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1927-2000 (Creation)
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- Wales, Freda, 1920-1982
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33 cm of textual records (graphic material)
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Freda Noble Wales was born 6 May 1920 in Montreal, Quebec, the daughter of Charles S. and Mabel (Bishop) Wales. She attended McGill University and graduated with a degree in physical education. She served in the Canadian Women's Army Corps during World War II and was raised to the rank of 2nd Lieutenant in 1944. Wales settled in Nova Scotia in 1947. She was an avid skier and was active in introducing the sport to Nova Scotia, becoming involved with the first ski school in the Wentworth Valley during the 1952-1953 ski season. She was also involved in the development of Cape Smokey as a skiing area and was instrumental in it becoming the first site in the province to host a national ski competition. She was a founding member of the Atlantic Division of the Canadian Amateur Ski Association (now the Canadian Ski Association) when it was established on 11 March 1962. She also taught at Mount Saint Vincent University. She suffered a heart attack in June 1979 and died on 11 March 1982. A memorial scholarship was established in her honour to advance outdoor activities relating to no less than five sport organizations which she helped to found in Nova Scotia. She was inducted into the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame posthumously in 1985.
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Consists of documents which relate to Freda Wales' career as a sports and recreation builder in the Province of Nova Scotia. The contents of the fonds include photographs, correspondence, honours and awards, as well as related family documents.
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Donated by Elizabeth Wales, Montreal, Quebec in 2007.