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Grande Prairie Hot Air Balloon Events Assoc. fonds
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Grande Prairie Hot Air Balloon Events Assoc. fonds

  • CA GPR 0263
  • Fonds
  • 1979-2003

The fonds consists of the records of the Grande Prairie Hot Air Balloon Events Assoc., including minutes of executive and annual meetings, financial statements and society returns; files relating to the major events; photographs and posters advertising the events; financial records of the assoc.; and communications from associated organizations.

Grande Prairie Hot Air Balloon Events Assoc. Trumpeter Balloon Club

Executive Records

The series consists of the executive records of the Grande Prairie Hot Air Balloon Events Association, including the minutes of executive meetings, minutes from annual meetings, and the Society Returns submitted to Alberta Community Development each year. There is also a copy of the Certificate of Incorporation and the ByLaws of the organization.

Event Files

The series consists of files for each event: the 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1989 and the 1992 Canadian Nationals; the 1984 North American Championships, the 1986, 1993 and 1998 Alberta Championships; as well as smaller events such as the Sunrise Festival. The 1979, 1980, 1984, 1989 and 1992 files contain photographs of the balloons and their pilots, and there are over-sized posters advertising the 1981, 1984, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1998 and 2001 events. There are two files regarding bids for the 1983 and the 1985 World Championships which were not successful and a map used to plot the flights. Files contain correspondence, event reports, and information on the balloons, pilots and their standings in the event. Also included is a map in six pieces showing landing sites from Smoky Heights to Wembley. There are also 16 Hot Air Balloon Championship posters and one felt flag.

Financial Records

The series consists of the financial records of the Grande Prairie Hot Air Balloon Events Assoc: financial statements from 1980 to 1989; four ledgers with general accounts from 1980-1992; and licencing and accounting for the bingos which provided the funding for the Association.

Associated Organizations

The series consists of material from organizations with which the Grande Prairie Hot Air Balloon Events Assoc. was affiliated: a 1986 proposal for a Hot Air Balloon Park in the County of Grande Prairie; newsletters from the Alberta Free Balloonists from 1984 to 1998; and some information from Transport Canada, the Canadian Balloon Association and the Federation Aeronautique Internationale