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Series · 1981
Part of Office of Economic Development fonds

Series forms part of Office of Economic Development fonds and consists of copies of Nova Scotia Resources Limited (NSRL) board minutes, correspondence, and material relating to various NSRL projects. Records appear to originate from the deputy minister's office. NSRL was established in 1981 by the Government of Nova Scotia to invest in and manage the province's participation in petroleum, energy, and mineral development. One such venture was a synthetic fuel project aimed at using the dormant Gulf Canada refinery in conjunction with a coal to oil conversion method.

Job creation correspondence
Series · 1978-1979
Part of Office of Economic Development fonds

Series forms part of Office of Economic Development fonds and consists of the minister's copies of project acceptance letters. Series also includes memoranda about job creation programs and objectives. The department operated a variety of employment projects through the Job Creation Division, usually by granting money for salaries for specific projects. In most cases the department administered the money directly.

Series · 1972-1984
Part of Office of Economic Development fonds

Series forms part of Office of Economic Development fonds and consists of minutes of the Rural Industries Committee, letters to successful applicants that outline the purposes of grants, selected Special Assistance files that have significant information about the project in question, correspondence with Development Commissions, selected files from management training programs, and records from the Black Business Opportunity Program. Series also includes files relating to the operation of the Agent General's Office including audit reports from the Auditor General. The Finance and Administration Division of the department administered a number of programs to assist business and industry in the province.

Series · 1730-1958
Part of Nova Scotia Department of Lands and Forests

Forms part of Department of Lands and Forests and consists of land grant registration books containing official copies of land grants given by the Government or Crown to settlers in Nova Scotia. The books were used to record Crown copies of land grants as they were issued by the Crown to applicants.

Each land grant recorded in the books identifies the individuals receiving the land and provides the boundary description of the plot as well as the amount of land granted. In many instances grants were made to a number of individuals as part of a common land grant made to a township, or to individuals with some common connection, such as disbanded soldiers. In such cases the grants may not identify the precise location or amount of land received by each person. Additionally while early grants in the 18th century may not include a map showing the location of the grant, later land grants generally include a plot plan.

Each book usually has an internal index. There is also a master index created by the Department and available on microfilm. The index is organized by name of grantee and gives the year of the grant, the acreage of the grant and a reference to the page of the land grant book. The books have been labelled in three systems during the time period from 1730 to 1958 and the time periods for each system overlap to some extent. Generally books designated as "old books" date from the 18th century (1700s); "letter books" are generally before 1847 and "new books" date from 1847 to 1958.

Series · 1840-1975
Part of Nova Scotia Department of Lands and Forests

Series forms part of Department of Lands and Forests fonds and consists of microfilmed copies of petition registration books containing petitions for land in the Nova Scotia peninsular and Cape Breton sections. Series also includes petitioners name indexes to these books.

Books provide petition number, county, name of petitioner, extent, location, condition of property, price, payments made, and actions taken by the Land Board and Executive Council. From 1852, the books regularly provide the number assigned to the grant by the Nova Scotia Department of Crown Lands. As sales of Crown lands diminished after 1900, the books were also used to record other transactions involving Crown rights, such as oyster leases and campsite rentals. The books are either indexed internally or in a separate index book by name of petitioner. Series is arranged chronologically.

RG 44 Volume 195-210 · Fonds · 1982-1985

Consists of briefs or written submissions from individuals, citizens groups, environmental organizations, and government together with summaries of the presentations made, organized by public meeting date (April 2 to October 8, 1982); audio recordings of the public meetings and hearings as well as a CBC Radio “Radio Noon” interview and call-in program (April 2, 1982 to March 18, 1983); transcripts of the 2 formal public hearings held in Halifax (March 4 and 18, 1983); official correspondence of the Commission and personal correspondence of Judge McCleave (1982-1985); newspaper clippings and research files (collected 1982); outlines and early drafts of the Final Report (1985?); photographs of a uranium exploration site near Bear River, NS owned by Shell (July 2, 1982); photographic slides of uranium mining site owned by Kidd Creek Company (June 1982); and a map of Annapolis and Shelburne Counties showing uranium concentrations in 1976 (collected 1983?). Fonds also includes a subject index to the briefs (see RG 44 Volume 195 no. 2), lists of names of presenters by meeting date (see RG 44 Volume 195 no. 6), and public notices.

Research material includes an overview of the Canadian uranium industry, Canadian policies on nuclear energy, the health risks of radiation, the moral/ethical concerns, nuclear waste management (tailings), and regulation trends in the late 1970s and early 1980s.

Nova Scotia. Commission of Inquiry on Uranium
Briefs
RG 44 volumes 195-200 · Series · 1982-1983
Part of Commission of Inquiry on Uranium

Forms part of Commission of Inquiry on Uranium and consists of written briefs submitted to the commission. The majority of the briefs express the complaints, concerns, opinions, and recommendations of individuals, groups, organizations, and authorities with regard to uranium mining in Nova Scotia. The series also includes a slide presentation by Kidd Creek Mines Limited and nine photographs taken on 3 July 1982 at Lansdowne, a Shell exploration site near Bear River, N.S.

1988-03 · Series · 1982-1983
Part of Commission of Inquiry on Uranium

Forms part of Commission of Inquiry on Uranium and consists of sound recordings of public hearings held by the commission from 2 April 1982 to 7 March 1983. The presenters included individuals from municipalities throughout the province, some of whom had also presented written and/or oral submissions. Part of the Report of the Commission of Inquiry on Uranium is a digest of these submissions. Series is arranged chronologically by public hearing date.

Fonds · 1751-1855

Fonds consists of 4 Series: Official Minutes of Proceedings and other material (1751-1855); Case files (1751-1855); Solicitors' writ register and admission records (1769-1853); and Cape Breton Court of Chancery records (1818-1820).

Nova Scotia. Court of Chancery
Series · 1818-1820
Part of Nova Scotia Court of Chancery fonds

Series forms part of Nova Scotia Court of Chancery fonds and consists of official records and case files. Series includes rules of the court, periods of terms of the court, solicitors' petitions for admission, registers, bills of cost, and tables of fees. Series also includes the following causes, which were not entered in the Chancery Book or index.

Cape Breton. Court of Chancery
Petitions and other material
RG 4 Series R volumes 1-9, 17-20 · Series · 1799-1921
Part of Nova Scotia Legislative Council

Forms part of Nova Scotia Legislative Council and consists of petitions, committee reports, draft resolutions, correspondence (of the president of the Council), memorials, speech drafts, addresses to the lieutenant governor and replies, Orders in Council, proposed amendments and bills. Aso includes housekeeping records.