| Provenance: | Banff Recreational Centre
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| Title: | Banff Recreational Centre fonds
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| Dates: | 1958-1967, predominant 1960-1962
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| Physical desc.: | 24 cm of textual records
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| Bio/Admin History: | The Banff Recreational Centre at Banff, Alberta, Canada was built during the 1960s following discussions beginning in 1954 and continuing during the late 1950s. By 1958, an organizational committee had the commitment that a civic centre would be funded jointly by the federal government and the community. The centre was to include curling rinks, a skating rink and a public library. Efforts to obtain the 1968 Winter Olympic Games for Banff and area influenced plans and negotiations. With the aid of a provincial grant, the community raised part of the funding. Federal funding took the form of a loan, which the organizers found difficult to pay back. The final recreational centre was built in several stages. The curling rink opened for curling and limited skating in 1962 and construction of a skating rink began in 1968.
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| Scope/Content: | Fonds contains correspondence, minutes, plans, reports, legal and financial records of committees and officers involved in planning, building, financing and operation of the Banff Recreational Centre. Included is material from the Calgary Olympic Development Association, building plans and construction specifications, and agreements with concessionaires and the Banff Curling Club.
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| Title source: | Title based on contents of fonds
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| Physical desc. note: | Textual records include oversize items.
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| Acq. source: | Acquired by donation, 1980-1984
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| Language: | Language is English
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| Restrictions: | No restrictions on access
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Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
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| Finding aids: | Finding aids and reference tools: file list and index
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| Record No.: | M435
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| Repository: | Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, Archives and Library |
| Names: | Banff Recreational Centre
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| Topic: | Sports, recreation and leisure
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