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The young don't trust business

"At the first conference of employees in the Consumer and Commercial Relations Ministry, the Honourable Sidney Handleman presented a survey of consumer attitudes taken in North Bay recently. Aside from revealing that the vast majority of consumer protection law, the most startling revelation concerns the attitude of young people towards the business. That concerns me. It should concern small business people even more. What is even more startling is the result of the question, "How much profit out of each dollar do you think food chains make after taxes"? The answers covered the gambit from nothing to $2. One food chain in its 1976 annual report stated that "earnings per dollar of sales were less that 8-10 of a cent, compared with one cent per dollar in the same period last year..."

Bradford Witness

Book of Psalms

Copy of the Book of Psalms, containing a handwritten inscription written in pen at the front, reading: "Choir, Bradford Methodist Church." The book's cover is made of paper and cloth, with the title pressed into the front cover.

British and Foreign Bible Society

Belfry Cemetery

Wide shot of the Belfry cemetery, located on Line 8

Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library

Nail from Helmsdale Farm

This handcrafted nail was found during renovations to the house built by Simon FRASER circa 1840 at Helmsdale Farm, West Gwillimbury.

Belfry, James grave marker

"Erected by Mrs. Sophia Belfry to the memory of ... affectionate Husband: James Belfry, who died Aug. 31, 1849, E. 46 y's, 7 mo. & 6 d.
Jac....ed.. mo.,
..rtha. July 17 1830, Died 11 y'r, & 10mo.
Children of the above"
From the Belfry Cemetery

Amanda Gallagher

Clement Brothers

The Clement brothers. Lewis is on the left and Stephen is on the right. When this tin type photograph was taken, Stephen was 23 years old and Lewis 21. Lewis was a doctor in Bradford and he married Rachel Howard, the daughter of Allen Howard, who lived on the 6th Line.

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