At 13:00 18/02/2002 -0700, you wrote: >Date: Sun, 17 Feb 2002 23:01:39 -0800 >From: "Gordon A. Watts" <gordon_watts@telus.net> >To: CAN-BRITISH-COLUMBIA-L@rootsweb.com >Message-ID: <0d5901c1b84a$1fe29c00$4022b742@gordon1> >Subject: [CAN-BC] Post 1901 Census - Globe & Mail articles >Content-Type: text/plain; > charset="iso-8859-1" >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit > >Greetings All. > >I see that there have already been postings out regarding the online >survey being conducted by the National Archives of Canada on what people >would like to see available from the Archives. I would encourage all to >check out this survey and to submit their responses to it. The URL for >it is > >http://accessible.archives.ca > <snip> >THE CANADIAN GENEALOGY CENTRE > >The National Archives, in co-operation with Canadian Heritage, is also >developing an new initiative to better serve Canadian genealogists: The >Canadian Genealogy Centre. Theis Centre will offer services, advice and >research tools in both official languages; it will also serve as a >portal to all genealogical resources held in Canada using the >community-building power of the Internet. It will resond to the rising >demand for seamless access to genealogical services and digitized >collections. Genealogists, who make up a large part of the National >Archives' clientele, will hve so much to choose from! > >This ambitious project will be carried out over three years. there are >already plans to start up a Web site in the fall of 2002, when Canada's >first national genealogy conference will be held. Gordon: Do you have any details on this? As I will be in Ontario during the Fall, I'd love to know more Thanks for passing all this on to us >In establishing the Canadian Genealogy Centre, the Archives will be >working in partnership with other archives, libraries and historical >societies. The Archives will also hold many consultations with its >target clientele to ensure that the Centre meets the needs of >geographically dispersed Canadians to access records and services across >Canada. > >============================== > >These two articles demonstrate that not all government departments are >following the dictates of Statistics Canada. We look forward to the >early addition of the 1906 Census and the orderly addition and release >of all subsequent Census records in accordance with Regulation 6(d) of >the Privacy Act. > >We look forward also to the Report of Environics Research Group on the >Town Hall Meetings and Focus Groups regarding public access to the 1906 >and 1911 Census Records. That Report was to be presented to Statistics >Canada by 15 February 2002. We will be looking for it to be made >available to the public and have given notice to Statistics Canada that >if it is not released within thirty days of receipt I will be submitting >an Access to Information Request for it. > >Happy Hunting. > >Gordon A. Watts gordon_watts@telus.net >Co-Chair, Canada Census Committee >Port Coquitlam, BC > >http://globalgenealogy.com/Census >en français http://globalgenealogy.com/Census/Index_f.htm > >Permission to forward without notice is granted. > > Joan McIlmoyl Cleghorn, U.E. From Beautiful Victoria, BC Canada joanmc@joansjoy.ca www.joansjoy.ca

Joan asked if I had any more information regarding the "first national genealogy conference" to be held in the fall of 2002. I received the following message from Brian Gilchrists this morning. =========================== From: "gilchrists" <gilchrists@idirect.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2002 7:19 AM Subject: Re: "Canadian Conference" Good morning all! It seems there is some mis-interpretation about the way the Globe and Mail might have used the term "conference" in the article in last Saturday'spaper. The 'conference' [which my informant has called a "symposium"] is currently being scheduled for the end of October and will be by invitation only. I am told that the those being invited will include representatives of the Provincial genealogical societies, archivists, librarians, and other "movers and shakers" in the genealogical community from across the country. One of the goals of the symposium, as I currently understand it, will be to inform the invited participants about the Project, its objectives, content, access, etc. The whole process is still in the developmental stage. I am sure that we will be hearing more from the new 'Canadian Genealogy Centre' in the near future. This is an exciting concept, and has the potential to be a great resource for all of us. Cheers - J. Brian Gilchrist =============================== Insofar as the creation of a Canadian Genealogy Center is concerned, I have been aware for some time that something of this sort was being considered but this is the first indication I have had about it actually coming to pass. It is indeed great news for all of us. Happy Hunting. Gordon A. Watts gordon_watts@telus.net Co-Chair, Canada Census Committee Port Coquitlam, BC http://globalgenealogy.com/Census en français http://globalgenealogy.com/Census/Index_f.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joan McIlmoyl Cleghorn" <joanmc@joansjoy.ca> To: <CAN-BRITISH-COLUMBIA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2002 1:04 AM Subject: [CAN-BC] Re: CANADIAN GENEALOGY CENTRE & CONFERENCE At 13:00 18/02/2002 -0700, you wrote: Date: Sun, 17 Feb 2002 23:01:39 -0800 From: "Gordon A. Watts" <gordon_watts@telus.net> To: CAN-BRITISH-COLUMBIA-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <0d5901c1b84a$1fe29c00$4022b742@gordon1> Subject: [CAN-BC] Post 1901 Census - Globe & Mail articles Greetings All. I see that there have already been postings out regarding the online survey being conducted by the National Archives of Canada on what people would like to see available from the Archives. I would encourage all to check out this survey and to submit their responses to it. The URL for it is http://accessible.archives.ca <snip> THE CANADIAN GENEALOGY CENTRE The National Archives, in co-operation with Canadian Heritage, is also developing an new initiative to better serve Canadian genealogists: The Canadian Genealogy Centre. Theis Centre will offer services, advice and research tools in both official languages; it will also serve as a portal to all genealogical resources held in Canada using the community-building power of the Internet. It will resond to the rising demand for seamless access to genealogical services and digitized collections. Genealogists, who make up a large part of the National Archives' clientele, will hve so much to choose from! This ambitious project will be carried out over three years. there are already plans to start up a Web site in the fall of 2002, when Canada's first national genealogy conference will be held. Gordon: Do you have any details on this? As I will be in Ontario during the Fall, I'd love to know more Thanks for passing all this on to us In establishing the Canadian Genealogy Centre, the Archives will be working in partnership with other archives, libraries and historical societies. The Archives will also hold many consultations with its target clientele to ensure that the Centre meets the needs of geographically dispersed Canadians to access records and services across Canada. ============================== These two articles demonstrate that not all government departments are following the dictates of Statistics Canada. We look forward to the early addition of the 1906 Census and the orderly addition and release of all subsequent Census records in accordance with Regulation 6(d) of the Privacy Act. We look forward also to the Report of Environics Research Group on the Town Hall Meetings and Focus Groups regarding public access to the 1906 and 1911 Census Records. That Report was to be presented to Statistics Canada by 15 February 2002. We will be looking for it to be made available to the public and have given notice to Statistics Canada that if it is not released within thirty days of receipt I will be submitting an Access to Information Request for it. Happy Hunting. Gordon A. Watts gordon_watts@telus.net Co-Chair, Canada Census Committee Port Coquitlam, BC http://globalgenealogy.com/Census en français http://globalgenealogy.com/Census/Index_f.htm Permission to forward without notice is granted.