Archive Record
Metadata
Item |
Accrual |
Title |
Chilliwack Outdoors Club fonds accrual |
Collection |
Chilliwack Outdoors Club fonds |
Catalog Number |
2020.003 |
Year Range from |
2000 |
Year Range to |
2015 |
Scope & Content |
This accrual to the Chilliwack Outdoors Club fonds illustrates the Chilliwack Outdoors Club's activities, communications between members, the public, and other clubs. In addition, this accrual displays the administrative and financial work done by the club. The accrual is arranged into seven series with varying amounts of content: bylaws; meeting minutes and administration; trip planning and gear ideas; trip signed forms; social correspondence; photography and art; and surveys and reports. The accrual is entirely made of textual records except for one computer disk in the trip planning and gear series, containing photographs of missing outdoor gear. Textual records in the accrual ranges from printed social communications between club members concerning meetings and administrative issues; meeting minutes; administrative and insurance documents; sign up forms for trips; maps; and rules for the club, club members, trip co-ordinators, and trip participants. |
Creator |
Chilliwack Outdoor Club |
Admin/Biographical History |
The Chilliwack Outdoor Club is an organization dedicated to experiencing the natural environment of the Upper Fraser Valley. The club was originally founded in 1976, but did not generate strong membership until 1978, when they elected their first executive on October 25, 1978. Meetings were held once a month at the Chilliwack Senior Secondary School. The earliest minutes of the group are for February 1, 1980, with Bill Coughlin, Bob Stair, and Calvin West attending, and Marilyn Butler and Howard Park absent. The minutes of this meeting document the concerted effort made to promote the goals of the group in local media, as well as scheduling of coming events, costs of a club crest, showing of films, maintenance of a newsletter, and posting of financial statements. By 1987 the Outdoor Club had grown to a membership of about 100 people, with club members meeting every month to discuss planned hiking, canoeing and cycling trips, and in the winter, skiing. At these monthly meetings trip leaders gave details of the planned activity, such as the level of difficulty and the type of equipment required (AM 0831). Most Club excursions were full day trips, and were usually in the immediate area from the Chilliwack River Valley to Manning Park. An overnight trip weekend trip was planned about once per month, and extended trips of up to 10 days were planned a few times a year for skiing holidays, canoe trips and extended hikes. In addition to outdoor recreation, the club was also involved in trail maintenance. Since the late 1970s, the Chilliwack Outdoors Club has been working with the local community and organizations such as Greenpeace to promote environmentally friendly choices and politics. Some of their work included promoting awareness on whale hunting, selling old gear for community members, and promoting safety talks about international travel and survival. The original bylaws for the club were adopted in 2000 and have been updated at the AGM (Annual General Meeting) every year up until 2015. |
Extent of Description |
19.5 cm of linear textual records 1 computer disk |
Search Terms |
Chilliwack Outdoor Club Hiking - Chilliwack |
Accruals |
AM 0831 - Chilliwack Outdoors Club fonds 1999.034.001 - Chilliwack Outdoors Club fonds 2001.096.001 - Chilliwack Outdoors Club fonds 2010.021.001 - Chilliwack Outdoors Club fonds |