Greetings All. Just a short note to advise that the Post 1901 Census Project website has been updated with the inclusion of a Scoreboard and Correspondence Logs for all Senators of Canada, similar to that for MPs. For the past while we have had some difficulties in timely updating of the website. It is hoped that we have managed to resolve those problems and updates should be more frequent. With your help this website will be a continuous work in progress. The URL for the site follows my signature. Happy Hunting. Gordon A. Watts gordon_watts@telus.net Co-Chair, Canada Census Committee Port Coquitlam, BC http://globalgenealogy.com/Census en francais http://globalgenealogy.com/Census/Index_f.htm Permission to forward without notice is granted.

Through some extraordinary good luck, I believe I've tracked a great-grand uncle and his wife from East Whitby, Ontario to Cass County, North Dakota to Winnipeg, Manitoba and - finally - to Innisfail, Alberta. I'm wondering whether anyone has access to local cemetery transcriptions, to the cemetery itself or to whatever local newspaper might have printed an obituary. Here are the people I'm interested in: Mark Porteous (1853-1933) & Margaret Porteous (1853-1919) I occasionally get down to the Ontario Archives in downtown Toronto and would be in a position to reciprocate. Any help gratefully accepted! Thanks in advance. Doug Doug Porteous Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada

I have Herriman/Harriman ancestors that lived in New Brunswick, Quebec, Nova Scotio, Prince Edward Island and Ontario. They immigrated to Canada from the US. Some came quite a while before the American Rev. Others came afterwards. I have wondered if they came for religious and or financial reasons. Does anyone know about one or more these families? I'd be glad to share. Thanks Susan

Greetings All. I copy here FYI a series of communications (or attempted communications) with Justice Minister Anne McLellan relating to our efforts to regain public access to Historic Census Records. It would appear that Ms. McLellan shares the same lack of interest to our concerns as do Industry Minister Brian Tobin and Heritage Minister Sheila Copps. Neither of them respond either. My apologies for the length of this posting. Happy Hunting. Gordon A. Watts gordon_watts@telus.net Co-Chair, Canada Census Committee Port Coquitlam, BC http://globalgenealogy.com/Census en francais http://globalgenealogy.com/Census/Index_f.htm Permission to forward without notice is granted. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gordon A. Watts" <gordon_watts@telus.net> To: "Anne MCLELLAN - MP" <Mclellan.A@parl.gc.ca> Cc: "Jason KENNEY - MP" <Kenney.J@parl.gc.ca>; "Sheila COPPS - MP" <Copps.S@parl.gc.ca>; "Lorna MILNE - SEN" <milnel@sen.parl.gc.ca>; "Murray Calder - MP" <calder.m@parl.gc.ca> Sent: Wednesday, July 04, 2001 1:14 PM Subject: Lack of response to communications sent in April 2001 Ms. McLellan: I copy below attempts to contact you, in your capacity of Minister of Justice and Attorney General, through email via the address contained on the Justice Canada website, and the responses thereto, from the Website Administrator. I find these responses to be totally inadequate in that they do nothing to assure me that they have actually been directed to your attention. Words are cheap, and these ones apparently mean nothing -- simple mouthings attempting to convince me that my communications have been noted. Further, your lack of response to my concerns and specific questions asked demonstrates to me, and to the many people I represent, just how little you are concerned regarding the common people of Canada -- the ones that voted for you to represent them in Parliament, and the ones who look to you for "Justice". Attempts to contact your office by telephone have been futile. The local office of Justice Canada refuses to forward my call to your office in Ottawa. Local offices of other Federal Government departments will do this, but not Justice Canada. Other Federal Government departments have toll-free numbers to use, but not Justice Canada. Finally calling at my own expense to find what has happened to my correspondences to you, I am transferred from pillar to post before eventually getting someone's voice mail box in which I left a message requesting a call back. More than a week later I am still waiting. In sending you the two email copied below, at the same time I sent identical communications via fax at the number shown on the Justice Canada website, and by Canada Post. I have received neither response, nor acknowledgement to either the fax or letter. I will be sending this message by fax and Canada Post as well. The appearance is that you, or your office, have deliberately made it next to impossible to contact you by any normal means. This is totally unacceptable. You have a responsibility to the people of Canada. They deserve to have their concerns noted and responded to. They deserve to receive more than a one line response from a website administrator. I respectfully request an immediate, and personal, response to the questions and concerns voiced in the communications below. Thank you. Gordon A. Watts gordon_watts@telus.net Co-Chair, Canada Census Committee 1455 Delia Drive Port Coquitlam, BC Tel (604) 942-6889 Fax (604) 942-6843 http://globalgenealogy.com/Census en francais http://globalgenealogy.com/Census/Index_f.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: "Web Administrator" <Webadmin@JUSTICE.GC.CA> To: "'Gordon A. Watts'" <gordon_watts@telus.net> Sent: Wednesday, July 04, 2001 11:38 AM Subject: RE: Lack of response to communications sent in April 2001 Hello, This confirms receipt of your e-mail. Rest assured that your message will be forwarded to the Minister of Justice. Regards, Web Administrator Justice Canada -----Original Message----- From: Gordon A. Watts [mailto:gordon_watts@telus.net] Sent: 2001 Jun 29 4:15 PM To: ; Anne MCLELLAN - MP Cc: Hon. Brian TOBIN; Jason KENNEY - MP; Sheila COPPS - MP; Lorna MILNE - SEN Subject: Lack of response to communications sent in April 2001 1455 Delia Drive Port Coquitlam, BC V3C 2V9 Hon. Anne McLellan, P.C., M.P. Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada 284 Wellington Street Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0H8 Dear Ms. McLellan On 9 and 10 April 2001 I sent to you, by email, fax, and Canada Post, correspondence relating to the current review of the Access to Information Act, and my concerns regarding an announcement made 15 December 2000 by Industry Minister Brian Tobin that this review would include "...further broad based consultation with all Canadians..." re: public access to Historic Census Records. In this correspondence I expressed a number of concerns, and asked for specific responses to those concerns. I further requested information that I hoped to obtain informally, but if necessary was prepared to request through ATI. On 24 April 2001, two weeks later, I received an acknowledgement of receipt of my email, stating that I would "...receive a written response from the Minister of Justice." I have attached to this correspondence copies of this acknowledgement of receipt of my email, and my original message to you. To date, now more than two months since sending my correspondences, I have received neither the promised "written response from the Minister of Justice", nor even the courtesy of an acknowledgement of receipt of either my fax or the letter sent by Canada Post. The concerns expressed in my April correspondence, and the information requested of you have also been requested of Industry Minister Brian Tobin. Mr. Tobin has also neglected to either acknowledge my correspondence, or to respond to it. The office of Heritage Minister Sheila Copps has advised me that any correspondence from me will be filed (garbage?) without response. A suspicious person might conclude that there is a conspiracy of silence regarding the "...broad based consultations with all Canadians..." re: public access to Historic Census Records, that do not appear to taking place as announced. I respectfully request an immediate response to the concerns expressed and information requested in my previous correspondence. Sincerely, Gordon A. Watts Co-Chair, Canada Census Committee CC Hon. Brian Tobin; Hon. Sheila Copps; Hon. Lorna Milne, Senator; Murray Calder; MP, Jason Kenney, MP ======================= From: "Web Administrator" < Webadmin@JUSTICE.GC.CA <mailto:Webadmin@JUSTICE.GC.CA> > To: "'Gordon A. WATTS'" < gordon_watts@telus.net <mailto:gordon_watts@telus.net> > Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2001 6:07 AM Subject: RE: ATI Act Review Task Force and public consultation re: public access to Historic Census Records Good morning, This is to confirm receipt of your message and to assure you that you will receive a written response from the Minister of Justice. Best regards, Web Administrator Justice Canada -----Original Message----- From: Gordon A. WATTS [ mailto:gordon_watts@telus.net <mailto:gordon_watts@telus.net> ] Sent: 2001 Apr 10 3:00 AM Cc: Lorna MILNE - SEN; Jason KENNEY - MP; Murray CALDER - MP; Hon. Brian TOBIN Subject: ATI Act Review Task Force and public consultation re: public access to Historic Census Records 1455 Delia Drive Port Coquitlam, BC V3C 2V9 9 April 2001 Hon. Anne McLellan, P.C., M.P. Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada 284 Wellington Street Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0H8 Dear Ms. McLellan On 15 December 2000, in conjunction with the long delayed release of the Report of the Expert Panel on Access of Historic Census Records, Industry Minister Brian Tobin submitted a News Release in which he rejected the recommendations made in this Report. The News Release, a copy of which is attached hereto, was dealing with public access to Historic Census Records. Mr. Tobin stated, in relation to this: (emphasis mine) "....further broad based consultation with all Canadians is needed. This consultation will take place as part of the already announced administrative and legislative review of the Access to Information and the Privacy Acts." On 26 March 2001, I participated in a roundtable discussion conducted by the Access to Information Act Review Task Force. Of the seventeen participants in these discussions, four were primarily concerned with public access to Historic Census Records, 92 years after collection, as allowed for in the Privacy Act and its Regulations. We felt that Section 24, and Schedule II of the ATI Act were major impediments to this access. This due to the fact that Section 17 of the Statistics Act is named in Schedule II, thus apparently removing any discretion in allowing control of Census records to be given over to the National Archivist for subsequent release for public access. After considerable discussion, the feeling was unanimous among the participants that public access should be allowed to Historic Census Records, 92 years after collection, as per the Privacy Act and its Regulations. All of this, however, seems to have been for naught. Following the roundtable discussions, we had the opportunity to speak with three members of the ATIA Review Task Force who were in attendance as observers. Those members of the Task Force advised us: * Not to expect much to be said about public access to Historic Census Records in the Final Report of the ATI Act Review Task Force. * A review of, and recommendations regarding, public access to Historic Census Records did not form a part of the mandate of the ATI Act Review Task Force. * Members of the ATI Act Review Task Force had never been advised that a review of, and subsequent recommendations relating to, public access of Historic Census Records should be considered by them. * A review of the Privacy Act was not, and has never been, a part of the mandate of the ATI Act Review Task Force. In considering the above, one might reach the following conclusions: * There is a great lack of communications between the Minister of Industry and yourself as Minister of Justice, and/or between yourself and the members of the ATIA Review Task Force. Or * Someone is not telling the whole truth regarding "broad based consultation with all Canadians" relating to public access of Historic Census Records. It is obvious that such consultation is not, as Mr. Tobin indicated, being done in conjunction with the ATIA Review Task Force. * This consultation is unlikely to take place in any similar exercise relating to the Privacy Act. The only known reference to any review of the Privacy Act was found in a speech you made to the Canadian Bar Association 21 August 2000, where you indicated you had asked "my officials to begin a comprehensive review of the Privacy Act." I would appreciate your personal comments regarding the above. In relation to the above I would seek to obtain any and all documentation, including email, letters, memoranda, notes about conversations, or other, between yourself as Minister of Justice, Justice Canada and the ATIA Review Task Force, and Brian Tobin as Minister of Industry, Dr. Ivan Fellegi, Chief Statistician of Canada, and Statistics Canada, relating to any review of public access to Historic Census Records and the various legislation pertaining thereto. I will, if necessary, request this information through ATI. If possible, however, I would prefer to obtain it informally. I look forward to a response from you at your earliest possible convenience. Thank you. Sincerely, Gordon A. Watts Co-chair, Canada Census Committee CC Hon. Brian Tobin Hon. Lorna Milne Murray Calder, MP Jason Kenney, MP

I am looking for relatives of Jean Dunbar born in Blairgowrie Peth Scotland. I do not know the year. What I do know is she was married to James Gilruth. (1853) They had Children James Gilruth 1854, John Dunbar Gilruth 1858, Jeanie Gilruth 1862 and my Grandfather Robert Gilruth 1864. All born in Scotland. My grandfather Robert Gilruth came to usa. Don't know the year or how he got here. I do know he married a Mary Byron from Pennsylvania, Lackawana county. (no date) I do know they homesteaded in Missoula, Montana. I have the land patent dated 1909. My mother is there daughter Helen Gilruth Gallagher born in 1900 she had a sister Jean and a Brother Robert Dunbar Gilruth all born there. My Grandfather was killed over squatters rights they say in 1908 but I think that date is wrong because I have the land patent dated 1911 when my grandmother had the deed turned over to her in 1911. Plus my mom always said she was 9 or 10 when he got killed. Don't know where he is b! uried and have no death record. My grandfather's brother James Gilruth homesteaded in Colorado. Don't know if he was ever married but he died around 1935 there because he left my mom and siblings money when he died. There has never been any mention of the other siblings. I just found the birth records on LDS. All from same area in scotland and same parents listed. I am haveing the hardest time finding any info on this family. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks, Sharon Gallagher Shaffer sharin5@excite.com

I am looking for any family of kristina shandera. She married john bohac in czechoslovakia, and had one child anna marie bohac (sterba) in chicago ill. please contact me at krystyna615@hotmail.com

can anybody give me some history on Entrance, Alberta as it used to be called Dyke until its name was changed and i would like to know more about this because it was apparently named Dyke after my gg grandfather....any help appreciated

I am following the descendants of Francis Allan 1792-1844 and his wife, Janet (née Cowie) Allan 1798-1892, originally of Glasgow Scotland, emigrated in 1815 to Bathurst Tp. in vicinity of the town of Perth, Lanark Co., Ontario, Canada. Their son William Allan, 1833-1908, m. Elizabeth M. KELLOCK, 1834-1912. William's son is Robert Kellock Allan, 1862-1942. I have particulars on R. K. Allan's siblings and ancestors and some further information on his children. I would particularly like to contact his Thomson descendants. Margaret married Kenneth Thomson and they may have lived in Ottawa.

Looking for information on Theodore Sanford FINCH (1863-1938) and Mary Henrietta (Nettie) PACKER (1869-1907) who moved from Utah to Raymond about 1905. Nettie died in 1907 and Theodore married Ruth BARBER 1909 in Raymond. Trying to locate descendants. Marti Roe Redding CA martiroe@pacbell.net

I'm passing on this poem that I received off the Indiana postings....those of us trying to get the census released Census Taker It was the first day of census, and all through the land; The pollster was ready ... a black book in hand. He mounted his horse for a long dusty ride; His book and some quills were tucked close by his side. A long winding ride down a road barely there; Toward the smell of fresh bread wafting up through the air. The woman was tired, with lines on her face; And wisps of brown hair she tucked back into place. She gave him some water ... as they sat at the table; And she answered his questions ... the best she was able. He asked of her children ... Yes, she had quite a few; The oldest was twenty, the youngest not two. She held up a toddler with cheeks round and red; his sister, she whispered, was napping in bed. She noted each person who lived there with pride; And she felt the faint stirrings of the wee one inside. He noted the sex, the color, the age ... The marks from the quill soon filled up the page. At the number of children, she nodded her head; And saw her lips quiver for the three that were dead. The places of birth she "never forgot"; Was it Kansas? or Utah? or Oregon ... or not? They came from Scotland, of that she was clear; But she wasn't quite sure just how long they'd been here. They spoke of employment, of schooling and such; They could read some and write some ... though really not much. When the questions were answered, his job there was done; So he mounted his horse and he rode toward the sun. We can imagine his voice loud and clear; "May God Bless you all for another ten years." Now picture a time warp ... it's now you and me; As we search for the people on our family tree. We squint at the census and scroll down so slow; As we search for that entry from long, long ago. Could they only imagine on that long ago day; That the entries they made would effect us this way? If they knew, would they wonder at the yearning we feel; And the searching that makes them so increasingly real. We can hear if we listen the words they impart; Through their blood in our veins and their voice in our heart. Author Unknown

Judy-- Check out Karen Poirier's rootsweb information. http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=kpoirier&id=I13034 I found it today looking for information on my husband's family. He is a Loyer from his mother's side, related to most of old Alberta and is Metis. I found a Berard and lots of Gladus today while searching. Hope this helps! Laini

I am looking for any information of the family of Robert Patterson, son of Charles and Janet Lochead Patterson, born in Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, and moved to Calgary. The time frame would have been 1860-1900 that he was in Calgary. Chris Spencer, Chicago

Greetings All. I hope that you had a great Canada Day and that all survived with nothing more serious than a sunburn. With school out and summer vacations imminent opportunities for gathering signatures on Census petitions will be numerous. Family gatherings, reunions, camping trips, vacation trips, etc. are all great places to get people to sign. To date, since the federal election last fall, we have gathered in excess of 10,000 signatures on petitions for each of the House of Commons, and the Senate. With Parliament recessed until 19 September we have a couple of months in which to greatly increase these numbers. While in our previous petition blitz British Columbia led the parade for numbers of signatures gathered, this time Alberta has greatly outshone all other provinces. This was accomplished because both the Alberta Genealogical Society and the Alberta Family History Society mailed copies of the petitions to each of their members with a request to gather signatures and return them before a goal date set by each organization. While this entailed a small cost to the societies, even that cost was minimized by including the petitions, which had been printed double sided, with the mailing of their normal newsletters. Both groups gathered in excess of 2,500 signatures on each of the House of Commons and Senate Petitions. Imagine the numbers of signatures we could present when Parliament resumes in the fall if every genealogical and historical society, in every province, followed the example of the AGS and AFHS. MP Murray Calder and Senator Lorna Milne would need dollies to wheel the petitions into the House of Commons and the Senate. One of the major problems in our campaign to regain public access to Historic Census Records has been that the vast majority of Canadians are not aware that Census records after 1901 have been closed by Statistics Canada. Most give little or no thought to Census, except when required to complete the forms every five years, and are unaware of the great importance placed on Census by genealogists and historians. Aside from gathering signatures on petitions, each of us must make an effort to inform our friends, neighbours, relatives, and local media regarding the situation, and what is being done to remedy it. We must continue to write our MPs, and now our Senators, seeking their support for public access to Historic Census Records. Occasionally we receive questions about a deadline for receiving petitions. There is NO DEADLINE. We will continue to collect signatures and send them in until such time as we have achieved our goal. Recently, because of things beyond my control, there has been difficulty in having the Post 1901 Census Project website updated. While many files have been updated they have not yet been loaded on the server. I do not have direct access to the server and must rely on someone else to load the files. I hope that these problems will soon be resolved. New additions to the web pages will be a Scoreboard and Correspondence Logs for Senators, similar to those for Members of Parliament, and a letter sized poster (downloadable in PDF format) for use in gathering petition signatures. My wish for each of you is for a safe and happy summer, and may your vacations be everything you want them to be. May it also be productive for gathering petition signatures and for informing others about the importance of regaining public access to Post 1901 Census Records. Happy Hunting. Gordon A. Watts gordon_watts@telus.net Co-Chair, Canada Census Committee Port Coquitlam, BC http://globalgenealogy.com/Census en francais http://globalgenealogy.com/Census/Index_f.htm

Looking for ggrandmother Jean Dunbar born Blairgowrie perth scotland. Married James Gilruth

My grandmother's maiden name is Hamilton and one of her brothers (adopted) was named William James Hamilton but he was born July 30 1907. I don't think there is any link, but you never know.

Greetings Jarek! I am the great-granddaughter of Anna and Vincenty Trepczynski. I am currently doing a great deal of research on my family and know that they have come from what is now called Posen, Poland. Since I understand that you are posting this message from Poland, I would like to ask you if the Surname "Trepczynski" is a common name where you live. Here in the USA, certain family names are very common; the surmane Smith is an example. If it is possible, I would like to ask you for any information regarding the name "Trepczynski" and it's meaning. Do you know if any of your relatives besides your uncle Andrezj have come to the United States, especially within the last 100 years? Sorry for the intrusion. Thank you for your time and consideration. Dzien dobry. Alissa Anthony-Schawalder (my mother was a Trepczynski)

I would like to thank all the kind people who have helped me with my search. All of your information has been of use. Many thanks to you all. What a great list. Val in a wintry New Zealand

Greetings All. It is with great pleasure that I advise that the ASSOCIATION OF CANADIAN ARCHIVISTS has joined our effort to regain public access to Historic Census Records. I copy below, for your information, most of an email message sent to the membership of the ACA, containing two resolutions made at the Annual Meeting of the Association of Canadian Archivists in Winnipeg, June 8 2001. It was sent by Bryan Corbett, President of the ACA. We welcome the participation of the ACA. Happy Hunting. Gordon A. Watts gordon_watts@telus.net Co-Chair, Canada Census Committee Port Coquitlam, BC http://globalgenealogy.com/Census en francais http://globalgenealogy.com/Census/Index_f.htm Permission to forward without notice is granted. ================================ The attached resolutions were discussed and passed unanimously at the annual meeting of the Association of Canadian Archivists on June 8 in Winnipeg. The Census resolution is being sent to the Prime Minister of Canada, the Leaders of the Opposition, the Minister of Industry, the National Archivist of Canada, the Information Commissioner of Canada, the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, and the Chief Statistician of Canada. The Access Resolution is being sent to the Access to Information Review Task Force, the Minister of Justice, The National Archivist of Canada, John Bryden, Member of Parliament, the Information Commissioner of Canada and the Privacy Commissioner of Canada. As President of the Association of Canadian Archivists I would ask you to write to or call these individuals and Offices to support these resolutions ASSOCIATION OF CANADIAN ARCHIVISTS ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING WINNIPEG, MANITOBA - 8 JUNE 2001 Motion of Membership on Release of Historical Census Moved by: Terry Cook Seconded by: Tom Nesmith Carried by: UNANIMOUS vote of approval In that the historical censuses of Canada are essential records that allow individual Canadians to situate themselves and their families within the fabric of Canada and serve as a foundational historical record for research in many disciplines necessary to understand aspects of our nation, its peoples, and its identities not available through any other documentary source; In that the Government of Canada after much public lobbying by many interest groups established an Expert Panel of well-respected Canadians representing all aspects of the census-release issue to investigate and resolve this matter thoroughly; In that the Expert Panel issued its report over six months ago recommending release of the historical censuses according to the terms of the Regulations of the Privacy Act of Canada that balances release of government information and protection of personal information while it is still sensitive, a position that this Association formally supports; In that the Expert Panel found that after researching the relevant records that there never was an alleged promise of confidentiality to Canadians regarding the census, and that by contrast depositing the census in the National Archives was explicitly an accepted part of early census policy; and In that national censuses of 1871, 1881, 1891, and 1901 have been released for many years now to hundreds of thousands of users via microfilmed copies in numerous Canadian archives, as have all Newfoundland censuses before 1949, and that there has never been a single privacy complaint lodged against the release, widespread use, or publication of any of this historical census data; Be it resolved, that the Association of Canadian Archivists * strongly urges the Government of Canada to implement immediately the findings of the Expert Panel without change, and especially without the unnecessary additional delays of awaiting possible reviews of the Access to Information Act and the Privacy Act; * strongly urges the Government of Canada to release immediately to the custody and control of the National Archives of Canada the Western Census of 1906 and the National Census of 1911 so they may be released 92 years after creation as legislation directs, and directs Statistics Canada to arrange for the subsequent transfer of all subsequent census data to the National Archives for the years 1921-1991, and to protect electronic versions according to National Archives' instructions for the years 1996 and onward; and * instructs its President to convey this motion to the Prime Minister of Canada, the Leaders of all Parliamentary Parties, the Minister of Industry, the National Archivist of Canada, the Information Commissioner of Canada, the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, and the Chief Statistician of Canada. ASSOCIATION OF CANADIAN ARCHIVISTS ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING WINNIPEG, MANITOBA - 8 JUNE 2001 Motion of Membership on Access to Information Review Task Force Moved by: Terry Cook Seconded by: Tom Nesmith Carried by: UNANIMOUS vote of approval In that the Government of Canada has created an Access to Information Review Task Force (P.O. Box 1178, Station B, Ottawa, Ontario, K1P 5R2) to review the clauses and operation of the federal Access to Information Act; In that archivists as information professionals have vital interests in Access to Information either directly at the federal level or through federal legislation often being mirrored in other jurisdictions; In that archivists have long experience in administering access to information/freedom of information legislation across Canada, and in dealing with researchers using that legislation to access archival holdings covered by such legislation; Be it resolved, that the Association of Canadian Archivists * supports the Government of Canada in its review of the Access to Information Act; * urges the Task Force to use the expertise of archivists in its deliberations through direct contact with appointees of the Association's President * urges the Task Force to maintain the historical and just balance between citizen's rights, on the one hand, to access government information for many research purposes and to hold government accountable through reliable records as the basis of democracy, and, on the other hand, to prevent the early disclosure of sensitive personal information that constitutes an invasion of privacy; * urges the Task Force to recognize the clear linkage between any realistic implementation of the right of access and the effective management of the information of Government in all recording media (including especially electronic records), grounded by control of authorization of all records destruction by the National Archivist of Canada; * urges the Task Force to strengthen the authority (and resources) of the Information Commissioner and National Archivist in promoting better records management, including expanded punitive powers and penalties for non-compliance with record-keeping directives; * urges the Task Force to expand the scope of the Act, so that the schedule of departments and agencies subject to the Act is made identical with those of the Privacy Act and the National Archives of Canada Act with which they are related; * urges very strongly the Task Force to introduce a passage of time clause, requiring that all government records should be released by their creating department or by the National Archives twenty-five (25) years after their creation. A passage of time clause exists in Privacy Act regulations and in the more effective access-lease rules before 1983. If there are rare exceptions to this blanket release date, save only for sensitive personal information that has longer passage-of-time release dates already, these should be justified for continued closure only on a case-by-case basis made before the Information Commissioner, who would rule on their validity, subject to appeal to the courts. This places the burden rightly on government to demonstrate why records should remain closed rather than on citizens to request (at their time and expense) that they be opened; * urges the Task Force to consider, in light of recent impasses on this release of historical censuses, inserting an explicit census release clause in a revised Act; and * instructs its President to convey this motion to the Chair of the Access to Information Review Task Force, the Minister of Justice, the National Archivist of Canada, the Information Commissioner of Canada, and the Privacy Commissioner of Canada. Bryan Corbett University Archivist University of Alberta Archives University of Alberta Book and Record Depository (BARD) 100, 8170 50th Street Edmonton, Alberta CANADA T6B 2E2 Tel: (780) 466-6123 Fax: (780) 466-5210 E-Mail: Bryan.Corbett@ualberta.ca The University of Alberta Home Page is located at http://www.ualberta.ca/archives/ The home page of the Association of Canadian Archivists is located at: http://aca.archives.ca The home page of the Archives Society of Alberta is located at: http://www.glenbow.org/asa/home.htm

My great grandfather name was Andre L'Hirondell and his wife my great grandmother name was Elise Delorme. Any information would be of great help. I am willing to share information. Thanks Barb

Hi Willow creek is near Pincher Creek as I am researching relatives from there in that same time frame and have done some research on Willow Creek Helen Sava