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Associated Country Women of the World

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The Women's Institute was founded in 1897, in Stony Creek Ontario, by Mrs. Hoodless. It was originally formed as a way of educating rural women in domestic sciences, which would benefit women and their families, and would play a charitable role in the community and the world. Their aim was the betterment of life for both home and country, leading to their motto "For Home and Country". The Women's Institute (also known as W. I.) grew dramatically over Ontario and in 1909 Alberta women organized their first Women's Institute in Lea Park, Alberta. In the early years, the institutes held demonstrations and lectures, which focused on cooking, sewing, home nutrition, childcare and handicrafts, but soon grew. Traveling libraries were established sent out to the institutes, lectures and demonstrations were organized, Women's Institute handbooks were printed, as well as other forms of bulletins, pamphlets and books on various aspects of home, farm and community life. In 1915 the first provincial Women's Institute convention was held in Olds, with just over 100 women in attendance. At this time Miss. Isabel Noble was elected as Alberta's Women's Institute President, which represented local branches from communities throughout Alberta. She realized the importance of organizing the rural women of Canada so they might speak as one voice for needed reforms, and the value of coordinating provincial groups for a more consistent organization. In February 1919, representatives of the provinces met in Winnipeg, Manitoba, to form the Federated Women's Institutes of Canada. In 1916 the various branches of the Women's Institutes in Alberta were incorporated under the Alberta Women's Institutes Act under the Department of Agriculture, based on the belief by the Alberta government that by improving the domestic lives of settlers, their comfort, health and efficiency, further settlement would follow. The years between 1916 and 1921 were difficult, the war, influenza epidemic and drought in Southern Alberta taxed the resources of the Women's Institute movement. Thousands of dollars were raised for the Red Cross. Socks, sweaters, scarves, hats and mitts were knitted for the soldiers, hospital supplies were bought and made, and soldiers and their dependants were cared for. At the war's end, Miss Mary MacIssac, Superintendent of Alberta Women's Institute, revived the idea of a national group and in February 1919 the Federated Women's Institute of Canada (F. W. I. C.) came into being. The Women's Institutes turned to peace-time activities, Girl's Clubs were organized, local hospitals, maternity homes, libraries and community halls were founded and supported. In 1924 the first annual Women's Institute Short course was held. The course was a month long and branch members throughout Canada were asked to send a representative. These representatives returned to their communities to teach what they had learned. This turned out to be an effective format which remains in use. Subjects first taught were mainly agricultural topics, such as dairying, beekeeping and poultry raising, but later expanded to include courses on finances, banking and business skills. In 1928, on suggestion of the Women's Institute, the Department of Education held a vote of school children to choose a provincial emblem and by 1930 the choice of the wild rose was endorsed by Legislature. Also in 1928, the Women's Home Bureau Act came into effect, declaring that the Alberta Women's Institute should become self-supporting, therefore, in 1929 the Alberta Women's Institutes became independent of the government. Throughout the difficult years of the Depression, annual conventions were held less frequently to cut costs, and "Mother's Bundles" were sent out to needy families. The Depression years brought a new interest in civic responsibility. Women's Institutes began studying laws relating to women and children, such as the Old Age Pension Act, The Mother's Allowance Act, The Minimum Wage Act for Women and Girls, and became active in recommending legislative change to the Federal Government. During World War II, conventions and official visits were again terminated while activities once again turned towards war efforts. Contributions were made to War funds, and seeds, knitted clothing, quilts and food were sent overseas. At war's end the Women's institute members grew again and efforts for "Home and Country" continued growing. Alberta Women's Institute branches provided many services in their communities, such as providing many schools with First Aid kits, providing hot lunches, Christmas treats and picnics to students. Honour Roll and scholarship programs and Health clinics for pre-school children were set up. Fundraising and involvement in community programs such as Meals-on-Wheels, food banks, clothing banks, and recreational children's clubs, canvassing for cancer research and for UNICEFF took place, and there was continued care for war-torn countries. As of 1996 Alberta Women's Institutes have once again have been under Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development and continue to receive an annual government grant from the province of Alberta. Although Women's Institute organizations are still active today, many branches have disbanded due to lack of members. Yet, more than 100 years after the first Women's Institute was formed in Canada, these women's mark remains imprinted on Canadian history and was instrumental in the foundation modern day opinions and practices. The Women's Institute has close international links through the Associated Country Women of the World (A. C. W. W.), which is an international organization that represents rural women and homemakers of various countries and societies. The Associated Country Women of the World evolved from the desire of countrywomen all over the world to come closer together in friendship and to pool their knowledge and work towards a better world. The first official step was taken in 1927 when a resolution was passed by the International Council of Women that a Committee was to be formed to look at the conditions that woman's rural organizations. The first International Conference of Rural Women was in London in 1929 and was attended by 46 women in 24 countries. In 1930 a committee was formed, "Liaison Committee of Rural Women's and Homemakers' Organizations. In 1933 the committee became the Associated Country Women of the World. The Associated Country Women of the World's goal is to work together to raise the standard of living of rural women through education, training, and community development programs; to provide practical support to members; to promote international friendship; and to give rural women a voice at an international level through links with United Nation agencies. The Associated Country Women of the World supports a whole range of development programs in rural communities through its Projects and Trust Funds: leadership and skill-training, nutrition/education projects, literacy and basic education programs, small business initiatives and small-scale agricultural, income-generating schemes. The Associated Country Women of the World holds a World Conference every three years, annual Council Meetings, and Regional Conferences; they also publish a magazine called "The Countrywoman".

Associated Grocers

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Associated Grocers was established in the mid-1920s by a group of independent food retailers in southern Alberta to take advantage of volume buying. Some suppliers manufactured goods with the Associated Grocers label. After the Second World War the company was badly undercapitalized at a time when competition was strong. This resulted in a reorganization and recapitalization in 1953. A new warehouse was built at 10th Avenue and 18th Street SW in Calgary but was replaced in the 1960s. Various new subsidiaries also developed including Associated Store Fixtures, Walter Warehouse Food Market and Associated Produce. In 1970 the "Western Family" label was adopted and new shares were sold to improve capitalization. Six retail "Allwest" stores were opened in the 1970s but sold in 1985. In the mid-1980s Associated bought Kamloops-based Consolidated Grocers Ltd.

Associated Screen News

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The Associated Screen News (ASN), established in Montreal in 1920 as a subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway, produced photographs, newsreels, shorts, travelogues, motion pictures, and industrial films featuring the CPR's extensive transportation services. In developing its international travel business, the CPR established a steamship company, the Empress Line. ASN photographers travelled aboard the CPR and Empress Line ships photographing the various travel and cruise destinations to which they were assigned, promoting the Canadian Pacific Railway and the Empress ships. In 1935 ASN purchased the famous Notman & Sons photographic studio in Montreal.

Associated Screen News

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Associated Screen News was established in 1920 as a subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) to produce films. It operated until 1958. The Banff Highland Gathering was initiated in the 1920s by the CPR and continued for at least four years, and were documented by Associated Screen News.

Association Canadienne Francaise de l'Alberta. Regionale de Calgary

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The Club Francaise de Calgary was incorporated in 1953 and in 1970 it merged with the Societe St. Jean Baptiste to form the Societe Franco Canadienne de Calgary. Its objects were to promote the interests of individuals of French descent in the Calgary area. The association affiliated with the Association Canadienne Francaise de l'Alberta and changed its name to reflect that affiliation.

Association canadienne-française de l'Alberta

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On 13 December 1925, the Cercle Jeanne d'Arc, supported by les Chevaliers de Colomb, organized a congress of 400 Franco Albertans at the Hotel Macdonald in Edmonton to discuss the formation of a provincial French association. An organization was formed at that first meeting charged with the maintenance of all facets of French culture in Alberta, including religious, moral, social, intellectual and economic life. However, the paramount concern of the newly formed organization was education and the survival of the French community's identity in Alberta. A provisional committee was charged with the creation of an organizational constitution and half a year later, on the 12th of July 1926, the document was completed. The new constitution, ratified at the organization's first general congress, signified the official creation of the Association canadienne-française de l'Alberta (ACFA). Initially, the ACFA was composed of parish associations governed from a central office in Edmonton. The parishes would send one delegate to the annual general congress for every twenty-five dollars in contributions to the central office. Although the annual congresses were open to all francophone Albertans, the location of the meetings in Edmonton made the substantive contribution of members from parishes outside the capital region prohibitive. In addition, the organization of the ACFA, based on parish affiliation, gave cities with several parishes a greater say concerning the policy and direction of the organization as a whole. Consequently, during the early years of the ACFA, the organization was controlled by the interests of urban elites in Edmonton and to a lesser extent, Calgary. In order to counteract this disparity, the constitution was amended in 1930 to allow remote centres to form committees composed of representatives from the parish associations. The first regional reorganization took place in Rivière-la-Paix, inspired by the need to redirect the funds that had previously been moving to Edmonton into the creation of an elder care home. Later, in 1961, the association decided to disassociate the regional associations from their parishes and instead organized them according to their location and the density of French population. These new regional associations would later incorporate individually, allowing semi-autonomy from the parent ACFA provincial organization. In 1928, after a disagreement with the journal <em>L'Union</em>, a French newspaper, the ACFA decided to create its own weekly journal called <em>La Survivance</em>. This new weekly journal would become the primary communication between the organization's representatives and the membership. As such, the journal served as an attempt by the ACFA to solidify Franco-Albertan identity and forge closer ties between disparate groups of francophones throughout the province. During the late 1920s and 1930s, the ACFA started to experience a crisis of declining membership. This was due to the general movement away from parish associations for entertainment and community creation did you mean recreation?. The general Franco-Albertan community started to seek inclusion in the larger English society of Alberta, causing the traditional French parish branches to lose their importance. Instead of gathering at the community church as an entertainment activity, French Albertans were, in increasing numbers, frequenting the more diverse cultural activities of the English community. Beyond the obvious problems this presented to the French community concerning cultural assimilation, the drift away from the parish as the foundation of French identity affected the ACFA's ability to secure membership and importantly, membership fees. The arrival of the depression of the 1930s compounded the situation, all but decimating the association. By the end of the Depression, the ACFA's membership had reorganized itself. The ordinary members, who had previously resisted the system that transferred control to urban elites in Edmonton and Calgary, had drifted away from the organization. In their stead, the elites remained, leaving the organization composed primarily of people from medical and legal backgrounds. In addition to discussions with government, the ACFA displayed its commitment to education by setting up organizations concerned with French language instruction in schools. In 1926, the ACFA founded the Association des éducateurs bilingues de l'Alberta (AEBA) and aided in the formation of the Association des commissaires bilingues (ACB). In addition, the ACFA established an inspection and visit system for French and bilingual schools and set up French libraries. However, in keeping with association's goal to aid in all aspects of Franco-Albertan life, the ACFA turned its attention to the economic and agricultural concerns of its membership. In response to these needs, the ACFA helped develop credit unions. The first was formed in Calgary and by 1963, there were sixteen French credit unions across the province. Later, in 1997, the ACFA would open La Chambre économique, providing a full range of economic services to the Franco-Albertan community. In the late 1930s and 1940s, the association decided to organize its annual congresses around specific themes. For example, in 1939, the theme was cooperatives and in 1941, the congress concentrated on problems surrounding colonization. However, the messages tended to be overshadowed by the political intrigue and anti-French fanaticism of the larger community. In 1949, in response to these realities, the ACFA decided to establish CHFA, a French radio station that could help to counteract anti-French and assimilationist influences. During the 1950s, the ACFA experienced a crisis of funding. The popularity of the organization had started to wane, causing donations to decline. In response, the ACFA decided to set up satellite organizations that not only helped Franco-Albertans, as it had done in the past, but also derived a benefit to the ACFA. The first such organization was L'Almanach Franco-Albertain, set up in 1959 in conjunction with L'Assurance-vie Desjardins and Le Service de sécurité familiale. Later, in 1965, a system of general insurances was introduced with the aid of the Securité du Canada Company. These institutions would contribute to a foundation for the ACFA, which would provide funding for programming. The 1960s was a decade of great gains for the Franco-Albertan community in terms of advocacy and education rights. In 1964, the ACFA was incorporated by a provincial act, solidifying the organization as an entity tied to its charter and able to exist independently of its board and membership. Importantly though, in 1968 the organization's lobbying produced legislation allowing fifty percent French instruction in public schools, then later in 1976, that time was extended to eighty percent. The Canadian Charter, signed in 1982, made French instruction a right to all Canadians, allowing all French schools to receive public funds. The ACFA's activities in regards to education after the Charter shifted from lobbying for concessions to protection of rights and facilitation of education through its bookstores Le Carrefour. The creation of the Secrétariat d'État in 1969, later to become the Ministry of Canadian Heritage, provided the organization with funding to broaden its mandate. Particularly, the ACFA took a more active role in providing cultural activities. The ACFA is currently active in lobbying on behalf of the Franco-Albertan community to ensure the rights of the community in relation to the Charter and the Official Languages Act of Canada.

Association canadienne-française de l'Alberta

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The regional associations of the ACFA were formed in 1961, consolidating the previous organizations based on parish association. Provisional associations are created before they are incorporated under provincial statute as full regional associations.

Association canadienne-française de l'Alberta

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The regional associations of the ACFA were formed in 1961, consolidating the previous organizations based on parish association. The Bonnyville/Cold Lake branch was officially incorporated under Provincial statute in 1977.

Association canadienne-française de l'Alberta

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Le 13 décembre 1925, le Cercle Jeanne d'Arc, soutenu par les Chevaliers de Colomb, organisa un congrès de 400 francophones à l'Hôtel Macdonald d'Edmonton pour décider de la possibilité de former une association française en Alberta. Une organisation fut formée lors de cette première réunion pour s'occuper de toutes les facettes de la vie culturelle francophone en Alberta, ainsi que de la vie religieuse, morale, sociale, intellectuelle et économique. Cependant, le souci primordial de l'organisation fut l'éducation et la survivance de l'identité franco-albertaine. Le comité temporaire fut chargé de la création d'une constitution et six mois plus tard, le 12 juillet 1926, le document fut complété. La nouvelle constitution, ratifiée au premier congrès général de l'organisation, marqua la création officielle de l'Association canadienne-française de l'Alberta (ACFA). Au commencement, l'ACFA fut composée de cercles paroissiaux régis par un bureau central à Edmonton. Les paroisses envoyaient un délégué au congrès général annuel pour tous les vingt-cinq dollars de contributions remises au bureau central. L'endroit des réunions à Edmonton rendit difficile la participation des membres des paroisses en dehors d'Edmonton. En outre, l'organisation de l'ACFA, basée sur les cercles paroissiaux, donna aux villes avec plusieurs paroisses une plus grande importance dans la politique et dans la direction de l'organisation. En conséquence, pendant les premières années de l'ACFA, l'organisation fut commandée par les intérêts des élites urbaines à Edmonton et à un moindre degré, à Calgary. Pour contrebalancer cette disparité, la constitution fut modifiée en 1930 pour permettre aux centres à distance de former des comités composés de représentants des cercles paroissiaux. La première réorganisation régionale eut lieu à la Rivière-la-Paix, provoquée par la nécessité de réorienter les fonds qui précédemment allait à Edmonton. Plus tard, en 1961, l'association dissocia les associations régionales des paroisses. Les nouvelles associations régionales furent organisées selon l'endroit et la densité de la population francophone. Ces nouvelles associations régionales s'incorporèrent plus tard individuellement, permettant ainsi la semi-autonomie de l'ACFA provinciale. En 1928, à la suite d'un conflit avec le journal l'Union, l'ACFA créa un journal hebdomadaire appelé La Survivance. Le nouveau journal hebdomadaire devint le premier lien de communication entre les représentants et les membres de l'organisation. En tant que tel, le journal servit de tentative par l'ACFA de solidifier l'identité franco-albertaine et de forger des rapports étroits entre les différents groupes de francophones dans la province. Dans les années 20 et les années 30, l'ACFA connut une crise interne liée au mouvement général d'éloignement des cercles paroissiaux en faveur des loisirs et de la communauté. Cette dernière commença à chercher l'inclusion dans la société anglaise de l'Alberta, diminuant ainsi l'importance des associations traditionnelles avec les cercles paroissiaux. Au lieu de se rassembler dans les églises pour les loisirs, les francophones de l'Alberta de plus en plus fréquentaient les activités culturelles plus variées offertes par les communauté anglophones. Au delà des problèmes évidents, ceci représenta pour la communauté francophone un problème d'assimilation culturelle; l'éloignement des cercles paroissiaux qui étaient la base de l'identité francophone affecta la capacité de l'ACFA d'augmenter le nombre de ses membres. L'arrivée de la Dépression des années 30 aggrava la situation et presque décima l'association. Vers la fin de la Dépression, les membres ordinaires, qui précédemment résistèrent au système donnant le pouvoir aux élites urbaines à Edmonton et à Calgary, s'éloignèrent de l'organisation. À leur place, les élites s'installèrent, laissant l'organisation composée principalement de personnes appartenant aux domaines médicaux et légaux. En plus des discussions avec le gouvernement, l'ACFA montra son engagement envers l'éducation en installant des organismes liés à l'enseignement de la langue française dans les écoles. En 1926, l'ACFA fonda l'Association des éducateurs bilingues de l'Alberta (AEBA) et facilita la formation de l'Association des commissaires bilingues (ACB). En outre, l'ACFA établit un système d'inspections et de visites dans les écoles françaises et bilingues et fonda les bibliothèques françaises. Cependant, en accord avec le but de l'association touchant tous les aspects de la vie des francophones de l'Alberta, l'ACFA tourna son attention vers les intérêts économiques et agricoles de ses membres. En réponse à ces besoins, l'ACFA favorisa le développement des caisses populaires. La première fut fondée à Calgary en 1963, il y eut seize caisses populaires francophones dans la province. Plus tard, en 1997, l'ACFA fonda la Chambre économique, fournissant une gamme complète des services économiques à la communauté franco-albertaine. Vers la fin des années 30 et 40, l'association décida d'organiser ses congrès annuels autour de thèmes spécifiques. Par exemple, en 1939, le thème fut les coopératives et en 1941, le congrès concentra sur les problèmes entourant la colonisation. Cependant, les messages ont tendu à être éclipsés par les intrigues politiques et le fanatisme anti-francophones de la province. En 1949, en réponse à ces réalités, l'ACFA décida d'établir CHFA, une station de radio française pour aider à contrebalancer les influences anti-francophones et l'assimilation. Pendant les années 50, l'ACFA traversa une crise de financement. La popularité de l'organisation commença à s'affaiblir, ce qui causa une diminution des dons. En réponse à cette crise, l'ACFA décida d'installer des organismes satellites pour aider les francophones de l'Alberta, comme dans le passé, mais également pour en dériver un avantage financier pour son administration. Le premier nouvel organisme fut l'Almanach Franco-Albertain, créé en 1959 conjointement avec l'Assurance-vie Desjardins et le Service de sécurité familiale. Plus tard, en 1965, un système d'assurances générales fut développé. Ces établissements contribuèrent à une fondation plus solide pour l'ACFA et lui fournirent le financement pour sa programmation. Les années 60 furent une décennie de grands progrès pour la communauté francophone en ce qui concerne les droits et d'éducation. En 1964, l'ACFA fut incorporée par un acte provincial, solidifiant l'organisation en tant que groupe attaché à sa charte et le rendant plus indépendant de son conseil et de ses membres. En 1968 les pressions politiques de l'ACFA produisirent une législation permettant cinquante pour cent d'instruction française dans les écoles publiques, puis en 1976, ce montant augmenta à quatre-vingts pour cent. La charte canadienne, signée en 1982, fit de l'instruction française un droit pour tous les Canadiens, permettant à toutes les écoles françaises de recevoir des fonds publics. La création du Secrétariat d'État en 1969, devenu plus tard le Ministère du Patrimoine canadien, permit à l'organisation d'élargir son mandat. En particulier, l'ACFA développa un rôle plus actif en fournissant des activités culturelles. L'ACFA est actuellement active en assurant, au nom de la communauté francophone de l'Alberta, les droits garantis à la communauté par la Charte et par la Loi sur les langues officielles du Canada.

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