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South Peace Regional Planning Commission collection

South Peace Regional Planning Commission collection. -- 1972-1987. -- 17 cm of textual records.

Agency History

The South Peace River Regional Planning Commission was formed when the Peace River Regional Planning Commission, responsible for all of northwestern Alberta, was divided in half--with the dividing line being the Peace River. In 1995, the commission was dissolved, and each county, municipality or municipal district became responsible for its own planning.

Scope and Content

The fonds consists of two scrapbooks of news clippings about the South Peace Regional Planning Commission; two atlases showing the regional planning commisssion boundaries; a 1972 document titled "Patterns for the Future" published by the Peace River Regional Planning Commission; a 1973 copy of "The Preliminary Regional Plan" published by the Peace River Regional Planning Commission; and copies of periodicals produced by the South Peace Regional Planning Commission: the Regional Review from 1983 to 1986, and Printed Matters from 1986-1989.

Table of Contents
Series 036.01Scrapbooks
Series 036.02Patterns for the Future
Series 036.03Publications

Series 036.01Scrapbooks. -- 1983 - 1987. -- 3 cm of textual records.

The series consists of newsclippings on the activities of the South Peace Regional Planning Commission and planning issues. Also included are the Public Notice of Approval Adverstisements through which the commission announced its planning decisions regarding individual pieces of land.
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Series 036.02Patterns for the Future. -- 1972 -1976. -- 10 cm of textual records.

The series consists of the first draft of a regional policy plan for the Peace River Region, the news releases, newsletters, news columns and public review process that advertised its production; the resulting comments and criticisms from the provincial government, federal government, municipalities, special interest groups, corporate interests, and citizens of the region; and the final published document. The project was completed by the Peace River Regional Planning Commission, a pre-cursor to the South Peace Regional Planning Commission.
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Series 036.03Publications. -- 1973 - 1989. -- 4 cm of textual records.

The series consists of an atlas showing regional planning commission boundaries in Alberta; The Preliminary Regional Plan printed by the Peace River Regional Planning Commission in 1973; twelve issues of the Regional Review from 1983-1986; twelve issues of Printed Matters from1986-1989;
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