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Arthur Fordham and Company
Corporate body · 1867 - 1970

Arthur Fordham was a leather merchant based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. His shop was located at 148 Upper Water Street in the 1870s. The McAlpine's Halifax City Directory for 1883-1884 shows that Fordham resided at 3 Creighton Street and his shop was located at 106 Upper Water Street.

Corporate body · 1896-

Ashburn Golf and Country Club in Halifax, Nova Scotia, a members-only private club for recreation, began in 1896 under the name Halifax Golf Club. They leased land from the Studley Grounds and rented a house on Le Marchant Street to act as a club house. Officially formed as the Halifax Golf and Country Club in 1922, their first permanent 18-hole golf course was designed by architect Stanley Thompson in 1922 on 142 acre site close to the city. In 1952 the name was changed to Ashburn Golf and Country Club. When a public highway was being built through part of the golf course in 1958, the Club purchased a 600 acre site near Kinsac Lake in Fall River NS. The new course was designed and built by Geoffrey Cornish, a Canadian Golf Hall-of-Fame member, in 1968 and officially opened in 1970. The Club has hosted many provincial and national championships including Crown Life Pro-Am, Cunningham Trophy, Captain’s Cup, the Mixed Lettuce Bowl, the Fall Classic, and Web.com Tours. As of 2024, Ashburn operates 2 golf courses, the “Old Ashburn” and the New.

2004.174-f36 · Corporate body · 2003-2004

L’Association des d’Entremonts d’Eons était fondée par des gens de Pubhico-Ouest pour planifier la rencontre d’Entremont d’Eon.

Corporate body · 1972-2000

The Association for Preservation of the Eastern Shore was formed in October 1972 and officially incorporated on January 15, 1974. The stated objectives of the Association were to “preserve the natural and human resources of the coastal region of Nova Scotia commonly known as the Eastern Shore”; and to “identify and study these resources, and encourage their development in a manner compatible with the existing social and physical environment of the area”. Additional objectives of the Association were to promote public awareness of its objectives by organizing public discussions in communities in its area; to distribute and publicize reports of its findings; to raise funds; and to “take legal action where possible, in defense against developments deemed by the society to be contrary to its objectives”. The Association formed in late October 1972, not long after the federal and provincial governments announced, on August 24 of the same year, their Memorandum of Intent for a National Park in the Ship Harbour area. The Association’s creation coincided with the dissolution of the Committee to Prevent the Proposed Park, a short-lived organization which included some of the same members. In its early years, the Association focussed the majority of its efforts on opposing the establishment of the National Park as proposed in the Memorandum of Intent. After the governments announced the abandonment of the National Park plan in late 1973, the Association broadened its activities to address a number of issues and concerns of relevance to its official objectives. The Association was comprised of members and associate members who paid an annual fee, and was divided into Districts which corresponded to the Municipal Electoral Districts of Halifax located along the Eastern Shore. The Association was administered by a board of Directors elected from each District. In addition, the District Directors elected officers, including a District Chairman and Recording Secretary for each District, and a set of executive officers for the entire Association (including a President, Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary, Membership Secretary, and an Immediate Past President). Association Presidents included George R. Smith and John Kennedy in the early years, and Helene Read in the later years. Another important Association member was Gordon Hammond, who served in the early years as Secretary and spokesperson, and was responsible for many of the letters, statements, briefs and other documents produced by the Association during that time. The Association ceased its activities sometime after 1984 and was formally dissolved in about 2000 when the last Board of Directors transferred the remaining funds to the Lake Charlotte Area Heritage Society.

Corporate body · 1976-1983

The Association of Outdoor Nova Scotians was founded in 1976. Its aims were to distribute information on education, industry and research related to the out of doors; to promote ecology conservation and the wise use of our natural resources, to encourage the exchange of information between regional, national and international groups with similar interests of hiking, camping and other outdoor activities, and to promote awareness of environmental issues. The organization ended in approximately 1983.

Corporate body · 1965 -

The Association of Psychologists of Nova Scotia (APNS) is a voluntary professional organization established in 1965 to represent psychology in Nova Scotia. The Association was instrumental in promoting passage of the Psychologists Act and a continuing role in nominating members to the Nova Scotia Board of Examiners in Psychology (NSBEP), establishing the Board's code of ethics standards of professional functions, the Association of Psychologists of Nova Scotia has been active in the public forum, monitoring contemporary social issues and speaking out in the interest of the public good. APNS does not investigate complaints of unprofessional conduct of incompetence on the part of Registered Psychologists. This is one of the roles of NSBEP.

Corporate body · 1902-

The Astor Theatre Ltd. began as the Astor Theatre, at Liverpool, Queens County, N.S. It was built in 1902 as part of the Town Hall and was then known as the Opera House. During this time the theatre hosted touring and local shows. In 1916 silent films began playing, under the name Astor Theater, a business founded by F.G. Spencer and S.M. Bartling. The theatre was closed for a time in 1930 so that equipment needed for movies containing sound could be installed. When the theatre reopened it was as the Astor Theatre Ltd. Shortly after the World War II, the theatre was renovated to accommodate more people in the balcony. A new screen format was installed to allow cinemascope pictures in the late 1950's. Presently the theater is operated by The Astor Theatre Society, an incorporated non-profit, charitable organization, founded in June, 1987 to operate the theater for the cultural and educational benefit of the community.

Corporate body · 1966 - 1997

The Atlantic Association of Sociologists and Anthropologists (A.A.S.A.) began in 1966 when professors of sociology in the region met at St. Francis Xavier University, for a 'Conference of Atlantic Provinces Sociologists'. The main focus was to get to know each other and describe 3 items: 1) Present organization of Sociology in their Department. 2) Research being completed in their Department. 3) Future plans for honors and/or graduate work. By the 1968 meeting at Dalhousie University, the Conference attendees included Anthropologists. A formal association was established in 1977. They met once a year and presented academic research in the fields of anthropology and/or sociology and they were affiliated with the Canadian Sociologists and Anthropologists Association. By 1997 they were no longer registered as an association in Nova Scotia and presumably ceased activities at that time.

Atlantic Canada Institute
Corporate body · 1971-

The Atlantic Canada Institute was a non-profit organization dedicated to increasing awareness of the history and cultural diversity of the Atlantic Provinces. It began as a modest experiment in alternative education on 23 October 1971, when a group of English professors met in Halifax to consider establishing a summer institute of Atlantic Canada studies. A steering committee was set up and by January 1972 the title Atlantic Canada Institute was chosen. By late 1972 a tentative summer program had been drawn up. It was determined that the institute's main goal would be to respond to the different cultural realities of the region. The first three-week non-credit summer program was held at St. Francis Xavier University in July 1973, attracting about 40 people. In 1974 the summer school moved to the University of Prince Edward Island, where it stayed for five years. The institute later alternated between sites in the Atlantic Provinces for several summers. The topics covered included music, genealogy, architecture, art, literature, military history, and a broad range of subjects affecting the distinct ethnic groups of the region, such as Mi'kmaq, Acadians, Scottish, and Irish. In 1983 the first French program was held, and in 1982 the institute began a newsletter to promote its programs and activities and provide announcements to members. It had other occasional publications as well. In 1975 the Atlantic Canada Institute was incorporated as a charitable institution by Letters Patent in New Brunswick. Governed by a joint board of directors and a board of advisors, its operations depended upon volunteers - a core group of academics, business people, teachers, lawyers, and many others. It was never self-sustaining financially. After 1977 its main support was from the Canadian Studies program of the Secretary of State. In the late 1980s, the termination of that grant and a continued lack of funding led to the discontinuation of the Institute.

Atlantic Ecumenical Council
Corporate body · 1951 -

The origins of the Atlantic Ecumenical Council can be traced to the life and work of the Rev. Dr. W.J. Gallagher, the first General Secretary of the Canadian Council of Churches, from its inception in 1944 until his death in 1964. He brought together representatives of several denominations in the Atlantic region in a "Regional Ecumenical Conference" every second year, usually in September, at a University centre. At that time the policy of the Canadian Council of Churches was that in the intervening years between regular meetings of the Council there should be regional meetings, east and west. The first regional conference in the east was held in 1951, although prior to that date, in the immediate post-war years, small ecumenical groups had met with Dr. Gallagher. Dr. Gallagher's Associate, the Rev. Fred N. Poulton, Secretary of the Department of Social Relations, often accompanied him to these ecumenical gathering in eastern Canada. Mr. Poulton made a major contribution, his addresses on the potentialities of ecumenical social action roused his audience to much enthusiasm for creating an ecumenical instrument through with the Churches could express their social concern. -- The 1951"Regional Ecumenical Conference for the Maritime Provinces," under the auspices of the Canadian Council of Churches, the first of its kind in Canada, was held at Mount Allison University, Sackville, New Brunswick, 17 - 19 September. -- Similar Conferences have been held biennially, at which the work of the Canadian Council of Churches has been outlined and information given regarding various ecumenical ventures at the local event.