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Briefs
Series · 1981-1984
Part of Royal Commissions (RG 44 ) Record Group

Series forms part of Nova Scotia Royal Commission on Forestry fonds and consists of written briefs submitted to the commission. Briefs originated from individuals, organizations, associations, committees, commissions, and authorities throughout the province. Series is arranged alphabetically by submitter.

Briefs
Series · 1983-1984
Part of Royal Commissions (RG 44 ) Record Group

Series forms part of Nova Scotia Royal Commission on Post-Secondary Education fonds and consists of the 110 written briefs submitted to the commission. Correspondence to and from Duncan G.L. Fraser, secretary of the commission, concerning the submissions and the commission's public hearings, accompanies the briefs. The commission provided a six page guide for the submission of briefs which highlighted areas of particular interest to the commission in its preliminary examination of the situation. The guide is included as an appendix to the commission's report.

Series · 1971-1974
Part of Royal Commissions (RG 44 ) Record Group

Series forms part of Royal Commission on Education, Public Services and Provincial-Municipal Relations fonds and consists of the chair's manuscript notebooks and other material. The notebooks include a set of four kept during the public hearings and an additional set of seven (of which no. 4 is missing) covering the period from the commission's beginnings in March 1971 to December 1973. The notebooks include the chair's general notes and notes on meetings. Series also includes further notes and notebooks of the chair, undesignated but descriptive of the direction of the commission, as well as an annotated copy of J. Murray Beck's study of municipal government in Nova Scotia. Also includes a group of folders with notes referring to many of the public hearings; a photograph of the three commissioners at work; records documenting the mandate, terms of reference, procedural rules and guidelines; prepared biographies of the commissioners; summation of written and distributed commission material; commission hearing notice and press release; notes on a statement to be delivered by Premier Gerald Regan upon tabling of the report and the proposed timetable for report implementation.

Consultants files
Accession 1990-057/13- · Series · 1987-1989
Part of Royal Commissions (RG 44 ) Record Group

Series forms part of Nova Scotia Royal Commission on Health Care fonds and consists of personnel files on various consultants soliciting work for the commission or being asked to do work for the commission. Series also includes correspondence, contracts, and copies of reports undertaken for the commission.

Series · 1982-1985
Part of Royal Commissions (RG 44 ) Record Group

solicited and unsolicited correspondence between the commission and those interested in forestry in Nova Scotia. The correspondence provided the commission with opinions and recommendations, as well as with information on forestry in the province. Series also includes working papers, such as legal material, research documents, interviews, statistical reports, forest performance audits, charts, and clippings. Administrative records consists of the budget and account books of the commission.

Executive correspondence
Series · 1971-1974
Part of Royal Commissions (RG 44 ) Record Group

Series forms part of Royal Commission on Education, Public Services and Provincial-Municipal Relations fonds and consists of correspondence with the Government. Includes files of correspondence with Premier Gerald Regan, Finance Minister Peter Nicholson, Attorney General and Labour Minister Leonard Pace, Municipal Affairs Minister Fraser Mooney, Education and Public Welfare Minister Allan Sullivan and Health Minister Scott MacNutt, as well as with other ministers and deputy ministers.

Final report files
Accession 1990-057/16 · Series · 1989
Part of Royal Commissions (RG 44 ) Record Group

Series forms part of Nova Scotia Royal Commission on Health Care fonds and consists of files accumulated in the course of preparing the final report, including successive drafts, and correspondence relating to distribution and release of the report.

Hearing submissions
Accession 1990-057/06-/09 · Series · 1988
Part of Royal Commissions (RG 44 ) Record Group

Series forms part of Nova Scotia Royal Commission on Health Care fonds and consists of all presentations made to the commission. The video recording is of a hearing at New Glasgow, N.S. Textual records arranged alphabetically by name of individual or organization presenting a submission. Includes numerical and alphabetical lists of submissions.

Accession 1990-057/03-/05 · Series · 1988
Part of Royal Commissions (RG 44 ) Record Group

Series forms part of Nova Scotia Royal Commission on Health Care fonds and consists of transcripts of hearings. Transcripts are arranged alphabetically by the location of hearings. A list of summaries and submissions to hearings that were not presented is included with transcripts of hearings.

Series · 1983-1985
Part of Royal Commissions (RG 44 ) Record Group

Series forms part of Nova Scotia Royal Commission on Post-Secondary Education fonds and consists of internal memoranda, drafts and working notes for the final report, minutes from internal meetings of the commission, minutes of meetings with academic institutions and other organizations, reports relating to post-secondary education, and reports from the commission's visit to the United Kingdom and attendance at the Association of Universities and Colleges in Canada Conference. The commission's research staff generated a number of research reports which are included in this series as is information submitted by each post-secondary institution in response to a circular from the commission seeking information on each institution's finances, programs, enrolment and achievement.

Minutes
Series · April 1971-March 1974
Part of Royal Commissions (RG 44 ) Record Group
  • the minutes of commission meetings and hearings. Series consists of Sub-series - Minutes of the commission
  • Sub-series - Minutes of public hearings
  • Sub-series - Minutes of private hearings
Press files
Accession 1990-057/17-/18 · Series · 1987-1989
Part of Royal Commissions (RG 44 ) Record Group

Series forms part of Nova Scotia Royal Commission on Health Care fonds and consists of photocopies of newspaper articles relating to various health care subjects. Arranged alphabetically by subject. Included is a shelf list of publications acquired for the commission's library which was transferred to the Nova Scotia Department of Health and Fitness.

Series · 1983-1984
Part of Royal Commissions (RG 44 ) Record Group

Series forms part of Nova Scotia Royal Commission on Post-Secondary Education fonds and consists of bound volumes of typed transcriptions and sound recordings of commission public hearings held from 3 December 1983 to 13 April 1984. Hearings were held in Sydney, Antigonish, Truro, Wolfville, Meteghan, and Halifax. Sound recordings include oral presentations as well as any subsequent discussion between the commission and presenters. Series is arranged chronologically. The commission also recorded a meeting of experts who considered future trends in university programs.

the commission's report. The first volume consists of the summary and recommendations, the second volume covers municipal government and the Province and consists of chapters 1-35 in five separate bindings, the third volume covers education and includes chapters 36-65 in three separate bindings and the fourth volume consists of the appendices. Also includes copies of a separate table of contents of all chapters of the report.

Research notes
Accession 1990-057/01(07)-(13) · Series · 1988-1989
Part of Royal Commissions (RG 44 ) Record Group

Series forms part of Nova Scotia Royal Commission on Health Care fonds and consists of seven files of notes prepared by research staff on specific health care subjects collected from published material, interviews with health care officials, and meetings they attended.

Workshop files
Accession 1990-057/14-/15 · Series · 1988-1989
Part of Royal Commissions (RG 44 ) Record Group

Series forms part of Nova Scotia Royal Commission on Health Care fonds and consists of correspondence, agendas, and administrative arrangements (catering, room reservation expenses, etc.) necessary for the presentation of workshops.

Accession 1990-057/02 · Series · 1987-1989
Part of Royal Commissions (RG 44 ) Record Group

Series forms part of Nova Scotia Royal Commission on Health Care fonds and consists of information accumulated for seminars covering three broad areas of health care in three modules, each module focussing on specific subjects in which health policy experts were invited to participate.