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Preface
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Abbreviations
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Chapter One:
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Bare Beginnings
A survey of the unorganized forms of nudity in the life
experiences of later nudists, including skinny dipping,
private and family nudity and sunbathing, the role of
military service during the Second World War in diffusing
knowledge and practice of nudism, the role of magazines in
providing information, and the contribution of immigrants
since 1945.
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Chapter Two:
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Getting Started
The role of the Canadian Sunbathing Association and its
successors in sparking and coordinating the development of
clubs in Canada.The chapter discusses the legal status of
nudism in Canada, the organization and development of
proprietary and cooperative clubs, and the challenge of
developing clubs and facilities with limited resources.
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Chapter Three:
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Evergreen Tans
British Columbia was one of two early centers for the growth
of nudism.This chapter traces the informal origins on
Vancouver Island in the 1930s and the emergence of mainland
clubs from 1939.Some of the early clubs are still operating
in and near Vancouver.
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Chapter Four:
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Raw Hides
Nudist clubs appeared in Alberta in the 1920s and 1930s, and
eventually spread to all major cities in the Prairie
provinces.
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Chapter Five:
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Dawn in the East
Dawn in the East. The Sun Air club of Ontario attracted
nudists from all over Eastern Canada during the 1940s, many
of whom started their own clubs. One of these, Sunglades.
faced official harassment in Toronto and eventually folded.
But members went on to create one of the largest continuing
clubs in Canada, Glen Echo, in the Aurora-Achomberg
area.
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Chapter Six:
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Ontario Outdoors
From the mid-1950s Ontario took over from B.C. as the
leading region for nudism in Canada. The arrival of
British, German, and Dutch immigrants with nudist experience
sparked the rapid growth of a dozen clubs across Ontario,
including such large-scale resorts as Glen Echo, Sun Valley,
and Four Seasons--famous for its Miss Nude World
contests.
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Chapter Seven:
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Trouble in Paradise
Quebec was home to two large clubs after the Second World
War. Both faced police harassment during the Duplessis era;
one closed under pressure, the other was forcibly suppressed
after a bitter court fight. There would be no other clubs
in Quebec until the Quiet revolution.
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Chapter Eight:
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Québec Libre
In 1960 the Quiet Revolution revived the prospect for nudism
in Quebec. Several francophone clubs had formed in Ontario
and Vermont after the Quetans disaster, but by 1971 there
was an explosion of clubs within Quebec which quickly
attracted thousands of members. Quebecers even had their
own club in Florida, the Jupiter Sunshine Garden.
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Chapter Nine:
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A Mari usque ad Mare
This chapter surveys the history of Canada's nude beaches,
from the world famous Wreck Beach in Vancouver to Crystal
Crescent in Halifax and the recent legalization of Hanlan's
Point in Toronto. Lakes and rivers throughout Canada
provide secluded free beach areas in every province.
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Chapter Ten:
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A House Divided
The political rise and fall of the Canadian Sunbathing
Association from its founding in 1947 until its breakup in
1960, highlighting the problems of running a nationwide
organization for a minority lifestyle on a volunteer basis
from a distant corner of the country. Disputes between East
and West would cripple the CSA.
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Chapter Eleven:
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The Three Solitudes
After the demise of the CSA, regional successor
organizations appeared in Ontario, the West, and Quebec.
Ontario continued to be plagued by internal problems, and
all organization there ceased in 1977.
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Chapter Twelve:
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Nudism Today
Contemporary nudism and nude recreation in Canada,
including the Federation of Canadian Naturists which
provides a nationwide umbrella organization and maintains
close ties with American and European organizations,
including the International Naturist Federation, a UNESCO
affiliate.
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Notes:
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www.fcn.ca/history/endnotes.html
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