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Village of Clairmont fonds
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2 cm of textual records
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Administrative history
The Village of Clairmont was incorporated as a village in 1917. Crofton Cady was the first reeve, Mr. Mashburn a Councilor, and W. Coblentz the Secretary-Treasurer of the first council. Fire protection, police protection, road maintenance and animal control were their first concerns. Lack of paid taxes and problems with un-trained staff made governing the village difficult, but by 1935, Clairmont's affairs were in order. During its tenure as a village, the residents of Clairmont were able to build a park and sports grounds, a curling rink, a skating rink and a tennis court, as well as maintain the municipal services. By 1945, however, population had decreased and Clairmont reverted to the status of hamlet with the Municipal District of Grande Prairie No. 127 in authority.
Custodial history
Records were passed on to the County of Grande Prairie when Clairmont reverted to hamlet status in 1945, and were deposited on loan with the Provincial Archives in 1970. The records were transferred to the Grande Prairie Regional Archival by permanent donation in 2000.
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The fonds consists of minutes from 1935-1945, including accounts, taxes and tax appeal records, and financial statements for 1944 and 1945.
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Records were passed on to the County of Grande Prairie when Clairmont reverted to hamlet status in 1945, and were deposited on loan with the Provincial Archives in 1970. The records were transferred to the Grande Prairie Regional Archival by permanent donation in 2000.
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- The material is in English.
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A finding aid is available at http://southpeacearchives.org/finding-aids/village-of-clairmont-fonds/
Associated materials
An aerial photograph of Clairmont ca. 1978 is included in the County of Grande Prairie photograph collection.
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Accession number: 2000.39
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- English