseries contains material on public services and infrastructure including fire protection, electricity, water towers, policing and jails, and medicine; the history of businesses including Northern Hardware; public events; and recreational activities including hockey, baseball, curling, skiing, tennis, soccer, lacrosse, boxing, horse racing, golfing, and art.

2009.6.13.40.097 · File · 1978-1979
Part of The Honourable Iona Campagnolo fonds

File consists of Campagnolo's incoming and outgoing correspondence in French and English regarding financial support for soccer associations and the status of soccer programs in Canada. Prominent correspondents include MPs W. Kenneth Robinson, Robert L. Wenman, H.T. Herbert, and Simma Holt, Secretary of State John Roberts, and an unsigned copy of a letter by Pierre Trudeau. Also includes photocopied newspaper clippings, a booklet of rules from the Canadian Soccer Association, a press release on kids' soccer, letters on the establishment of a professional Canadian soccer league, notes, memoranda, and letters requesting financial aid for a women's lacrosse team.

Sports in Prince George
2012.13.2.06.13 · File · 1978-2009
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

File consists of clippings, notes, and reproductions relating to sports in Prince George, such as hockey, baseball, curling, skiing, tennis, soccer, lacrosse, boxing, horse racing. File predominantly includes clipped articles relating to development of parks and stadiums to hold sporting events. Includes various photocopied articles from the Prince George Citizen newspaper; "Gyro summary" printed email from Valerie Giles to Kent Sedgwick (14 July 2009); "RE: Commercial centre name" printed email chain between Kent Sedgwick and Rupinder Basi (7 Mar. 2007); and "Bylaw amendment #5909" letter to the mayor from Kent Sedgwick (20 Sept. 1993). Also includes photographs taken in 2005 of the Mark Gabriel stadium.

Sports Programs
2009.6.13.40 · Subseries · 1974-1979
Part of The Honourable Iona Campagnolo fonds

Subseries consists of correspondence and accompanying informational material related to the sports programs functions of the Fitness and Amateur Sport branch of the Department of National Health and Welfare. Records include reports, newspaper and magazine clippings, posters, newsletters, rules for games and sports, meeting minutes, pamphlets and brochures, news releases, itineraries, and speeches by Minister Campagnolo and others. Includes requests for financial assistance and information for sports programs in the following sports: archery, basketball, boxing, baseball, badminton, bowling, curling, cycling, canoeing, cricket, diving, equestrian, field hockey, football, figure skating, fencing, gymnastics, golf, ice hockey, handball, judo, karate, kendo, lacrosse, lawn tennis, lawn bowling, netball, orienteering, parachuting, pentathlon, pentaque, ringette, rugby, rowing, roller skating, soccer, softball, skiing, cross-country skiing, speed skating, squash, soaring, synchronized swimming, swimming, shooting, ski jumping, track and field, table tennis, volleyball, wrestling, water polo, water skiing, weightlifting, and yachting. Also includes correspondence on emerging sports in Canada, drug abuse in sports, Hockey Canada, violence in hockey, and the merger of the National Hockey League (NHL) and the World Hockey Association (WHA).