HomeMy WebLinkAbout303"Article copied from the News Advetiser, January 30, 2002, page 6.
John Murkar was principal of Pickering Secondary School No. 4 for a period of time,
after which he acquired an interest in the Pickering News. In 1907, he became sole owner and
publisher of the paper. After buying the house in 1912, located at 73 Old Kingston Rd.,
he moved the newspaper office to the building directly east of his home. The newspaper
building still stands with the inscription 'The News' over the front and side doors.
The Murkar house was built in 1875 and is designated under the Ontario Heritage Act.
Photos supplied by the Heritage Ajax Advisory Committee
on behalf of the Ajax Community Archives. For more information
about either, please call Brenda Kriz at 905-619-2529 ext. 343.
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