Fonds MS 126;1990.130;1992.036 - Long Lake Company fonds

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Long Lake Company fonds

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    CA VERN MS 126;1990.130;1992.036

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    • 1909-1985 (Creation)
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      Long Lake Company

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    15 cm of textual records

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    The Long Lake Company was incorporated in 1909. Established as a public company with a capital of $15,000 (divided into 300 -$50 shares), the purpose of the company was to provide country club facilities for shareholders and future generations. Property on Long Lake (present-day Kalamalka Lake) was purchased and a clubhouse was constructed. The clubhouse was built halfway out into the lake, with a diving board and diving tower running out from the east end of the building. The ground floor contained boat and canoe storage, while the upper storey was described as a ballroom. The company rented the premises to an unincorporated group called the Vernon Country Club. Tennis courts were added to the grounds sometime between 1909 and 1923. In 1926, members of the Rowing Club were allowed to become associate members with all privileges except for use of the second story ballroom and tennis courts. By 1927, the company agreed to absorb the Rowing Club into its membership. From 1931-1932, the premises were rented to the Kinsmen Club, but it reverted to the Country Club in 1933. By 1946, feeling financially pinched, the directors of the company raised capital by selling shares to members of the Vernon Country Club. This capital allowed the company to make much needed repairs to the crumbling foundation of the clubhouse. By 1949, these new shareholders were to constitute the entire Long Lake Company board of directors. They operated the club until 1953, when the premises were unofficially turned over to the Country Club for operation. In 1960, the Long Lake Company signed a 15-year lease of the club property with the Kalamalka Country Club Society. Many of this society's members were already members of the Vernon Country Club. The Long Lake Company continued to act as a holding company until 1975, when the lands and premises were officially transferred to the Kalamalka Country Club Society. One of the first things the society did, was to move the original clubhouse back from the lakefront. In 1986, the clubhouse was listed as a heritage building in the greater Vernon Heritage Resource Inventory. However, in 1990 the original clubhouse was torn down and a new building erected in its place.

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    Fonds consists of the administrative records and documents of the Long Lake Company from 1909-1985. Includes the company's constitution and by-laws, minutes, legal documents, correspondence, financial records, reports and various administrative documents produced by the Company. Fonds also includes records from the Kalamalka Country Club.

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        BCAUL control number: VERN-129

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