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Lily Oddie Munro, Minister of Culture and Communication addressing the crowd at the opening ceremonies of the new Bradford Public Library. Background L-R: George Jackson, Bud Brown, Padre Hopkin (Trinity Anglican Church), Bruce Owen (Librarian), Mayor William de Peuter and Adrienne Price (Librarian).

Photograph of MPP Bruce Owen (with microphone) speaking at the ground breaking ceremony in October of 1987 for the Bradford Public Library. That library finished construction in 1988. Second from right is Eleanor Sherbo.

Article on the opening of the new Administrative building for the Township of West Gwillimbury. There is discussion of the idea of amalgamation within the text.

Groundbreaking ceremony at the site of the new Bradford Public Library, October 24, 1987.
Left to right:
William Marks, Councillor
Sandy Hudson, Reeve & Building Cte. Member
Eleanor Sherbo, Chair, Library Board & Building Cte. Member
Louise Evans
Charles Evans, Honourary Chair, Fundraising Cte.
Dennis Roughley, Board Member & Councillor
William DePeuter, Mayor & Building Cte. Member Bruce Owen, M.P.P.

Ribbon cutting of the new Administrative Building for the Township of West Gwillimbury on August 12, 1989. (L-R): Ron Simpson, Frank Jonkman, Jim Corneau, Frances Reid, Harry Adams, Bud Brown, Bruce Owen.

The building was designed by architect R. Myles Allison from Barrie, and replaces the offices built in 1951. The building and adjacent works garage cost $820 000.

Simcoe Centre MPP Bruce Owen speaking at the official opening event for the new Bradford Public Library on November 6, 1988.

Official opening event for the new Bradford Public Library on November 6, 1988. Eleanor Sherbo is holding the microphone, with Bruce Owen and Brenda Fuss to her left.

Official opening event for the new Bradford Public Library on November 6, 1988.

Seated against the wall (L-R): Ada Watson (Women's Institute), Brenda Fuss (Bradford Progress Club), Lawrence Sturdy (President of the Bradford Lions Club), Padre Ormond Hopkins (Bradford Trinity Anglican Church), Bruce Owen (MPP Simcoe Centre), Valerie Ridgeway (Ministry of Culture & Communications), William De Peuter (Mayor of Bradford), Adrienne Price (Bradford Library Librarian)

Ribbon cutting of the new Administrative Building for the Township of West Gwillimbury on August 12, 1989. (L-R): Ron Simpson, Frank Jonkman, Jim Corneau, Frances Reid, Bud Brown, Harry Adams, Bruce Owen.

The building was designed by architect R. Myles Allison from Barrie, and replaces the offices built in 1951. The building and adjacent works garage cost $820 000.

Council Chambers in the new Administrative Building for the Township of West Gwillimbury on August 12, 1989. The Councillors sitting behind the desk include Jim Corneau, Frank Jonkman, Charles "Bud" Brown, Art Janse, Frances Reid and Ron Simpson. Simcoe South MPP Bruce Owen is standing off to the right side.

The building was designed by architect R. Myles Allison from Barrie, and replaces the offices built in 1951. The building and adjacent works garage cost $820 000.