Photograph from the sod turning for the new West Gwillimbury municipal building in Spring 1950.

L-R: Percy Reynolds (School Board Trustee), Joe Vernon (School Board Trustee), Wilfred Kneeshaw (Town Councillor), Bill Patchett (School Board Trustee), Ed Fennell (Town Councillor), Mac Wilson (School Board Trustee), Herbert Hughes (Town Reeve; with shovel), Mel Law (Town Councillor), Bill Melbourne (Town Councillor), Bob Westlake (School Board Trustee), Art Kneeshaw (Town Clerk Treasurer & School Board Sec. Treas.), Donald Gray (Road Superintendent), Charlie (C.T.S) Evans (Town Solicitor), Herb Stevens (Builder & Architect)

Council of West Gwillimbury in 1903.
Back Row: John Lee, Charles Stewart, George Hodgson
Seated: Jack Neilly, Robert Thorpe, Wm. Wood, Tom Ritchie.

The Bradford Witness decided to release a series of articles from local townspeople on the history of certain events in Bradford and West Gwillimbury's time. This week, C.T.S. "Charlie" Evans wrote about the Township of West Gwillimbury.

Ribbon cutting of the new Administrative Building for the Township of West Gwillimbury on August 12, 1989. (L-R): Ron Simpson, Frank Jonkman, Jim Corneau, Frances Reid, Harry Adams, Bud Brown, Bruce Owen.

The building was designed by architect R. Myles Allison from Barrie, and replaces the offices built in 1951. The building and adjacent works garage cost $820 000.

Ribbon cutting of the new Administrative Building for the Township of West Gwillimbury on August 12, 1989. (L-R): Ron Simpson, Frank Jonkman, Jim Corneau, Frances Reid, Bud Brown, Harry Adams, Bruce Owen.

The building was designed by architect R. Myles Allison from Barrie, and replaces the offices built in 1951. The building and adjacent works garage cost $820 000.

Council Chambers in the new Administrative Building for the Township of West Gwillimbury on August 12, 1989. The Councillors sitting behind the desk include Jim Corneau, Frank Jonkman, Charles "Bud" Brown, Art Janse, Frances Reid and Ron Simpson. Simcoe South MPP Bruce Owen is standing off to the right side.

The building was designed by architect R. Myles Allison from Barrie, and replaces the offices built in 1951. The building and adjacent works garage cost $820 000.

Presentation to council of a building plaque for the new Township of West Gwillimbury Administrative Building on August 12, 1989. The Councillors sitting behind the desk include Jim Corneau, Frank Jonkman, Charles "Bud" Brown, Art Janse, Frances Reid and Ron Simpson.

The building was designed by architect R. Myles Allison from Barrie, and replaces the offices built in 1951. The building and adjacent works garage cost $820 000.

A view of the exterior of the new Administrative Building for the Township of West Gwillimbury, opened on August 12, 1989.

The building was designed by architect R. Myles Allison from Barrie, and replaces the offices built in 1951. The building and adjacent works garage cost $820 000.

The front entrance to the new Administrative Building for the Township of West Gwillimbury on August 12, 1989. The ribbon for the ribbon cutting ceremony can be seen outside hanging across the entrance way.

The building was designed by architect R. Myles Allison from Barrie, and replaces the offices built in 1951. The building and adjacent works garage cost $820 000.

Sticker of the Township of West Gwillimbury Crest from the Bradford West Gwillimbury 25th anniversary of amalgamation display exhibit