The fonds consists of the constitution and bylaws, minutes, annual financial reports and other documents of the Wetaskiwin Co-op Refineries Limited, and the constitution and bylaws of Wetaskiwin U.F.A. Co-operative Association Limited.
Administrative History
In 1916 several United Farmers of Alberta locals in the Wetaskiwin district organized a bulk goods purchasing consortium, the Westaskiwin District Association of the United Farmers of Alberta. In 1917 it was incorporated as the Wetaskiwin U.F.A. Co-operative Association Limited. In 1931 it established an oil refinery, but apparently it was not capitalized enough to operate on a competitive scale. In 1936 Wetaskiwin Co-op Refineries Limited was incorporated for the purpose of manufacturing and dealing in petroleum products. It never succeeded in building a refinery, but in 1937 it opened a fuel outlet in Wetaskiwin. In 1999 its assets were transferred to the UFA Co-op.
Creator
Wetaskiwin Co-op Refineries
Subjects
Petroleum
Petroleum agencies
Local Co-ops
Constitutions and Bylaws
Names
Wetaskiwin Co-op Refineries
Wetaskiwin U.F.A. Co-operative Association
Places
Wetaskiwin
Date
[1917?]-1999
Notes
Information on Wetaskiwin Co-op based on http://www.wetaskiwincoop.com/history.htm (viewed May 2010).
Includes letter to members; letter regarding purchase of a truck; statement of equity, UFA Co-op; site plan of property; notice of adjustment of margins on fuel prices; receipt for purchase of photocopier; agreement with Provincial Treasurer for advances on bulk fuel costs; notice of maturity of term deposit; and notice to members of dividends.
File consists of progress reports by P.J. Ryan, Northern Representative of the Alberta Co-operative Union, on educational presentations made in various communities assessing the organizational skills of various co-operative schools, as well as summaries of meetings with faculty and parents.
Creator
Ryan, P.J.
Subjects
Reports
Co-operative movement
Education
Names
Alberta Co-operative Union
Ryan, P.J.
Places
Bonnyville
Dewberry
Evansburg
Marwayne
Rocky Mountain House
Waskatenau
Wetaskiwin
Accession Number
51-4e
Can I use it?
Open
Date
1954
Notes
Communities visited include Bonnyville, Dewberry, Evansburg, Marwayne, Rocky Mountain House, Waskatenau, and Wetaskiwin.
The fonds includes minute books of Kerndale U.F.A. Local No. 775, 1918-1941, including financial and membership records. Includes a transcription of the 1918-1927 minute book produced in 2003. Includes the By-laws of the North Peace Purchasing Committee (ca. 1935).
Administrative History
The Kerndale U.F.A. Local No. 775, located in the district of Kerndale near the village of Berwyn in the Peace River region of Alberta, was founded in 1918. It became inactive in 1941.
Custodial History
The fonds had been in the possession of Jim and Eileen Allan.
The file consists of inserts for a Petroleum Agents' price handbook. Includes descriptions of Maple Leaf Petroleum fuels, motor oils, and greases (1953, 1956, 1969), and schedules of prices to the consumer and to the dealer (1960, 1963, 1964).
Custodial History
The file may have been part of the Westaskiwin Co-op Refineries fonds.