Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 2016 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
1 page
Context area
Name of creator
Administrative history
Ruth Burrows established The Volunteer Bureau in August 1966 as part of United Community Services (United Way). The Bureau provided services such as driving services, a housing registry, a furniture exchange , clothing depot, English for Newcomers, Seniors' drop-in centres and literacy programs. It became an independent agency with a board of directors in 1970 and was incorporated in 1972. In 1997 the Bureau established information and referral services and became known as Volunteer and Information Quinte (VIQ). Website: http://viq.ca/
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Found among the papers of the Quinte Arts Council by Mary-Lynne Morgan and donated in February 2020.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Flyer and program for a 50th anniversary celebration of the Volunteer Bureau (later Volunteer and Information Quinte).