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A newspaper article about the architectural plans for the building of a new Bradford Public Library at 100 Holland Court.

"Plans for Bradford's new $1.2 million library were unveiled Monday night. Architect Bill Lett presented a model and blueprints for the interior of the building, which were hashed out b the library committee...Lamb said the model of the library should help volunteers raise funds. 'When people throw their nickles, their quarters and their $250 in the jar, they can see what they're going to get' he said."

Photograph of Bradford's town council from 1985-1988.
Back Row: William Marks, Gary Lamb, Dennis Roughley, Peter Dykie Jr.
Front Row: Reeve Sandy Hudson, Mayor William de Peuter, Deputy Mayor William Dykie

Photograph of Bradford West Gwillimbury's town council from 1991.
Back Row: Frank Jonkman, Peter Dykie Jr., Dennis Roughley, Jim Corneau, Gary Lamb, William Marks
Front Row: Deputy-Reeve William Dykie, Deputy-Reeve Frances Reid, Mayor William de Peuter, Reeve Sandy Hudson, Deputy-Mayor Bud Brown
Absent: Ron Simpson
Photography Donated By: Ackland Photography

Photograph of Bradford West Gwillimbury's town council from 2006-2010.
Back Row: James Leduc, Peter Dykie Jr., Ron Simpson, Del Crake, Mark Contois, John McCallum
Front Row: Dennis Roughley, Doug White, Jeanny Salmon

Photograph of Bradford West Gwillimbury's town council from 1991.
Back Row: Peter Dykie, Ron Simpson, Frank Jonkman, Dennis Roughley
Front Row: John Maurino, B.L. Vanderpost, Pat Storey (Mayor), Bud Brown, John Gabriel

Photograph of Bradford West Gwillimbury's town council from 1994.
Back Row: Peter Dykie, Dennis Roughley, Ron Simpson, John Gabriel, Gary Lamb
Front Row: B.L. Vanderpost, Frank Jonkman (Mayor), Bud Brown, John Gorzo

Photograph of Bradford West Gwillimbury's town council from 2000-2003.
Back Row: Gary Lamb, Jim Corneau, Del Crake, Marty Toombs, Peter Dykie Jr.
Front Row: Brian Bonany, Dennis Roughley, Frank Jonkman, John Gorzo

Photograph of Bradford West Gwillimbury's town council from 2003-2006.
Back Row: Del Crake, Peter Dykie Jr., Ron Simpson, Doug White, Duncan Page
Front Row: Natalie Dykie, Dennis Roughley, Frank Jonkman, Mikki Nanowski

Description : It was a magnificent effort: for 4 years, volunteers with the Bradford West Gwillimbury Local History Association and the community at large worked together as the "WEGWHIST" team, putting together a History of West Gwillimbury. The result was a 2-volume set, Governor Simcoe Slept Here: The Legacy of West Gwillimbury, containing the stories, records and photographs of the families that settled the Township. MP Peter Van Loan flew in to attend, and praised the book as a "remarkable and strong community project - a gift from older generations to younger generations. I commend you all, and I congratulate you all." The book was published by Friesens Corporation of Altona, Manitoba, thanks to seed money provided by the Municipal council, an Ontario Trillium Foundation grant, and contributions from Patrons. George Jackson, who chaired, co-ordinated and drove the process from the beginning thanked a long list of those involved.