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Alberta. Ministry of Community Development fonds
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- Source of title proper: Title based on Order in Council 750/92 pursuant to the <em>Public Service Administrative Transfers Act</em>
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470.49 m of textual records and other materials.
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<em>Dates of founding and/or dissolution:</em> The Alberta Ministry of Community Development was founded in December 1992 by means of Order in Council 750/92 pursuant to the <em>Public Service Administrative Transfers Act.</em>;<em> Functional responsibility:</em> The Ministry of Community Development is responsible for the administration of programs aimed at improving the quality of life of Albertans by means of supporting the development of communities and assisting in the development of the social and cultural life of the province. The Ministry's responsibilities fall into five main areas: community services, protection and administration of cultural facilities and historic sites and resources, administration of provincial parks and protected areas (since April 1, 2001), programs to assist persons with disabilities living in the community, and human rights protection. Between 1996 and 2001, the Ministry was responsible for providing a number of programs for seniors and between 1997 and 1999 the Ministry was responsible for administering the Community Lottery Grant Program. The Ministry is responsible for administering the Centennial Legacies Grant and Centennial Celebrations Programs, created to mark the province's centenary. The Minister of Community Development has been responsible for the administration of the following acts: <em> Alberta Advisory Council on Women's Issues Act; Alberta Foundation for the Arts Act; Alberta Housing Act (1999-2001); Alberta Official Song Act; Alberta Order of Excellence Act (to 2001); Alberta Sport, Recreation, Parks and Wildlife Foundation Act; Alcohol and Drug Abuse Act (1993-94, 1996-99); Amusements Act; Blind Persons' Rights Act; Emblems of Alberta Act; Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act </em>(responsibility shared with the Ministers of Environment and Sustainable Resource Development): <em> First Nations Sacred Ceremonial Objects Repatriation Act; Foreign Cultural Property Immunity Act; Glenbow-Alberta Institute Act; Government House Act; Government Organization Act, Schedule 11 section 1 (1996-2001); Historical Resources Act; Holocaust Memorial Day and Genocide Remembrance Act; Human Rights, Citizenship and Multiculturalism Act (since 1993); Libraries Act; Persons with Developmental Disabilities Community Governance Act; Persons with Developmental Disabilities Foundation Act; Protection of Persons in Care Act; Provincial Parks Act ; Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Recognition Act; Recreation Development Act; Seniors Advisory Council for Alberta Act (1993-2001); Seniors Benefit Act (1993-2001); Wild Rose Foundation Act (since 1996); Wilderness Areas, Ecological Reserves, Natural Areas and Heritage Rangelands Act; Willmore Wilderness Park Act; Women's Secretariat Act; </em>;<em>Predecessor and successor bodies:</em> The predecessors to the Ministry of Community Development were the Department of Culture and Multiculturalism and the Department of Tourism, Parks and Recreation. <em> Administrative relationships:</em> The Ministry reports to the Legislative Assembly through the Minister of Community Development. A number of semi-independent agencies report either to the Minister or through him to the Legislative Assembly. These agencies include the Human Rights, Citizenship and Multiculturalism Education Fund Advisory Committee, the Alberta Human Rights and Citizenship Commission, the Alberta Foundation for the Arts, the Alberta Sport, Recreation, Parks and Wildlife Foundation, the Alberta Historical Resources Foundation, the Wild Rose Foundation, the Government House Foundation, the Persons with Developmental Disabilities (PDD) Provincial Board, the six community and regional PDD Boards, the Michener Centre Facility Board, and the Persons with Developmental Disabilities Foundation. In the past the following agencies have also reported to the Minister of Community Development: the Alberta Alcohol and Drug Abuse Foundation (1994-94 and 1996-99), the Alberta Advisory Council on Women's Issues (1992-96), the Glenbow-Alberta Institute Board of Governors (1992-96), the Seniors Advisory Council of Alberta (1993-2001) and the Alberta Social Housing Corporation (1999-2001). <em>Administrative structure:</em> The Ministry of Community Development is made up of the Department of Community Development and the semi-independent agencies for which the Minister is responsible. The Department of Community Development is made up of the following units responsible for its principal program areas: Community and Citizenship Services Division: responsible for supporting community recreation and cultural activities, including arts development, film classification, support of the province's public libraries; providing support for community sports and recreation programs, support for the province's volunteer sector, and secretariat services to the Alberta Human Rights and Citizenship Commission; Cultural Facilities and Historical Resources Division: responsible for operating Alberta's provincial historic sites, museums and interpretive centres, the Provincial Archives of Alberta, and the Northern and Southern Jubilee Auditoria; maintaining heritage resources, providing support for community-based heritage preservation, and designating significant historical resources; Parks and Protected Areas Program: responsible for operation of Alberta's provincial parks, and protection of wilderness areas, ecological preserves, wildland provincial parks, heritage rangeland, natural areas, recreation areas and Willmore Wilderness Park; Supportive Communities Division: responsible for coordinating programs and establishing standards for community-based agencies delivering services to persons with developmental disabilities, liaison with regional and community PDD Boards and the provincial Board, and providing services in support of the <em>Protection for Persons in Care Act</em>; Ministry Support Services: responsible for administrative, financial, legislative, information management, public relations, and human resources support for the Department and the offices of the Minister and Deputy Minister; Francophone Secretariat: responsible for acting as a liaison between the Government of Alberta and the province's francophone community; Between 1996 and 2001, programs for seniors were provided by the Services to Seniors Division. This division was transferred to the Ministry of Seniors in April 2001. <em>Names of chief officers:</em> Ministers of Community Development: Dianne F. Mirosh Dec. 15, 1993-June 29, 1993; Gary G. Mar June 30, 1993-May 30, 1996; Shirley A.M. McClellan May 31, 1996-May 25, 1999; Stan Woloshyn May 26, 1999-Mar. 18-2001; Gene Zwozdesky Mar. 19, 2001-present.
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Fonds consists of records created, used and maintained in the fulfillment of the Ministry's mandate. The records relate to: provision of financial support to individuals and organizations in the individuals and groups in the literary, film, performing, and visual arts; provision of a variety of workshops, training, exposure and promotional programs in support of individuals and groups in the literary, film, performing and visual arts; administration of the Archeological Survey of Alberta; provision of financial support to municipal libraries and library associations; planning, creation and delivery of programs to support cultural heritage groups and events; creation and administration of cultural facilities; film classification; planning, creation and operation of historic sites; oversight of the Provincial Archives of Alberta; oversight of the Provincial Museum of Alberta; operation of the Northern and Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditoria; development of parks and recreational facilities; creation and delivery of recreation development programs; operation of the Reynolds Alberta Museum; operation of the Royal Tyrrell Museum; delivery of programs supporting the development of senior citizens' residential facilities; and planning and delivery of programs to promote the welfare of women in Alberta. The fonds includes correspondence, a variety of grant case files, minutes and agendas of branch, division, departmental, interdepartmental and intergovernmental committees, reports, financial records, contracts, action requests, orders and directives, ledgers, promotional materials, briefing books, agreements, brochures, newsletters, news releases, press clippings, and a variety of audio and video materials. The fonds also includes the records of the Alberta Human Rights Commission, the Alberta Foundation for the Arts, the Alberta Sport, Recreation, Parks and Wildlife Foundation, the Alberta Multiculturalism Commission and the Alberta Government House Foundation. For more information on the records of these subordinate agencies, refer to their respective sous-fonds descriptions. The records have been arranged into the following series: Alberta Achievement Awards program records; Alberta Advisory Council on Women's Issues administrative records; Alberta Advisory Council on Women's Issues executive records; Alberta Art Foundation financial records; Alberta Art Foundation administrative and operational records; Alberta Foundation for the Performing Arts administrative and operational records; Alberta Foundation for the Performing Arts grant case files; Archaeological Survey administrative records; Arts, culture and library programs administrative records; Arts foundations grant programs administrative records; Artstrek operational records; Calgary Olympic Development Committee records; Citizenship programs administrative records;Community and citizenship programs executive records; Community field services administrative records; Culture and multiculturalism executive records; Cultural development executive records; Cultural development operational records; Cultural facilities and historical resources executive records; Cultural Heritage Council administrative and operational records; Cultural Heritage Foundation administrative and operational records; Cultural heritage and multiculturalism grant case files; Cultural heritage and multiculturalism programs records; Department administrative records; Department executive records; Department financial planning records; Departmental library financial ledgers; Film and literary arts general operational records; Film and literary arts grant programs operational records; Film and literary arts programs administrative records; Film classification operational records; Financial services grants records; Financial services operational records; Historic Resources Intern Program records; Historic sites administrative records; Historic sites and archives executive records; Historic sites research and planning records; Historic sites special projects records; Historical resources management executive records; Housing and seniors programs executive records; Human resources records; Information systems development records; Library support programs administrative records; Library support programs operational records; Multiculturalism films; Multiculturalism programs administrative records; Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium operational records; Parks and recreation facilities development contracts; Performing arts grants case files; Performing arts support programs administrative records; Performing arts training and exposure programs operational records; Provincial Archives administrative and operational records; Provincial Museum exhibits and visitor services operational records; Provincial Museum security records; Provincial parks capital project contract records; Provincial parks capital project financial ledgers; Public relations records; Recreation and parks executive records; Recreation and sport films; Recreation and sport programs administrative records; Recreation development executive records; Recreation development programs administrative records; Recreation development programs operational records; Reynolds Alberta Museum administrative records; Royal Tyrrell Museum administrative and operational records; Senior Citizens Facility Grant Program operational records; Seniors services programs administrative records; Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium booking records; Visual arts programs administrative and operational records; Women's and seniors' programs administrative records; Women's programs administrative records; Women's programs executive records; Women's programs operational records.
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Other materials include: ca. 14,000 photographs; ca. 12,000 negatives; ca. 5,500 transparencies; ca. 1,300 audio cassettes; 547 video cassettes; 149 film reels; 114 audio compact discs; 58 audio discs : 45 rpm; 50 audio discs : 33 1/3 rpm; 32 architectural drawings; 14 posters; 6 maps; 4 filmstrips; 3 photograph albums; 2 textile samples; 1 data diskette.
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Records acquired through scheduled transfer from the Ministry of Community Development
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- The material is in English
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Subject to the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act;Subject to the Copyright Act
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Further accruals are expected