Fonds consists of records of the Gorge Harbour Community Hall Society, including minutes of meetings, financial statements and administrative records and correspondence. It is arranged into five series: Minutes, Financial, Administrative Records, Correspondence and Programs.
The Gorge Harbour Community Hall Society was formed in 1930, when residents decided to build a community hall. The young people of the area formed the Gorge Harbour Dramatic Society and put on plays and dances to raise funds. The Hall was built on land donated by George Beattie. Volunteers split shakes for the roof and did all the building, with Charlie Allen as supervisor and Bill Ballantyne as work boss. The Hall opened on Nov. 11, 1933, with an Armistice dance.
The Gorge Harbour Hall Society disbanded in 1952 and handed responsibility for the Gorge Hall over to the Whaletown Community Club. From this time, the Gorge Hall replaced the Church Hall as the main venue for weddings, dances, meetings and parties for both the Whaletown and Gorge Harbour communities.
Custodial History
Records of the Gorge Harbour Community Hall Society were turned over to CIMAS by Gillian Milton, who collected them from the home of Gilean Douglas in 1993. Douglas' husband, Philip Major Douglas, was president of the Whaletown Community Club when it took over the Gorge Harbour Community Hall and presumably had the records in his possession at that time.
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of records of the Gorge Harbour Community Hall Society, including minutes of meetings, financial statements and administrative records and correspondence. It is arranged into five series: Minutes, Financial, Administrative Records, Correspondence and Programs.
File contains newsletters, reports, correspondence, meeting agendas, newspaper clippings, notes, and a proposal to develop a Cortes Island Community Forest Agreement.
File contains newsletters, reports, correspondence, meeting agendas, newspaper clippings, notes, and a proposal to develop a Cortes Island Community Forest Agreement.
File contains documents outlining the plaintiff's (Chief Raymond Noble, suing on behalf of all members of the Klahoose First Nation) case in the 2003 lawsuit over Woodlot 0090.
File contains documents outlining the plaintiff's (Chief Raymond Noble, suing on behalf of all members of the Klahoose First Nation) case in the 2003 lawsuit over Woodlot 0090.
File contains twenty-two (22) sworn affidavits submitted by defendants and witnesses in the 2003 lawsuit over Woodlot 0090. Also contains a list of defendants.
File contains twenty-two (22) sworn affidavits submitted by defendants and witnesses in the 2003 lawsuit over Woodlot 0090. Also contains a list of defendants.
File contains articles and editorials concerning public access to Hank's Beach, culled from the Campbell River Courier, Cortes Marketer, and Tideline (cortesisland.com).
File contains articles and editorials concerning public access to Hank's Beach, culled from the Campbell River Courier, Cortes Marketer, and Tideline (cortesisland.com).
File contains the text of a petition opposing rezoning of forest land on Cortes Island, a blank copy of the petition, and related correspondence. Includes handwritten notation, reading, "This is not CES' petition!".
File contains the text of a petition opposing rezoning of forest land on Cortes Island, a blank copy of the petition, and related correspondence. Includes handwritten notation, reading, "This is not CES' petition!".
Series contains correspondence, memos, articles, maps, and site plans pertaining to the 2003 lawsuit over Woodlot 0090. For further information, see Series XXXXX.
Series contains correspondence, memos, articles, maps, and site plans pertaining to the 2003 lawsuit over Woodlot 0090. For further information, see Series XXXXX.
