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Corporate body · 1987

The St. John's Regatta Committee Hall of Fame was established in 1987. The constitution of the organization states that the objects of the Committee are:
(1) To recognize, honour and pay tribute to individuals or crews on the basis of ability, sportsmanship, talent and achievement of extraordinary distinction in rowing, whether amateur or professional;
(2) To recognize, honour and pay tribute to those individuals, groups or associations who have given distinguished service and who have made a major contribution to the development and advancement of rowing in Newfoundland;
(3) To encourage the development of all aspects of rowing by permanently recording the achievements and history of such individuals, groups, associations or crews.
(Constitution, 1987)

The Hall of Fame is held in trust by a Board of Governors appointed by the St. John's Regatta Committee.
The Board of Governors, in its turn, appoints a six-member Selection Committee. There are three categories of membership: rowers/crews, coxswains/coaches and builders. Any Newfoundlander enrolled in the Newfoundland and Labrador Sports Hall of Fame or the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame whose major achievement was in rowing is also included in the St. John's Regatta Committee Hall of Fame. No one is eligible for inclusion in the Hall of Fame until three years have elapsed since they have actively participated in rowing.

Corporate body · 1967-

The Canada Games were conceived as a national development program for sport among representatives of all provinces and territories. The first Winter Games were held in February 1967 in Quebec City; the first Summer Games were held in August 1969 in Halifax.

Discussions about the possibility of St. John's hosting some aspect of the Canada Games began as early as 1970. A last-minute initiative in January and February of 1974 by St. John's mayor Dorothy Wyatt, resulted in a successful bid by Newfoundland and Labrador to obtain the 1977 Canada Summer Games. Preparations began as soon as the federal government's decision was announced on 16 March 1974. Newfoundland businessman Andrew Crosbie was appointed president of the Newfoundland and Labrador Canada Summer Games Society. Construction of the facilities were completed by June 1977 and the Games were declared open on 7 August 1977.

Newfoundland and Labrador sent over 200 competitors to the 1977 Summer Games. They competed in sixteen sports: archery, baseball, canoeing, cycling, diving, field hockey, lacrosse, sailing, shooting, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track and field, water polo and water skiing. Newfoundland and Labrador athletes won one gold and three bronze medals during the competition and the Newfoundland and Labrador team won the Centennial Cup for the most improved showing. The games ended on 19 August 1977.

Corporate body · [191-]-1934

The exact date of the establishment of the Cubs Baseball Club, a St. John's men's team, is not currently known. However, it was one of the four original teams in the St. John's Baseball League, established in 1913. The team had considerable success in the early years of the League, winning several of the "Garden Party" series, under the auspices of Mount Cashel Orphanage. The St. John's Baseball League became inactive following the 1922 summer season.

The Cubs renewed their membership in the St. John's Baseball League when it was reestablished in 1927, but they do not appear to have been as successful. By 1934 the League was recommending that the Cubs consider amalgamation with the team fielded by the Methodist Guards Amateur Athletic Association. The collapse of the League itself in that year may have made this move unnecessary.

Corporate body · 1976-

The Newfoundland and Labrador Games are multi-sport competition whose objective is to encourage the youth of Newfoundland and Labrador to participate in athletic competition "with an emphasis on development and excellence". Regional sports competitions have been held in Newfoundland and Labrador since the early 1970s, but the first official Newfoundland and Labrador Games were not held until the summer of 1976. Summer Games have alternated with Winter Games in a two-year rotation since that time. Regional teams compete for the Premier's Cup (for the highest number of points), the Sport Newfoundland and Labrador Trophy (for the most improved region) and, since 1990, the Lieutenant-Governor's Award (for the region judged most spirited and sportsmanlike). A list of host communities is as follows:
Summer Games: 1976, Stephenville-Corner Brook; 1980, Burin Peninsula; 1984, Botwood-Bishop's Falls; 1988, Mount Pearl; 1992, Harbour Grace-Carbonear; 1996, Conception Bay South; 2000, Mount Pearl.; Winter Games: 1978, Gander-Grand Falls; 1982, Labrador City-Wabush; 1987, Corner Brook; 1990, Lewisporte; 1994, Clarenville; 1998, Labrador City-Wabush.

Corporate body · 1965-

The St. John's Ladies' Basketball Association was formed in 1965 to accommodate women outside the secondary and post-secondary school systems who wished to play basketball on an organized basis. Beginning with 3 teams, the organization had grown to 10 teams by 1973 and included 16 teams in two divisions by 2000. Individual teams usually sought corporate sponsors; in the early years these included radio stations VOCM, CJON, and Newfoundland Power. Some teams, however, were sponsored by church and community organizations such as the General Hospital and by Memorial University. Games were played at the Torbay gym.

Corporate body · 1930-1979

The United Nail and Foundry Company Limited, a metalworks firm based in St. John's, Newfoundland, was established after a resolution of amalgamation was approved by the the shareholders of the Newfoundland Consolidated Foundry Company Limited and the St. John's Nail Manufacturing Company Limited. On 6 May 1930 the provisional directors, Marmaduke G. Winter, Charles P. Ayre, Tasker Cook, Daniel A. Ryan, Charles A. C. Bruce, Albert O'Reilly and Samuel J. Foote met for their first meeting, with Frederick W. Angel as chair.

After the amalgamation large investments were made to set up an up-to-date industrial plant, new machinery and new equipment was purchased to expand into electro-plating, non-ferrous casting, galvanizing, semi-steel casting and later steel and alloy casting. 1931 saw the opening of the plating and oxidizing plant, brass and aluminum plant and soil pipe fitting plant. The galvanizing and holloware plants had begun construction and were opened in 1934 and the steel plant in 1937.

The company survived the 1950's and 1960's but they were not profitable as it expanded to cope with work from the opening of the Wabush mines. The foundry had the contract to do the castings but found it harder and harder to get the business as the foundry was using outdated equipment and could not keep up with the orders. The demand for cast metal stoves and ranges had also declined as electric ranges and alternative modes of heating came on stream. The nail factory was also using the old process of nail manufacturing, so they became less competitive with outside manufacturers who shipped their products into the province. Finally a major fire in 1972 destroyed the office, shipping warehouse, pattern shop, plating and fitting shops. The business did not rebuild and in 1979 it ceased operations and went into receivership in 1982.

Corporate body · 1920-

The Girl Guides, a girls' voluntary organization, officially began in United Kingdom in 1910 under Agnes Baden-Powell. That same year the Girl Guide movement commenced in Canada when the first company was officially registered in St. Catherine's, Ontario. A Canadian headquarters was established in Toronto in 1912, and the Canadian Council was federally incorporated in 1917.

In Newfoundland four "Lone Guide" companies were established in St. John's (1920-1922), with their headquarters located in the United Kingdom; "Lone Guide" companies permitted girls to participate in guiding activities when registered units were not available in the locality. The Newfoundland Girl Guide Association was officially founded January 15th, 1923 in St. John's, Newfoundland and consisted of these four companies.

The aim of the organization is to challenge and assist girls and women in their personal development and to help them to become responsible citizens. Girls between the ages of six and seventeen enroll in various units under the guidance of volunteer leaders to take part in activities to earn badges, cords and certificates in a variety of fields. Camping, nature activities, and community outreach activities are predominating features of the Girl Guide movement.

From 1923 until Newfoundland's confederation with Canada in 1949, the Newfoundland Girl Guide Association was administered by the Overseas Committee of the British Girl Guides and was headed by the wife of Newfoundland's Governor as the appointed Dominion Commissioner. The Newfoundland Association directed all guiding activities according to British standards. In 1949, the Newfoundland Girl Guides joined the Girl Guides of Canada and the name was changed to the Girl Guides of Canada, Newfoundland Council. The Dominion Commissioner became the Provincial Commissioner, who was elected by the Council and appointed by the Chief Commissioner of the Girl Guides of Canada.

Mandated by the National Council, the Newfoundland Provincial Council is composed of the Provincial, Area, Division and District Commissioners, the Executive Committee, representatives from the Standing and Ad Hoc Committees, Associations and Honorary members. The Provincial Council performs the functions previously conducted by the the Newfoundland Association (1924-1949), by directing all Girl Guide activities in Newfoundland according to national standards. The Provincial Headquarter in St. John's Newfoundland services as the sole office of the Provincial Council All other activities from the areas, divisions and districts were conducted in designated areas of the province and the administrative records were in the custody of the respective Commissioners and Leaders.

The Newfoundland Girl Guides are divided into areas divisions and districts. Each level?? is headed by a commissioner and council. Each district is composed of various Units and headed by Unit Leaders. Senior Branches such as Junior Leaders, Cadets, Links and Trefoils are administered by specific Advisors and Commissioners of the Provincial Council (I'm finding this a little confusing - I think it's just the wording). In Newfoundland, as of 2006, there are 11 areas, 31 divisions, 121 districts.