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Community : Bradford West Gwillimbury
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Description : He called water "a much more valuable commodity than oil and gasoline...It's liquid gold." New Tecumseth Mayor Keogh spoke of the vision that led to the development of the water pipeline from Georgian Bay. The signing opens the way for negotiations to being in earnest, for the purchase from Collingwood and New Tecumseth, and the design and construction of the pipe to Bond Head. The route proposed follows a former railway track south of Alliston to the 11th Line New Tecumseth, down the 15th Sideroad to the Beeton Road, and east to County Road 27. Earlier that morning, Bradford West Gwillimbury had met with the Ministry of the Environment, and finally received a new water-taking permit for its main municipal wells - with a warning that the wells will be closely monitored. "There's reason to monitor with great care," Thompson said, noting, "There was no request for additional water (from the wells), and no offer of additional water. We're nearing the limit of what the aquifer can offer. There's significant growth, and there's not a hope that could be accommodated by the aquifer. The town has agreed to growth, through its Official Master plan, he said, but without the Georgian Bay water, "realistically our community is not going to grow." The agreement will ensure not only that the Official Plan can be met, but that the Town will have a secure and reliable source of potable water.

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Community : Bradford
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Description : Bradford's HOME HARDWARE marked its 'official' grand opening in their new building, Wednesday, April 20, 1988. The first 45 patrons through the double doors received a complimentary grab bag valued at between $15.00 and $20.00. Children were drawn to the fish pond where, with a little bit of co-ordination and luck, they left with a free goldfish. Mayor Bill dePeuter was on hand for the "chain cutting" ceremony. An estimated 1,500 visited the store and took advantage of the many in-store grand opening specials. Mr. Jim Schaefer has been owner/dealer of the Home Hardware franchise since the first store opened in Bradford, ten years ago. Jim is a fifth generation descendant in the hardware business. His wife, Elsa, and two children, Holly and Jim Jr. are working hard to keep the 'family business' tradition alive. The new premises, which encompasses an area of approximately 15,000 sq. ft. is located on Dissette Street across from the Bradford Car Wash. Complimenting the additional floor space (previous sq. footage 5,200) is a larger line of general hardware items, an extended line of Beautitone pains, bigger selection of bikes, a full range houseware and giftware items and a newly added Bath and Accessories Department, complete wth shower stalls, cupboards, etc. An additional 16 employees help to keep the store running smoothly. Extended hours have made the store more accessible to its patrons.

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Community : Bradford
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Description : Mr. Kenneth E. Kidd, the Curator of the Royal Ontario Museum of Archaeology, has been good enough to mention to me than an Indian burying ground was discovered in Bradford in 1902 on the property of John Stibbs, Baker. His property would be the one now occupied by the bake shop just north of Mr. Worfolk's barber shop. The ossuary was five and a half feet below the surface and slightly oval, measuring ten feet by eight and a half feet. It was estimated that there were between fifty and one hundred buried there. It was evidently of pre-European origin, having no relics indicating contact with the white man. In the Archaeological Report of 1907 the following reference was made to it: "In 1902 an oosuary was examined at Bradford, Simoce County, but when the spot was reached it was found that 'curio' seekers had almost destroyed the appearance of the place, wholly so, indeed, for any scientific purpose. A ghoulish craze seemed to have taken possession of many people in the village, so that in passing along its principal street skulls were seen on window-sills, while in not a few sitting-rooms they occupied prominent places on centre tables." Mr. Stibbs, the owner of the ground was anxious to have all the skills placed in the Provincial Museum, but not a single person showed any willingness to give up his gruesome specimen - that which he might show to his or her more rural visitors, especially ladies, and over which utterances might be bandied in solemn tones with deep-drawn sighs, while the speakers were fully of the belief that their made-to-order morallsings were the out-come of pure and undefiled religion! At least one man contemplated having the top of his skull sawn off to form an ink bottle stand!, Of course he meant his Indian skull.

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Community : Bradford West Gwillimbury
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Description : Starting, today, all who live or work in the 905 area should add the area code to the 7-digit number when making local phone calls. Calls made without the code may be interrupted by a recorded announcement before the call will be connected. The announcement will disrupt local data calls (i.e. fax, modem, call forwarding, Internet dial-up, etc.) made with only 7 digits. It is important that everyone in the 905 area program their equipment to accommodate 10 digits immediately. Local 10 digit dialing becomes mandatory for all calls on June 9th, when the new 289 area code will be added to the "905" region. The area code is not required for 911, 411 or 611 calls.

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Description : We, the Downtown Revitalization Committee, wish to express our thanks to all those families who have agreed to sponsor the millennium clock. The response, in only the first three days, has been overwhelming. Family names, engraved on this millennium marker, will ensure a place in the history of Bradford West Gwillimbury. Thank you to our corporate sponsors: Vins Plastics, Gary Ross Memorial Fund, Ventera and Holy Trinity High School. Since space is limited, we encourage you to contact Bradford Print Shoppe, Royal Bank, or The Village Inn to secure your name on the millennium marker. The cost is $250 for 30 letters.

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Description : The town of Bradford came into being in May of 1857, but was not formally inaugurated until January 1st, 1858 - which means that, sometime in the next 12 months, Bradford celebrates its sesquicentennial. Town Council has decided to accept January 1, 2008 as the date of the 150th Anniversary - in part because it gives the municipality more time to get things rolling, and get co-ordinating committees in place. "This is a high priority," says Mayor Doug White of the Planned Sesquicentennial Celebrations. "We want to do this right. We want this to be a celebration the likes of which this Town has never seen before." Not only that, White says, but "we want the entire community to be part of this." The Mayor and several members of Council will sit on a Sesquicentennial Steering committee, headed by Councillor Del Crake; and the BWG Recreation Department will take on a co-ordinating role, in addition to running Town events. But members of the community - churches, schools organizations and associations, clubs, businesses, individuals - are invited to get involved, by sending a representative to sit on an Advisory
Community Group Committee, by planning an event and contacting the Recreation Dept. to have it listed on the Sesquicentennial Calendar, or by volunteering for Town events or fundraising activities. Some of the ideas already under consideration include a New Year's Eve Black Tie Gala, on December 31, 2007, to kick off the Official Town celebration which could culminate in a huge community-wide party and formal proclamation on July 1,2008, at the Canada Day Celebration. "The sky's the limit - we want the community to come up with every idea. Nothing is too minor, and nothing is impossible," says Mayor White. "There's a tremendous amount of pride in the community. We want the participation of everybody," adds Councillor Crake. Interested in getting involved in the 150th Anniversary Celebrations for the town of Bradford? Contact Nick Warman Manager of Recreation. In the Jan. 9 meeting of Council, Councillors Del Crake, Jeanny Salmon, Mark Contois, and James Leduc were appointed to a Sesquicentennial Steering Committee.

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Community : Bradford West Gwillimbury
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Description : In 1818, John Stoddars travelled from County Cavan in Ireland to the Township of West Gwillimbury, and liked what he saw. He returned to Ireland, then came back to Simcoe County with his three sons, William, James and Hugh, and stepson John Faris, to settle on Lot 10, Con. 7 - on the northwest corner of Hwy. 88 and 10 Sideroad, by today's map. In due course, each son would have his own 100 acre farm nearby. The eldest son, William inherited the home farm in 1836 and built the brick house known as "The Oaks" that still stands and is ocupied today. James farmed next door on Lot 9, was a member of West Gwillimbury's first Council in 1850, and donated land for the Anglican Church on his lot. Other family members served on Council in following years. his son Burt built the red brick house across Barrie St. that is still standing today. Another of William's sons, William Davis, built what was later known as the Stoddart-Ritchie house on the south side of 88 - now demolished. Whether the family name was spelled Stoddars,Stodders or Stoddart, members of this family were all significant contributors to the early settlement and governance of Bradford and West Gwillimbury. Most recently a representative of this family has been Canada's Privacy Commissioner. A symbol of the pioneering years is the stately home, built circa 1860, formerly known as The Oaks and now called the Stoddart-Reynolds house. A solid brick, full 2-storey, 3-over-3 bay front, typical of other homes of the period, it was built in the Georgian Vernacular style, with a Regency door case, and bow-roofed verandah. Two end fireplaces still exist on the main floor - the eastern fireplace with the original mantelpiece in place. Some interior design still survives, and the home has been well-cared for over the years. In fact, the pre-confederation house, associated with a prominent pioneer family, displays notable architectural significance - truly a home worth preserving, as part of West Gwillimbury and Bradford's Heritage.

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Description : A copy of the May 31, 1906 Bradford Witness owned by Rose Magloughlen, who inherited from her aunt, Florence Batchelor. Rose loaned the copy to the Historical Association, which had it copied and compiled in book format. The edition was written 102 years ago, when Bradford was almost 50 years old - but still had a population of only around 1,000. There were 4 churches, a public school and a high school, one policeman, and a whole variety of shopkeepers and service providers. Travel was by real horse power, and about this time, the wooden sidewalks in town were replaced with smooth cement - but you still had to dodge the puddles and muddy spots when crossing dirt streets on a rainy day. This "illustrated edition" of The Witness was special and expensive to print, because it not only told of the many business and professional offices and manufacturing works within the Town, it contained many pictures that had to be engraved prior to being printed. The editor, Mr. Edmund Garrett, wrote in his preamble, "It is hoped, however, that this number will possess vastly more interest than that of any publication ever gotten up in the village - interesting alike to present dwellers in our midst and to the thousands who have gone from us to dwell in other places." Even today, folks returning to Bradford to search for their roots are surprised to find a story and a picture of an earlier generation of their family in this publication - including information about Bradford's very first land developer, Letitia Magee. The book was out of print, but the Bradford West Gwillimbury Local History Association decided to reprint it as another reminder of the past, on the 150th Anniversary of the founding of Bradford. Copies are only $10 each.

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Description : When Mr. Driffill appeared before that council asking for a by-law respecting the sale of liquor in grocery stores, there was probably simple cause for his request, as there were then at least five hotels licensed to sell liquor, as well as the liquor store. These were: Algeo's Hotel, run by Robt. Algeo; Western Hotel,on site of present Queen's Hotel and which was burned down in 1891; the Innia House, on the corner now occupied by the Bank of Commerce, with William (Billie) Innis as the well known landlord - and poundkeeper, and also, a few years later, the owner of the famous heavy draft stallions, Lochnigar and Defiance, and how proud he was of those horses! Many a summer morn might he be seen on the Bond Head road, 'brushing with hasty steps the dews away!' as he led one or the other of his heavy steeds out for exercise - and never wearing a coat; the Bingham Hotel, the large three-story one that stood on the corner of Holland and Simcoe Streets, the owner and landlord of which was Mr. Robt. Bingham - succeeding landlords of that hotel that I recall were Mr. John Armstrong, a Mr. Harris who came from Toronto, and Mr. Brown - Mrs. Fred McKay's father; and the Lower Hotel, which Mr. Walkter Probert has long since turned into a residence. This one is down near Lukes' mill, nearly opposite Mr. Jas, Church's home. Some time I would like to continue and speak about the ice races and other old time matters mentioned in that ancient copy of the South Simcoe News. But, to close this letter, may I speak of that item in last week's Witness about that Tottenham lacrosse match.

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Description : Kate Aiken, on her "Good Luck" program talked about Bond Head and by-gone days of this district. "Bond Head is situated at the four corners where Highway 88 connects with Highway 27. It was founded in the early part of the last century and named after Sir Francis Bond Head who was the first Governor of Upper Canada. Many famous men have came from Bond Head such as Sir William Osler, Sir William Mulock, Sir Frederick Banting and Earl Rowe.