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South Peace Regional Archives
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County of Grande Prairie
County of Grande Prairie. -- 1951-1959. -- 14 cm of textual records.
Agency History
In the late 1940s, the council of the Municipal District of Grande Prairie No. 127 “approached the Department of Municipal Affairs suggesting that a form of the County system be tried.” (County of Grande Prairie No. 1 50th Anniversary Special Edition, Daily Herald Tribune) The County Act became law on July 1, 1950 and the County of Grande Prairie No. 1 was incorporated on January 1, 1951, the first and largest county in the province of Alberta. On February 22, 1951, eleven councilors were elected to the County of Grande Prairie: Lewis Hawkes, M.D. Kehr, G.R. Johnson, Bob Rycroft, Tom Warden, Alex Novlesky, Bernard Liland, Percy Johnson, Ed Williamson, A.E. Hawksworth, and James Smith. The first council meeting was held on March 8, 1951 and M.D. Kehr was elected chair.
Scope and Content
The series consists of the minutes, including lists of accounts, from the County of Grande Prairie No. 1 for the first eight years of its existence.
Notes
Title based on the contents of the sous-fonds.