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- Jun. 1919
Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)
A list of instructions for milk salesmen, including milk prices.
Winnipeg (Man.). Special Food Committee
Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)
A list of instructions for milk salesmen, including milk prices.
Winnipeg (Man.). Special Food Committee
Jean Arsin to Committee on Finance regarding General Strike film
Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)
A letter from Jean Arsin of the Winnipeg Publicity Studios to the Committee on Finance offering to sell a film he had created about the General Strike
Winnipeg (Man.). Committee on Finance
J.H. Blackwood to Alderman Sparling regarding policing of City parks
Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)
A letter from J.H. Blackwood, Secretary of the Public Parks Board, to Alderman J.K. Sparling, Chairman of the Board of Police Commissioners, requesting increased police protection in City parks.
Winnipeg (Man.). Board of Parks and Recreation
J.H. Blackwood to Arthur Dickson regarding the General Strike’s effect on body interment
Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)
A letter from J.H. Blackwood, Secretary of the Public Parks Board, to Arthur Dickson, informing him that the General Strike has made it difficult to give him advanced notice about interment at Brookside Cemetery.
Winnipeg (Man.). Board of Parks and Recreation
J.H. Blackwood to Brookside Cemetery Caretaker regarding interment reporting
Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)
A letter from J.H. Blackwood, Secretary of the Public Parks Board, to J.H. Gunn, Caretaker of Brookside Cemetery, ordering him to continue his reporting duties despite the ongoing General Strike.
Winnipeg (Man.). Board of Parks and Recreation
J.H. Blackwood to Chief Donald MacPherson regarding policing of City parks
Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)
A letter from J.H. Blackwood, Secretary of the Public Parks Board, to Donald MacPherson, Chief Constable, requesting increased police protection in City parks.
Winnipeg (Man.). Board of Parks and Recreation
J.H. Blackwood to Park Constable regarding loyalty pledge
Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)
A letter from J.H. Blackwood, secretary of the Public Parks Board, to D.C. White, Assiniboine Park Constable, informing him of the Park Board’s decision requiring him, as an employee, to sign a loyalty pledge (sometimes called the “Slave Pact”) stating that he will not engage in strike action.
Winnipeg (Man.). Board of Parks and Recreation
Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)
A letter from J.H. Blackwood, Secretary of the Public Parks Board, to N. Shaw, President of the Retail and Wholesale Clerks Association, regarding a request by the latter to use Kildonan Park to sell food and drinks to benefit women whom the strike left unemployed.
Winnipeg (Man.). Board of Parks and Recreation
J.H. Blackwood to Rev. Andrew Roddan regarding Sunday interments in Brookside cemetery
Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)
A letter from J.H. Blackwood, Secretary of the Public Parks Board, to Rev. Andrew Roddan, informing him that Sunday interment will continue until the General Strike has ended.
Winnipeg (Man.). Board of Parks and Recreation
J.H. Blackwood to Travers Sweatman regarding policing of City parks
Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)
A letter from J.H. Blackwood, Secretary of the Public Parks Board, to W. Travers Sweatman, member of the Citizens’ Committee of One Thousand, appraising him of the former’s request for better policing in City parks.
Winnipeg (Man.). Board of Parks and Recreation
Letter of Reference to Mayor and Council for a fireman not taken back after the General Strike
Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)
A letter of reference from C.F. Rannard of Rannard Shoe Ltd. To Mayor Gray and members of Council regarding F.H. Ireton, a former firefighter who went out on strike and was not taken back by the Fire Department after the strike ended.
Winnipeg (Man.). Mayor's Office
Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)
A letter from H. Gerald Wade of the Western Municipal News, thanking Alderman Hamlin and Assistant Chief Health Inspector E.W.J. Hague for their work on the Food Committee and in coordinating the delivery of milk and ice during the General Strike.
Winnipeg (Man.). Special Food Committee
Letter to Albertan Newspaper regarding the preachers involved in the General Strike
Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)
A letter from Mayor Gray to O.E. Payne, Editor of The Hearld, a newspaper out of Hanna, Alberta, responding to the latter's inquiry about the preachers associated with the General Strike and their denominations.
Winnipeg (Man.). Mayor's Office
Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)
A letter from J.G. Glassco, Manager of the City Light and Power Department, to the Committee on Finance, recommending that overtime be paid to those who continued to work during the strike.
Winnipeg (Man.). Committee on Finance
List of applicants to Health Department
Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)
A letter from the Clerk of the Health Committee to J.H. Pearson, Chief Health Inspector, listing people who had applied for jobs after the General Strike had begun.
Winnipeg (Man.). Committee on Public Health and Welfare
List of applicants to Health Department
Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)
A list of applicants for positions in the Health Department and the status of their employment after having signed their applications. Many either left quickly after starting or did not show up.
Winnipeg (Man.). Committee on Public Health and Welfare
List of applicants to Health Department
Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)
A letter from the Clerk of the Health Committee to the Committee on Finance, listing people who had applied for jobs in the Health Department after the General Strike had begun.
Winnipeg (Man.). Committee on Public Health and Welfare
List of Baths Department staff displaced by the strike
Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)
List of Baths Department employees displaced by the General Strike, sent from G.A. Harrison, Superintendent of Baths, to C.J. Brown, City Clerk, in response to a request from Council.
Winnipeg (Man.). Mayor's Office
List of City Engineer's Department staff displaced by the strike
Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)
List of City Engineer's Department employees displaced by the General Strike, sent from W.P. Brereton, City Engineer, to C.J. Brown, City Clerk, in response to a request from Council.
Winnipeg (Man.). Mayor's Office
List of Comptroller's Department staff displaced by the strike
Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)
List of Comptroller's Department employees displaced by the General Strike, sent from W.H. Evanson, City Comptroller, to C.J. Brown, City Clerk, in response to a request from Council.
Winnipeg (Man.). Mayor's Office