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National Defence for Air correspondence

File contains letters to Bennie Ehnisz's parents from the Canadian military. One letter is from the Minister of National Defence for Air in gratitude of Ehnisz's service and formally awarding his parents the Memorial Cross. Another letter (filed under 53-1-3B) is from J.G. Sparling to Ehnisz's mother, requesting her to wear the memorial cross in honour of her son's sacrifice.

Bennie Ehnisz contextual information

  • CA MRUASC F0062-0265-11
  • File
  • Copied 2023 (originally created [194-], 2002, and 2011)
  • Part of Bennie Ehnisz fonds

File contains contextual information to accompany the Bennie Ehnisz fonds. File consists of reproductions of newspaper clippings reporting Ehnisz's death, photocopied photos of Ehnisz's military service-related possessions and his burial service, and war memorial web content. File contents were compiled by Kirk Ehnisz, Bennie Ehnisz's nephew.

Photographs

File consists of copies of four photographs of Ronald Smith in his football uniform and the MRC football team.

Certificates

File consists of four certificates that were awarded to Ronald Arthur Smith from Mount Royal College for business and sales management. Also includes Smith's high school diploma and a graduation program from Mount Royal College in 1961.

Correspondence

File consists of correspondence from the Registrar's Office to Ronald Smith, records of Smith's grades, and programs for the graduation banquet and Business Administration Society banquet.

Posters

File consists of posters for symposia and other events held by the Enlightenment Group and the Department of English, Languages, & Cultures.

Programs

File consists of programs for symposia presented by The Enlightenment Group at MRU.

Traditional wisdom CDs

File consists of CDs containing digital images of the quilt and quilting squares, descriptions of the ten grandmothers quilt, biographies, and an audio recording.

Ten Grandmother's Book by Linda Many Guns

File consists of a draft manuscript by Linda Many Guns based on her interviews of the ten grandmothers. The manuscript includes a chapter for each grandmother, a table of contents, and notes.

Emma Fish

File consists of an introduction, dress pattern, genealogy and photographs.

Grace Daniels

File consists of an introduction, dress pattern, genealogy and photographs.

Elsie Crowshoe

File consists of an introduction, dress pattern, genealogy and photographs.

Mae Tallow

File consists of an introduction, dress pattern, genealogy and photographs.

Annie Bare Shin Bone

File consists of an introduction, photographs, dress pattern, Annie's message and photography session notes.

Margaret Bad Boy

File consists of a message from Margaret Bad Boy, photographs, dress pattern, introduction and genealogy.

Grandmother biographies

File consists of biographies of the ten interviewed grandmothers prepared by the Nii Touii Knowledge and Learning Centre, as well as biographies of Indigenous chiefs from the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online.

1988 Summer Olympic Games

File documents discussions of the demonstration events for disabled athletes at the 1988 Olympic Games. File contains correspondence, demonstration event criteria, a proposal, and an introduction to the opening and closing ceremonies.

Sydney media coverage

File documents news coverage of Sydney Olympic Games. File contains news articles, magazine articles, and opinion pieces.

Salt Lake Olympics

File contains correspondence organizing a meeting between Steadward, the President of the IOC, and the new President of the IPC.

IOC

File documents Olympic planning undertaken by IOC Coordination Committees. File contains correspondence, a brochure, issue of the Athens 2004 Olympic News, agenda, final report of the Sydney Olympiad Coordinating Committee, and the first official report of the Beijing Organizing Committee.

IOC/COA[Canadian Olympic Association] future relationships

File documents attempts made by Steadward and other executives of the Canadian Federation of Sport Organizations for the Disabled (CFSOD) to secure recognition for, and future involvement of, physically disabled athletes in Olympic competitions and with the COA and IOC. File contains correspondence discussing the participation of disabled athletes in the 1992 Canadian Winter Games and 1988 winter and summer Olympic Games. File also contains agendas, minutes, meeting notes, a proposal for the acceptance of disabled events/representatives in Olympic games, list of governors of the Olympic Trust of Canada, ICC (International Coordinating Committee of World Sports Organizations for the Disabled) newsletter, and a speech to the annual general meeting of the COA by Otto Jelinek, Minister of State Fitness and Amateur Sport.

IOC meetings

File documents materials received by the IOC for informational purposes regarding disabled sport and athletes. File contains papers, a history of sports for athletes with disabilities, and a proposal.

Papers - quest for Olympic inclusion

File contains drafts of Steadward's paper 'Athletes with disabilities and their quest for Olympic inclusion' which he presented at the International Olympic Congress in London, Ontario.

Papers - future directions - winter sports

File contains drafts of a paper called 'Future directions of winter sports for athletes with disabilities', presented by Steadward at the International Olympic Scientific Congress in France.

Steadward, Dr. R.D. medicine meets millennium conf[rence]

File documents Stedward's participation as a presenter at Medicine Meets Millennium World Congress on Medicine and Health held in Hannover, Germany. File contains drafts of Stedward's presentation "Fulfilling the tasks of social integration: a bridge through Paralympic sport", powerpoint slides, and a conference program.

Presentation slides

File contains notes and slides from two presentations: 'Thinking about non-economics impacts of large scare events' and ' London 2012 volunteers motivations & social legacy potential'.

When spheres collide

File documents a presentation given to the Alberta Civil Lawyer Association on the the history of disability sport, the history of the IPC, and legal issues surrounding disability sports. File contains draft presentation slides, presentation notes, overhead projector transparencies, a presentation outline, news article, and a timeline of disability sport achievements.

A view through three lenses: an analysis of the progress of the Paralympic movement

File documents a lecture analyzing the progress of the Paralympic movement given by Steadward at the 41st session for the Young Participants or the International Olympic Academy (IOA). File contains draft presentation notes, photographs of presentation slides, PowerPoint presentation slides, and lecture notes. File also contains the article 'Inclusion of Athletes with a Disability within Sport' by Steadward and David Legg.

To write

File contains two draft copies of Steadward's essay 'International Trends and Developments in Adapted Physical Activity and Sports'.

Presentation slides

File contains slides of presentations and speeches given by Steadward for the Pan American Sports Organization (PASO), Olympic bid committees, IPC meetings, and other events. File also contains photographs of athletes participating in disability sport events, including the 1996 Atlanta Paralympic Games.

The state of sport in Canada

File contains drafts and a final version of a speech given by Steadward at the Edmonton Sport Council annual general meeting in Edmonton. File also contains notes and a sports workshops newsletter.

Speeches and presentations

File contains speeches, presentations, and interviews given by Steadward at award ceremonies, keynote addresses, and IPC meetings on the topic of disability sports and the Paralympics. File also contains notes, drafts, and correspondence.

Webhead: big interview

File contains a draft and final version of an interview with Steadward. Interview was conducted as part of a feature series on paralympic.org.

Journal articles

File contains articles on wheelchair kinematics and Canadian wheelchair basketball players, co-authored by Steadward and published in the academic journals Clinical Biomechanics and Sports Medicine, Training, and Rehabilitation.

History

File documents a collection of research on the history of disabled sport, disabled athletes, and disabled sporting organizations. File contains reports, papers, draft papers, presentation notes, articles, proposals, meeting notes, and brochures.

Articles and publications

File documents research and scholarship received by Steadward for review and informational purposes. File contains copies of published articles and papers on topics related to disability and Paralympic sport.

Policy review

File documents a review and revision of the governing documents and policies of the Canadian Wheelchair Sports Association. File contains revised and superseded versions of constitutions and bylaws, correspondence, lists of Executive Committee and Board of Governors members, memoranda, terms and conditions for contributors, a policy manual, discussion paper, and Director's handbook.

Games reports and championships

File documents the participation of the Canadian Wheelchair Association in wheelchair games and tournaments including: the 1979 Gold Cup, 1978 Pan Am Games, 1979 Canadian Wheelchair Basketball Championship, 1979 11th National Wheelchair Games, 1980 BC Games for the Physically Disabled, 4th annual Bank of Montreal Wheelchair Marathon, 10th Minnesota Invitational Wheelchair Basketball Tournament, and the 1980 Canadian Wheelchair Indoor Championships. File contains correspondence, memoranda, final reports on games/championships, general participant information, news articles, rules, competitor and support staff recommendations, athlete statistics, lists of team members, minutes, newsletters, entry forms, a projected budget, budget report, schedule of events, and a progress report.

File contains correspondence and documentation from multiple Executive Directors, board members, chairmen, and coaches of the Canadian Wheelchair Sports Association, including Gary McPherson, Stan Stronge, and Robert Steadward.

4th National Wheelchair Games

File documents the Canadian Wheelchair Sports Association 4th National Wheelchair Games. File contains emergency contact cards, athlete entry forms, team entry forms, event schedules, medical examination forms, lists of athletes by province and sport, a list of Canadian records, and list of roommate pairs.

C.W.S.A. [Canadian Wheelchair Sports Association] rules chairman

File documents Steadward's work as the Rules Chairman for the Canadian Wheelchair Sports Association and the process of updating the Association's rules. File contains correspondence, wheelchair rules for the Pan American Games, Multi-Disabled Games competition results, rule proposals and corrections, minutes, descriptions of different tournament styles, a list of national champions, and a list of national disability competitions/games.

European wheelchair dance

File documents the results of the 1991 European Wheelchair Dance Championships in Munich, Germany. File contains correspondence, competition results, history and regulations for the International Sports Federation of the Disabled (ISOD) Wheelchair Dance Subcommittee, Wheelchair Dance rules, a photograph, and a program.

VII World Wheelchair Games and 1984 Paralympics

File documents the results of international disability sporting events. File contains memoranda, final reports on the Canadian Disabled Olympic 1984 team and the VII World Wheelchair Games, and corrections to the VII World Wheelchair Games results.

Director search

File documents the search for a new Director General of the Canadian Wheelchair Sports Association (CWSA). File also documents funding requests from affiliated disability sports organizations and branches of the CWSA. File contains correspondence, news articles, curriculum vitae, cover letters, copies of applicant credentials and awards, proposals for public relations and sponsorship support for the International Stoke Mandeville Games Federation (ISMGF), expense claims, invoices, a paper abstract, brochure, and human resource management plan.

Challenge Cup MTD. Aug 27/28

File documents the results of the Challenge Cup Wheelchair Basketball Tournament. File contains agendas, correspondence, tournament standings, a mail campaign report, National Wheelchair Basketball Association (NWBS) newsletter, and a financial report.

Photographs of wheelchair basketball athletes

File contains photographs of team hopefuls and members of the Canadian wheelchair basketball team, photographs of the Alberta Northern Lights team, photographs of an unnamed sporting event, and photographs of the 1986-1987 Canadian wheelchair basketball team members.

CWSA [Canadian Wheelchair Sports Association] correspondence

File documents meetings held by the CWSA with a special focus on developing strategies for integrating disability sports into existing sporting competitions. File contains Board of Director and sub-committee minutes, correspondence, and reports from the CWSA-Alberta section, New Brunswick Wheelchair Sports Association, and Task Force on Integration. File also contains a list of action items, proposal for the inclusion of disabled competitors in the Commonwealth Games, and a Sports Canada budget submission package.

Meetings/minutes

File documents the administration and organization of the Challenge Cup Wheelchair Basketball League by Gary McPherson, league president. File contains minutes, agendas, correspondence, proposals, financial statements, reports, fundraising guidelines, a phone directory, tournament schedule, development plan, list of action items, and proposed budget.

History - w/c sport

File contains articles on the history of wheelchair sports, a list of Canadian Wheelchair Sport Association (CWSA)- British Columbia division lifetime members, and an article on the history of the National Wheelchair Athletic Association.

General

File documents the work of the President of the Challenge Cup Wheelchair Basketball League, Gary McPherson, in administering the league and organizing tournaments. File contains correspondence, sponsor invoices, memoranda, and a newsletter of the National Wheelchair Basketball Association (NWBA).

Correspondence

File contains correspondence between Gary McPherson, president of the Challenge Cup Wheelchair Basketball League, and other wheelchair basketball associations. Correspondence documents the organization of an international wheelchair basketball tournament that would include the top North American teams from the Challenge Cup League, the National Wheelchair Basketball Association league, and the Eurocup League. Correspondence deals with team concerns, logistical arrangements, team standings, and host city negotiations.

Executive Committee

File documents updates given to the Canadian Wheelchair Sports Association Executive Committee, which included Steadward and Gary McPherson. File contains reports from members in executive positions, provincial reports from: Manitoba, Ontario, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, and Prince Edward Island, reports summarizing or planning disability sporting events such as: the XXVI Stoke Mandeville Games, Pam Am Games, 5th National Women's Wheelchair Basketball Tournament, 11th National Wheelchair Games, International Super Challenge, 1980 Olympiad, and Bank of Montreal Marathon. File also contains Executive Committee minutes, Board of Governors minutes, memoranda, correspondence, qualifying standards for various sports, financial statements, draft constitution and bylaws, policies and procedures for Canadian teams, a list of federal grants received, and a publishing contract.

Wheelchair sports history

File documents the history of wheelchair basketball and wheelchair basketball clubs in Canada. File contains correspondence nominating candidates for a Canadian Wheelchair Sport Association (CWSA) certificate of recognition, student essays/assignments, brochures, a history of Canadian wheelchair sports written by Joseph Wong, a history of wheelchair basketball published by the Alberta National Wheelchair Basketball Association, and a history and information guide on the Alberta Northern Lights Wheelchair Basketball Club.

Forrester [sic.] games incident

File documents incidents of Canadian Wheelchair Sports Association (CWSA) athletes being involved with doping and disciplinary issues at the Forester Games in Brantford, and the role of CWSA President, Gary McPherson, in addressing the issues. File contains correspondence, memoranda, certificates of analysis, incident accounts, policies and procedures on antidoping and doping penalties, minutes, news articles, an Ontario court decision, and press release.

Canadian Wheelchair Sports Association (CWSA)

File documents the leadership and membership of the CWSA. File contains executive position registers, association directories, contact lists for specialized staff, membership lists, attendance lists for sporting events, memoranda, and a newsletter.

Wheeler's Choice newsletters

File contains issues of the newsletter 'Wheeler's Choice', the official newsletter of the Canadian Wheelchair Sports Association. File also contains newsletters of the International Stoke Mandeville Games Federation (ISMGF) and the Canadian Wheelchair Sports Bulletin, and a list of coaches and participants for the 6th National Wheelchair Basketball Championships.

Canadian Wheelchair Sports Association address lists for reunion

File documents the relationship between two disability sports organizations: the Canadian Federation of Sport Organizations of the Disabled (CFSOD) and the Sports Fund for the Physically Disabled (SFPD), as well as the planning of a Canadian Wheelchair Sports Association (CWSA) reunion. File contains correspondence, minutes from a joint CFSOD and SFPD meeting, directory lists for CWSA, and a CFSOD constitution and bylaws.

7th National Wheelchair Games

File documents reporting on the 7th National Wheelchair Games held in Montreal. File contains reports, competition results, financial statements, and correspondence.

Executive budget Alta. wheelchair 1975/76

File documents the budgets of the Alberta Wheelchair Sports and Recreation Association (AWSRA) and the Paralympic Sports Association (PSA). File contains budget plans, budget recaps, statements, treasurer reports, PSA membership lists, corrections and additions to membership lists, grant application forms, grant regulations, correspondence, lists of AWSRA executive committee members, and a newsletter.

Pan-American games reports

File documents the participation of Canadian teams at the 2nd, 4th, and 5th Pan-American Wheelchair Games. File contains reports written by team managers, head coaches, and athletic directors of the Canadian Wheelchair Sports Association.

Official's guide : third Pan-American Wheelchair Games

File documents the staging of the third Pan-American Wheelchair Games. File contains daily events programs, rules, minutes, recommendations of the Medical Committee, anthems, a competitors and officials guide, seminar agenda, and opening ceremonies schedule.

Canadian Wheelchair Sports Association

File summarizes attempts to convince the Commonwealth Games Federation to fully integrate events for disabled athletes in the Commonwealth Games. File contains correspondence, meeting highlights, press releases, and a news article.

Wheelchair dancing subcommittee

File documents the history and activities of the Wheelchair Dancing Subcommittee of the International Sports Federation for the Disabled (ISOD). File contains bylaws, descriptions of different methods of wheelchair dancing, competition details, a summary of the composition and purpose of the Wheelchair dancing sub-committee, and a membership application form.

Wheelchair tennis

File contains correspondence, a history of wheelchair tennis and the International Wheelchair Tennis Federation (IWTF), and an IWTF newsletter.

Commemorative jewelry

File contains a collection of pins, medals, and other jewelry commemorating a variety of disability sporting events and organizations. Items were acquired by Steadward and Gary McPherson in the course of their work at the University of Alberta and in their leadership roles with disability sports organizations. File contains objects related to the following events and organizations: Calgary Wheelchair Sport Association, 1976 Canadian Olympics, National Wheelchair Games, Wheelchair Basketball Gold Cup, 1976 Olympiad for the Physically Disabled, Canadian Games for the Physically Disabled, International Year of Disabled Persons, Ontario Summer Games, Canadian Wheelchair Indoor Championship, 7th World Wheelchair Games, Edmonton Universiade, Stoke Mandeville International Games, 15th Olympics Winter Games, 11th Commonwealth Games, the Canadian Wheelchair Sports Association, German Wheelchair Sports Association, National Wheelchair Basketball Association, British Paralympic Sports Society, Paralympic Sports Association, Empire Sports Club, Korea Volleyball Association, Alberta Softball Association, and others.

1994 Commonwealth Games

File documents Steadward's attendance at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia. File contains biographies and inscriptions for tribute plaques, minutes of the Commonwealth Games Federation Sports Committee, correspondence, tickets, taxi receipts, news articles, notes, newsletters, a VIP handbook, disability events information package, reception agenda, ID card, games guide, issue of the Commonwealth Games newspaper, magazine, invitation, greeting from the Premier, and a pin.

Sledge hockey

File documents the establishment of a national organization to represent sledge hockey in Canada and the inclusion of sledge hockey in the Paralympics. File contains proposed foundational principals, characteristics, objectives, values, and mission statements for a Canadian sledge hockey organization. File also contains recommendations from the Minister's Task Force on Federal Sport Policy report, sledge hockey tournament guidelines, agendas, minutes, sledge hockey rules, schedules of sledge hockey tournaments and games, news articles, correspondence, press releases, brochures, invitations, excepts from the IPC, IPC technical classifying procedures, a five year plan for the development of sledge hockey in Canada, application for incorporation, constitution and bylaws, IPC organizational structure, list of IPC executive members, list of IPC sports committees, team officials application, report of Sport Forum II proceedings, and a report of the IPC International Committee on Integration of Athletes with a Disability.

Equestrian

File documents the Canadian Therapeutic Riding Association (CanTRA) application to the Canadian Federation of Sport Organizations for the Disabled (CFSOD). File contains score sheets, press releases, competition results, correspondence, rules and details for the East Coast Equestrian Games, proposed statutes, a list of Canadian riding instructors, and a program for the 7th International Therapeutic Riding Congress.

China 1994

File documents the 6th Far East and South Pacific Games for the Disabled (FESPIC) held in Beijing in 1994. File contains promotional programs, brochures, newsletters, Chinese newspapers, correspondence, a technical handbook, registration application, reception center guide, photograph of the FESPIC executive, and an opening ceremony program.

WhyNot Marathon and Paralympic flame

File documents an issue between the IPC and the Canadian Foundation for Physically Disabled Persons (CFPDP) regarding the right to establish a permanent location for the Paralympic flame and the promotion of the Paralympic touch via the WhyNot Marathon. File contains correspondence, a special issue of the Toronto Sun, program for the dedication of the Canadian Paralympic torches, general information for the WhyNot Marathon, and background information on the CFPDP.

Commonwealth Games

File documents lobbying efforts by the International Paralympic Committee to include disabled athletes in the Commonwealth Games. File contains correspondence, excerpts from the constitution of the Commonwealth Games, minutes, a status report, and a paper on the inclusion of events for athletes with disabilities in the Olympic Games.

Secretariat on intergration

File documents a Think Tank that was held to explore the feasibility of establishing a secretariat for the integration of Canadian athletes with disabilities, and the work of the resulting Task Force on Integration. File contains correspondence, agendas, minutes, draft proposals, drafts of the Task Force on Integration report, responses to the draft Task Force on Integration report, notes, research papers, organizational charts for the ICC and Canadian Federation of Sport Organizations of the Disabled (CFSOD), and a list of Think Tank participants.

ICC [International Coordinating Committee of World Sports Organisations for the Disabled] minutes

File documents the work of the ICC in organizing Paralympic games and liasing with other international disabiliy sports organizations. File contains ICC minutes, correspondence, ICC sub-committee minutes, agendas, a Medical Committee report, Technical Committee report, and guidelines for a questionaire project.

Disability directories

File contains directories of national disability committees and non-governmental disability organizations produced by the Centre for Social Development and Humanitarian Affairs.

Sport summits

File documents summits discussing the development of disability sport in the areas of snowboarding, volleyball, and boccia to. File contains event schedules, agendas, summit summaries, evaluation forms, lists of attendees, and a draft report.

CS4L-LTAD [Canadian Sport for Life - Long Term Athlete Development]

File documents a mini-summit sponsored by Canadian Sport for Life, an organization that promotes sport and physical activity in Canada. File contains slides from an presentation about athletes with disabilities, participant workbooks, a draft CSAL-LTAD five year activation strategy, agenda, and workshop description.

Publications and clippings

File contains newspaper articles and advertisements from the 1967 and 1975 Pan-Am Games, a special supplementary issue of the newspaper Focus on Ability, an award nomination slip, and a brochure.

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