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Canadian Dimension

  • CA QUA08005
  • Corporate body
  • n.d.

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Canadian Dredge and Dock Company, Limited

  • CA QUA00538
  • Corporate body
  • 1907-1972

The Canadian Dredging Company, Limited, was founded in Midland, Ontario, in 1907, and became a public company (Canadian Dredge and Dock Company, Limited, in 1928. The company had major contracts on the Welland Canal (1915-1930), the St. Lawrence Ship Channel (1930-1939), and the St. Lawrence Seaway (1955-1960). I t also had other large dredging and marine construction contracts from Port Arthur (Thunder Bay) to the Atlantic Coast
The shipbuilding and repair depot (with dry dock) was located in Kingston in 1931, and a considerable amount of repair and maintenance work was done on canal vessels. During the war years, in addition to the construction of derricks, gate vessels and tugs for the Department of Munitions and Supply, it also manufactured shells for the same Department.
At Kingston, the company built a number of large scows and derricks for its own use and carried out major reconstruction and maintenance work on its marine plant as well as repairs and maintenance for the Canadian Department of Transport and the Ontario Department of Highways.
The Kingston location of the Canadian Dredge and Dock Company, Limited was sold in 1972.

Canadian Ethnic Studies

  • CA QUA08448
  • Corporate body
  • n.d.

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Canadian Federation of Mayors and Municipalities

  • CA QUA00674
  • Corporate body
  • 1937-1985

In 1901 the first meeting of municipal leaders was held. The first political initiative of the Union of Canadian Municipalities (UCM) was to convince the federal government to create legislation that would give municipal governments more control over the actions of utility companies within their boundaries. In 1935, the Dominion Conference of Mayors (DCM) was formed and in 1937, the UCM and DCM merged to form the Canadian Federation of Mayors and Municipalities (CFMM). Since then CFMM has functioned as a central resource organ, conference co-ordinator and clearing house for Canadian municipal bodies and officials. It also acted as a national representative of these groups for international purposes, establishing an international prescence in 1951 when CFMM sent its first delegation to the Congress of the International Union of Local Authorities (IULA) in Brighton, England. In 1957 CFMM became a founding member of the United Town Organization, headquartered in France. The organization's main objective was to promote international twinning of towns and cities. In 1967 CFMM moved its offices from Montreal to Ottawa and in 1972 The first tripartite conference was held with CFMM, federal and provincial representation. In 1985 FCMM became the Federation of Canadian Municipalities.

Canadian Federation of University Women. Kingston Branch

  • CA QUA00675
  • Corporate body
  • n.d.

Founded in 1919, The Canadian Federation of University Women, is a voluntary, non-profit, self-funded bilingual organization of over 10,000 women university graduates. CFUW/FCFDU members are active in public affairs, working to raise the social, economic and legal status of women, as well as to improve education, the environment, peace, justice and human rights. Members belong to 122 clubs in every province in Canada. CFUW/FCFDU is one of the 71 member affiliates of the International Federation of University Women (IFUW/FIFDU) and its 180,000 members. CFUW/FCFDU is a Non-Government Organization in consultative status with the United Nations (ECOSOC).

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