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Charman & Grant.

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Charman and Grant was a general store in Wallace, Nova Scotia.

Chappell & Company

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  • 1810-1987
Chappell & Company was a music publishing house, founded in 1810 by Samuel Chappell, Francis Tatton Latour, and John Baptist Cramer, in London England. After Chappell's death in 1834, his son, William Chappell took over the company, followed by his brother Thomas Patey Chappell. The publishing house expanded the business to included piano manufacturing in the 1840s. The piano manufacturing portion of the business was purchased by Kemble Pianos and the publishing business by Warner Bros. in 1987.

Chalice.

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Centre for Art Tapes

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  • 1978-
The Centre for Art Tapes (CFAT) is an artist-run, not-for-profit organization that supports the creation of video, audio and interactive digital technologies by providing production facilities, scholarships, in-house residences and mentorships for Halifax-based artists of all levels. The Centre also facilitates the dissemination of media art though exhibitions, presentations and guest curatorial projects, collaborating with groups and organizations in a variety of outreach and community initiatives. Media artists from across Canada and abroad exhibit installations, video, audio and new-media, and participate in colloquia, lectures, forums and master classes. Incorporated in 1978 as the Society for Arts, CFAT has been located in venues throughout Halifax. Current offices are located on Maitland Street in Halifax. The Centre has not had an in-house exhibition space since 1992. Instead, the centre has partnered with local galleries, theatres, and arts and community centres for programming events. The organization receives programming and core operational funding from national, provincial and municipal government sources as well as from corporations, private foundations and individuals. CFAT is currently staffed by a full-time director and a number of paid coordinators, who answer to a voluntary board of directors and oversee member-based committees responsible for programming, scholarships, festivals, workshops, equipment and other functions. Membership costs and benefits vary.

Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions.

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The Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions was founded in 1959 by Robert Maynard Hutchins, former president of the University of Chicago. It grew out of the Basic Issues program of the Fund for the Republic, an organization dedicated to the support of church, educational, and social service groups that fought against the abuse of American civil liberties. The Center was conceived as a place for interdisciplinary discourse, where intellectuals could gather to discuss issues confronting the United States and the world. Over the course of the Center's twenty-eight-year existence, twenty-five Senior Fellows and a revolving series of visiting fellows held daily discussions called Dialogues. The Center's activities were recorded in two publications, Center Magazine and Center Report.

Elisabeth Mann Borgese was one of the Center's senior fellows and also the only woman. The Center struggled with financial problems and political harmony for much of its existence. Internal disputes among the staff led to reorganization in 1969. Hutchins remained the central figure guiding the Center throughout its existence. His one attempt to retire in 1973 was unsuccessful when his successor, Malcolm Moos, was not accepted by the Senior Fellows or the Board of Directors of the Fund for the Republic. After Hutchins' death in 1977, the Center was again reorganized and became associated with the University of California, Santa Barbara, and the Fund for the Republic was dissolved. Even this change did not solve the Center's financial and political problems, and after a series of short-term directors, the Center was closed permanently in 1987.

Casket.

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Carl Fischer, Inc.

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  • 1872-
Carl Fischer, Inc. is a music publishing house which was founded in 1872 in New York City. In 2004, it joined with the Theodore Presser Company. Today, it is more commonly known as Carl Fischer Music.

Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local 108.

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Halifax Civic Workers Association Local 108 were founded on November 20, 1941. Halifax Civic Workers are outside Workers Employed by Halifax Regional Municipality. There are over 400 members in this Unit which include; Labourers, Facility Maintainers, Gardeners, Utility Workers, Storepersons, Traffic Sign & Marking Technicians, Cemetary Attendents, Painters, Plant Operators including Arena, Rink, Pool and Engine Room Operators, Chief Plant Operators, Building Trades Persons, and Fleet Trades Persons.

Canadian Union of Public Employees. Local 1725.

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The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) was formed in 1963 by merging the National Union of Public Employees and the National Union of Public Service Employees. CUPE is now Canada’s largest union. With over 600,000 members across Canada, CUPE represents workers in health care, education, municipalities, libraries, universities, social services, public utilities, transportation, emergency services and airlines.

CUPE is a strong and democratic union that is committed to improving the quality of life for workers in Canada. Women and men working together to form local unions built CUPE. They did so to have a stronger voice – a collective voice – in their workplace and in society as a whole. Together they have won the right to negotiate their wages and working conditions; to stop arbitrary action by employers; and to speak out without fear of reprisal. In 1967, CUPE made labour history when the members elected Grace Hartman as national secretary-treasurer. She was the first woman to hold a top position within a Canadian union. In the same year, CUPE made its first pay equity breakthrough when female members working for the city of London, Ontario won an end to wage discrimination enshrined in separate wage schedules for men and women.

Canadian Society of Civil Engineers

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  • 1887-
The Canadian Society of Civil Engineers was founded in 1887 with the objective of facilitating the acquisition and interchange of professional knowledge among its membership. With headquarters in Montreal, by 1910 the society had branches in Quebec City, Ottawa, Toronto, Winnipeg and Vancouver. In 1918 the name was changed to the Engineering Institute of Canada (EIC), but the branch structure remained the same. Branch numbers and memberships increased steadily through the first half of the twentieth century, peaking in the early 1960s. However, by the mid-1960s, smaller branches had closed and others amalgamated. Semi-autonomous constituent societies for civil, mechanical and other engineering disciplines were created in the early 1970s, which established their own branches, some of which competed with the EIC. These dual arrangements lasted until the mid-1980s, when the EIC branch structure disappeared.

Canadian Seamen's Union

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  • 1936-1950
The Canadian Seaman's Union was established in 1936 to improve the working conditions and wages of commercial seamen. Affiliated with the Trades and Labour Congress, the Communist-led industrial union gained prominence during the Second World War. It gained concessions, was recognized as a collective bargaining agent for ordinary seamen, and fought unsuccessfully to retain Canada's merchant fleet. After the war it was crushed by opposition from the government, shipping companies and by the Seafarers' International Union.

Canadian Pharmacists Association.

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  • 1907-
The pharmacy profession and health care in general are changing, creating new opportunities for pharmacists to focus on providing better patient care. Since 1907 the Canadian Pharmacists Association, a national non-profit organization, has charted the course through many developments in pharmacy and continues to be the voice of pharmacists in Canada.

Canadian Pharmaceutical Association.

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The Canadian Generic Pharmaceutical Association represents the Canadian-based generic pharmaceutical industry, a dynamic group of companies which specialize in the production of high quality, affordable generic drugs, fine chemicals, and new chemical entities. The industry plays a vital role in Canada's health care system by providing safe, proven alternatives to more expensive brand name prescription drugs. Their companies are increasingly exporting their products and expanding their presence throughout the world.

Canadian Mental Health Association. Halifax-Dartmouth Branch.

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  • 1918-
The Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) was founded in 1918 and is one of the oldest voluntary organizations in Canada. CMHA promotes mental health and supports the resilience and recovery of people experiencing mental illness through advocacy, education, research and service. CMHA branches across Canada provide a wide range of services and supports for individuals and the families of those experiencing mental illness. The Halifax-Dartmouth Branch facilitates access to resources through community-based social support programs and initiatives.
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