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Community : Bradford
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Description : The town's new industry, the Bradford Wood Products Co., which will manufacture hockey stickes and skiis at the outset, begins to look like a real asset to the town in the very near future. Although all the machinery has not yet been installed in the factory, production of sample hockey sticks has begun, and when the balance of the machinery is in place, work will start on a larger scale. By the early part of March it is expected to have about fifteen hands employed.
On Tuesday the writer was shown through the factory by Mr. Love and witnessed the different operations required before the original piece of elm, (seasoned three years) is finally turned out the finished product -- a perfectly balanced A1 hockey stick of the highest grade the kind used by professionals and most of the high-class amateur teams playing the game.
The original long, thick elm plank is the first cut into lengths somewhat longer than a hockey stick and approximately 3 1-2 by 3 inches in width and thickness. The wood is then steamed and bent by a heavy machine into the shape of a hockey stick. Then it is put into a dry kiln for seven days, following which period each block is sawed length-wise into four pieces, each piece being one rough, unfinished hockey stick. The final shaping and finishing touches are put on by a disc sander, after which each stick is shellacked and labelled according to grade. Reginald ("Red") Horner, of the Toronto Maple Leafs, who, by the way, is to be head salesman for the local firm, was lending his expert advice in the final shaping of the blades which means so much to the proper balance of the sticks.
Messrs. Love and Bierge, the heads of the new company have orders for a considerable quantity of sticks in advance, and, with the ever increasing popularity of Canada's national winter game in other countries, particularly in the United States and all northern European countries the prospects for success of Bradford's new industry appear rather bright.

Municipality : Quebec
Community : Other - Bradford
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Description : A top-notch secretary whose favorite hobby is photography -- especially with children as subjects -- Jean Lloyd has been elected to the Board of Directors of the Canadian Federation of Business and Professional Women's Club and is also Quebec Provincial Emblem Chairman. Jean was one of the Montreal delegates who attended the B.P.W. National Convention at St. Andrews-by-the-Sea, N.B. last July. Like so many Club members, Jean loves to travel and besides visiting both the East and West coasts of the Canada, she realized a dream trip not too long ago when she travelled extensively abroad. Despite her rather busy schedule, Jean finds the time for volunteer work -- you may have seen her in the Hospitality Corner of the Montreal General Hospital. The Aluminum Company of Canada, Limited is the place where Jean puts her secretarial skills to work as Secretary to the Product Manager in the Sales Marketing Division.

Municipality :
Community : Barrie
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Description : Congratulations to the 6 members of the Tecumseth & West Gwillimbury Historical Society who recently received Volunteer Service Awards. Sponsored by the Ontario Government, the Awards presentation was held at Georgian College, Barrie, on May 20th, 1998. Receiving certificates for 10 years of service were Bruce Chambers and Shirley Larkin. Recognized for 15 years of service was Neil Aberle. Recognized for 20 years of service were Franz Aschwanden, Muriel Reynolds, and Addie Rogers.

Municipality :
Community : Bradford
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Description : The Stoddart family has owned their farm on the 6th Line of Bradford West Gwillimbury for only 60 years. But the family has lived in the area since first emigrating from Ireland - in 1819. The Stoddarts were one of the first to clear land and settle in West Gwillimbury, carrying out mixed farming, and raising hogs. It was about a year and a half ago that simply organizing a hog operation was no longer sufficient, in a difficult economy. Their answer to the difficult economy was to open the "Pork & Herb Shoppe." The Stoddart Family Farm Pork & Herd Shoppe is open four days a week, Thursdays to Sundays.

Municipality :
Community : Bradford
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Description : 1. The old Bradford High School on Queen St., now part of Fred C. Cook PS.

2. The old Toll Gate Road, north of Yonge.
3. The Post Office (now Condy Books et cetera).
4. The old Town Hall (Treasury Building) on Holland St. East.
5. Edmanson's Tavern.
6. Holland St., circa 1906.
   The Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury has selected 6 historic photographs - and now is asking the public to choose their favourite 3, to be used on the Sesquicentennial (150th) Monument, that will be unveiled on July 1, 2008 as part of Canada Day celebrations. Call to vote for your 3 favorites - or if you have a historic photo you would like to see considered, please submit the photos. For a closer look at the photos please see www.town.bradfordwestgwillimbury.on.ca

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Community : Ontario
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Description : Canada's history is a patchwork of many colourful characters. One of them was Catharine Parr Traill, who left England in 1832 with her husband to take on the adventure of settling in Upper Canada (Ontario). She was 30 years old and soon learned what a challenging adventure that would be! Building a log home, clearing land, growing food, keeping livestock and making pretty much everything yourself was enough to tire anybody out. But Catharine was energetic, optimistic, full of common sense and downright determined. Despite all the hardships, she created one heck of a smooth-running household while raising seven children and writing several children's books, as well as The Backwoods Of Canada, a collection of letters she had written home during her first three years as a settler. By 1854, with 20 years' experience under her belt, Catharine was a pioneer version of Martha Stewart. But she had seen many families who were overwhelmed and just couldn't make it in their new country. Catharine wrote a helpful handbook for anyone thinking of emigrating to Canada. She completed The Canadian Settler's Guide, which she wrote especially for wives and daughters. The book guided readers through almost every step of their journey from England to Canada, and even advising on what to bring and how to survive once in Canada. Soap making, candle dipping, dying wool and raising poultry were all carefully outlined and the climate, plants and animals of each month of the year beautifully described.

Municipality :
Community : Bradford
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Description : Kumi Canada chooses Bradford West Gwillimbury as the home for its newes manufacturing plant.

Municipality :
Community : West Gwillimbury
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Description : The celebration of Heritage Day resulted in a telling of the history of the Holland Marsh by Gerry and Mae Eek with Allan Anderson moderating the story.

Municipality :
Community : Holland Marsh
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Description : At a well attended meeting of the Holland Marsh Vegetable Growers, held in the Council Chamber of the Bradford town hall. Friday, Feb 7, it was decided to appoint a committee of three marsh owners, who could be called in consultation at any time by the regular Marsh Commission.
The new committee, which has been appoined for the year 1935, consists of Geo. M Edwards, representing the marsh owners to King Township, L. E. Faris, representing the mars owners in West Gwillimbury Township, and Prof. W.H. Day, representing the marsh owners in the Village of Bradford.
With Prof. W.H. Day in the chair many interesting features of the Marsh Drainage Scheme were discussed. Reeve E. J Evans of West Gwillimbury, and Reeve J. E. Coombs of Bradford addressed the meeting in appropriate manner.
Representatives present from West Gwillimbury Township were Reeve Evans, J. E. Harvey and V. Turner, councillors, and Reeve Coombs on behalf of the Village of Bradford.

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Community : Bond Head
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Description : It's taken only two years for the Bond Head & District Horticultural Society to transform a barren piece of ground, into the Scotch Settlement Arboretum. The plot of land, adjacent to Highway 400 at the 5th Line of Bradford West Gwillimbury, was a stony, weed-covered plot when the first tree was planted in 1994. On June 22nd, as a piper played in the background, Bradford West Gwillimbury Mayor Frank Jonkman cut the ribbon, officially opening the Arboretum - which now contains 145 trees, as well as flower bed, and groomed pathways. There are ash trees, maples, oaks, black walnut, hawthorn and elm, pines, fir and spruce, taking root in the re-worked and fertilized soil. The Horticultural Society hopes to plant examples of every native Canadian species of tree. The idea is to create not only an attractive park, but provide a living memorial to the early settlers, who colonized the Scotch Settlement circa 1820. Members of the Tree Planting Committee had praise for the "generosity and community spirit" of those who have contributed to the Arboretum, from Bill Patton, Parks & Recreation Department employee who hand-crafted a wooden sign in his spare time, to all of those who have donated and dedicated a tree.