This file primarily contains the legal and financial documents concerning the building and renovation of property at Sylvan Lake by the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of London, Ontario. The Sisters purchased, built, updated, and repaired a cottage lake house in the Summer Village of Birchcliff during their western mission in the Archdiocese of Edmonton, Alberta. There are communications with the City of Red Deer, Edmonton House Builders’ Association about the construction of a house on the property, and legal letters to engage a contractor, Fekete Construction Co. Ltd. The certified land survey plan titled Sylvan Lake Plan Showing a Subdivision of Lot B by the City of Red Deer Land Surveyor, Mr. J. C. Horn, on July 2, 1974, is present. There are also two newsletters titled, The Summer Village of Birchcliff, one dated Fall 2001 and the other Summer 2002. The topics include the official election results of the new Mayor and Councillor, council meetings, estates subdivisions, shoreline restoration, and a septic system study and sewer inspection for the Birchcliff region. This file also contains a purchase of property legal record and financial documents on taxes for residential improvements. There is also the Santae Viae Crucis Erectio Canonica (The Canonical Erection of the Holy Way of the Cross), the blessing of the Sylvan Lake house chapel on July 4, 1966, conducted and signed by Monsignor James Alexander MacLellan.
This file contains the financial and legal documents concerning the Sylvan Lake house property in the Summer Village of Birchcliff in Alberta, by the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of London, Ontario. There are property appraisal reports, proof of loss forms from the General Accident Assurance Company, and insurance company adjusters for water damage encountered due to flooding. There are also invoices and receipts for roofing, plumbing, flood clean up, furnace repair, hot water tank system replacement, lawn mower repair, bathroom tile repair, and veranda screen repair. In addition. there are other payment records on landscaping and the maintenance of the house grounds, such as tree removal and chipping, pruning, shrub trimming, edging, lawn mowing, and lakefront shoreline erosion control work. There are two reports of significance. One is Summer Village of Birchcliff Financial Statements, for the year ending on December 31, 2001, authored by Cuthbertson Sandall Chartered Accountants. The other is Lacombe County Highland Park Concept Plan by Engineering and Land Services, May 2009, with topics such as: land use conditions and concept plan for transportation access and environmental management, water distribution, sanitary sewage, storm water drainage, steep slopes, municipal landfill site, and wastewater treatment.
This subseries contains advertisements and news clippings regarding the Canadian western missions in Alberta by the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of London, Ontario. There are promotional materials, pamphlets, and news clippings from September 28 to October 3, 2011, that pay homage to the pastoral, health care, education, and social work of the Sisters. The subseries primarily concerns Service Through Christ, a statue that was part of the Catholic Sisters’ Legacy Recognition Project. The statue is located on the grounds of the Alberta Legislature building in Edmonton. The statue is a tribute that recognizes the Catholic Sisters of 74 congregations, including the Sisters of St. Joseph, in the caring of the sick, poor and disadvantaged in the cities, towns, and rural areas in Alberta. There is a printed letter, signed by six Bishops representing the Catholic Bishops of Alberta and the Northwest Territories, dated September 28, 2011. The main topic of the letter is an announcement of an event for the unveiling of the statue. Also included are two printed event programs advertising the Catholic Sisters’ Legacy Recognition Project, one is for a Dedication Ceremony, and the other is for a Celebration Mass as part of the unveiling ceremonies.