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Church expansion starts

Church expansion starts

This article describes the ground-breaking ceremony of Trinity Anglican Church's expansion project, held on June 22, 1986.

Bradford Weekly

Cochrane, Isabelle Gibbons death

May 17, 1987
Death

COCHRANE (Gibbons) Isabelle peacefully at her home Stroudo [sic] on Sunday, May 17, 1987. Isabelle, beloved wife of Joseph Cochrane and the late Leo Gibbons. Loving mother of Kay and her husband Don Wise, Madeleine and her husband Scotty Kell, JoAnne and her husband David Sander, dear step mother of Helen and her husdand [sic] Barry Rowbotham, Donald and his wife Margaret, Beverly and his wife Evelyn. Dear grandmother of 23 grandchildren. Funeral service was held from the McKelvey Funeral Home, Barrie on Wednesday. Interment St. Paul's Anglican Cemetery, Innisville [sic].

Bradford Weekly

Construction Workers Unearthing Simcoe County's Past

Construction Workers Unearthing Simcoe County's Past

"Construction crews working on Holland Street West uncovered a bit of history last week. According to several workers at the road reconstruction site, several large timber-like beams were unearthed from about six feet below the present surface of the road. It is likely that the beams date from the 1800s, and were either part of, or laid just after the demolition of, the first covered road in the county...."

Bradford Weekly

"Count Week" at Bradford Public Library

"Count Week" at Bradford Public Library

A newspaper article about "Count Week" at the Bradford Public Library.

"The last week of October was "count week" at the Bradford Public Library. Each year the province requires that we report on what happened during the year..."

Bradford Weekly

Dinner, Steve death

September 28, 1986
Death

Steve Dinner, the 32-year-old heart and lung transplant recipient from Bradford, died at London University Hospital on Sunday (Sept.28).

Bradford Weekly

Doubt, Jean Victoria (Sturgeon) death

September 24, 1987
Death

Doubt, Jean Victoria (R.N. Graduate Toronto East General Hospital, 1957) -- after a lengthy illness at Royal Victoria Hospital, Barrie on Thursday, September 24, 1987. Jean Victoria Doubt (Sturgeon) aged 52, beloved wife of Robert Morley Doubt of Stroud, dear daughter of Vaaletta (Mitchell) Sturgeon and the late William Robert Sturgeon. Beloved sister of Florence and her husband Ken Blanchard, Robert and his wife Doris.Dyce Margaret and her husband Grant Britton. Loved by nieces, Carolee, Heather, Ann, Jennifer and Katherine and nephew Richard. Also survived by 4 great nieces and one great nephew. Friends called at Lathangue & Skwarchuk Funeral Home, 30 Simcoe St., Bradford. Service was held in the chapel on Saturday, September 26th, 1987 at 2:00 pm. Interment St. John's Cemetery, Coulson's Hill. In lieu of flowers memorial donations to the Trinitarian Bible Society would be appreciated.

Bradford Weekly

Essa Street will end north of Queen

Essa Street will end north of Queen

"The developer of a small sub-division west of Bradford Public School had a two-year-old question resolved by council at its Jan. 12 meeting.
Council passed a resolution to allow Essa Street to be closed just north of its present limit at Queen Street.
Mac Lewis asked told [sic] council the street plan for his 10-lot subdivision through three revisions in the past two years.
Previously, council had asked that Essa Street be extended and turned so it would meet Fletcher Street, typing two sub-divisions together.
Council passed a resolution to have Essa Street closed north of Fox Run Lane, which will allow the McDawb sub-division to be started in the spring."

Bradford Weekly

First Draft of Library Study Completed

First Draft of Library Study Completed

"A new library for Bradford came one tiny step closer to reality last week when Fox Jones and Associates presented its first public report. The facility feasibility study, still in draft form, was presented at a public meeting last week (Aug 27). ..."

Bradford Weekly

First draft of library study completed

First draft of library study completed

A newspaper article about building a new Bradford Public Library at 100 Holland Court.

"A new library for Bradford came one tiny step closer to reality last week when Fox Jones and Associates presented its first public report...If plans stay roughly on schedule, the consultants believe architectural proposals may be sought early this fall..."

Bradford Weekly

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