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Breitkopf & Härtel

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  • 1719-
Breitkopf and Härtel is the world's oldest music publishing house. The firm was founded in 1719 in Leipzig by Bernhard Christoph Breitkopf.

Bridgewater Lawn and Tennis Club.

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The Bridgewater Lawn and Tennis Club began in the summer of 1889, but its constitution and bylaws weren't adopted until 1890. An elected management committee held annual meetings and held general control over the affairs of the club, including memebership. Charter member included R.G. Logan (president), H.T. Ross (secretary-treasurer), George Thomson and R.H. Frazer (members of the executive).

British War Relief Society (U.S.).

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The Canadian (Maple Leaf) Fund was founded in early 1941 as a division of the British War Relief Society of the United States of America. Its mission was to provide funds and supplies to civilians in Europe during World War II. There is evidence that relief was also provided to Canadians, including people in Halifax. The organization ceased operation on 30 September 1945.

BS Poetry Society

  • Corporate body
  • 1983 -
The BS Poetry Society was incorporated in Halifax, Nova Scotia, in 1986 as a not-for-profit organization. Originally named the Bourbon Street Poetry Society, it was founded in Banff in 1983 to develop and promote literary arts opportunities for writers. The society has published literary periodicals including BSPS Journal, later known as Poetry Halifax Dartmouth, and Skatz (1986-1991), and organized peer poetry and instruction workshops, arts research projects, author tours and reading series, audio poetry installations, book fairs, poetry sweatshop/slam events, radio programs, and poetry award competitions.

Buddy and the Boys (Musical group)

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Buddy and the Boys is a musical group who is known to have recorded songs at Solar Audio & Recording Limited in the late 1970s.

Burns and Company.

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Burns and Company was a meat-packing and dairy business based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The company was founded by Patrick Burns (1856-1937) as P. Burns and Company. In 1928, Burns sold his interest in the company and it was renamed Burns and Company Limited.

C&MA Canada

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  • ca. 1880-
The Christian and Missionary Alliance in Canada has been an evangelical denomination since the 1880s. They represent 430 local churches in Canada and engage in justice and compassion work in Canada and nationally.

C100 FM.

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Canada-China Friendship Association

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  • 1973-1979
Halifax's Canada-China Friendship Association (CCFA) was formed in October 1973 after a visit to China by two of the founding members, Herb and Ruth Gamberg. As with other CCFAs across Canada, it was established to promote friendship between the people of Canada and China by fostering mutual understanding and appreciation of each other's society, historical development and social and economic institutions. The association arranged public lectures, film and slide shows, cultural displays and exhibitions; compiled and distributed literature; and organized trips to China in 1975 and 1977. The Halifax CCFA terminated its activities on 13 November 1979.

Canadian Academy of the History of Pharmacy.

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The Academy of the History of Pharmacy was founded in 1945 to serve as a Canadian centre for research and information on historical and social aspects of pharmacy by aiding investigators, publication, study, and interest in history of pharmacy, and by collecting historical records of pharmacy to make them available publicly and permanently.

The Academy also assists the professional development of all branches of pharmacy by clarifying its role within the evolution of the professions and sciences. At the annual general meeting each year, papers are presented on the history of pharmacy, which are circulated to the members. On occasion, the CPJ will publish some of the historical articles.

Canadian Atlantic Salt Fish Exporters Association.

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The Canadian Atlantic Salt Fish Exporters Association was formed after an international fisheries conference that was held in April 1939. It began with the Halifax Board of Trade’s Fisheries Committee but was formed as the Canadian Dried Fish Exporters Association in 1940. In October 1942, the Canadian Dried Fish Exporters Association merged with the Canadian Pickled Fish Exports to form the Canadian Atlantic Salt Fish Association. The organization was active until December 31, 1973 and ended operations in February 1974.

The Association operated out of the offices of A.M. Smith and Co. Ltd. (1940-1943) in Halifax. A female staff member of A.M. Smith acted as secretary until Jim McKee took over as Secretary and Treasurer and the Association moved to an office on Hollis Street in 1944. Robert Johnson replaced McKee in 1950.

Fletcher Smith was the first president of the Association (1940-1942 and 1966-1968), followed by Homer Zwicker (1942-1946), Howard McKichan (1946-1949), Douglas Adams (1949-1950 and 1964-1966), Phillip Whitman (1950-1953), Willoughby Ritcey (1953-1955 and 1961-1962), Albert Smith (1955-19557), Sherman Zwicker (1957-1959 and 1968-1971), Don MacKenzie (1959-1961), Sam Campbell (1962-1964), Charlie Mitchell (1971-1972) and Joe Harnish (1972-1974).

Members of the Canadian Atlantic Salt Fish Exporters Association included Adams & Knickle Ltd., Briny Deep Fisheries Ltd., Burns Fisheries Ltd., G.P. Mitchell & Sons Ltd., W. & C.H. Mitchell Ltd., Ritcey Bros. (Fisheries) Ltd., A.M. Smith & Co. Ltd., N.C. Sollows & Sons Ltd., United Maritime Fishermen Ltd., and Zwicker & Company Ltd.

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.

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  • 1936
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation is a Canadian federal crown corporation that serves as the national public television and radio broadcaster. The corporation provides services in English and French.

Canadian Film Centre Productions

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The Canadian Film Centre was founded in 1988 by Norman Jewison, a Canadian filmmaker, as a film school. The CFC provides mentoring, funding and promotion of the Canadian film industry. The Centre has over 100 participants in more than a dozen programs, which are completed to encourage projects, collaboration and opportunities within Canada’s entertainment industry. The Canadian Film Centre Productions’ work, “Canada for Canadians”, became a part of the tape collection of the Centre for Art Tapes.
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