Proclaiming Yonge's Bicentennial
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- 1996-08-21
Description: Celebrating Yonge street's 200 years of existing.
Bradford West Gwillimbury Times
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Proclaiming Yonge's Bicentennial
Description: Celebrating Yonge street's 200 years of existing.
Bradford West Gwillimbury Times
Part of Local History Collection
"Bill and Brenda Vernon's home on the 9th Concession was the scene of a family reunion, barbeque and flag raising on Canada Day. Bill Vernon built a new 33' flagpole for the occasion, and spruced up the yard with landscaping that included putting in new gate posts, a decorative old-fashioned water pump - and a wagon wheel.
The wheel is part of the family history, all that remains of the turn-of-the-century 4 wheeled "Democrat" that belonged to Brenda Vernon's grandparents.
Her mother, Mrs. Murphy, now in her 80s, remembers one trip in the Democrat, when she was only 6 years old. It was Christmas, but a green Christmas with no snow, and the family decided to take the four wheeler, rather than a sleigh, for the annual trip from West Gwillimbury to her grandparent's farm in Uxbridge.
Normally, the whole trip took three days - one to get to the farm, with a stopover in Holland Landing for lunch and to feed the horses, Christmas Day with the family, and a day to return home.
That year, however, it snowed heavily on Christmas day. "They had a long, long lane, and it was full of snow the day after Christmas," says Mrs. Murphy. The entire length of the lane had to be shovelled out before they could begin their return journey, a trip that took substantially longer than usually."
Bradford West Gwillimbury Times
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Article about the opening of the R.C.M.P. office in Newmarket.
Bradford West Gwillimbury Times
Right to your front door ... the history of the Home Deliveryman
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Newspaper article on the history of the home deliveryman, created by the Tecumseth & West Gwillimbury Historical Society
Bradford West Gwillimbury Times
Sesquicentennial Logo Winner announced
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"Plans for Bradford's 150th Anniversary are well underway. On Tuesday night, in a meeting of Bradford West Gwillimbury Council, Manager of Recreation Nick Warman announced the winner of the Sesquicentennial Logo Contest. Local resident Chris Muncey was presented with a certificate of congratulations, a $100 Gift Certificate for recreation programs, and a copy of the logo..."
Bradford West Gwillimbury Times
Sesquicentennial Mini Clean-up day in Bradford
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"About 30 volunteers turned out for Bradford Mini-Clean-up Day, June 23 - Including Mayor Doug White and family, Councillors Del Crake, Jeanny Salmon, Mark Contois and James Leduc. Volunteers spent three hours picking up litter around Town." ...
Bradford West Gwillimbury Times
South Division station opening the doors to the Community
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Article on the newly built police station for the South Simcoe Police on Melbourne Drive. The South Simcoe Police moved here in January, 2008 from their old station at 45 Holland Street East. The South Simcoe Police was created from the amalgamation of the Bradford Police Service and the Innisfil Police Service on January 1,1997. The 45 Holland St East building was demolished in June 2009.
Bradford West Gwillimbury Times
The de Peuter Building... Long history, new focus for building on Holland St. West
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Article on the upgrades to the dePeuter building at 113 Holland St W., operating a decorating business.
Bradford West Gwillimbury Times
Trinity Anglican's new addition
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"New addition to Trinity Anglican Church, Bradford, shortly before dedication service, November 13th."
Bradford West Gwillimbury Times
Trinity Auction: Baa baa bidding
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"Item 58 may have been bidding on himself. One of the more interesting items up for grabs at the Trinity Anglican Church auction, a pet lamb, made more noise than a table full of bidders on Friday night.
The yearly auction, held to raise money for the planned addition to the church, featured 155 items ranging from peanut butter cookies to a hot-air balloon ride. A smart bidder could have walked away from the evening never having to mow a lawn or make dinner ever again.
Local auctioneer Allen Homer kept the crowd's attention with his unique mix of humor and quick-paced auctionese. Homer donates his time each year to help the church raise funds.
Plans for the addition include an elevator, a handicapped washroom and parking spaces, outdoor ramps and a parson's study."
Bradford West Gwillimbury Times