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"A land ambulance decommissioned by Simcoe County is still going to help save lives. In its second career, the ambulance is making a move to Africa. Simcoe County is donating a decommissioned land ambulance to the village of Ongutoi, Uganda." ...

An ad for Cousins dairy in Bradford, c. 1933. Appeared in the Bradford Witness.

An ad for Dunlop Balloon Tires and Crake & Rutherford Service Depot in Bradford, c. 1933.

"Bradford 'Phone Users Can Play Important Part in Changeover

Bradford telephone users can play an important part this weekend in ensuring that the change to dial service is completed smoothly.
C.E. Blosdale, Bell Telephone manager for this community, asked subscribers not to place "curiosity calls" or other unnecessary calls at or near cutover time.
The changeover will be made shortly after 3 a.m., Sunday - a time when the volume of calls being handled by the local exchange usually is light.
A few minutes before that time, operators in the manual exchange will start asking persons placing calls to hang out and try again a few minutes later, using the dial. The change is expected to take less than two minutes to complete."

Article on the fear of microbes and germs in library books and paper money.

"While moralists and preachers are calling attention to the danger of the morals of Canadian children bu the yellow-covered literature, which they so easily manage to read, attention is also drawn to the danger of circulating libraries. We are told that the books often contain the deadly consumption bacillus on its dirty pages, as well as the microbes of other maladies." ...

Municipality :
Community : Bradford
Lot :
Concession :
Description : Holland Marsh vegetable growers have decided to set up a dehydration facility in their storage plant.

"Bradford telephone users this week were credited with contributing largely to the success of Sunday's cutover to dial operation, by C.E. Blosdale, Bell Telephone manager for this region." ...

"Mr. Ken. Keith, manager of the local Dominion Store, announces plans that Dominion Stores, Limited have completed for a chain-wide store staff contest." ...

Two ads for Bradford businesses, including H.R. Douglas and McKinstry’s Garage, c. 1933.

Municipality :
Community : Holland Marsh
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Concession :
Description : There is another component to the proposed work on the Holland Marsh and that is the life-safety aspect. This is to address the deaths and near-fatal accidents that have occurred on the winding, narrow and dangerous Canal Road. Right now there is a preferred $11.935 million option to the other $17.8 million option. This option would relocate most of the canal, dredge the remainder, and install two guide rails in two areas. This option also won't widen the roadway but will create a 10' wide shoulder to provide a comfort level between farm vehicles and commuters. Once the issues of approvals and funding are cleared up construction can begin and will take an estimated 7years to complete.