The series documents the activities that Cunnings was involved with and led during his tenure at the District of Coquitlam Parks and Recreation Department and the development of the Department over time.

The series is arranged into files according to subject, and consists of textual records, photographs, ephemera, and newspaper clippings detailing sports, recreational programs and classes, parks and facility development, and events and initiatives undertaken by the Department, such as BC Summer Games, and Coquitlam Centennial celebrations.

The file contains records relating to the planning and activities of the 1991 B.C. Summer Games held in Coquitlam. The records consist of newspaper articles, "Spirit of the Games" newsletters, event schedules and event ephemera, as well as financial records, and correspondence.

The file consists of newspaper clippings of the centennial committee.

The file contains photocopies of the different Our Lady of Lourdes and Como Lake Gymnastics teams and events, which Cunnings was involved in teaching. The images depict acrobatics, trampoline, parallel bars, vaulting, still rings, balancing, and human pyramids.

The series consists of photographs related to the Coquitlam Foundation awards galas, fundraising dinners, and other events.

The file contains photographs taken of Gordon Fulton and his wife Shelagh at various Black Tie Fundraising Dinners, including the "Taste of Italy" dinner in April 1995; as well as a portrait of members holding certificates at a fundraising event and a group in black tie at a fundraising dinner.

The series consists primarily of photocopied materials accumulated by Boire relating to the history of Maillardville as well as the research notes he created during the process of writing and publishing his book, "With Hearts and Minds."

Record types include newspaper articles and clippings, newsletters, printed materials, correspondence, recorded interviews, reports, biographies, inventories, handwritten notes, photographs, a map, a thesis, and digital records. The series also includes manuscript copies of "With Hearts and Minds."