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| Fonds/Collection Number: | F0380 |
| Title: | People or Planes Committee fonds |
| Dates: | 1972-1977 |
| Extent: | 2.7 m of textual records |
| Biographical Sketch/ Administrative History: | People or Planes Committee (P.O.P.) was established in the village of Pickering, Ontario in 1972 in response to the Canadian government's plans to build a major airport in the area and Ontario government's plans to develop an adjacent city. The organization was developed along geographic lines. It had a council with an executive and other committees and a volunteer office. The Pickering airport proposal became moot in 1975 when the province refused to build the service infrastructure necessary for the airport. |
| Scope and Content: |
The fonds consists of the official records of the People or Planes Committee (P.O.P.) including correspondence, minutes, financial records, briefs, speeches, press releases, reports, published materials, newspaper clippings, and related material. |
| Restrictions on Access and Use: | No restrictions on access. |
| Finding Aid: | File list available. |
| URL of Finding Aid: | http://archivesfa.library.yorku.ca/fonds/ON00370-f0000380.pdf |
| Accruals: | The fonds comprises the following accession: 1980-015. Further accruals are expected. |
| Related Records: | See Ellen C. Adams fonds (F0251), and V. A. (Tommy) Thompson fonds (F0097), for related records. |
| Provenance Access Points: | People or Planes Committee (Claremont, Ont.) |
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Date of creation: 2002/04/05 Date of last revision: 2003/05/01 |
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