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MP Peter Van Loan addresses the crowd - Elizabeth Gwillim Statue Unveiling
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Greetings from the Government of Canada given by the Honourable Peter Van Loan, MP York Simcoe at the official unveiling of the Elizabeth Gwillim Simcoe Statue in Bradford West Gwillimbury.
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Entertainment at the Unveiling of the Elizabeth Gwillim Statue
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The entertainment at the official unveiling of the Elizabeth Gwillim Simcoe Statue included harpist Diane Park Jones accompanied by the St. David's Women's Welsh Choir from Toronto. They are being conducted by Betty Cullingworth.
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Hopkins, B.Gen (Ret.) O.A. "Hoppy" OMMCD obituary
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Event date: May 15, 2005
Event type: death
Description: Died at Ottawa on May 15, 2006, as a result of complications from an aneurysm. Padre Hopkins had a distinguished 32 year career in the Canadian Armed Forces, including service with the RCHA in Korea in 1953 and the first Canadian contingent of the United Nations Emergency Force in the Sinai. He was the first Chaplain awarded the Order of Military Merit and ended his military career as Chaplain General. ...
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Event Date : Sunday, February 26, 1984
Event Type : Death
Description : A well-known Bradford resident died this past Sunday after suffering a heart attack following a lengthy illness.Eighty-one-year-old Thomas Gardner had been a resident of Bradford since 1918 and was chosen as the town's Citizen of the Year in 1976. Mr. Gardner was born in Newmarket and moved to Bradford with his family at the age of 16. He and his father, Herbert, opened Gardner's Hardware Store on Holland St. and supplied the needs of local residents. When his father died in 1950, Thomas continued the family business. He soon married longtime Bradford resident Rita Cook and had two sons of his own, Donald and John. Don worked with his father at the hardware store until 1962. The store was sold in 1973. Mr. Gardner sat on the Bradford Board of Education for 40 years and was chairman of the board at the time Bradford Public School was built. Other accomplishments included being a member of Bradford town council, elder and active member of the Bradford United Church and superintendent of the Church's Sunday School program for 25 years. He was also president of the Red Cross at the time of Hurricane Hazel. For 30 years, Mr. Gardner was a dedicated member of the Bradford Lions. He leaves behind his wife Rita, sons Don of Simcoe and John of Willowdale, and grandchildren Jim, Dave, Jane and Peter. Funeral service will be held today (Wednesday) at 2 p.m., at the Lathangue & Skwarchuk Funeral Home. Burial will take place at the Newmarket Cemetery.
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Elizabeth Gwillim Statue profile view
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Profile view of the Elizabeth Gwilim Simcoe statue on John and Barrie Streets
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Detail of Elizabeth Gwillim Simcoe front view of statue and her plaque in the background
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Elizabeth Gwillim Simcoe statue detail
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Detail of Elizabeth Gwillim Simcoe statue from the front
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Gwillim statue left side detail
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Detail of the left side of statue, featuring the Georgina Church, circa 1796
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Gwillim statue right side detail
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Detail of the meeting between Great Sail (holding baby Francis Simcoe) and Lt.-Gov. Simcoe
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Elizabeth Gwillim Statue profile view
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Side-view of the Elizabeth Gwillim statue which commemorates the woman whom the region of Bradford West Gwillimbury is named after. This statue was erected by the Gwillim Group, with help from sculptor Brenda Wainman Goulet, on the corner of John and Barrie Streets in Bradford. This side view shows the statues portrayal of the meeting of the Simcoes with the Objigway Chief, Great Sail who is pictured holding Francis Simcoe.
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