Thunder Bay, City of

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48° 24' 05" N 89° 16' 04" W

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  • In January 1970, the city of Thunder Bay was formed with the amalgamation of the townships of Neebing and McIntyre, and the cities of Port Arthur and Fort William.

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  • Thunder Bay, City of

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    Thunder Bay, City of

    Thunder Bay, City of

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    Thunder Bay, City of

    • UF Fort William
    • UF Port Arthur
    • UF Neebing, Township of
    • UF McIntyre, Township of

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    Thunder Bay, City of

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      Administrative Reports
      CA ON00372 219 · Series · 1970-1999
      Part of City of Thunder Bay fonds

      Series consists of reports prepared by various departments of The City of Thunder Bay relating to assessments of current practices and systems and recommendations for improvement which are brought forward to Council for consideration. Reports cover a range of topics and issues including contracts, agreements, by-laws, property acquisition and the sale of property, city infrastructure and development, transportation, parking, services and programs, civic organization, council and committee structure and the development and maintenance of parks and recreation facilities in The City of Thunder Bay. Reports feature attached resolutions detailing council’s recommendations in relation to the issues raised in each report.

      Administrative Reports are maintained by the Office of the City Clerk. The Office of the City Clerk oversees all departments of the municipal government and the operations of City Council. The main responsibilities held by the Office of the City Clerk include: presenting proposed by-laws to Council; preparing agendas for Council and providing secretarial services for Council and Committees of Council.

      Aerial Photographs
      CA ON00372 92 · Series · 1949-1996
      Part of City of Thunder Bay fonds

      Series consists of aerial photographs of the City of Thunder Bay. Included are aerial views of the former City of Fort William from 1949, 1955, 1959, 1962, 1968 and 1969; aerial views of the former City of Port Arthur from 1959 and 1969; and aerial views of the amalgamated City of Thunder Bay from 1974, 1976, 1981, 1983, 1987, 1991 and 1996. Also included in this series are aerial photographs of the Port Arthur urban renewal area from 1968.

      Amerikan Laulajat fonds
      Fonds · 1956 - 2002

      An umbrella organization for Finnish male choruses in North America.

      The records relate to the organization's administration and finances, and to major events including nine performing tours of Finland and performances in North America.

      Member choirs have included:
      Chicago: Sibelius Male Chorus
      Detroit: Finlandia Male Chorus
      Florida: Male Singers of Florida
      Los Angeles: Finnish Male Chorus
      New York: New Yorkin Laulumiehet
      Sault Ste Marie: Sault Finnish Male Chorus "Kaleva"
      Sudbury: Sudburyn Laulumiehet
      Thunder Bay: Mieskuoro Otava Male Choir
      Toronto: Toronton Mieslaulajat
      Vancouver: Vancouverin Mieslaulajat

      As Built Consultant Drawings
      CA ON00372 361 · Series · 1972-1998
      Part of City of Thunder Bay fonds

      Primarily folded construction drawings relating to sewers, sidewalks, parking lots, traffic lights, etc. and some letters from the Telephone Department, Thunder Bay Hydro and Centra Gas.

      Assessment Rolls
      CA ON00372 40 · Series · 1970-2010
      Part of City of Thunder Bay fonds

      The Office of the City Clerk reports to the City Manager and is responsible for maintaining all
      legislative and administrative requirements necessary for the effective functioning of the City.
      The primary responsibilities of the Office of the City Clerk include managing the registration
      of vital statistics information, preparing agendas for City Council and providing advice to
      Council regarding the policies and operations followed by the City. Another major
      responsibility of the Office of the City Clerk is to oversee the assessment of property tax.
      Assessment Rolls are compiled each year by the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation
      (MPAC), the provincial government body responsible for the assessment of property value for
      properties in all municipalities across Ontario. The City Clerk directs the certification and
      amendment of Assessment Rolls prepared by MPAC each year within the City of Thunder
      Bay. The information recorded in the Assessment Rolls is used by the City to calculate
      municipal property taxes.

      Series consists of Assessments Rolls covering residential, commercial and government owned
      properties. Assessment Rolls include the following information: parcel number, name and
      mailing address, religion, location and description of the property being assessed, school zone
      including school support, tax class, total valuation, exempt distribution and taxable
      distribution. Earlier Assessment Rolls from this series may include additional information
      such as; marital status, occupation and year of birth. Recent Assessment Rolls also specify
      whether or not there were any changes in property ownership for the years that the Assessment
      Roll covers.

      The Assessment Rolls are arranged by ward and subdivision. Assessment Rolls produced
      between 1970 and 1979, are divided into wards for Fort William, Port Arthur, McIntyre
      (Shuniah) and Neebing. Later Assessment Rolls, from 1980 onward, are divided into seven
      different wards; McIntyre, Neebing, Current River, Northwood, McKellar, Red River and
      Westfort.

      Assessment Rolls can also be navigated by municipal address and name for the years 1976 –

      1. See Related Series: Series 41: Street Indexes to Assessment Rolls; and Series 42: Name
        Indexes to Assessment Rolls.

      Also included in this series are Supplementary Assessment Rolls and Total Current Value
      Rolls. Supplementary Assessment Rolls detail changes in ownership and provide information
      on proportionate assessments for new property owners. Total Current Value Rolls include
      statistical information on the total assessed values for properties which have been divided into
      the following categories; residential (includes English and French separate school and public
      school), commercial, office building, industrial, exempt, parking lot and multi-residential.

      Assessment Rolls
      CA ON00372 13 · Series · 1902-1969
      Part of City of Fort William fonds

      E. S. Rutledge was appointed in 1903 as the Collector of Rates for the Town of Fort William and retired at the end of 1905.

      When established as a Town on April 14th, 1892 by the Province of Ontario, four wards were established in Fort William and their boundaries defined. Assessment rolls, currently in preparation by the township of Neebing, were to be transferred as appropriate to the new Town of Fort William for the collection of taxes. It is unknown who acted as the original assessment commissioner and tax collector for the Town of Fort William, however, J.J. Wells held the position from 1905 to 1912 and was the original Assessment Commissioner /Tax Collector for the newly incorporated City in 1907.

      Under the Act Respecting Municipal Institutions 1914 (Chapter 192 Section 230) assessment commissioners could be appointed by a Council through a By-law. The records show Assessment Commissioners for the Town of Fort William as follows; J.J. Wells, 1905 to
      1912 - Charles England, 1913- 1916 - R. Dagger 1931 to June 1945 (Hendersons) - Alexander Halliday appointed under By Law 3937 dated June 26th, 1945 and sworn in June 30, 1945 - 1950 Hendersons Lists J. A. Colvin as Assessment Commissioner - W. Paul Simpson appointed under By-law 4356 dated July 11th 1950 takes office August 8th - Wilbert Wray appointed under By-law 11-1957 dated February 26th, 1957.

      Organized by Ward and Subdivision, details of the Assessment Rolls included the Name, Address and Occupation of the Property Owner, the street name, lot number, house number, plan number, size of the lot, The Rate, the Actual Land and Building Value, school support, number of children and whether the occupant was a tenant or an owner.

      In addition to calculating property values for tax purposes, early Assessment rolls were used for election purposes to establish polling sub divisions and to determine eligibility to vote on the bases of property ownership.

      Under By-law 4262 (1949) Assessment for the year was to be conducted between January and September, the assessment rolls to be returned to the City Clerk by dates specified in the bylaw. In the same year, a report prepared by Stevenson and Kellogg indicated that the Commissioner completed all assessments and that the department was overburdened, spending most of its time on the collection of taxes. It was recommended that the department be severed in order to have one assessment office and one tax office. In 1950 this division was completed and a new Assessment Commissioner was hired for the City of Fort William.

      This series is virtually complete consisting of 817 bound volumes with detailed records of information for assessment purposes. Fort William Collector’s Rolls, Series 15 may substitute or be used to fill in any gaps in the Assessment Rolls.

      Assessment Rolls - Industry
      CA ON00372 14 · Series · 1915-1951
      Part of City of Fort William fonds

      This series is a record of the assessment of industrial properties in the City.

      When established as a Town on April 14th, 1892 by the Province of Ontario, four wards were established in Fort William and their boundaries defined. The researcher must know the street address in order to use the assessment rolls efficiently, as well the ward would be beneficial. In addition to calculating property values for tax purposes, early assessment rolls were used for election purposes to establish polling subdivisions and to determine eligibility to vote on the basis of property ownership.

      Under the Act Respecting Municipal Institutions 1914 (Chapter 192 Section 230) assessment commissioners could be appointed by a Council through a By-law. Included in each Assessment Roll is a form called “Affidavit of Assessor in Verification of Assessment Roll” that has been notarized by the commissioner and assessor. The Town of Fort William’s Assessment Commissioners were A. McNaughton from 1915 to 1944 and D. M. Martin from 1945 to 1949 and 1951. The Assessors were Charles England from 1915 to 1918, J. Richard Dagger from 1919 through 1944, A. Halliday from 1945 to 1949 and W. Paul Simpson in 1951.

      Organized by Ward and Subdivision, details of the Assessment Rolls included part or all of the following; Name, Address and Occupation of the Property Owner, Owner or Tenant, the street name, lot number, house number, plan number, size of the lot, Rate, Actual Value of Land, Building Value and total of both, school support and date of delivery of notice. Each book also includes a summary of assessment and details.

      A supplementary Assessment Roll for 1915, 1916, and 1917 was produced.

      This series is virtually complete consisting of 37 bound volumes with detailed records of information for assessment purposes.

      Fonds · 1913 - 1955

      The collection consists of architectural plans and drawings for construction projects (primarily grain elevators) in Ontario and Manitoba.

      CA ON00372 5 · Series · 1904-1969
      Part of City of Fort William fonds

      A Cemetery and Parks Committee appears to have been established in the fall of 1901 as a 5-member sub-committee of Council. For the period 1904-1905, the committee was chaired by J.E. Dean. There is no indication of how park and cemetery functions were directed after 1905 as there are no references to the committee within the Fort William council minutes, and no remaining minutes for this or any related Committee until the formulation of the Parks Board in 1910.

      After public consultation in the form of a plebiscite, and the adoption of By-law 735, the Board of Parks Management was created in 1910 under the authority of the Ontario Public Parks Act. The original public petition for the Board of Parks Management is available in the Fort William City Clerks files. (TBA 4 – File 131 entitled Parks Board 1910-1920)

      Appointments to the Parks Board were formally established by Council on January 11 1910, with the first regular meeting of the Board of Parks Management held January 28th, 1910, chaired by W. A. Dowler.

      Early ventures for the Board of Parks Management included the acquisition and control of existing park properties, boulevards, and the hiring of a landscape architect. The Parks Board undertook improvements to various park properties, scheduled use of park facilities and maintained a greenhouse. In addition to developing Chippewa Park and leasing cabins on Sandy Beach, the board assumed responsibility for the management of city cemeteries at various points after 1917. The Parks Board undertook responsibility for the formation of outdoor skating rinks in 1942, participated in the initiative to establish a skiing facility near Mount McKay in 1947 and undertook the Fort William Centennial Conservatory Project in the late 1960s.

      Recreational committees began to surface as early as 1943 with an appointment of a Special Recreational Committee on March 15. Later, under the authority of By-law 4263 (1949) the Fort William Civic Recreation Committee was established to provide a program of community recreation as prescribed under the Department of Education Act. As the functions of recreation and parks committees were similar, Council passed a motion for the Board of Parks Management to assume the Civic recreation program in 1952. To avoid the requirement for a public plebiscite for the dissolution of the two boards and the creation of a new board to manage both functions, Council resolved the issue through By-law 4492, which passed and received approval from the Ontario Department of Education in 1952. This by-law allowed council to appointment members of Board of Parks to the Civic Recreation Committee. Both committees maintained separate minutes, but were in effect managed under the Board of Parks Management. Minutes (January 1966 to January 1967) for the Fort William Civic Recreation Committee are bound with the Board of Parks Management Minutes 1964-1965. Minutes for the Fort William Board of Parks Management end in 1969 due to the amalgamation of the City of Fort William and Port Arthur.

      This Series Consists of meeting minutes relating to the management of Parks and Cemeteries for the City of Fort William. Eleven bound volumes exist, for which there are no indices. The first volume for the Board of Parks Management, dated January 28, 1910 to December 3, 1917, contains the originating By-law 1. Some Newspaper clippings and reports are interspersed. After 1935 the minutes reflect a growing structure for parks management. Reports from the Inside Park Committee, Chippewa Park Outside Committee, McKellar Park Committee, Finance Committee and a Tourist Committee are included for the period 1935-1936. While it appears that the first four are sub-committees to the Parks Board, the Tourist committee appears to be a committee of council with representation from the Parks Board. Frequent progress reports are included from Mr. A. Widnall, the longstanding Board Secretary and Parks Manager and reports from various Chairmen.

      Also included with this series, custodial history of which is not known, is the Annual Statement for the Fort William Board of Parks Management for the year 1949. Included in this document are the statement of receipts and payments for the year, as well as the operating statement and highlights of various activities held at and improvements made to the City's parks throughout the year.

      Bridge Drawings
      CA ON00372 385 · Series · 1947, 1988-1994
      Part of City of Thunder Bay fonds

      This series includes copies of blueprints of bridges located in the City of Thunder Bay, as well as some textual material.

      Building Permit Registers
      CA ON00372 11 · Series · 1907-1969
      Part of City of Fort William fonds

      Outlined in By-law 325 (1903), the duties of the Building Inspector included the examination of construction of buildings and repairs, making the Office of the Building Inspector a likely candidate for the responsibility of the Fort William building permit registers. Through reviewing annual reports (Series 16) it appears that the office of the Building Inspector came under the direction of the Fire Water and Light Committee.

      Arranged numerically by year and permit number, registers (Between 1912 and 1972) generally include the following details:
      permit number, date, owner, information on the location of the building including lot, block, plan, street and address, a description of the building including construction details of walls, foundations and roof, the names of architect/contractor and plumber/electrician, the costs of the construction, any fees charged and the purpose of the permit. Monthly summaries give the
      totals for different categories of construction such as duplexes, single dwellings, sheds, commercial and institutional buildings.

      The earliest building permits (1907-1911) do not include details regarding the contractor, builder, plumber or electrician, but still provide a description of the purpose of building and value attached to the construction.

      This series consists of bound volumes with details of construction completed under a permit number. There is no index to permit numbers, by name or property. Researchers must know the approximate year of the construction for a property in order to search, page by page, for the street address.

      By-laws
      CA ON00372 3 · Series · 1892-1969
      Part of City of Fort William fonds

      By-laws cover a great variety of issues and concerns. There are By-laws to formalize agreements with other institutions, appoint municipal officials, regulate tax collection, construct sidewalks and roadways, license local establishments, provide for holding elections, establish rates for water and other applicable utilities, and construct City facilities. While most By-laws pass after three readings by council, some early by-laws affecting the “future position” of the municipality required the electoral approval by ratepayers according to the Municipal Act. These by-laws would generally include debenture by-laws for the borrowing of funds on credit, but would also include by-laws for annexation or separation, a re-division
      of wards, construction of street railways, local assessment and improvement to name a few.

      Interspersed with the earliest Fort William By-laws, there are also sundry by-laws generated by the Municipality of Neebing (1890-1894).

      City of Fort William (Ont.)
      CA ON00372 275 · Series · 1980-1994
      Part of City of Thunder Bay fonds

      The Canada Games Complex, located at 420 Winnipeg Avenue, Thunder Bay, Ontario, was constructed as a venue for aquatic events for the 1981 Canada Summer Games. Construction began in 1979 and the Complex officially opened on July 2, 1981. The Canada Summer Games took place there August 9-22, 1981. The Complex was built to host swimming, diving, and water polo at the Summer Games, but ancillary facilities were also included in the interests of the long-term viability of the Complex as a total fitness and recreation centre facility within the community. Among its amenities are a waterslide, exercise equipment, a running track, weight room, facilities for racquet sports, a restaurant, and a pro shop. In addition, the Complex offers a wide range of fitness and recreation programs and courses.

      Originally created as a separate department, the Canada Games Complex was eventually put under the purview of the Parks and Recreation Department. In 2006, the Canada Games Complex was under the auspices of the Recreation & Culture Division of the Community Services Department of the City of Thunder Bay.

      This series contains records relating to the operation of the Canada Games Complex, including policies, procedures, planning, correspondence, marketing, program development, and involvement in community fitness initiatives

      Fonds · 1911 - 1981

      Records of the Canadan Suomalainen Järjestö [Finnish Organization of Canada], Vapaus Publishing Company (responsible for publishing Vapaus and Liekki and other publications), Suomalais-Canadalaisen Amatoori Urheiluliiton [Finnish-Canadian Amateur Sports Federation], co-operatives, and more.

      Includes meeting minutes, reports, financial statements, and correspondence related to the operations and administration of these organizations. Also includes a variety of document and pamphlets related to socialism, communism, and the peace movement in Canada and worldwide.

      The Canadan Suomalainen Järjestö (CSJ; Finnish Organization of Canada) is the oldest nationwide Finnish cultural organization in Canada. For over a century the CSJ has been one of the main organizations for Finnish immigrants in Canada with left-wing sympathies and, in particular, those with close ties to the Communist Party of Canada. Through the early to mid 1920s, Finnish-Canadians furnished over half the membership of the Communist Party and some, like A.T. Hill (born Armas Topias Mäkinen), became leading figures in the Party. Beyond support for leftist political causes, the cooperative and labour union movements, many local CSJ branches in both rural and urban centres established halls – some 70 of which were built over the years in communities across Canada – that hosted a range of social and cultural activities including dances, theatre, athletics, music, and lectures. The CSJ is also known for its publishing activities, notably the Vapaus (Liberty) newspaper.

      The CSJ underwent several changes in its formative years related to both national and international developments. Founded in October 1911 as the Canadan Suomalainen Sosialisti Järjestö (CSSJ; Finnish Socialist Organization of Canada), the organization served as the Finnish-language affiliate of the Canadian Socialist Federation which soon after transformed into the Social Democratic Party of Canada (SDP). By 1914, the CSSJ had grown to 64 local branches and boasted a majority of the SDP membership with over 3,000 members. One year later the organization added two more local branches but membership had dropped to 1,867 members thanks, in part, to a more restrictive atmosphere due to Canada’s involvement in the First World War and an organizational split that saw the expulsion or resignation of supporters of the Industrial Workers of the World from the CSSJ.

      In September 1918, the Canadian federal government passed Order-in-Council PC 2381 and PC 2384 which listed Finnish, along with Russian and Ukrainian, as ”enemy languages” and outlawed the CSSJ along with thirteen other organizations. The CSSJ successfully appealed the ban in December 1918 but dropped ”Socialist” from its name. The organization operated under the name Canadan Suomalainen Järjestö until December 1919. The SDP, however, did not recover from the outlawing of its foreign-language sections, leaving the CSJ without a political home. Stepping into this organizational vacuum was the One Big Union of Canada (OBU), founded in June 1919. The CSJ briefly threw its support behind this new labour union initiative, functioning as an independent ”propaganda organization of the OBU” until internal debates surrounding the structure of the Lumber Workers Industrial Union affiliate and the OBU decision not to join to the Moscow-headquartered Comintern led to its withdrawal shortly thereafter. In 1924, CSSJ activists including A.T. Hill helped to found the Lumber Workers Industrial Union of Canada (LWIUC).

      Inspired by the Bolshevik Revolution that toppled the Tsarist Russian Empire in November 1917, and following the founding of the Communist Party of Canada (CPC) as an underground organization in May 1921, the CSSJ rapidly became an integral part of the nascent Communist movement in Canada. Reflecting this change, in 1922 the organization was renamed the Canadan Työläispuolueen Suomalainen Sosialistilärjestö (FS/WPC; Finnish Socialist Section of the Workers’ Party of Canada) – the Workers’ Party of Canada being the legal front organization of the CPC. In 1923, Finnish-Canadian Communists formed a separate cultural organization, the Canadan Suomalainen Järjestö (CSJ; Finnish Organization of Canada Inc.), to serve as a kind of ”holding company” ensuring that the organization’s considerable properties and assets would be safe from confiscation by the government or capture from rival left-wing groups. With the legalization of the CPC in 1924, the FS/WPC became the Canadan Kommunistipuolueen Suomalainen Järjestö (FS/CP; Finnish section of the Communist Party of Canada). Between 1922 and 1925, membership in the CSJ through its various transitions also doubled as membership in the Communist Party. This arrangement ended in 1925 when the FS/CP was disbanded following the ”bolshevization” directives of the Comintern. These directives demanded that separate ethnic organizations in North America be dissolved in favour of more disciplined and centralized party cells. It was hoped that this reorganization would help attract new members outside of the various Finnish, Ukrainian, and Jewish ethnic enclaves that had furnished the bulk of the CPC dues paying membership in Canada. From this point onwards, the CSJ officially functioned as a cultural organization but maintained a close, albeit sometimes strained, association with the CPC. The 1930s represent the peak of the CSJ size and influence, occuring during the Third Period and Popular Front eras of the international Communist movement. During this period CSJ union organizers assisted in the creation of the Lumber and Sawmill Workers Union – a unit of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of the American Federation of Labor, successor to the LWIUC – and the reemergence of the International Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers in Sudbury and Kirkland Lake. CSJ activists also helped to recruit volunteers for the International Brigades that fought against nationalist and fascist forces in the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Finally, in the 1930s some 3,000 CSJ members or sympathizers embarked on the journey from Canada to the Soviet Union to help in the efforts to industrialize the Karelian Autonomous Soviet. Hundreds of Finns in Karelia would later perish in Stalin’s purges.

      Despite the CSJ’s active support for the Canadian war effort, the organization was still deemed to be a threat to national security by the federal government and again outlawed in 1940. All FOC properties were seized and closed. The Suomalais Canadalaisten Demokraattien Liitto (SCDL; Finnish-Canadian Democratic League) served as the FOC’s main legal surrogate until the organization was legalized in 1943. The rapid decline of the FOC following this period is apparent from the fact that of the 75 locals in operation in 1936, only 36 remained active in 1950.

      Further reading:
      Edward W. Laine (edited by Auvo Kostianen), A Century of Strife: The Finnish Organization of Canada, 1901-2001 (Turku: Migration Institute of Finland), 2016.
      Arja Pilli, The Finnish-Language Press in Canada, 1901-1939: A Study of Ethnic Journalism (Turku: Institute of Migration), 1982.
      William Eklund, Builders of Canada: History of the Finnish Organization of Canada, 1911-1971 (Toronto: Finnish Organization of Canada), 1987.

      Canadan Uutiset fonds
      Fonds · 1935 - 1975

      The correspondence, receipts, newspaper clippings, and several articles of the Canadan Uutiset, a Finnish-language newspaper based in Thunder Bay.

      CA ON00318 B 40 · Fonds · 1953-1997

      The Canadian Auto Worker Local # 1075 Fonds are composed of eleven series which contain: Minute books, member records, safety files, legal files, agreements, correspondence and financial records that document the activities of both the local # 1075 division of the Canadian Auto Workers Association operating at Can-Car in Thunder Bay and its members. Series B 40/1/1-10: Minute Books, 122cm, 1953-1997, (original) Contains minute books that record the agenda's, financial information, attendance and activities of the various committee's operating within CAW local 1075. These books are arranged alphabetically by committee name. 1) Bargaining Committee, 1956-1966, two books, 3cm 2) Community Service Committee, 1970, one book, 2cm 3) Executive Committee, 1953-1986, two books (attendance logs), 1cm 4) Membership/Executive Committee, 1953-1997. These books contain records from various committee's as week as attendance logs, 67cm 5) Miscellaneous Minutes, 1980-1982, these minutes are photocopies of meeting minutes that relate to very specific issues such as grievances and safety issues, 7cm 6) Political Action Committee, 1979, one book, 2cm 7) Recreation Committee, 1955-1977, one book , 2cm 8) Retired Workers Committee, 1957-1988, two books, 3cm 9) Safety Committee, 1970-1984, one file, 3cm 10) Stewards Committee, 1962-1989, three books of minutes and one attendance log, 8cm Series B 40/2/1-3: Human Resources Files, 230cm,1950-1995, (original) 1) Employee Records, 1950-1997. These files contain employee grievances, notices of discipline, dismissal notices and correspondence of each member. These files are are arranged alphabetically.125 cm 2) Grievances, 1953-1989, Contains files of employee grievances organized chronologically. Each employee grievance file records the date, employee name and nature of the grievance, 33cm 3) Operating Files, 1958-1991, These files were used by the Local 1075 in their day to day staffing at Can-Car. Contained within this series are files on employee, status, classifications, job vacancies, dismissals, senorita, hiring, promotions, transfers and retirements. 65cm Series B 40/3/1-51: Safety files, 68cm, 1970-1993, (original) This series contains safety files that are arranged alphabetically. 1) "Accident Reports", 1979-1993, These records document all of the injuries that were sustained by CAW Local 1075 members, 25cm 2) "Air quality reports", 1988-1989, Contains reports conducted by the Ontario Ministry of Labour that analyse the air quality in the Can-Car plant, 1cm 3) "Asbestos", 1981-1983, Contains risk assessments and medical information on the effects of asbestos. Also contained within are records of asbestos use within Can-Car., 11pgs 4) "Blood Test Results", 1989, Contains blood test results for Local 1075 members who work in the fibreglass department of Can-Car, 1cm 5) "Canadian Center for Occupational Health and Safety", 1981, Contains one copy of the Ontario Occupational Health Monitor newsletter. This newsletter has articles on safety related issues, 3pgs 6) "Company Accident Reports", 1987, These files document any injury to a Can-Car employee. Each report contains information on the date, location and nature of the injury, 6cm 7) "Company Policy", 1988-1989, Contains information on company policy regarding electrical work and the use of an air compressor, 5pgs 8) "Compensation Board - information and cases", 1967-1980, Contains information on the workers compensation board as well as rulings on several cases, 1cm 9) "Complaints 1985", 1985, Contains written complaints about unsafe working conditions, 10pgs 10) "Correspondence - IN", 1974-1983, Contains correspondence and newspaper clippings regarding safety at Can-Car. Most of the correspondences were sent by either Can-Car or WSIB to the CAW Safety Committee, 1cm 11) "Correspondence - out", 1974-1985, Contains correspondence sent out by the local 1075 Safety Committee, 1cm 12) "Data Sheets - 1985", 1982-1985, Contains research on the health hazards of materials that are used within Can-Car, 14pgs 13) "Department of Labour orders", 1988, Contains inspections, orders and recommendations conducted by the Ministry of Labour regarding safety at Can-Car, 9pgs 14) "Department of Labour Orders", 1989, IBID, 1cm 15) "Doctor's letters", 1977-1979, Contains photocopied doctors letters that document the injuries sustained by CAW Local 1075 members. Also included within this file is one letter from St. Josephs Hospital condemning the many forged letters that it has been receiving, 8pgs 16) "Employers Accident Report - 1985", 1985, Contains Can-Car copies of accident reports that record the date, location and severity of accidents that occur to Can-Car employee's, 2cm 17) "Employers Accident Reports - 1986", 1986, IBID., 4cm 18) "Ergonomic Study", 1989-1991, Contains two copies of studies that were conducted by the Ministry of Labour on the working conditions of the office workers of Can-Car, 14pgs 19) "Fact Sheet on Safety", 1970-1981, Contains publication on safety procedure by Can-Car, the Ministry of Labour and the Canadian Standards Association. These are articles that have been deemed relevant by the CAW safety committee, 2cm 20) "First Aid Reports", 1982-1986, Contains Health Centre Reports that record the total time lost to injury per month and generally analyses injury related data at Can-Car, 1cm 21) "Hazardous Substance Data Sheets", 1981, Contains information and reports by the Department of Health on the use and effects of isocyanate at Can-Car, 1cm 22) "Health and Safety - Guide Lines", 1990, Contains safety procedures for removing the waste water pump and electrical safety procedures for maintaining machinery, 11pgs 23) "Health and Safety Memo", 1990-1991, Contains two memorandums issued by the Joint Health and Safety Committee regarding the disposal of industrial waste and the use of noxious materials, 3pgs 24) "Incident Report", 1991, Contains one incident report filed by the CAW Local 1075 regarding what they claim is the unsafe practice in wiring a fan. Also contained within is one black incident report, 2pgs 26) "Joint Health and Safety Meeting Minutes", 1987, Contains minutes from the Joint Health and Safety Committee. This committee was established between the CAW safety committee and CAN-CAR, 1cm 27) "Joint Safety Meeting", 1986-1991, Contains minutes and agendas from the joint Safety Committee. At these meetings safety reforms were discussed between the local 1075 and CAN-CAR, 1cm 28) "Lead - Designated" 1982, Contains a proposal for reforms in the handling of lead within CAN-CAR, 5pgs 29) "Letters from CAW", 1989-1991, Contains correspondence between the CAW and the Local 1075 regarding safety policy, 22pgs 30) "Material Safety Data - 1985 - Department of Labour Test", 1983- 1986, Contains meeting minutes from the Joint Health and Safety Committee and inspection reports from the Ministry of Labour, 1cm 31) "Memo from Company", 1987-1990, Contains safety related memorandums from CAN-CAR to the Local 1075, 10pgs 32) "Mercury", 1982, Contains assessments and procedures for the handling of mercury within CAN-CAR, 8pgs 33) "Modified work program", 1982-1986, Contains revised proposals to the collective agreement regarding safety, 6pgs 34) "Monthly report of injury", 1988-1991, Contains Health Centre reports that analyse the total number of injuries that have taken place at CAN-CAR, 2cm 35) "Ministry of Labour - 1985", 1980-1985, Contains inspection reports of CAN-CAR conducted by the Ministry of Labour. These reports make recommendations and give orders as to safety operating standards, 1cm 36) "Ministry order -1991", 1991, Contains orders and recommendations from the Ministry of Labour to CAN-CAR regarding plant safety, 18pgs 37) "Notes", 1982-1986, Contains studies, reports, meeting minutes, memorandums and accident records regarding injuries at CAN-CAR, 2cm 38) "Painters Tests", 1989-1991, Contains memorandums, doctors reports, blood test results and claims made by painters who have suffered illness as a result of exposure to paint at CAN-CAR,1cm 39) "Plant inspection notices - safety committee", 1981-1982, Contains safety inspections conducted by employee's of CAN-CAR in which they record any safety hazards that they observe, 1cm 40) "Plant safety audit", 1988-1991, Contains safety checklists that are provided by the industrial accident prevention association. Also contained within are handwritten observations of hazards,1cm 41) "Rivetting inquiries", 1991, Contains memorandums and studies regarding the potential health hazards of vibrations that can occur while rivetting, 26pgs 42) "Safety equipment", 1985, contains manuals and advertisements for safety equipment such as respirators, 18pgs 43) "Safety meetings", 1985-1990, Contains agendas and minutes from meetings between the Joint Health and Safety Committee and union management, 1cm 44) "Safety Reports - Blank", 1985, Contains procedures and health reports regrading safety at CAN-CAR, 6pgs 45) "Summary Sheets - Nurses Reports", 1977-1979, Contains monthly statistics on the number of injuries, where they took place and type of injury. Also included within is a procedure sheet for contacting Thunder Bay ambulance, 1cm 46) "Supervisors Accident Report", 1982-1983, Contains accident reports filed by employees at CAN-CAR. Some reports also have medical correspondences attached to them, 1cm 47) "Tectyl Report", 1980, Contains one correspondence from S. Ridley requesting a study be done on the airflow system in the sandblasting area of CAN-CAR, 1pg 48) "Union Management - Safety Meetings", 1982-1983, Contains meeting agendas and minutes from the union management safety meeting, 1cm 49) "Unsafe acts or conditions", 1986, Contains one safety department report made by an employee of CAN-CAR alleging unsafe working conditions, 1pg 50) "WCB - Form # 7", 1983, Contains several accident reports forms intended for use by the Workmen’s Compensation Board, 1cm 51) "Work Refusal", 1989, Contains reports of employees refusing to perform a task because they felt that it endangered them. In most cases the issue was referred for further study, 5pgs Series B 40/4/1-12: Occupational health files, 41cm, 1962-1986, (original) Contains information, reports, newsletters and general safety information to be used by the CAW local 1075. These files are arranged alphabetically. 1) "AA Program", 1979, Contains information about meetings, programs and policies regarding alcoholism, 1cm 2) "Basic Occupation Health for Labour Leadership", 1977, Contains information packets on occupational health issues such as noise, carcinogens, attitudes and radiation to be used by labour management,1cm 3) "Bill 70", 1978, Contains information on Bill 70 which was a piece of provincial legislation that regulates occupational health, 1cm 4) "Great West", 1969, Contains a benefit package from Great West Life insurance company. Also contains two invoices paid out to an injured employee, 1cm 5) "Green Shield", 1962, Contains correspondence between Green Shield Health Care and the CAW Executive Committee regarding supplemental health coverage, 18pgs 6) "Health Alert", 1976-1979, Contains several copies of Health Alert which is a newsletter published by the Labour Council of Metropolitan Toronto, 13pgs 7) "Medical Action File", 1980, Contains medical records for Mario Ceresino; a CAN-CAR employee for 37 years who died in St.Joseph’s hospital. Also contained within is a legal correspondence signed by Mrs. Ceresino authorising the CAW access to his files, 14pgs 8) "OFL - At the source", 1980, Contains six copies of At the Source, a newsletter published by the Occupational Health and Safety Centre, 14pgs 9) "Ontario Hospital Services Commission - General Literature and Pamphlets", 1964-1966, Contains FAQ's from the OHSC, 1cm 10) "Safety Course", 1980 c., Contains safety course curriculum including a quiz used for training within the CAW, 1cm 11) "Safety News", 1972-1973, Contains bulletins indicating the winner of a monthly contest at CAN-CAR for safety slogans, 6pgs 12) "UAW material on Safety", 1976-1983, Contains Health information provided to the CAW local 1075 from the occupational health and safety commission, 1cm 13) "Untitled binder", 1986, One yellow binder containing presentation information for the Joint Health and Safety Committee. This particular presentation is in regards to pain fumes, 5cm 14) "Untitled binder", 1986, One black binder containing presentation information in regards to general injuries., 5cm 15) "Untitled binder", 1985, One black binder containing information on welding safety. The safety material was assembled by the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health, 7cm Series B 40/5/1-3: Legal files, 130cm, 1958-1983, (original) 1) Arbitration Files, 1964-1980, Contains extensive records of employee/CAW grievances that went before an arbitrator. Within each file is a summary of the arbitrators findings and subsequent implications for CAN-CAR, Local 1075 and the employee. These files are organized alphabetically by grievance subject. Also contained within these files is information on the arbitration process itself, 110cm 2) Compensation Claims Files, 1980-1983, These files are organized by the name of claimant and contain records relating to his injury and the resulting compensation. Also contained within are several files on the Delta Dental claim, 12cm 3) Court Rulings, 1958- 1980, These files contain court injunctions and rulings on issues such as strike rights. There are several cases that were heard before the Supreme Court of Ontario, 8cm Series B 40/6/1-3: Collective Agreements, 45cm, 1951-1984, (original) 1) Collective agreements, 1951-1984, These agreements formalize the working relations between CAW Local 1075 and CAN-CAR, 13cm 2) Collective agreement amendments, 1980, Two black binders which contain amendments to the 1980 collective bargaining agreements. Most amendments are typed with hand written notes, 8cm 3) Negotiations, 1982-1984, Contains two binders and two note books that document the negotiations of the 1982/1984 collective bargaining agreements. Generally these files go through each section of the proposed agreement and record which articles are accepted by CAW, 17cm Series B 40/7/1-3: Operating files and records, 122cm, 1964-1990, (original) This series contains meeting agendas, minutes and reports from various divisions of the CAW Local 1075. These files would have been used for referral while in use and are grouped into three categories and are arranged alphabetically by file name as was originally the case. 1) 1964-1980, operating files, 18cm 2) 1981-1986, IBID, 50cm 3) 1986-1993, IBID, 34cm Series B 40/8/1: Union correspondence, 20cm, 1970-1990, (original) 1) 1970-1990, Union correspondence, These files are labelled by correspondent and are arranged alphabetically. They include communications between CAW local 1075 and UAW, CAN-CAR, WSIB as well as various non-governmental organizations, 20cm Series B 40/9/1-8: Pension records, 30cm, 1954-1981, (original) 1) 1954-1979, "Pension Plan", This file contains eight pension agreements between CAN-CAR and the CAW local 1075. Also contained within are several reports commissioned by the CAW to study the benefits of the agreement, 4cm 2) 1962-1981, "Pension file", This file contains correspondence, forms, minutes, reports and statements regarding the CAN-CAR pension plan, 2cm 3) 1971, "Retirement income plan", One black ledger containing pension financial records that include employee names, SIN numbers, date of birth, service date and pay deductions, 1cm 4) 1972-1981, "Retiree's", One black containing payroll deductions and retirement plans. Each retirement plan is catalogued by employee and gives their retirement date along with their pension entitlements, 7cm 5) 1975, "Pension plan calculation", One file containing a retirement plan for William Bold, 4pgs 6) 1975-1981, "Pension Plan", One black binder containing retirement plan and payroll deductions, 8cm 7) 1980-1984, "Pension Committee", One file containing reports, correspondence, minutes and retirement plans, 1cm 8) 1982-1983, "Pension Meeting Minutes", One black binder containing retirement plans, payroll deductions and minutes, 3cm Series B 40/10/1-8: Newsletters, 20cm, 1973-1986, (original) This series contains
      various newsletters that were received or published by the CAW local 1075. They are grouped by publications and arranged chronologically within each group. 1) "Arbitration services", 1982-1983, Two newsletters published by the United Auto Workers that contain information on union positions, employee rights, and benefits regarding arbitration, 8pgs 2) "Chit Chat", 1973, One newsletter published by Hawker Siddley Canada Ltd. (CAN-CAR) that contains information on issues related to CAN-CAR, 5pgs 3) "Contact", 1983-1990, Several newsletters published by CAW that update members as to the position of the union, 4cm 4) "Labour", 1986-1987, Three newsletters published by the Canadian Labour Congress news magazine which contain information on labour issues within Canada, 1cm 5) "LAW News", 1986, Three newsletters published by the Local Auto Workers (LAW). Contained within is information on the activities of local auto workers unions, 15pgs 6) "Local Review", 1986, Five newsletters published by the UAW which contain editorials on political issues that effect the CAW, 24pgs 7) "Solidarity", 1986, One newsletter published by the UAW which contains editorials, news and announcements on the Canadian union movement, 12pgs 8) "The Oshaworker", 186, One newsletter published by the UAW local 23. Contained within are announcements, editorials and news in regards to the activities of the Local 22., 6pgs Series B 40/11/1-11: Miscellaneous files, 20cm, 1947-1998, (original and photocopy) 1) Christmas Social, 1985-1988, Four working files that contain receipts, lists of sponsors, menus, notices and activity lists for the CAW local 1075 Christmas social. These files are arranged chronologically, 5cm 2) Clippings, 1947-1983,Newspaper clippings and photocopies of articles relating to either CAN-CAR or the local 1075. Also contained within are two complete copies of the Daily Times Journal, 4cm 3) Election documents, 1987-1988, Contains correspondence, election procedure and results from the 1987 local 1075 executive election, 15pgs 4) Blank Forms, 1980 c., Ten blank forms to be filled out by CAN-CAR employees and submitted to the union for things such as: lost wages, parking spots and medical claims, 10pgs 5) Memorial Armbands, 1989, One CAW memorandum regarding the National Day of Mourning armband program. Also contained within this file are several armbands that have the CAW logo on them. These armbands were to be worn by CAW members to commemorate the deaths of fellow members while on the job, 1pg 6) National Hockey Tournament Rules, 1980 c., One copy of rules set out by the Southwester Ontario Recreational Council and republished by the CAW for use in its hockey league, 1pg 7) Notices, 1960-1990, Two original notices designed by the CAW local 1075 and intended for photocopy and distribution amongst its members. One notice is in regards to a membership meeting at Elks Hall and the other is regarding the availability of CAW jackets, 12pgs 8) Petition, 1960-1990 c., One copy of a petition signed by 282 CANCAR employees for the purpose of changing the shift hours to: 7:00AM3:00PM from the original summer hours, 12pgs 9) Schedule, 1985, One schedule for a "WCB course" to take place in London Ontario. Also on this form is a map to the WCB regional office, 1pg 10) Thunder Bay Commerce Address, 1983, One copy of an address given by Kirk W. Foley - President of Urban Transportation and Development for Toronto, to the Thunder Bay Chamber of Commerce regarding the acquisition of CAN-CAR by Rail Trans Industries of Canada in 1984,14pgs 11) Ukranian Canadian Committee, 1960 c., One copy of How to organize your time, published by the UCC. This document makes suggestions such as, "Let the postman and telephone do your errands" in order to make workers more productive, 4pgs

      Canadian Auto Worker Local #1075
      Collection · 1857-2011

      This collection consists of yearbooks; annual reports; newsletters, handbooks; prize lists; constitutions and by-laws; board of director information; lists of presidents; correspondence; a newspaper clipping; programmes; show announcements; booklets; emblems; publications; hand-written notes; a petition; rules and regulations; proceedings of an annual convention; show books; bulletins; pamphlets; articles; a presentation; and member lists.

      Census Reports
      CA ON00372 202 · Series · 1970-1981
      Part of City of Thunder Bay fonds

      Census Reports were prepared on a yearly basis by the Regional Assessment Office of the Province of Ontario and delivered to the Office of the City Clerk. Census Reports were prepared using information obtained from the Assessment Rolls in order to garner an
      understanding of the resident population of the municipality and were used by the Province in the calculation of resource allocations and grants. Census Reports were not intended to serve as an official population count.

      The Office of the City Clerk reports to the City Manager and is responsible for maintaining all legislative and administrative requirements necessary for the effective functioning of the City. The primary responsibilities of the Office of the City Clerk includes managing the registration of vital statistics information, preparing agendas for City Council, providing advice to Council regarding the policies and operations followed by the City and overseeing the assessment of property tax.

      Series consists of Census Reports prepared by the Regional Assessment Office of the Province of Ontario and includes statistical information on the population of the City of Thunder Bay. The information is divided into ward and subdivision and contains the total number of people for each age group, total number of male and female residents and the total male and female residents under the category of public school and separate school support.