Minutes of the May 30, 1919 meeting of St. Boniface City Council. During this meeting there was discussion regarding how to deal with civic employees who had gone out on strike alongside those in Winnipeg.
Minutes of the June 9, 1919 meeting of St. Boniface City Council. During this meeting a delegation was received of returned soldiers led by R.E. Bray, one of the leaders of the Winnipeg General Strike, urging Council to rescind the ultimatum it had issued.
A report from J.H. Pearson, Chief Health Inspector, to the Health Committee on scavenging and crematory operations for May, 1919. It records ammounts of refuse removed and cremated, dollars spent, and other statistics. There is also a comparison to May, 1918.
Winnipeg (Man.). Committee on Public Health and Welfare
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
A letter from J.H. Pearson, Chief Health Inspector, to the Health Committee, praising certain employees who continued to work after the strike was called.
Winnipeg (Man.). Committee on Public Health and Welfare
Annual report of the Department of Health for the year 1919. Provides information and statistics on Department initiatives and public health within the City more generally, including diseases (including the “Spanish Influenza” or “Spanish Flu” outbreak), inoculations, education campaigns, food quality, scavenging and waste disposal, deaths, and general saniation. Also includes information about budgets and finances within the Department.
Winnipeg (Man.). Committee on Public Health and Welfare
A bound collection of communications sent by the Parks Board to various recipients between December, 1918, and May, 1920. A recipient index is attached in the back. Individual pages are on thin, semi-transparent paper.
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.
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.
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.
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.
A note sent by N. Shaw on behalf of E. Matheson, of the Retail and Wholesale Clerks, Shippers, and Warehouse Men's Association Local 832, to City Dairy Company, Ltd., informing them that the Strike Committee has decided their creamery workers will go out on strike.
A report sent by the Health Department regarding milk and cream distribution, based on daily reports form individual distribution stations. Submitted to E.W.J. Hague, Assistant Chief Health Inspector.