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Artwalk Society of Calgary

  • glen

The Artwalk Society of Calgary was established in Calgary, Alberta in 1983 to coordinate an annual tour of public and private art galleries in the city. In 2000 the society merged with Artweek to form ArtCity.

Arusha Cross-Cultural Centre

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  • Corporate body
  • 1972-

The Arusha Cross-Cultural Centre was established in 1972 to provide development education for the Calgary area. Initially called the Calgary Development Centre, the organization began operations at Mount Royal College. The name was changed to Arusha in 1973. The Centre worked closely with related organizations in the city and published a monthly newsletter regarding the workshops, film series, tours and other events sponsored by the centre. Among projects developed were a teachers' guide to resources in development issues, a weekly two hour radio program, Sunday International on CJSW FM 91 and a life skills program for immigrant women called Making Changes. Funding is obtained through the centre's own fund raising projects, revenues from memberships, course registrations, donations and resource sales, and the Canadian International Development Agency. Arusha is a member of the Development Education Co-ordinating Council of Alberta.

Ascot Mutual Telephone Company

  • paa

The Ascot Mutual Telephone Company was incorporated under the <em>Companies Act</em> on November 20, 1934; the company had been formed on October 23, 1934. The Ascot Mutual Telephone Company served an area near Wainwright, Alberta. Specifically, it served in Townships 43 and 44, Range 6, West of the 4th Meridian (43,44-6-W4). Like other Mutual Telephone Companies in Alberta, the Ascot Mutual Telephone Company signed an agreement with Alberta Government Telephones (AGT) on September 25, 1969 agreeing that AGT would assume provision of communication services in the area beginning March 3, 1972. A final meeting of the Ascot Mutual Telephone Company was held January 25, 1974 to dispose of its assets.

Ash, Harriet Ann

  • glen-147
  • Person
  • fl. 1910s-1930s

Harriet Ann Ash was the sister of Edmund J. Ash who moved to Alberta from Mt. Pleasant, Ontario. She was a resident of Calgary and superintendent of the Victorian Order of Nurses in Calgary from 1916 to 1934.

Ashacker, Barbara

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Barbara Ashacker is the daughter of Hubert Thorne and his wife Alvah (Lewis). She was born [1932]. She married Harold Ashacker and they had two daughters. They were divorced. Barbara became a school teacher and taught in Athabasca for a number of years before moving to Nanaimo.

Ashbough, Roderick Leander, d. 1910

  • yuk

Roderick Leander Ashbough was a lawyer in Winnipeg, Manitoba before he moved to Dawson City ca. 1899. In Dawson he became a member of the bar on January 19, 1900, and set up a law practice, dealing mainly with the sale and rights of mineral claims. On June 28, 1909 Ashbough was elected as a Conservative member representing the Bonanza District to the first wholly elected Yukon Council. He was dean of the Dawson Bar Association in 1910. Ashbough died at his house on Harper St., Dawson on December 26, 1910. His funeral was held at St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church.

Ashburner, Rod

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Roderick Ashburner was born on September 23, 1913, in Medicine Hat. He was employed as a reporter and then as editor of the Medicine Hat News and later, as an insurance adjustor. He was also actively involved in the community having served as President of the Cypress Club in 1961, President of the Chamber of Commerce in 1970, Director with the Chamber of Commerce from 1966 to 1971, Director and Vice-President of the Medicine Hat Exhibition and Stampede Company, Chairman of the Board at Medicine Hat College, and President of the Rotary Club. Mr. Ashburner was also a member of the Senate at the University of Calgary, the Medicine Hat Kinsmen Club and was actively involved in several musical theatre productions. Rod Ashburner died August 1, 1974.

Ashby, Patrick Harvey

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Patrick Harvey Ashby, 1890-1985, was born in England. He came to Canada in 1905 and was educated at McGill University in Montreal. He fought with Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry in First World War, then moved to Alberta to work at the Raymond Experimental Station. In 1921 he married, and he and his wife, Fanny, had four children, Terence, Roy, Thelma (Gillese) and Eleanor (Bevan). In 1922 he moved to Ellerslie where he farmed until his retirement in 1965. He was a keen student of Major C.H. Douglas and economics, and sat as the Social Credit Member of Parliament for Edmonton East, 1945-1948. In 1967 the Ashbys moved to Campbell River, British Columbia.

Ashcroft Community Centre

  • paa

The Ashcroft Community Centre operated out of Huxley, Alberta. Specifically, it was located at Township 34, Range 22, West of the 4th Meridian (34-22-W4). It is not clear when the Ashcroft Community Centre was formed, but the association was dissolved on February 12, 1970.

Ashdown School District #4504

  • SPRA-0576
  • Corporate body
  • 1930-1956

Ashdown School District #4504 was formed by residents of the Homestead District near Hythe in 1930 and named for the fine shite ash left behind by a forest fire. The district had no funds and could not apply for debentures because they lived mostly on unimproved land, so they decided to build a log school by volunteer labour. Soon the volunteers were back building the barn. The school opened in January 1932 with Ferne Horte as teacher. Teachers at Ashdown School included L. Phillips, P. Melrose, and P. Cranshaw. Ashdown School closed under consolidation in 1956 and students bussed to Valhalla.

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