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Event Date : Wednesday, September 08, 1954
Event Type : Marriage

Description : Betty, only daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Fred Gregory of Bradford, to Keith Robert Collings, youngest son of Mrs. Collings of Bradford and the late Mr. E. A. Collings. The wedding took place at Trinity Anglican Church, Bradford. Rev. W. S. Johnson, rector of the church, assisted by a former rector, Rev. H. G. Blake of Toronto performed the marriage. The bride had five attendents: Miss Shirley Robson, Bradford, maid of honour; Misses Shirley Fallis, Marilyn Ritchie, and Yvonne Griffiths, all of Bradford, were the bridemaids and Miss Barbara Taylor was the flower girl. Mr. Robert Veale, Bradford, was the groomsman. The ushers were the bride's brother and cousin, Edward Gregory and Robert Fallis, and the groom's brother, Bruce Collings. Mr. & Mrs. Collings will reside at Stouffville, where the groom is a member of the staff of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce.

Event Date : Wednesday, July 10, 1957
Event Type : Death

Description : Little Glen Wist, 6, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wist of the Holland Marsh, was drowned in the canal beside his home at noon last Wednesday. Apparently he had fallen into the water while playing with a small toy boat, to which he had attached a string about eight feet long.Glen had been at the storage building with his two elder brothers, Gary and Paul, and his father. At noon Mr. Wist told the three boys to go home for lunch. When Mr. Wist reached home it was realized that the youngest brother was missing. A search was immediately begun, and when they went to the canal they found the toy boat floating on the water. When they pulled in the boat, little Glen's body came in sight, the string of the boat being tied to his foot. Resuscitation work was begun immediately by his father, and a neighbour. Bradford fire brigade was called and the firemen, with the help of Miss Marilyn Ritchie, R.N., who was soon joined by a doctor, worked for three and a half hours, but in vain. Little Glen was a bright, lovable little chap who would have started to school this fall, had he been spared. He is survived by his two elder brothers, Gary 11 and Paul 8, and his parents. The funeral was held from the Church of Holy Martyrs, Bradford, on Saturday at 9:30 a.m. Interment was in the Roman Catholic Cemetery, Bradford.