"The Ad Hoc Facilities Committee, comprised of Mayor Frank Jonkman, Councillors Marty Toombs and Jim Corneau, Chief Building Official Art Janse, Deputy Treasurer Ian Goodfellows and Police Chief Bruce Davis met on Wednesday night, to consider future facilities that could include a new Police Station, a consolidated administration centre, and possibly, an indoor pool." ...
"Frank Jonkman got into politics very much the same way that he got into the greenhouse business - to meet a need. Jonkman started by building greenhouses for his father's farming operation, using recycled materials that included old television aerials. In the 1970s, other Marsh farmers began to call on him for help with putting up their greenhouses, as his reputation gre for getting the work done at a reasonable cost..."
Article about the amalgamation of the Bradford and Innisfil Police Departments; the previous defeated vote was reexamined after Innisfil Town Council voted for the bylaw, and BWG Town Council revisited the proposal.
December 1, 1992 Death JONKMAN Willibrodes (Bill) at York County Hospital, Newmarket on Tuesday December 1, 1992. Bill Jonkman of Bradford in his 82nd year. Beloved husband of Martha Vanveen. Dear father of William and his wife Christena pf Pramgevo;;e. Frank and his wife Dorothy of Bradford, Anne and her husband Donald Millard of Holland Landing. Also survived by ten grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Friends called at the Lathangue and Skwarchuk Funeral Home, 30 Simcoe St. Bradford. Funeral Mass was held at the Holy Martyrs of Japan Church, Bradford on Thursday December 3, 1992 at 9:15 a.m. Interment Holy Martyrs Cemetery.
Article about the amalgamation of the Bradford and Innisfil Police Departments and the preliminary hearing by the Ontario Civilian Commission on Police Services (OCCOPS). The BWG Town Council defeated the proposed bylaw in their own town council meeting.
A 30,000 sq. ft. Administration Building, with a Council Chamber that could double as an Arts Center. A 14,000 sq. ft. South Simcoe Police Station, that shares an atrium-style public entry with the Administration building. A separate courthouse - and possibly, an Ambulance station. All of it to be paid for through development charges, reserve funds from the sale of the municipal electrical utility, contributions from the County of Simcoe, and the sale of surplus properties - with no impact on the tax rate. ...
