HomeMy WebLinkAbout2004-00312VOLUME TWO
TWEEDSMUIR HISTORY
of
THE HAMLET OF GREENWOOD
in
THE TOWNSHIP OF PICKERING
by
THE KINSALE WOMEN'S INSTITUTE
Curator - Janet Crawford
Assistant Curator - Lorraine Nicholson
Typing and Layout - Lorraine. Nicholson
CONTENTS
A
Greenwood Diary
1980 1 1985 11
1986 19 1987 23
1988 27 1989 63
B
Organizations
1.
Greenwood United Church
201
2.
Greenwood Old School Rouse Library
223
3.
Valley View School
227
4.
Greenwood store
239
5.
Active Service Class
245
6.
Mt. Zion's Men's Club
250
7.
Greenwood Eatepeyers Association
301
8.
Greenwood Recreation Association
305
C
Personalities
1.
A Greenwood couple meet the Queen
309
2.
George Martin
311
3.
Theo Simeon
313
4.
Norah Stoner
315
5.
Gwen Mowbray
317
6.
Stan Nicholson
318
7.
Leomxd Weatherston
318
8.
The Murray Jones Family
321
9.
Deanna Jones
325
10.
May Elizabeth Brawn
327
11.
Milton N. Fogg
328
12.
Mary E. Mclean
330
13.
Donald and Grace McLean
332
14.
The Tait Family
333
15.
Gerald Fisher
336
16.
Bill Newman
337
17.
Donald Beach
339
18.
Patricia E. Beach
340
19.
The Bleasdale Family
341
20.
Maude Stell
343
21.
Century Farm
345
22.
Al Carson
349
Lend Development
1.
Greenwood Conservation Aran,
401
2.
Construction in Greenwood
403, 443
3.
Mccally-Bryant
411
4.
Greenwood Development Plan
419
5.
Staxton Glen
423
6.
Report on Residential Growth
449
7.
Seaton
450
8.
Study on Highway 407
451
Memorabilia 501
Index 517
GREEHNOOD DIARY 1980-1984
All of the information in this account of the Greenwood
story has been taken from a scrapbook kept by Pearl Brooks
(nee Ivy Pearl Keddel) until her death on Saturday, July 28th
1984. The book was then completed by Janet Crawford.
1980
Valley View students did well at the Durham Region Science
Fair Competition in Oshawa. Leonard Waltham, a Grade 8 student,
won first prize for his entry on Electro -plating. He was also
the overall winner in the Physical Science Division and received
the C.D.P.E. Trophy. Tim Alma had an Honourable Mention for his
Solar Power 'Machine.
All Greenwood was very proud of the Girls Intermediate
I ketball. to Am. They were top players in Durham Region.
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They womb, ma nam me Joseph Gould and Emily Dawam. Allam Gumex, Jim Olwn
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GREENWOOD DIARY control.
June, 1980.
Valley View School students journeyed to Oshawa for a
sports competition. Jenel Sprately was first in the long
jump; Beth Senate, fourth in the 800 metre run; Greg Butler
fifth in the 200 metre dash; Tina Luciano, sixth in the shot
put.
June, of c me graduation month. An extra award w
given to Wendy Carson. g She was named "World's Greatest Secre-
tary" for helping the regular school secretary all through the
year. Among those receiving graduation certificates were
Patricia Bann, Wendy German, Patricia Conduit, Baily lunsan,
Robert Elrick, Joamle Smith, Kirsten Snowden, Leonard Walltham,
Terry Fisher and Alan Stell.
George parties was guest speaker. He urged students to
maintain an inquiring mind; to set goals for themselves; to
act independently; to learn to interact with other people;
and to be community minded. He pointed out that they were
graduating into a world that was changing for them from rural
to urban, aworld i which w would play a bigger role than
e
ever and onin which telecommunications would be a way of life.
On June 2nd Roger Conant, a Greenwood resident set sail to
retrace 14 generations of his family.
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July, 1980
The Shuttlebag Weavers' Guild for the first time had the
use of a 100 inch loom, obtained from the Ontario Hand Weavers
and Spinners. They created coverlets using 18th and 19th
century patterns.
The citizens of Kinsale were forced to leave their homes.
A hose on a 1,000 gallon tank of fertilizer raptured, spilling
most of the contents into the atmosphere. The highly toxic
fames sent several people to hospital. All roads leading to
the accident were bloeked off by the police until the danger
had cleared.
The reunion of the famed Reeser Family touched Greenwood.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Riles, Joanne and Gordon attended. Welter
is a member through hie mother. Janet McTaggart, wife of Kenn
o TTagt, also belongs through her mother, Mrs. Ralph Jones
Scott Mason won three awards, including The People's
Choice at the van -Art Show in Stoufi4111e for his 1977 Chevy
Van, dubbed Brown Bear.
Betty Pegg, use McPhail, wife of C. B. Pegg, retired from
her position as kindergarten teacher at Claremont School, where
she had taught for eleven years. She received as a treasured
gift from staff and students a painting by Robert Bateman.
October, 1980
A former resident of Greenwood, Bill Lishman, and his wife
Paula were in the news in October. 8111 opened a one-man show
at the Latcham Gallery in Stouffville. His wood and metal
sculptures are known internationally. He won the Webb, Zerafa,
Menkes Best Sculpture award in 1969. His work has been exhibited.
at the Art Gallery of Ontario and the Oshawa McLaughlin Gallery.
His work adorns corporate buildings in Montreal r Toronto, Ottawa,
Edmonton, in Uganda and Baltimore, Maryland in the U.S.A.
Paula, a textile artist, a few years ago developed a method.
of knitting fur. Now her garments ere in great demand throughout
North America and Europe. She retails as Paula Lishmen Ltd. She
is not only a renowned textile artist but a highly successful
merchandiser.
Denise aotmisswin Swedlo
November, 1980
In the summer of 1980, Dealer Swedlo, two and a half year
old daughter of Earl and Brenda Swedlo, lost her right site just
below the elbow and part of her left hand in an accident on the
farm of her grandparents, Herb and Doreen Middleton. Her courage
was the subject of an article in the Stouffville Tribune on Rover -
her 31 1980. She, with two other children had become a symbol of
hope for the handicapped.
1981
January
The corner at Westney Road and Concession Hix should never
have been the scene of an accident. But it was. Originally north
sad south Sound traffic had been stopped aM concession smwas
the through road. when Westney Road was widened and pavedin 1972
it became the through road. Citizens objected. It was difficult
GREENWOOD DIARY cont'd.
to stop on the elope of the hill, espeoially in winter. At
Hallowe'en pranbsters set fire to the stop signs but nothing
was changed. Drivers often allowed their hill climbing
momentum to carry them eastward through the atop Sign.
On January 12th, 1981 it happened. Mrs. Norah Welch, ca
aunt Of Norah Stoner, Suffered Severe injuries when the r
she was driving collided with a truck. Her life was saved
by the prompt action of Mr. and Mrs. Ross Disney and Douglas
McKean who gave first aid.
After some time the corner was made a three way stop
with only eastbound traffic having the right of way.
This was the month in which our national anthem was
revised for the third time in sixty years. It was the
English version that had the revision. The French version
had remained constant.
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GREENWOOD DIARY cont'd.
1981
March Pp�
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The visit of Ifelmmd Reagan, President of the U.S.A.,
to Ottawa affected Greenwood. Mr. and Mrs. Pat Riccio of
the fifth concession were there. Pat and his band accom-
panied singer Anne Murray at the official reception.
Several snowy owls were seen in the area.
It is only
rarely that thio are tic bird visite this far south. Red
foxes, too, were prowling the woods near the village.
May
Valley View school students upheld the school reput-
ation at the Osbawa Kiwanis Musical Festival. First prise
inners were Cathie Howie - flute solo; Jennifer Sprately -
clarinet solo; the girls trio won first place in the Wood-
wind competition and the School Bead placed second in the
School Concert Hand competition.
June
Mildred Corbett retired after 44} years of teaching.
She received her education at Greenwood Public School and
Whitby High School. Her daily trips to Whitby were made
in a converted hearse with board seats.
After her graduation from Toronto Normal school she
taught in a ane r eight grade school at Saugog. She
remained there from January, 1937 for four and a half years.
She spent thirty eight years in Whitby schools, first at
King Street for 15 years and than at E. A. Fairmsn for 23
years.
In honouring her retirement many affairs were held.
The school board sponsored a dinner in Durham College. Her
colleagues had a dinner for her. A public reception was
held in the school. Representatives from all admin strative
levels of education from area to local were there. Many, of
her former and present pupils, and her friends rejoiced with
her.
October
The experimental solar home of Mr. and Mrs. Chriatiaroa
Ven Helsaingenc., Westney Roadr wee completed. This bouse
was on the former fare of C. E. Pegg. WOEth over 8160,000,
the house has an entire aide of collector windows. The sun's
rays are used to heat water in a special storage tank. The
home was built by Peter Zile of West Hill. The home has an
indoor pool, a green house, and a fallout shelter.
November
The 4H Homemakers Club ended a very successful session
with a fashion revue. The girls made vests end skirts in a
project named "Ready -Get Set -Sew". Lisa McTaggart, Eecca
Finlay, Debbie Waltham, and Susan Pegg were representatives
from Greenwood. Beth Carson of Mt. Zion received her Prov-
incial Honours' Diploma.
GREENWOOD DIARY cont'd.
1982
Jesse,
One hundred and forty years of history went up in smoke
on Sunday, January 24th when a Kinsale Village building on
Highway 7, near Audley Road, burned down.
It was built originally as a Methodist Church about one
and a half miles away. They towed it up the Audley Road and,.
it became the %insole General Store and Post Office. It was owned
for years by the Mowbray family. In 1946 George Carl bought it
from Grant Wilson. He ran the store until 1960, then closed it
and used it as a residence until 1981. It was sold then to Guido
Necarato.
It was one of the last original buildings. The hotel, church,
community hall and shoemaker's Chep had all disappeared. The
school had become aunity centre. The Hooker G. M. dealership
had been sold and now Wa a mobile home sales centre - not much of
a downtown in Kinsale.
April
Four H wee still alive and well in Greenwood. At Achievement
Day Debbie Waltham end Susan Pegg received County Samurai dip-
lomas and Dale Pascoe received her Provincial Honours diploma.
Patricia Kingston, formerly of Greenwood, was honoured for
the twenty years she hadserved in 4-H club work.
may
Valley View school students, order the direction of Caroline
McGregor, presented their s.mual music night to an appreciative
audience.
The second arcual Greenwood Car Rally attracted sixty-five
participants, and 24 automobiles. Two to mess tied for first place
- Les Fisher with navigator Herren McGuire and Gerry Bates with
navigator Bob Mason.
The big event of the month was the Greenwood Public School
Reunion. This hes been detailed by Wanda Pitchforth in another
section of thio history.
July
Our Councillor issued a Ward 3 report. In it were the
following comments:
Brougham ..... "Me new policy of the Federal Government
regarding the management of the lands expropriated for the now
defunct airport has resulted in the revitalization of business
in the village. The new businesses are T & M Transport, Pick-
ering Equipment, Ajax Traffic Consultants, Old Canada House,
Crafty lady, Gallery Brougham and a new auction barn".
GREENWOOD DIARY cont'd.
1982
Greenwood ..... "The Township is in receipt of a subdivision
application from Bryant -McCully. Council has decided to prepare
a development plan for the whole hamlet before dealing with this.
Concession six east of Westney Road will be repaired this
summer."
October
Lisa McTaggart received her Provincial Honours Diploma for
her work in the 4H Homemaking Club.
1983
jancia
Valley View Public School presented a musical "The Canada
Goose" on January 20th. Admission was $1.00. Every teacher and
student was involved.
Jennifer Mooned was in the GradeI choir, Awards. Tait in the
Grade 3 choir; in the cast of characters Jocelyn Snowden played.
Gertrude, one of the 'Miseries'; Ann Eyberg was Canadian Rate;
Jessica Stoner, Canadian Tins and Susan Hlrick was Canadian'.
Jerry; Emma Talbot played the part of a new Canadian; Chris
Pascoe, Nelly Raeburn said Robyn. Harburn sang in the Grade 4
choir; Roaelina Bitando add Bhily Dimson in the Grade 5; and
Vitina Bitondo in the Grade 6.
Others involved were Joanne Milne, Mike McKenzie, Brett
Hoar in the Canadian scenes.
Mrs. Bartal, Mrs. Hoar and Kathy
Poet applied make up. Ryan Hertel, Brian and Brett Hoar dis-
tributed programmes.
At Achievement Day held in the Greenwood Community Centre
Rebecca Finlay received her 4H County Bananas Certificate.
August
On August 19th Greenwood residents received a letter from
CPTO-TV Limited requesting cooperatian during the taping of a
movie. It said "On Monday, August 22nd and Tuesday, 23rd, 1963,
will be taping part of Episode #516 of THE LITTLEST HOBO,
wewill
Samaer", in your area. Prom 7 a.m. - 10 a.m. we will
be using the road into Greenwood (near the bridge) and Greenwood,
Road for some travelling shots.............mayy thaxilcr."
October
Mildred McTaggart of Greenwood and Isabel Andis of Brougham
appeared in the Pickering Bay News as "Bay News Girls of the
Week". They had taken advantage of the Rink Time for Seniors
at the Sports Complex, Pickering. Skating is one way of never
growing old.
1984
March
A delegation of Greenwood Ratepayers asked the Ajax Council
he Ovide illumination at the order f es nn€€YY and Taunt n
as a . After the usual speech making a unlas overhead
lights were installed.
GREENWOOD DIARY eant'd.
1984
April
Linda Sones of Mt. Zion received her Provincial Honours
Certificate on completing twelve AN Homemaking projects.
James Spratley of Audley Road, Kin els, won a silver
medal at the Benito Tuareg International shooting competition
in Mexico. He hoped to do well, also in the Olympic Trials
for the Loa Angeles Olympics.
November
The War Amps Association named Demes Swedlo as their
THANK YOU CHAMP for Ontario. She was very thankful to have
received her special myo-electric am.
Isabel Amus once again was pictured in the Bay Newsg
this time with a -display of her hooked rugs.
Our M.P. Scott Pennell was urging the Federal Government
to sell the land that it expropriated in three Durban Region
towns to use as an airport.
December
Our Regional Councillor reported as follows:
Bromham - Improvements have been made to the Park build-
ings and grsnts applied for to equip the Community Centre. The
Gray House is being completely restored by the Durham Canaer-
vation Centre with financial help from Scott Pennell and the
Pederal Government.'
Greenwood - New street lights have been installed on
Greenwood Rola and at the Westney-Taunton intersection. Re-
placement lights for the tennis courts are in the Parks Budget.
Kira ale Mt. Zion - The umbering of all rural residences
on a gr oT r easy access by police, fire ana emergency vehicles
is 95� complete. The floors of the Mt. Zion Community Centre
are being redone arl insulation, soffit, facia and eavestroughe
ere budgeted for 1985.
GREENWOOD DIARY. 1985
I£ Greenwood was r a self sufficient canonicity that
day is long past. Wore and more it has become a part of the
Town of Pickering and the Region of Durham. As John Dmrme
might have said "No hamlet is an island...."
Early in January "Thistle Ha", the 130 year old historic
home of Hugh and Elsie Willer was destroyed by fire. All that
remained were the stone walls. Fortunately no lives were lost.
The firefighters were able to save some of the valuable Miller
antiques handed down from generation to generation.
This three hundred sere farm just north and east of the
Hamlet of Brougham was designated some years ago by the Historic
Sites and Monuments Board of Canada.
Friends and neighbours offered help andmoney to restore
the farmhouse. In June a special tour of 10 historic Pickering
homes was arranged by the People or Planes committee in aid of
the Hugh Miller Fire Pond.
In Greenwood itself two homes were
n the tour. The Stoner
family welcomed eight -seers to their home, the former "British
Arms Irmo. The Bryants proudly told the visitors the story of
their home, the former "Pengelly" house which bad been moved
up the hill from the Consolidated Sand and Gravel property.
A second local fire occurred in February. A frame dwelling
belonging to the A. Belanger family caught fix at two o'clock
in the morning. Mr. and Mrs. Belanger and their three children
escaped but lost everything. This house stood on the south side
of Highway 7•
They rented a mobile home and sited it on their property.
Again friends and neighbours helped. By early autumn they had
a modern log bungalow built to replace the burned house.
Greenwood store had anew lessee, Mrs. Lavin, Clarke. She
took over the business from the Bleasdales on January let. She
was a person interested in fibres and used the west wall of the
store to display and sell her hand knitted garments. Each person
who has managed the store has added her can touch to its retail-
ing practices.
poring 1985 George Martin, an insurance broker had an office
at the rear; The Greenwood Country Tea Shop occupied the lower
area; Mrs. Clarke ran the main store; and a family rented the
apartment above the store.
Crafts were still a prominent feature of Greenwood life.
Deanna Jones, resident potter of Barn Swallow Pottery, held two
open house shows and sales at her workroom on the north side of
Cone ession 6, east of Weetney Road.
Nancy Hoar, at their home on Westvey Road just north of the
Manse, had two sales. She made silk flower arrangements and did
tole painting on wood and metal.
GREENWOOD DIARY 1985 cont'd.
The Green and White Craft School continued to teach
weaving as it had since 1974. The SLuttlebug Weavers' Guild
used the community craft room for monthly meetings and
spinavng and weaving workshops.
The Town of Pickering Museum, Greenwood, under the guid-
ance of Gord. Brackett continued to attract visitors from
distant places and also groups of school students to the
special events scheduled each week from June to September.
The most notable events were Stesm-up Day end Opening
Week -end, June 8th and 9th. Strawberry Social June 23rd;
Children's Day July 14th, Crafts Day July 25th, Pioneer Horse
Day August 18th, and Histary in Action September 14 and 15.
History in Action Day was a great success. Them were
at least twenty-one different Groups of riflemen from
throughout Ontario camping during the weekend. The climax
s a mock battle between the Incorporated Militia of Upper
Canada end the Upper Canada Rifles. Red -coated musket -
bearing militiamen chased, all through the Museum grounds,
the buck -skin clad riflemen, who were raiding the village.
Very impressive.
Two of our citizens received hansom. Gwen Mowbray of
Kinsale and George Martin of Greenwood were awarded Bicentennial
Medals. The Ontario Government presented these medals to out-
standing citizens who, over the years, helped build the Pmv-
ince. Spacial attention was given to those who had contributed
volunteer work to the community.These people created a special
spirit in the community and made a significant contribution to
the quality of life here.
Excitement was the word for the United Church congregation
late in the year. In November the Reverend Mr. A. M. Butler
tendered his resignation, to take effect in June 1986. At
Christmas he ennounc ad his engagement to Mies Margaret Pellow.
She is a retired school teacher who was head of the Guidance
Department in Central Collegiate, Oshawa. The wedding will take
place in June.
In the villagew of Brougham, after the expropriation of
land in 1972 for the airport that still has not been built,
many old timers moved out. The newcomers had to have a period
of time to become acquainted before Brougham once again became
a viable community.
By 1985 it was so. In addition to the former businesses it
had become a contra for boutiques. More Sarnia's paintings of
North American wildlife in their natural surroundings were for
sale at Gallery Brougham. The proprietor of Crafty Lady Shop
merchandised her own work and that of local artisans.
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GREENWOOD DIARY 1985 cont'd.
The former Brougham Commercial Hotel got a major facelift
from the Darham Conservation Centre. The workers renovated it
hoping to turn it into an example of energy conservation tech-
hology. The Albert Gray family who owned this property as a
residence was expropriated in 19114 and the building was left Ig7y
vacant for ten years until the D.O.C. took on the lease from.
the Federal Government.
At the same time as this work sea in progress the Auditor -
General of Canada, Kenneth Dye, reported that the coat of can-
celling the Pickering Airport had soared to more than 275 million
dollars. He said that the federal Government might get 80
million dollars for the airport lands if it put them on the
market now.
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The Nuclear Plant for generating electricity is just about
nine miles from Greenwood and visible on a clear day. Thus it
was part of life in 1985. A 1984 report of the Health and
Social Services Committee of the Durham Region suggested that
potassium iodide or potassium iodate tablets be stock -piled in
homes and institutions within a 4 kilometre radius of the plant
in case of a leak of radio -active material.
A 500 million dollar plumbing jab was still in progress at
the A plant. In August 1983 a tube in number one generating
unit raptured, spilling radio -active heavy water inside the
plant. As many as 700 workers are involved in the retubing job.
Very strict safety precautions were taken to ensure their safety.
In September Coldwater Faxes Limited began converting the
disused Frenchman's Bay Pollution Plant into a year round
breeding ground. They breed trout and perch for international
export. They pipe warm water across the bay from the Nuclear
Plant for this purpose.
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Once again land fill became a major issue for all the
residents of the Town of Pickering. In early 1970 the Township
sold land for a reputed price of 5100,000.00 to Metro Toronto
s garbage sites. The area west of Brock Road on Concession
3 was opened for dumping the garbage of Netto Toronto and
Pickering. The areae marked on the following map were tempor-
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GREENWOOD DIARY 1985 cont'd.
Several times during the year the newspapers reported
that unacceptable garbage was being dumped at the Brock Road
site - gasoline, oil and diesel sludge, all illegally end
without the knowledge of the dump officials. In October
contaminated pathological waste from the operating rooms
of four Toronto hospitals was dumped on the landfill site.
This was declared to be an accident, was covered with clay,
and declared to be harmless. This site is due to be closed
in early 1990.
Garbage is a pressing problem of twentieth century
living. Homans can no longer pick up tents and walk away
from it. According to the National Geographic April 1983
it is also a problem high in space, -
15,000 man-made objects, pieces of exploded sat-
ellites, nose cones, separated bolts, bits of heat resistant
the are constantly circling Planet Earth. Space engineers
forest avenger satellite with Canadian arms to pick up -
this jurcgcaymagine a garbage truck in space!"
F a s w w x t IF a e w IF IF IF e.
Greenwood is in Ward 3 of the Town of Pickering. Every
second year an election is held to vote in the Mayor, one
Region Councillor, one local Councillor and one member of
the Durham School Board. For 1986$8 the representatives
are - Mayor, Jack Anderson; Region Councillor, Norah Stoner;
Local Coerce illor, Wayne Arthuvs; School Board, Lyn Craig.
These people have an administrative team to act as their
civil service. The Region Chairman. Gary Herrema, was
chosen by the Cones illors, not elected by the voters.
The Provincial Government it headed at this time by
Premier David Peterson of the Liberal Party; the Peds ral
Government is headed by Brian Mulroney of the Conservative
Party.
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ONTARIO RIDING PROFILE - 1986 CENSUS
The following information is based on data
collected by the 1986 Census of Canada from 1 l households. More detailed data including
immigration, ethnicity, language, education,
labour force. and Income collected from a
mple of households will become available
later this year.
Papulation 163,223
Male Total 71,835
Female Total 71,380
Loneua¢es by Mother Tongue
English
127.730
French
1,915
German
2,535
1raltan
1,52D
Other
5,525
Deal l Lase
Total number of occupied
private dwellings
66,SOD
Single -detached house
32,915
Apartment, 5 or more storeys
3,625
Movable dwelling
85
Other dwelling
9,075
14
GREENWOOD DIARY 1986
The New Year bells rang in many changes in Greenwood.
Happenings in adjoining hamlets and in Barash Region
affected Greenwood greatly. The hamlet itself changed
noticeably.
Marg and Ben Bleasdale sold the general store to
Michael and Judith Goodfellow. Like every other previous
owners, they renovated the interior. Judy continued the
poet -office. They allowed the Canadian Broadca9tlng
Corporation to use their stare for some of the scenes in
the television film, "Heaven an Earth". This film depicted
the bittersweet adventures of the British orphans who were
brought to Canada by the thousands before and during World
War I. The Goodfellows felt it was an upsetting experience
to have the camera crews around for three days.
As well as the store, there are still in the village
Fisher's garage, The Barn Swallow Pottery and Kenn McTaggart
Building. From time to time craft sales are held in the
village by resident artisans.
In Kinsale a Ford dealership was opened where Hooker's
used to be.
In May there was an historic homes tour to raise money
for a bandstand to be erected at the Pickering Museum.
Included was the Mowbray house at Kinsale. The Mowbrays
settled in Kinsale in 1833. Ralph Mowbray purchased the
property at lot 6, concession 8 and built a farmhouse for
his son, Ralph R. Mowbray. Through the years the Mowbraym
have enlarged and renovated the house. Milton Mowbray,
grandson of Ralph, Milton's wife, Gwen, and their family
occupy the house at this time.
Pickering Town Council allowed the severance of
several lots in the parcel, lot 10, concession 5, on the
est side of Westney Read Opposite the library and school.
Houses have now been built on them. One of theme houses,
when finished, was put on the market for $349,000.00.
A renovated house at the old mill site between the
store and highway ¢7 rented for $1,300.00 per month.
The house where Mr. and Mrs. Dyer lived, on the west
aide of the church, was enlarged. The addition was cleverly
designed. The house now looks as if it belongs in a long
established hamlet, such as Greenwood.
The McCully -Bryant subdivision, opposite the church
was the focus of attention during the summer of 1986.
Concession six
was
a busy place while the machinery was
working to make the road into the new lots. Jahn Bryant
asked for and received permission from Olive Trimble to
name the new carving road "Trimble's Lane."
Greenwood Dieu 1986 cont'd.
Three bad storms, - wind, heavy rain and lightning -
caused much damage in June, August and October. The
August storm was very bad, trees blocked roads; basements
were filled with muddy water; and the electricity we off
for seven hours. New storm sewers were installed to
lessen the effects of future storms.
Hydra raised the rates for electricity. The first
250 RWH/month $.0735 RWH; balance per month $.0455 EWH;
Minimum bill $4.50 per month.
Residence property taxes went up 9.5$.
Rabies was very prevalent in Durham Region. In the
first six months 39 foxes, 22 skunks, 8 cows, 3 dogs, 3
groundhogs, 1 coyote and 1 cat had rabies. The Health
Unit put 2700 informative teaching packages in the schools
and gave 210 residents anti -rabies shote.
Greenwood is eight miles from the Pickering Nuclear
Generating Station. News that a major disaster had
occurred in the Nuclear Plant at Chernobyl in Russia was
therefore a great shock. Ontario Byers tested for airborne
radiation particles and reported that the amounts here were
very small.
•. e x x x x s w e x x w w e
Cattle rustlers were in the area
in June. They stole
stock valued at thousands of dollars.
Pickering Town Coupe it asked for a Health Needs Study.
Because of the rapidly increasing population in the Town of
Pickering, the area needs a new hospital, expanded ambulance
service, and chronic care facilities.
Brock West Garbage Dump was in the news again. Four
Toronto hospitals, St. Michael's, Women's College, York -Finch,
and Wellesley were to face criminal chargee for dumping
pathological waste at the. site. In August, the Ministry of
Environment published a report assigning aa Al rating to
Brock West. This rating means the site may contain industrial
liquid or hazardous wastes that have the greatest potential
impact on human health.
In July the Shuttlebug Hand Weavers' Guild held a son -
vergence Tee at Pickering Nice= in Greenwood. A busload of
weavers and spinners, who had converged in Toronto from all
over the world to attend the bieradal meeting of the Hand -
vers and Spinners of America, spent the afternoon here.
They toured the museum; examined the Shuttlebug History Book;
viewed the demonstrations and handicrafte; said bad afternoon
tea. The hostesses co-ordinated food, place settings and
costumes to complement the Museum theme of a late 19th century
village.
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Greenwood Diary 1987
1987 was election year again. The Liberal minority
gave rnment called an election in September.
Norah Stoner, aur Regional Councillor for Ward three,
was the Liberal candidate for the realigned riding of
Durham West. She was opposed by George Awns, Progressive
Cones rvative,; Jim Wiseman, New Democratic Party; and Bert
Vermeer, Family Coalition Party.
Of the 58,222 eligible voters 58.9 percent turned out
to vote. The final vote tally was Norah Stoner - 16,690;
George Ache 10,963; Sim Wiseman 5,703; Bert Vermeer 944.
On November 30 a municipal by-election was held to
elect a regional copies illor to take Norah Stoner's place.
This time only 17.5 percent of the eligible 11,000 voters
acme to the polling booths. Beverly Morgan, who has been
active in community work in Pickering for ten years, was the
winner. She received 905 votes; Rick Johnson 632; Enrico
PistAitto 340; and David Lee Jenkins 57.
The biggest issue
a
n the a was Metro Toronto's plan
to open a new garbage dump, Brock South, just across the
town border. This might affect Du£fin's Creek and the
aquafer supplying many of the wells in Greenwood.
A group of citizens banded together to fight this issue.
They called themselves Pickering and Ajax Citizens Together
(P.A.C.T.)
Bill Newman, our former representative at Queen's Park,
wrote the following letter to the Honourable James Bradley,
Minister of the Environment:
"I an writing to you in regard to Metro Toronto's need for
landfill sites. I acknowledge the need for such sites but
I condemn Metro Toronto for their methods of trying to fool
the public with their rhetoric.
As an MPP and a farmer living in the area, I gave
evidence at the hearing for the Brock West site in 1973. I
was assured by experts from the Ministry of the Environment
that the site would be safe and olourleas (above 75 yards
away.) This latter claim is patently not true. Odours from
Brock West are so strong and so noxious that Citizens complain
from as far as three miles away.
At the 1973 hearing I gave evidence from my own experience
that both Brock South and Brock Earth were unsafe sites for
landfill use, despite the McLaren Report. They sit on an
acquifer which drains into Duffin Creek which is still a
prime environmental fish habitat. Chinook and Cubes salmon
end Rainbow trout hatch in Duffin, particularly in the east
branch. I farmed across the road from the Brock North site
end the original spring which feeds this branch of the creek
rises on this property.
Greenwood Story 1987 cont'd.
Some of the land under discussion for damp sites was
purrs ,.4w MstFarMp. atwSss�9�66aaA.e as. p�.arpeaL nat
£dr Bpvfg: 'Id J`,"and is�hRTed' ws'th'€prdngs: There
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the main water supply for Pickering village.
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p onal�kp ea LMned by firming there for twenty
yoaxegs:Desp}tp-my.g. otasts the_MM>ater of the Enviroetent ,.
4 ht'c engi ss ontinu d k o1a"i��a�t'tli4".k3`"Eea vwd4
su2table for 1 neleill use . No further testing was carried
out. I me of these facts because in 1974 I was
app ted to the ffg e you now hold, Minister of the
immurement.
During my toredee as Minister I advised MetropeAtemin
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Toronto and their hairman, Paul Godfrey, that the Brock
Nd$th and South sites were unsuitable for landfill. Metro
h' therefore h d fifteen yy myy which too a k, filter-
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native sites. therefore tNFY8 3'k "Y10 -P e £tl 't�tl
current` attempt to claim^ an`emergency 9to seek a hearing
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further proposals for the,exifirt
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There will be a Public Meeting on November 25, 1987 at 7:00 p.m. In the
gymnasium of Pickering High School (180 Church Street North, Village of
Pickering, Ajax) to bear comments and questions from the public on the
proposed development of the Brack South Landfill Site.
The map on she reverse of this letter shows the Brock South Site,
located an the south side of Concession Road 5 east of Brock Road.
You and neighbours are cordially invited to attend this meeting
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Comm simmer a rks
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Greenwood Diary 1987 cont'd.
In 1972 the expropriation of land fov'a"prapQtied airport
was the contentious issue of the time.' -'--""
The M.P. for the area,.. Scott Neural 1`s -said in 4,y e, 1387
that the federal gover mien{.Aad decided toisell off +hone then
half the land it had expropriated. He added that the original
owners of farms and homea.,,wou1}.have first ref sa} of:_pha .-P
government offers to�aell the parcels. The t nbrtc would have
second choice and then the places would go on the open market.
When the land was expropriated, there w anger, hostility,
violence and even a few stress related deaths•
Residents of Brougham fear that the ramifications of this
new development could lead to the same th1 ;igw±xc k:
November was tIl month whendflE3S1=6ryriesAgWback
ninety years) y y `- '
The 90th Annnve ary of ginsaale �Women', Institute met at
the, home of Mps.tGpen : MowbTay, Kinsalae;where-the Tivst Kinsale
Inge"51st sVapti �The,PNhseat,-. Vr,,Mcoyhra{:pas a
valued member of our Branch until
work commitments necessitated
hep'deparirgi'vic';It kla iuped,xgraciya. o$hgxoto QWp her
home for this special occasion, -
We were pleased to have representatives 1-1
'{rdm,fla4y of our
neighbouring branches. The tot 1 ttne'vi ap SxSmately
70. One of our Branch Past Pr d {Q;t.e Mary�p of
Maryville, probably came the longest d28'tnca bour
former members, Mrs. Used Ste 11 pres¢hfjy .11ving•dlps4ort Perry,
would no doubt be the oldest-metter' pre $&h4:'
Our current President, Isabel Annie, introduced our Guest
Speaker, Gwen Mowbray, who has a long history of volunteer
service and is presently Commissioner of Police, Durham Region.
She is the mother of five children and grandmother of three.
Her husband, Milton, is a well respected lawyer.
,Our ladies took part in a skit featuring a meatind of
October 26th, 1906, with Mildred McTaggart taking the part of
Mrs. Selden, President. Each of our current members took the
parts of Mrs. NcBrien (Ionics Jolley); Mrs. Gibson (Marion
Young); Mrs. Parkin (Dorothy Bradley); Mrs. Corner (Isabel
Annis); Mrs. Mowbray (Gwen Mowbray); Mrs. Brignall (Rachel
Griffin); Mrs. Mackey (Beatrice Mclean); Mies Noble (Lorraine
Nicholson).
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We sang "Deck the Halls", with Marion Young at thepiano,
followed by The Lord's Prayer in concert. The Roll Call "A
Christmas gift you are making, a decoration, or a recipe,
brought forth practical and interesting responses.
Mrs. Seldon drew questions from "The Question Box" re:
1) 'What is the best diet for an invalid' and 2) 'Where does
woman's first duty lie?' These questions will be dis-
cussed at a future meeting. Mrs. Mackey presented papers
on Wood Stoves and The Old Time Kitchen.
GREENWOOD DIARY 1987 cont'd.
There were 11 members and 7 visitors present at the
October, 1906 meeting. Discussed w school lunches',
letter writing and Children's Rights. Receipts of the
meeting were 50 cents.
After the sing of 'God Save the King', Mrs. Seldon
served refreshments. —
It should be noted that the ladies of our Kinsale
Branch were decked out in clothing relating to the 1906 era.
We all enjoyed renewing acquaintances and a time of
fellowship with our Women's Institute friends.
b eryone enjoyed the lunch featuring sandwiches,
pickles and a beautiful cake, appropriately decorated by
Isabel.
Following the presentation of a Women's Institute
plate to our hostess and Coast speaker, Gwen Mowbray, and
'thexhcs' from our visiting Branches, the meeting adjourned.
Lorraine Nicholson
The project ofrefinishingthenorthstorage room of
the manse, planned for in 1986, was finished in 1987.
The floors and wells were insulated. When completed
half of the area was a laundry and mud -room. In here were
cupboards, dryer and washer. The west section was a small
family room with carpet on the floor. The old washer -
dryer room was made over into a downstairs wash room. All
this was completed by the end of February.
New floor covering Was added to the kitchen floor when
the new entrance to the mud -room was done. During the summer
new eavestroughs were added{ the outside trim and window
frames were painted.
Fill was tracked in, levelled and seeded at the garage
area. The parking area was dug out, limestone added and
levelled. At this time a work bee was held to add a
pressure treated wood deck on the west side of the family
This deck is reached through sliding doors with
vertical blinds.
wse
Merewasno dreamingof a white Christmas in 1987.
Any snow that fell melted very soon and December went out
clothed in brown.
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GREENWOOD DIARY 1988
images ad moddent and bun victims are didlcuh to cope wnn, he says.
Firefighting in the Town of Pickering
Hamlets such as Greenwood and Brougham have two testae
available for help in time of fire and accident. Pickering,
typical of other towns in INrhem Region and semi -rural areas,
rune on what is called a composite system; a full time staff
can be called in for extra backup and volunteers who operate
out of their am station.
One of the volunteer brigades is located in the hamlet
of Brougham. It has two trucks, modern equipment including
a hydraulic spreader, essential for auto extrication, and
oxygen packs.
This part-time station has ten firefighters. They are
now highly trained. They meet for two hours every Monday
night to polish their skills in cardiopulmonary resuscitationp
first aid, and auto accidents.
The private vehicles of part-time firefighters are
equinpsed with a flashing amber and white light, usually
on th left front fender, and there is a marking that says
V.F.P. for volunteer firefighter. Brougham brigade answers
an average of 100 calls a year.
Most fighters are paid as much as $17.00 an hour but
there are some who receive no money. George Low, Captain
of the Brougham detachment, says, "It is obvious that money
is net the real drawing card for the job, and that these men
are just looking to help the community."
-The above is part of an article by Paul Irish in the
Toronto Star, Fast Kdition, February 2, 1988. -----
Cur municipality, The Tcxm�of Pickering, is named after
e quaint historic town in Yorkshire, England. On January 19,
1988 Warren Potter of the Toronto Star wrote an article on
this subject. The following facts were taken from it:
"Today the Pickering in Ontario has grown from a wooded
wilderness in 17889 when it was first surveyed, to a community
of nearly 50,000 people. Its woods and fields are rapidly
being replaced by mare houses.
But the Pickering in Yorkshire with a population of 49600
is still a market Lown, seventeen miles from the sea, full of
quaint streets, gray Yorkshire atone houses, a ruined castle,
an ancient parish church and an air of tranquillity.
Legend says that Pickering received its name from King
Peredus of the Gavrantuici tribe in 270 B.C.
It seems the King lost his ring in the river, Costa, but
accused a maiden of stealing it. But a cook found it in the
belly of a pike caught in the river.
The ring was returned to the King who later married the
maiden and called the town "Pike Bing".
Although the tale is only a legend the town's coat of
arms shows a pike with aring in its mouth.
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January 19 --
The People or Planes Committee (P.O.P.) which a=oessfully
fought the Federal Government's proposed international airport
n 1993 have revived their concerns about the expropriated lands.
They are holding meetings to give residents of Barham Region,
Markham, and Stou£fville a chance to voice their opinions on the
future of these proeperties. e
Brougham is looking forward to next summer to its enjoyment
of the Parkette at the, corner of #9 Highway and the Old Brougham
Road.
After the old municipal building was torn down the repair
shop that bad been the Township garage used the lot for storing
used cars.
This was not acceptable to the citizens. They voiced their
concerns loudly and clearly at several meetings with the Town
plazmers. The Regional Councillor, Norah Stoner, took the matter
to the Town Council and the parkette was agreed upon. Town
workmen provided the labour. Mr. Henry Tillan4t of Dutch Master
Nurseries donated the trees. The Parkette was completed in the
fall of 1989.
by Isabel Annis
January, 1988
February
Cable Television Se rvfce started in the areas of Greenwood,
Claremont and Brougham. Pickering Cable 10 held a series of
open houses in these areas to explain the service to the residents.
Michael Nicholson explained some of the equipment and proceedures
to the invited guests. Michael is a former resident of Greenwood,
the son of Lorraine Nicholson and the late Stanley Nicholson.
March
Biodegradable garbage begs were being sold at Greenwood.
The sale was sponsored by P.A.C,T. These bags have an ingredient
which causes them to disintegrate after several years in the garbage
dump. (Cornstarch, it is said)
March 14 - GREENWOOD STORE CLOSED
Just three simple words but what a sad ending to dreams and
hard work.
Michael and Judith Goodfellow bought the property and business
early in 1986. They tried in marry ways to serve the community end
to become successful at their fi ret venture into the task of sunning
a village store.
But this was difficult in a place where most heads of families,
both men and women, work in the neighbouring cities. It was so
easy, on the way home, to stop at the supermarkets to take siv r -
Inge of their larger choice of items and loss -leader bargains.
Only the post -office remains. For this the villagers are
tha Gful. May Judith Goodfellow remain as Postmistress for many
years to come.
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The Region of Durhms published a notice of public meeting to
consider applications a) to license an automotive repair and service
garage on Highway 7 west of Kinsale Road but just east of
sideline 4. b) for -a -track haulage business at the south
east corner of Salem Road and Highway 7.
April
Our hospital, the Ajax -Pickering General Hospital, has
started a campaign to raise seven million dollars. The total
cost of expanding the hospital is to be twenty-one million
dollars. The Provincial Government have promised to con-
tribute fourteen million, seven hundred thousand dollars
toward this expansion. Pickering and Ajex Councils have
promised a combined one million dollars.
Present capacity is one hundred and twenty seven beds.
Last year fifty two thousand emergency cases were handled by
a department designed to accommodate thirty-three thousand
patients.
Draft plans call for a doubling of patient capacity and
the addition of forty five acute case beds and seventy chronic
care beds.
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The Greenwood Pastoral Charge of Oshawa Presbytery, Hey
of Quints Conference, held a congregational meeting in Green—
wood Gaited Church Sens tarry on Thursday, April 28th, at 8:00
p.m. They considered recommendations to be sent to General
Council regarding sexual orientation, lifestyles and ministry.
The voting was by ballot. The recommendations and the ballot
form are on pages 31-37. The vote was NO.
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Rakenng and lW.W] in
to Pickering and
opera!eE by The
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rammuccres park an
Melrtpali4a TLealn eM
Ibe Tann ofNu.
career street in New
Region Conservalmer
sne mese me awowct
smarri[y,
seem an reach d as Ran
The fmde call he
Is per yet. Nglva sen
Ad True. Miniver of
rt b the mcankmatiu
htlr leek !idling are
pay a;
'ham{artalim
wben the pmlac6 are com-
beat at a're
The pPlemenOrY
pkgM.
samon samon is Read,
Mt NHowaYaw.aMat
Gremwood.westoey
Chad .Pcr.rwt✓r:
bet,
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have resldent aWft hoeing
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Named
W mnMR gvaLLRauve.
that the 32nd General Councll offer for guidance to the Pastoral
Charges, Presbyter -les and Conferences of the United Clench of
Canada Its conviction that:
a) Following the exayle and teaching of
Jesus, all persons, without exceptl an, are
to be welcomed. cared for. and Iowetl as
our neighbour.
b) All People who profess Jesus Christ and
obedience to him are eligible to be full
numbers of the United Church of Canada.]
c) The United Church of Canada has rel led on
tn Interaction between scripture,
radition, experience and re s it has
Interpreted the Bible. The Chuhas
sought to be graded by the spirit and mind
of Christ, rather than the Iafter of the
In.
d) As we acknowledge our humanity, we confess
that our Christian understanding of truth
Is Prov lslonal, conditional, and
cantsvlam; and Is tested, vandated and
meas Incarnate wlthe the community of
faith. This testing is most reliable when
the community Is diverse, Urclusroe and
all mashers are of equal worth.
e) There Is a variety of sexual orientations:
hrnnsexual, bisexual and heterosexual. We
afflrm the acceptance of all human balegs
as persons made in the Image of Bud
regard]was of their sexual orientation.
f) We live in a relational world and
therefore our actions, Including our
sexual behaviours, become morally
responsible when they are faithful to
(foe's call to be Just, loving, health -
giving, heeling. and sustaining of
community.
1 1987 Manual, Bests of Union, 215, "Of the Church," page Ia.
Page 3
3. Thef the 32nd General Co:ncll:
a) Reaelve the report, aTuward a Christian
Understanding of Samuel Orientations,
ufastyles and Mlmstry,m along with Ma
Olssauting Slefemmn+s, as fulfilling the
mandate given by the 30th Gemmel
Council, 1981:
That the 30Th General Council instruct the
Divisions of Mission In Canada and
Ministry Personnel and Education, to
develop an educatlonal programme with
thorough and well developed biblical,
ethical and theologicalopponents,
reflecting In balanced c way the
theological diversity of the Oni ted Church
of Canada, enabling Church members,
pastoral charges, Presbyteries.
Conferences and General Council to study
who sexuallty In the contest of human
sexuality.
That this study Include a attempt to
understand homosexual orientation and
practice as well as a theological
understanding of marriage and creation.
That in the study process, the Church
therage dialogue among all members of
uBody - both heterosexual and
homosexual.
That these Olvlsions report back no later
than the 32nd General Ceuncil with a
comprehensive statement concerning sexual
I Ifesty l as of a I i member sof the Church
(heterosexual and homosexual) and
concernIng fIfhams for ordination/
oamissloning based on findings which cos
fol Iow l ng consultation witM1dulous,
congregations, Presbyterles se and
Conferences.2
2 1986 ROP, 30th General Council, page 99.
Page 5
Sexual orientations. Lifestyles and Ministry
(By action of the Joint Divisions, and for
Information only, the Dissenting Dec®endatlms
and the MOG's Mecmmendatlons to the Joint
Divisions have been attached.)
b) Command the report, afward a Chrlstlan
Understanding of Sexual Orientations,
Lifestyles and Ministry," to the members
and Courts of the United March of (`made
1) In substantive agreement with
rur Biblical understanding of
esponsible human
relationships; and
il) n significant resource far
guiding the continuing
reflections, decisions, and
actions of the members and
Courts of the United Church of
Canada.
c) forward to the members and Courts of the
United Church of Canada the Dissenting
Statements along with the report, 'Toward
a arlstlan Understanding of sexual
orientations, Lifestyles and Ministry,^ as
an expresslm of Its bel let that truth Is
tested and val ldated within the co munity
of faith, and that this testing is most
ral table when the community Is diverse,
Inclusive and all narhare are of equal
worth.
a. That the 32nd General Cmnc i 1, through "a appropriate
Division and Courts of the church, continue to
address the Issues raised In other roccamandntlms of
the hYE:
e) The Church's participation In the
Oppression of people on the basis of
sexual m ontartion are/or practice, a
well as the silencing of victims of annual
muse.
Recommendations
b) The need for Ilturgloo celebrating
covenantal relationships.
c) The recognition and support of lesblan and
gay menbers and organizations.
d) The need for further education and action
related to the brand spectrum of
sexualIty.
el The concern far pastoral care for our
total church com lty.
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Sexual Orlontatlons. Lifestyles and Ministry
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fuel
for
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&
power
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inauNml.
By Gane Mmafmng Toronto stn,
The spoken r — a u m Canada
Pickering politicians a,e ecemtic aWma
—ha something for ouryw4
Metro plan Iu vignificnntlY rtdoor gases
n1'ap.
Waltersaye
volumes atthe BrrckW 4�
For ressudents door the dump
Metro has found a luvrative use for the
contended about Brpos n asons
notorious fumy that a am a from the 9j
Metroowtval dump — about $14 million
gasfq the undergroundmm
yjn la expeciad to get rid 0f about
words of electrical energy.
40percmlmoregas.
The gas toelectriclty plan will tran form
For Metrot, it means Mout $14'
about 90 pe�ernt of the tlump'$ saes into
Nlon dollars In revwuu over the
about 20,OOW emissions kilowatts of eko
not t0year$
tricenergY.
Hotting garbage at the MNrvoperatM
Eastern Pour Developers ex
Pickens g dump generates almost 9,010Leek
to yarn $1KOW from ales,
Omar 10 Hydra.
table fret of various grr nor manure. Most
blellY masa 0
Ofmet
at gas Is methane, an adorlens ono
ems
Metro works iOner
Frank Hrgan says Bastem's plan
Under Mortara current gv collection Sys
wase noturnal Ins the dump bur -
o -tem,
test about 50 per ttnt of be gas Federated
couse Metro has already poured
by Brock West. Uromgsing waste Is burn
about $40 minion Info Its current
ea off with nacok
am collection *man Yas speeds
The ges burning off a energy wasted;'
wan$erveas a preadmission Best
says Hundon Walter, preaident of Eastern
erWs spem estimate] to cod$IB
Power Cevelncers Ise, the comeam But
mnlied la dirt up
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are guetllmm Mgel th
sae should re 4 eraH
about company. Walter
a eek for his
raacUnder itscontract with Metra,
Forms las agreed to more N per
West of its profits suis Metro.
Pickering Mayor JoM Mtlerw
Bsi`swhNresdenta, mpeclf ab Ne Picker-
b,
Ilve
nor se dump. ]f its Mee -
had. a will some a large number of
GREENWOOD DIARY 19� cont'd.
Janet Crawford
Whither Brougham?
On May 18th, 1988 the Durham Region's Planning Committee
held a meeting at which it presented itsplanfor the sat-
ellite city of Seaton. This plan w originally approved in
1978. It established a major urbane n North Pickering
n lands that were expropriated when the Pickering airport
wee proposed.
The Committee had a brochure for the meeting from which
the following facts have been taken.
- This area at present includes (a) agricultural land
devoted to cash crops and pasture. (D) There are farm resid-
ances and rural housing scattered along existing roads and
in three hamlet areas - Brougher, Whitevele and Green River.
(c) Industrial - a mushroom farm, a contractors yard; a
storage 0oration on the 4th concession, Metro Toronto
landfill (thin is an euphanism for garbage dump), and the
Township of Pickering Works yard. d) Recreation - the
4hitevaie end Seaton golf courses, the North Pickering Hiking
Trail and Conservation land north of Highway 7 at Green River.
(a) also the area
is crossed by a hydro transmission line and
oil pipeline. Thesoutherly limit of the urban area of Seaton
community is a rail line running in an east -neat direction.
The objective of the plan, generally speaking, is to
develop an urban community of 90,000 people in an orderly
and efficient way without infringing upon the rights of small
interest groups or the existing hamlets. This is planned in
four phases over a thirty year period.
Guidelines are set our governing the location of each of
the five major areas- Residential, Industrial, Sub -central,
Community centraland major open apace.
The density and position and types of buildings have
been net out for each area and the uses to which they may be
put.
Much work, they state, still has to be done on the con-
cept of transportation because of the changing of the original
Proposals for the positioning of Highway 407 and the impact of
road crossings over West Ruffin Creek.
Municipal water supply, sewage disposal, and storm sewers
are planned. The impact on the environment of this community
is a very sensitive area. Highly idealistic policies are
planned but provision is made to change these if ci rcumstsnc as
warrant it.
The urhan area is to cover 596 hectares or 1471 acres;
the open space area is to be 518 hectares or 1280 acres.
/I
GREENWOOD DIARY cont•d.
May 209 1988 - The Toronto Star reported that Queens Park
had changed its spending plans. In May 1987 a fund of 130
million dollars was allocated over three years to widen the
Gardiner Expressway, extend Front Street to the Gardiner
and get startedonHr' hwa 407. This money will be used
during a hex veyears or other purposes.
May 24. 1988 - The Neighbourhood section of the Toronto
Star carried the headline "Durham shelves airport housing
plan". The issue has divided regional councillors, some
of whom say that plane to build a city for 90,000 people
interferes with Durham's own official plan and would only
result in the Pickering area lasing autonomy. Oshawa is
supposed to be the centre of development.
Whither? Whither? Whither?
June - Brougham United Church, Which once had a membership
of one hundred families on the membership roll now finds
itself with only ten families on the roll. This dwindling
s blamed by the present members on the expropriation in
1972 for the airport.
Since the land has been rented out by the Federal
Cove rmaent, the population of Brougham has been more
transient than formerly. A survey has not yet been done
to determine how many of the newcomers are affiliated with
the United Church of Canada.
Oshawa Presbytery has called a meeting for June 22 to
discuss what must be done to serve the needs of the
community.
June - The store property was sold to Mr. and Mrs. Hulowski
and opened again as a viable buainesa.[Ghcew Woog7
The new owner, Mrs. Doane Hulowski, agreed to continue
postal services on a trial basis until August 30th. The
Canada Poet Corporation held a public meeting at the
Community Center on June 8th to explain that this was a
franchise operation and would be operated on a commission
basis.
June - Drought and heat - Greenwood residents, being on
their own wells, controlled the amount of water they wished
to use. Pickering and Ajax residents had water use re-
strictions imposed on them. Only one-third the normal
amount of rainfall fell here this month, 9 millimetres.
Last June 35 millimetres fell. This drought is widespread
over the central plains of North America and down the mid -
east coast.
July - Drought and heat continues. Records going back 150
years are being bro6en. For several daysi succession the
minimum has been 23 9 and the maximum 36.9" C.
August
The
General Council of the United Church
of Canada
held its
meeting in Victoriag B.C.
There the
question
of humansexuality
was dealt with.
A copy of
the motions
that were carried are to be found
on following pages.
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BLbjec_: official Repo
Wet £allws is tde mFl o£ the reported as ahoptai by
f mal Ccvncil a1tl lrtwitled by the General Ancil
Office [o all mmdssiorars.
August 24, 1988
IY.T1 of the 32 GENfAAL 24NCII.
Regarding the Repair c t1tled "lbwatd a griscian
Orcierstatding of B®va1 Orientation, [.ifestyles aM
Ministry...
'Ae follwiw :moons acre faSr1 1 by this 32nd C¢neral
C it (sera= or me at a t: ):
1. Stat Mving studied the petit , tM 32 General
ComC1 receive thert "1b+ard a G`¢istian
Uudersrardv of Sezual Oriemat , Lifestyles, aM
Ministr}"' along with the OissentL BM� (Parts II
and III at1Y), as £ulfilliN the :rettlate givrn by the 30N
Ge^ems G 11, 1984.
1%lE:
9 s 32.m1 Genesi Council rerards the Ccsth titer Mese
in I United Clwtch of a Song tradition a£
mimit w tM itrtnrtance of vesiage mitl fardy. 'lhe
follodng are re£errai to in the body of the SfdM retort.
' Basis of t n: Article
Me pemanente of Qsisr.•" Marriage
Gift, oils aM Pmnise
Me follw affinnatiare are sec torch m pages 36 and 37
of Girt, 011e a p se.
a. we affirm Ullt ear tape is a gift of whia
� asks a mvmmt with ate enot2mr and with Goa.
b. We affirm that in asistian marriage a van arca wren
give then elves to each oCMr in tic Full intemion of a
lifelmg mm:itsen[.
_2_
C. we affirm t t chis unity isamtia� of Gx an is
wearer N the no iNivfduals a
d. We aff= _at sexual fr¢mr¢vrse in msrrie is
inteMej = be:
a p fo em ession o£ t wile person;
a yearnv:p for tnt'I ucva; with the Darer;
s ¢active and Mly a resefon of fu]£illneeR in ttx cttws
person.
e. We affirm that m ria a f= a Grisham porspec w is
t sed on faiUtiulness
f. we recxptiie r crnmiGrc t t At is { ese= in nwy
relatim ips other Thi Cmisr..^ murf ; a inert Tire
dv is ® lad w minister w pe ple in rrnm
relatiorehipv as in curers.
g. We affirm that the Qnsch is t let ®tasize z L
wrk for tln essert values in marriage and family t1 Mt
wnir to to the w leness of persora a w LMllengr
those forms a actituaea that limit aM degrade pzrsrnel wr _h, even wren LM1e wltuce
exp rte then.
T tails 33d G ml Gerard adop" a:tl s to [M
t itsd N V follawiw:
r -f: — mE1' Illi ni
1. We o ess t t f is t Ceavr of t earih a all
that is, inclU q Fmranity in all its dila city.
2. We m ess uet God speaks autlnrdtati y ttawgh • A
Old a N 5ss arenas.
3. We Mees U t C -a Spirit offers us as[ M, hsml J,
ab support, dml1a us in ways we may ex a ience as
diffia;lt ani dlcn
-3-
6. Wa confess aur ctaat in tis S aga of f end tl t as
asistfans ra are called into mvmant mmemity as sisters
and brothers in milt.
5. We confess that we are a broRen ano hon=ing co v ty.
Tn our sear= for Cod's int Qnl at tines we have become
fract:m = and judq� and lave butte ^s,=el ano
exp� Mot, " gr and est=�t
6a. We confess before God that as a Cnriatian CVmpmity we
have par Cipated in a history of injustice and persecution
ayaieat fly and lesbian persa s in violation of the Gospel
f Jesus Christ.
6b. wa confess our 0neiald �1 ano strugjle to
sLu LresS.
tvmsenalaty, even as we confess our hist ry of
7. We confess our inability at tris time, given aur
diversity in aur ll tl 5tarxl� of the autority aotl
i[Re at tsn of 5¢ipare, to find mnseeaas rcprdi a
Qsistian understandg of t an sexiality, including
hmos�ty.
F%T
a. We confess tat of lave rot all effeotive t tie
accia Qr of al�enand le of the e£f sc p+�*:cipation
Of our 6cts of c rr and lesbian brothers and sisters in
all aspects of out d atch�s
the incl 1a, +; tg the pryer of
v ^.stY ae declerrd at the 30th Guaral �+m^il.
9. Wa tmfess tst oftly recently has the @ ted Ov h of
Unada bewm aware Of m imolvnd in the dialogue leading
to d a Qn:iatian I, standing of hvmwr sexd ty.
io 4grm of G foregoing mn£eseicrm s stnent, flu 34
Geesral �l c Isn¢_s 'tile of r1noda m
tetanus to bs a mvenant mmrmiry, wherein:
i. we rec o ze that all cove slither and fallen start of
C .s v2em;on for us;
ii. we a cAt Gods drtenHion for all ivsan
relationships is that they be faithful, responsible, just,
loving, hmlm-giving, heeling, and n stAi <"; of mmlUol y
and self;
ill. We are moll', at Hca present tura, 9a to Tat fora
cmplete intention is in relation to roman seaoei , even
as we affim our support and ep iatiar for the gifts of
Uristian msaiege, rhe m Islft of cel Cy, and His cav of
haste single ass.
on Ne scer qtlf of our ongoing inv a relationship as Me
united c ch of Curuda, we aze celled to aanuu cw
thmlogimllY-basa'1 Wt cult mally-mrdi� views,
namely:
Can amee amhasis on several �mralit Tim nus, fins
ine to t , must Hu amistian olmrch to lose
pesspC ve an the whole v 1of tmmn sinf tines; and,
b. an oats elevati of the sen aspen of cur bmi i , in
o= tures, making this an idol whim we worship. neither
IS filly consistent with Cad's intention £or us; m:
osa either view 1fbe: us to faluat love in amiat.
3. That all persons rg dlssb cf dsmeal cr'iNtatiae.
wha profess faith in Jesus Urs: and obeli to nils, are
welmre to be or tetra full hers of tM Qvuch.
a. (a) All aaitess o£ the aim are eligible to be
mmimnm for oRletal MmLmy.
(b) All Urietlan people axe called to s lifestyie
patten i on coelience to Jesus rnr .
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(c) Vat all congregations, presbyteries, and
medasmes msmant to warm out the implications of scowl
orientation a i lifestyles in light of tie holy scrips rro
according to tMir xsepauibilitiee as stated in 1te
MBaal.
S. 'Mat the 34 General Council affirm the presort
^^. ®musswwssj i ocedates as o 1vad in T
Neoral, and those aeons taken at Vie 30th General lowed
Which state it is inappropriate m ask a t the sew
orientation of Vase rn the mrdidacy pro ,ss, or those in
the, retl/apminemmt/seRlererm p ass.
6. Uat there to study of the authority
and tM interpretation of striptma and the theological and
cultoxl preidses that inform om raderstan�' �.
]. Mat Vn re(nrt •'1tamM a Christian �g of
sew orientation, Lifestyles and Ministry" does ort
reflect this isesunt position of the Intal ¢Hoch of
Cauda, thsrsfnte this re{ort ought to be mnsitlerffi ou
hismric docent and the decisions of the 32 General
Council f circidated for study and reflection in our
straggle no find Cod's direction for war Rvrch.
B. 'Mat the 32nd Gs neral Council ask mexsegati.ord,
presbyteries, mnferenme sud the evpmpriate oivisio,, to
respond to the ca11 for furthet study and tlialogus, ralatsi
to the broad spa; of somal resmnsibiiity and cottvwe
m make available existing educational resources including
toose of tae ecure ical mmunity,
9. 'Mat V e 32nd Genu.+ Council urge the apptoprl ro
Divisions and Courts of Va dlardn to Woe action to
address the Qmrch•s participation in the oppression of
people on ria basis of somal orientation.
10. Rat the 32 General a Cn thmuf! Hie appropriate
DiVL43 a CQJ12S O£ T1a G dl eddrea^S the labile Of W6
cc mm for pastoral ale of ;..,;VIAII I, antl g[mpe in aur
anita n= of o- cc w rt a Feel unheard,
a pilaw, or estmngd..
11. 1Tat, store within Cauda, only (bebat, N.anitnhx,
Ontario as tla Yukon Ten'itory lave kamn tuts
legisiataontlat pm AAs egaal pamccion wider the law
fmn dia¢imilarion nst gav aM lrvsbian persons, h:t
La husan ruts ooc;mo of tla faveramat of ('amtle, Yla
reroj� pm ores, ani :M %. rdme t Territories m tot
include such leg�, t 32 Geeeral Caacil:
a) urge all levels of gwevment in CIe to gura' aM
ensure uac tte beren rights of th 1 g y � lesbian
inlabi•....a are fully protected by law;
b) urge all marcs, mngrsytiOm- wed aipxvpriata clivisims
Of of rinw m bazre active in sigpsst
or Ivman rig rt for le -b a guy p Qle;
C) r&nast the OiV SiQn O£ Mlasi In fBMda to IMkB
i.£omatlon emimt c:al resoar� a su4y guides
available to eggn- Pastoral Largs, Pr Y" ics aM
ronferenms in three
'fie re rt was tbei aopta as a whole.
jifv
OPINIONS
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Thursday, September 08/88
Dear Resident
We at Triumph Entertainment are currently filming episodes
s
for the new television s "War of the Worlds" at our
Toronto Studies, and 1n the surrounding communities. Based
n the science fiction classic by H.G. Wells, o story
follows the adventures of a small group of heroic scientists
who continually thwart the "Aliens" plans of world domination.
During the next week we will be'filming scenes from o ext
o
episode in your community, nitand I would likethis opportunity
to briefly inform you of our activities.
On Monday, September 12/88, we will be filming exterior scenes
e
at the c of Greenwood Rd. and Concession d6 in front of
the GeneralStore and in the yard directly adjaacent to it.
We will also be filming interiors at the Greenwood United
Church on Thursday, September 15/88, and then returning o
Monday, September 19/08. This last day will entail a scene
to be played on the corner of Greenwood Ed. and Concession #6
and then some final work in and around the Kulowski's store.
While on location, it has always been my first priority to
ensure that our presence c eate5 as little disruption and
inconvenience s
as possible. During the c of our activity
na
Greenwood, it will be necessary to haveo nal stoppage
i
of traffic in the vicinity of our work. Theseintermittent
disruptions will bekept to an absolute minimum and with the
support of the Regional Police Dept., wewill attempt to keep
traffic flowing as freely as possible. .
Please feel free to come out and watch us at work, although I
must ask you to keep clear of the working crew and "the action".
If you have any questions orconcerns regarding our activities
please feel free to contact myself, or my associate Rob Davis,
at our office number listed below.
Thank you for your co-operation and consideration
Sincerely,
David Coombe
Location
Location Manager
"WAR OF THE WORLDS"
PROD. OFFICE: M IANSOONNE AVE., BLOG. 23, TORON D ONT MBH 324
(416)PX-1588 FAX:(416)530.1412
July 4, 1989
To the residents of Greenwood:
On Monday, July 10 and Tuesday, July 11, Story Girl
Productions Inc. will be filming scenes -for upcoming
television series entitled 'Road to Avonlea"' at the
Pickering Museum Village.
The Museum is a
recurring location in the aeries and we will
be filming there periodically throughout the year.
On the above dates we will be filming from approximately
8:00 a.m. until approximately 8:00 p.m. on both days.
A limited number of production vehicles will be parked o
the west side of Oreenwood Road north from the general store
with the balance parked at the Greenwood Community Centre.
"Road to Avonlea" is televises series based an short
stories by Canadian authour Lucy Maud Montgomery. The
setting is Prince Edward Island in 1906. The programming is
for the Disney Channel in the U.S. and for DEC here in
Canada.
We hope any inconvenience that we might cause will be
minimal.
If you have any s please cell m at the production
office o contact LynneWinteratein at the museum at
583-84U r
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GRMMNWOOD DIARY cont'L.
September
Filming was being done once again in Greenwood.
Monday, September 12th, was a very exciting day. The
corporation who were doing the filming set up a
facsimile of a fait grounds on the lot where the old
blacksmith shop used to be.
They hired two motorcycle gangs as extras, Satan's
Choice and the Vagabonds. The scene where they accom-
parded the hearse down Greenwood hill was retaken over
end over.
Unfortunately, between takes, there was a collision
between two bikes and two bikers were injured and taken
to hospital. One had a broken leg and the other a deep
gash.
w e e w e e e w w w w e e w w we
The Mayor of Pickering, who lives in the charming,
real hamlet of Greenwood gave the following interview
to a reporter from the Toronto Star:
"Seem town." That's the modem -day Town of Pick-
ering as described by its mayor;.Jack Anderson, and its
economic development co-ordinator, Joan Alfrey.
"It's growing so fast it's tough to keep up with
the infrastructure," says Major Anderson, who's been
in that office for the past 11 years and has watched
the town more than double in that time.
"When I first came into office, it was my goal to
create a core for the town," says Mayor Anderson. I
feel I have fulfilled this mandate." Having done that,
Anderson plans to step down from municipal office this
fall.
"Lend on Highway 2 (the main street of Pickering)
that was 3300p000 an acre a year ago is now worth 31
million an acre," reports Anderson, shaking his head.
"I would have liked to see the development spread
over 10 years because of the need for infrastruc tura
like roads and utilities, but we don't feel we're over-
developed. Because of a current housing shortage, it's
been hard to control rapid development, but we've done
our best."
"My generation who are living here now are mostly
commuters," says Mayor Anderson, "but the next gener-
ation w111 both live and work here."
He says the fact that Ontario Hydra's huge nuclear
generating station is situated in Pickering doesn't seem
to bather the "mea in the street," despite the disasters
at Three Mile Island and at Chernobyl in the Ukraine.
GRIID9'N00D DIARY cont'd.
And new that plans for a Federal Goverment airport
located north of the town seem to be scrapped, expansion
s proposed in that area which will include a community
of un to 90,000 residents called Seton.
So what's in the future for the Town of Pickering?
Says Anderson: "I believe the rapid growth will
continue because the industrial land aroand Scarborough
s being used up and will expand here. And I also think
our housing will have to become more affordable, so we'll
have more multiple dwellings in the area.
(See Church Reunion clipping)
Church's Reunion Salutes 125 years
by Jim Thomas
October 16, 1988 Stouffville Tribune
Sunday w "Reunion Day" for the congregation of
Greenwood United Church.
Morning and evening services, plus activities
throughout the afternoon, brought together members and
adherents both past and present.
The occasion was the denomination's 125th asuaversary.
Rev. R. B. Thomloe, of Victoria Park United Church,
delivered the message at the morning worship. The service
at night wen a program of vocal and instrumental music
with the congregation's pastor, Rev. Sharon Patterson,
in charge.
A drama and slide presentation were enjoyed at the
Greenwood Public Library during the afternoon.
Much of the work innutting the day's events together
s undertaken by BettyPegg, the church organist and choir
leader.
L history of the congregation and the church was
provided by Doug Morden, a member of the anniversary
committee.
The Greenwood congregation was established in 1863.
Services were first held in the Orange Hall. The original
church w sre built in 1876. The present such tuary was
erected in 1928.
The charge has been served by 31 ministers with Rev.
Tom Fleetham remaining 18 years.
A lovely painting of the original church, completed
by by Greerwood's Nancy Hoar, was admired by many.
Engraved plaques honoring the anniversary were
received from Ontario Premier David Peterson, presented
by MPI? torah Stoner, and from Mayor John Anderson, Town
of Pickering.
The gifts were recognized by Mr. Morden Sunday
evening.
Choir members past and present included Betty Pegg,
Betty Goodwin, Marjory Morden, Pat Beach, Pat Pegg,
Barbara Pegg, Elva Henning, Sheila Brooks, Kathy Post,
Jean Thomas, Alfred Pegg, Russel Patterson, Joe Pegg,
and Fred Brown.
Participants in the Christian Family Celebration
on Sunday night were the Tait family, Rosalie O'Brien,
Ted Brooks, Russel Fetterman, Nelson Cole, Margaret and
Vic Osmond, Lois Stuart and Syd Milnes, Linda Maher,
Jim Carswell, Ron and Susan McMullen.
The congregational singing was accompanied by
Russel Patterson and Rosalie O'Brien.
P. 125th anniversary cake was
out by Rev. Patterson
and served following the evening _worship.
PILOT IS CANADA'S BEST
5"7
October, 1988
A Greenwood man is flying high.
It's not ,just because he's a pilot, but the fact he's
been chosen as Canada's best young amateur pilot.
Colin Finlay of Greenwood recently won the John C.
Webster Memorial Trophy, a prestigious award given to
Canada's most promising pilots.
"It's quite a thrill," says the 24 -year-old. "It was
a areal surprise that I pulled off first place."
Finlay says he's dreamed about becoming a pilot since
he was a youngster and spent his life working towards
achieving that goal. Aster high school, Finlay got a job
at the Oshawa Airport and worked for three years fueling
planes. He then went to Sault Saint Marie College for
two years and graduated this past May with a diploma in
aviation technology.
He is now working for Skycraft Air Transport Inc. in
Oshawa, where he took his first flight last week as a co-
pilot in a passenger craft. Skycraft is the only airline
to fly out of Oshawa.
To win the competition, Finlay first had to win a
regional competition in June. After winning the regionals,
he advanced to the finals against six other contenders.
The finals were held in September and competitors had
to complete ground examinations on aircraft knowledge and
handling, flight planning, navigational chart preparation,
safety considerations and airmanship.
The second part of the competition saw participants
undergo two tests with Transport Canada Flight Standards
officers. The contendere were judged on pilot skills,
including aerial navigation, emergency procedures, airman -
ship end aircraft handling.
Finlay says he has "a real advantage" as a pilot by
winning the event, which was sponsored by Air Canada.
His goal is to be a pilot for Air Canada arssl the award
can may help him in reaching that goal.
Nritten by Sandy McDowell
October 16, 1988
The 125th Anniversary Celebration
1988
Sunday, October 16th, was Reunion Day for the Greenwood
United Church Congregation, As it was the 125th Anniversary,
our Minister, Rev. Sharon Patterson, and the present congreg-
ation felt that we should hold a special service.
A committee wee foamed consisting of the Sessions Don
Goodwin, Douglas Morden, Beatrice McLean, Ken Brooks, Alfred
Pegg and Kenn McTaggart, also U.C.W. President Pat Beach,
Organist Betty Pegg, Social Functions Janet McTaggart, Pat
Pegg, and Sunday School leader Judy Phillips. Doug Morden
was appointed as Chairman.
Muring September 200 invitations were mailed out to
former adherents by Mildred McTaggart and Marjorie Morden.
October 16th was a beautiful Pall day and the Church
looked lovely with the decorations for the occasion.
Continued
125th Anniversary cont•d.
59
As the guests arrived from Toronto, She Iturne, Brooklin,
Stouffville, Whitby, Oshawa, Pickering, Port Perry and Mount
Zion, they were met at the door by Don and Betty Goodwin.
The Church was filled to capacity.
Rev. W. B. Thorne lee of Victoria Park United delivered
a stirring message for the 11 a.m. Service.
The History of the Church was presented by Doug Morden.
The Greenwood Congregation was established in 1863.
Services were first held in the Orange Hall. The frame
Church was built in 1846 and the present awns bunny was
erected in 1928.
A picture of the white frame Church was presented by
Doug and Marjorie Morden and bad been painted by Nancy Hoar.
Engraved plaques honouring the Anniversary were received
from Ontario Premier David Peterson and presented by M.Y.P.
Ndrah Stoner and from Mayor John Anderson of the Town of
Pickering.
The Choir provided suitable music for the occasion.
The U.G.W. members served testy casseroles, ice cream
and squares for the noon meal.
During the afternoon an enjoyable time was had by all
renewing former acquaintances. Many of the visitors were
interested in seeing the scrapbooks And old pictures placed
on display by Barbara and Alfred Pegg.
Also on display was an Autograph Quilt belonging to Marjorie
Morden. The top of the quilt, a project of the Greenwood
Gleaners, the Adult Sunday School Class, was made in 1929.
A fee of teri cents was charged for each name embroided
mostly by Mrs. P. D. Green and Mrs. Norman Wilson. It was
quilted in 1973.
The afternoon activities also included a presentation by
the Gremfl Club in charge of Rev. Sharon Patterson and Cathy
Poet. The guests then moved to the Greenwood Public Library
where a slide presentation by Betty Pegg of past days in
Greenwood was enjoyed.
Meanwhile back at the Church a delicious supper of soup had
been prepared by Janet McTaggart, Pat Pegg, Sheila Brooke
and Betty Goodwin and sandwiches by the Betty Bridgman Unit.
The evening Service of music and congregational singing was
presented by local talent, and guests from Stauffville,
Toronto and Oshawa. The cutting of the 125th Anniversary
Cake by Rev. Sharon Patterson brought the day9s celebration
to a close.
M. McTaggart and
M. Morden.
Greenwood Decry cont•d
Remember
The Municipal Election was held on November 14th
and the Federal on November Clot. The Conservative
Party candidate won in this riding and the Conservatives
won a majority in the House. Rene J. Soetens is our new
Penner of Parliament.
December
The congregation of Mount Zion United Church presented
a Living Nativity Pageant outside the Church. This i
a
first and it is hoped to be an ual event. This took
place on Sunday, December 11th at 6:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.
December 18
December 18th was the an ual Greenwood Christmas
carolling Sunday. With lanterns and flashlights really and
clothed warmly the villagers started from Elricks on the
lower Greenwood road, from the Manse, from Martins o
Westney Road, and from the store. They made their way,
singing, to the Community Centre by 7:30. There they had
refreshments, entertainment and e visit from Santa.
December 27th
Pickering Fire Chief Steve Stewart announced that a
w rescue fire truck is being built for the fire depart-
ment.
The truck is being built by Dependable Emergency
Vehicles of Brampton at a cost of $145,755.00. It will be
filled with extricating and medical equipment, essential
for help in auto accidents. It will respond to regular
fire emergencies as well as medical crises.
This equipment consists of saws capable of cutting
through concrete and steel; chemical suits; backboards;
resuscitation n
equipment, a enclosed walk-in compartment
to provide protection from inclement weather and an air
conditioner and heater to keep the fire fighters or ase
accident victim comfortable. Other features a roll
trays to bring out the emergency equipment ands new
lighting system with flashing strobes.
All of Pickering Township will be pleased to know
that this second rescue truck will be in use about June,
1989.
MOUNT ZION LIVING NfTIVITY PAGRART
6�
Mount Zion, Ontario ismall farm -oriented community on
the 8th concession of Pickering township - a place where
few of the homes have any old bedspreads, sheets or curtains,
or remnants of yardgoods. But the folk who live in these
homes have no regrets, for they have had the opportunity to
e their materials teacups rued into robes for shepherds,
Bethlehemites, or kings.
December 11, 1988 saw the first of what is expected to
become a tradition at Mount Zion United Church: a 'living'
nativity pageant. Because the congregation is small,
eve ryone had a choice of ways in which to participate,
and a number of friends also joined the production.
There were two performances.
The Rev. Sharon Patterson directed the effort. Her helpers
were Shirley Jamieson, who was in charge of • asting" the
production, and Victoria Middleton, who was
rcharge o
the music, and costume -production. A number of ladies,
including Jeanine Carson and Sue Stymest helped with the
wing, and a few folk provided their own costumes.
Members of the Mount Zion Men's Club provided props and
scenery, and Ian Robb, with assistance from his daughter
Pauli, looked after lighting andsound. Advertising was
by Presstyme. Allen Carson and Dave Retbney raw that
parking wasn't a problem for those .who attended the per -
Threesomes. Bob Hunter loaned a donkey. George Martin
and Dave Rothney provided sheep, and J. Nilson the cattle.
The bleachers were filled for both performances, in spite of
the cold weather. The shepherds, watching their sheep,
huddled round a small fire. Joseph led the donkey, carrying
Mary, up to the inn, and was
shown by the innkeeper that
there only in the stable with the cattle. The
angels was
to the shepherds who left their sheep to
find the baby. The star appeared over the stable, and
the wise men arrived, first at Herod's court, and then at
the stable. Meanwhile, in Bethlehem, people had been passing
by almost constantly, as they arrived for the annual taxatio_,.
While all this action was taking place, the traditional
scripture lessons were
read by Don Jamieson, and suitable
carols w sung bythe choir. The narration and .music had
r.
beepre-recorded so that choir members could also take part
in the pageant itself.
The cast for this first effort included: - maxy - Vera Aultman,
Joseph - Mike Stymest, B_aby.J_e sus - Justin Jopling, I�x -
Rob
Corson, An is - Lisa Carson, our Stymest, Lynn Jamieson,
Amy Nilson, C re 'Nilson, Amy Brooks, Kim Stymest, Melissa
Tlelanbacher. She ph�e r�d_s - John VYilson, James Robb, George
nartin, Kirsty -IEc Csovm, David Jones. vise Men - Russ Patterson,
Murray Jones, Mike Jopling.
Continued
Living Nativity Pageant cont'd.
Herod - Grant Carson, Courtier - Dan Jamieson, Kathy Post,
Grant Jones, Bethlehemites - Jeanine Carson, Evelyn Jones,
Irene Robb, Shirley Jamieson, Joan Nilson, Glenn Manderson,
Bela Manderson, Sandy Jamieson, Trudy '.Nilson, Jacqui Robb,
Shirley Jone e, Cathy Brooks, David Brooks. Choir - Christie
(Nilson, Sue Stymest, Irene Robb, Kathy Post,Lynn Jamieson,
Lisa Carson, Vera Aultman, Shirley Jamieson, Jeanine Carson,
Wendy Dundas, Grant Carson, Murray Jones, John 'Nilson, Mike
Stymest, Ian Robb, Rob Carson, Don Jamieson, George Martin,
Russ Patterson, Mollie Newman.
Victoria Middleton
19B9
A proverb says The more things change, the more
e they
remain the s This i o true in the Region of Barham
of which our hamlet, Greenwood, is a part.
Once again the airport, garbage and highways have come
to the fore.
In January senior
officials of Transport Canada and
Minister of States for transport, Shirley Martin, said that.
a Pickering Airport was still being seriously considered
as part of the solution to the chaos at Pearson International
Airport,
This comment aroused the anger of Dr. Charles Godfrey,
Chairman of People or Planes. This group, which once had
81500 card carrying members, killed the plan to build son
airport in Pickering in 1975. Dr. Godfrey stated that there
still remains a core group of 300 members who will reactivate
the organization to fight the plan.
The residents of Greenwood have become ardent recyclers
of garbage, In front of the library the bins for collecting
paper, glass end eves are oe
natant u But, metwith-
stv.ndinQ, the Neste Management Committee of the region recom-
mended that Durham Regional Council approve a budget of $12.2
million for 1999, a 27.9fi increase over last year's budget.
The major increase is $2.3 million that will be required to
reach council's goal of recycling 25$ of the region's waste.
Highway 407 isa
astill being studied. It was first pro-
posed in 1950 a multi -lane highway parallel to and north
of 401. At the present time, on Pickering maps, it is shown
going through Greenwood just north of the Greenwood Censer
vtion area.
1989 canted:
A great deal of traffic goes through. Greenwood both on
estne, Road and Conces=_ion 6 during rush house. Residents
have counted 150 cars
each hour on each road. Commuters
e seeking ways to avoid the horrendous traffic jams on
the 401 (McDonald -Cartier Freeway.) The province has agreed
to widen the 401 to 10 lanes, from Markham Road to Brock Road
in Pickering. This is to start in 1990 and take 7 years to
complete. Phase two will extend from Brock Road to Courtice
Road and will take an additional 10 to 12 years.
January also saw
the annual meetings of Greenwood United
Church and Mt. Zion United Church. A list follows of the
organizations and the volunteers concerned:
Minister - The Rev. Sharon M. Patterson
Official Board - Chairperson, Ren Brooks
Treasurer for Pastoral Charge - Don Beach
Mission and Service Fund Treasurer - Janet Crawford
Drama Group for Teens - Rev. Sharon Patterson
Greenwood
United Church Women - President, Pat Beach
Betty Bridgman Unit of P.O.W. - Leader, Betty Pegg
l:argaret Butler Unit of U.C.N. - Leader, Marjorie Morden
Session - Clerk o es Sion , Don Goodwin,
Stewards - Chairperson, Kenn McTaggart,
Christian Education - Rev. S. Patterson
Treasurer - Doug Morden,
Church Organist - Betty Pegg,
Mount Zion
United Church 'Women - President, Alma 'Nilson,
Active Service Class - President, Evelyn Jones,
Ken's Club - President, George Martin
Session - Clerk of Session, Don Jamieson
Stewards - Chairperson, Don Jameson,
Christian Education - Sus Stymest,
Treasurer - Murray Jones
Organist - victoria Middleton,
It i any years since the local papers carried a column
entitled "Greenwood Motes". But nownews have local n s in a
Pastoral Charge Newsletter, edited byDon Jamieson. There is
community news, coming events of special interest, social
notes, and a column titled "The Reverend says."
Under community news one of the congregation commented on
the numerous break-in, and burglaries that have takenplace
here in the last few months. The article follows:
1989 cont'd.
'Nt. Zion and Greenwood Members, adherents and fellow
neighbours are greatly distressed by the number of
homes which have been affected by the epidemic of
'Break and Enter' in our area.
Have you a wondered what it is like to have
your home broken into and your personal possessions
stolen? This has become an all too common experience
for many families. The author of this article and
near neighbours have note caped unscathed, and have
reluctantly shared this traumatic experience.
WELL, what is it like?"
Depending on the damage and loss of personal items,
it can be, and usually is a devastating experience. The
initial shock of seeing a door or window smashed,
treasured possessions lying in disarray, is quickly
surpassed by a fear that a stranger, a criminal, may
well be present in the home. Hopefully, this is not
the case and the first action should be to contact
Police and then a husband, wife or friend who will
provide moral support.
At this time we should dwell on some
of the ways we
r
can try to avoid this happening to ourselves. We must
try to assist the Police in arresting(forgive the pun)
this problem which iso as already stated, of epidemic
proportions.
We feel that initially, the problem must be discussed
by as many residents as possible. To this end, aeeting
has been organized for February 23rd at 3:00 p.m. xin the
Mount Zion Community Centre on Salem Road, north of con-
cession 9. Police end Local Government officials should
be present to reply to your questions. They, like out`
selves, are anxious to apprehend those responsible as
quickly as possible.
In. the me on time, there a many things we can do to
r
make our homes more a and these will be discussed
during this meeting with Security Experts whom we hope
will also attend.
By coming to this meeting on February 23rd as a con-
cerned resident, you will be taking the first step i
becoming part of a United Neighbourhood of friends, a
step which we hope will also enable you to meet with other
residents and perhaps develop new friendships.
Ne look forward to your company on this evening."
1989 cont'd.
On March 25th the Toronto Star carried an article
featuring a photograph of Edge Pegg and his wife, Betty.
They fire dedicated bird watchers and long standing members
of the Durham Region Field Naturalist and Pickering
Naturalist Club.
They live on Forda Nesta fare at the comer of
Westney Road and Concession 7.
The ¢ewspaper article dealt with their work in
Thickson's'Needs Heritage Foundation Inc. The members of
the foundation were holding a raffle to pay off the mort-
gage on the nature preserve near Thickens's Road in
Whitby.
Betty, who is a nature photographer, contributed to
the raffle a framed enlargement of a Cardinal, one of the
birds found in the wocdlot.
On Sunday, April 16,19891 the last service was held
n St. John's United Church, Brougham Since the Federal
Government, in 1972, expropriated the land for the airport,
the church attendance bad gone down. It finally faded away
- a long painful way to die. Members w sad that the
Oshawa Presbytery had made this decisions Mary wrote
letters of protest to the local papers.
In June a newsletter was published. It was called
"Rural Roots - The Newsletter of the Rural Communities of
Pickering, Stou£fville, and Uxbridge." It had an initial
circulation of two thousand and filled four pages.
It was published monthly by Enincott Management Ltd,
1631 Highway Seven, Brougham, Ontario, LOH LAO. The
editor - Chris Shanahan; Advertising - Denise Holtby;
Graphics - Pat Mcnllop; Production Assistant - Sharon
Benoit; Publisher - Dean Holtby; subscription price 810.00
for 12 issues.
The following are excerpts from the local uses in
issue yl.
Greenwood - Pickering Museum village recently unveiled.
areproduction of Claremont's original bandshell, built as
the hamlet's 1988 sesquicentennial project using drawings
donated by local architect, George Hamaxu. The Museum marks
its 10th anniversary in Greenwood during 1989 with several
events including strawberry social (June 29), Teddy Bear
Picnic (June 30), Home Day'69 (July 23)9 re-enactment of
the Battle of Gettysburg (August 13) and History in Action
(September 10).
- Brougham - The 98 year old St. John's United Church
building is now home to the congregation of Standard
(Methodist) Church which bad been previously based at the
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1989 cont'd.
Green River Community Centre. Rev. Wilbert Bertrim says
new members ars, welcome. St. John's was closed in April
when the Brougham charge was amalgamated with Claremont
United Church.
Brougham - Settler Peter Matthews may be immortalized
in a statue if a local heritage group has its way. A
committee of 30, chaired by R.H. p2, Claremont resident
Brune Findlay, waste both a plaque and a Poll sized bust
of Matthews, a Brougham founder, who was hanged for his
part in the Rebellion of 1837 despite having been granted
clemency.
- Blackstock - Pickering native Bill Lishman is featured
in a 3-D/MAX film to be screened at Rxpo 90 in Tokyo,Japen.
Lishman, a former Greenwood resident, is shown in the $10
million movie as he sculpts a life size iron buffalo. A
nature film, it traces the history of mammals in North
America.
July - Greenwood continues to grow. Two new houses a
being built, one on the east side of Westney Road south of
concession 6, and the other on Gm enridge Drive between
the Martins and the Woofs.
Hugh and Sharon Crawford were loarud a copy of the
September 26, 1944 Times -Gazette of Oshawa. They photo -
stated and donated two items of Greenwood news which may
be found on page 514.
August - The crackle of musket fire was heard in Greenwood
Village at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Anguet 13, 1989. It disturbed
Old -Timer's asps. For a few seconds he thought he was back
on the lending beaches of Normandy but soon realized that
it was coming from the Museum Village.
He tottered out to the kitchen and spluttered to his
daughter - "What's happening?" "Oh, it is just e
re-
enactment of the Battle of Gettysburg." "Gettysburg!
Ge ttyaburg: But that is a United States battle. Why should
our village be doing this? Confounded Pree Trade, anyway."
"Dear m , Dad, don't get s cited. They are doing it
in memory of the 50,000 Cnnedians who saw action in that war.
It is 125 years since the battle took place in 1864." -
"Humph, I an going down to see what is actually going on.
He found that there were three Ontario Rifle Units
participating as well as United States of America Units
from Illinois, Michigan, New York and West Virginia.
He walked through both the Union and Confederate
encampments and saw, first hand, the living conditions of
a Civil War soldier. He watched demonstrations of foot
drill and bayonet drill.
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Greenwood Diary 1989 cont'd.
The day before, a period tea for costumed ladies,
mostly wives
and daughters of the men in the particip-
ating Units had been served.
The previous night the soldiers and their ladies
had danced the night away at the Blue and Gray Bell in
the Greenwood Community Centre, to the music of the
Heritage String Bend from Port Huron, Michigan.
Old -Timer arrived in time to see the battle see-
saw back and forth on the meadow, until, at last, the
Union forces won and drove the Confederate Army back
into the Wane= Village where they skirmished street
to street and house to house.
Old -Timer case back to his daughter's home some-
what mollified but declaring that he thought the Battle
of Gettysburg happened in 1863 not 1864.
"Whenever" - replied his daughter
1969 Greenwood Diary cont'd.
August 8th and August 9th - Story Girl Productions Inc.
returned to Greenwood to film scenes for an upcoming
television series entitled "Road to Avonlea" at the
Pickering Museum Village.
August 30 - One of the village residents was southbound
on Westney Road at 8 a.m., when ate saw a
standing
n the west shoulder of the roadway. Therewas a car
parked on the other side. Thinking he war a motorist
needing help she stopped. He said he only wanted a
lift but as she started the car he pulled out a knife.
The woman screamed and stopped the car but he
struggled with her and ordered her to turn toward the
conservation area. She managed to drive away. The man
ran into the bush and disappeared.
The police have circulated his description and
Crime Stoppers are offering a reward for information
leading to a conviction.
Rural Rooter in the August edition carried a story
on Ed Lightle the new owner of the Brougham Hardware.
This is on page SE.5,16
The Toronto Star, on September 20th carried a
list of the well-off communities in Canada. Income
per person in West Vancouver was 437,444. Pickering
was listed at $26,935• This information came from
Revenue Canada.
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Care enwood Diary 1989 cont'd.
December
The film makers were back in Greenwood once again.
Story Girl Productions Inc. were busy at the Pickering
Museum filming scenes for a 1990 Television series
entitled "Road to Avonlea". On Monday, December 4,
Tuesday, December 5, Wednesday, December 6, Wednesday,
December 20 and Thursday, December 21, 1989 the pro-
duction vehicles were parked on the west aide of
Greenwood Road from the store to the Community Centre.
The building of new houses and the sales of
existing homes has fallen off considerably in the
village.
The village life has gone on as
usual. Christmas
community carolling and a Chrietmaeparty at the Comm-
unity Centre took place on December 18. Valleyview
School held their annual school concert in the Gym-
nasium - auditorium on December 20.
Many Greenwood Village re attended the Diving
Nativity Pageant at Mt. Zion Church on December 10.
This is the second year that this Pageant has been
performed. Frisky, the donkey, as usual, made a
complete ass of himself.
Christmas News letter - Greenwood Church News
The face of this community has been changing over
the last few years as new homes are being built and
new neighbours moving in. We have watched "For Sale"
then "Sold"eigns on many homes in the area as our old
friends move out and new ones move
We would like
to introduce those of you looking for a church home
to Greenwood United Church.
Nestled among the trees about halfway up (or dawn)
Greenwood bill is the Greenwood United Church. Many of
you can hear the chimes on Sunday mornings inviting
eve ryone to join the minister, Rev. Sharon Patterson,
ared the congregation in worship. Be rvices are held
at 9:45 a.m. each Sunday. Special Christmas services
re listed elsewhere in this Newsletter so check dates
and times and join in. On December 10th Drama Group
leads in o "White Gift Service". Non-perishable food,
clothing and toys are collected for distribution to
families in need.
The UCW has two active groups, The Betty Bridgman
Unit meets on the first Monday of each month at 1:30
and the Margaret Butler Unit meets at 8:00 p.m. the
first Tuesday of each month. A General Meeting is held
the last Wednesday of every second month at the Church.
The next General Meeting will be held in January.
A fund raising project in progre as now is the sale
of Birthday/Annivereary Calendars. They contain the
birthdays and/or anniversaries of maryy, in the community.
Cont'd.
1989 Diary cont'd.
There is also late of apace to add your can entries.
They would make a terrific Christmas gift and are
available through any member of the U.C.W.
We are pleased to have the guides and Brownies
set in the C.E. Centre each Tuesday evening. They
join us and take part in the Church service each
year on Lord Baden Powell Sunday.
Each year Community and Church join in carolling
throughout the village. Groups start at various
locations. The sound of carols rings through the
crisp night air until the groups form one big group
and carry on to the Community Centre for the Christ-
mas story and for Santa Glave. This years carolling
will be on December 16, beginning at 6:30 p.m.
In October the Greenwood United Church Turkey
Supper was, once again, a big success.
The congreg-
ation could not do it without thetremendous amount
of help from the rest of the community with both the
food and the physical labour. There are many tired
backs and aching feet by the time the evening is
over but along with the work are a lot of laughs as
everyone works together. We would like to use this
Newsletter to say "Thank you" to everyone who helped
in any way.
Why net join the Rev. Patterson and the congreg-
ation of Greenwood United Church for regular Sunday
services or at any, of the special Christmas and Advent
services? A warm welcome awaits you.
Janet McTaggart;
7,
Trio searching for a manger
Mt Don Unreal Church present a Liking NaNtyyltrnan Willp ourrnntrddeyyer the darn Sunday at 6.30 and
tion rinember Frisky. thh.
don days herself. rTneeoui is kcazeal 1^+�mnies was of DUdWneRd.
M on Concession Pin Pirkering-
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Greenwood Diary 1989 cont'd.- December
The Annual Report of the Greenwood United Church
contained the following facts:
"The quality of our congregation is exceptional
but the numbers remain small. This outs a great
burden on the faithful few who support the church
with their presence, skills and monetary resources.
It is a small core of people who keep it open, active
and effective all year round" - S. Patterson.
Nancy Hoar volunteered to be chairman of the
Stewarie.
There were three weddings, three funerals and
o baptisms. Thera were 128 members when the year
began. Three were added by transfer and one by
profession of faith. Three were removed by transfer
and two by death, leaving a total of 127 members.
At Salem Cemetery there were twenty-two interments.
Twenty-nine lots were sold. The final payment was made
on the mortgage for the new land purchased ten years ago.
There were 14 girls in the Brownie pack. Five new
up to Guides in May. Janet Chessell was Brown Owl and
Dr. Mary MacDonald was Tawny Owl.
The Girl Guide unit, under the leadership of Lynda
Holmes and Dianne Hunchak started in September, with
ten girls registered.
At a special service in Greenwood United Church,
the guides presented an umbrella of origami cranes,
representing peace.
The Guides entertained their parents at a pot-
luck Parent/Daughter banquet on May 31st. At this
special evening, Laura Dempster received her all-round
cord.
A pupil at Valley View school, who lives in Staxton
Glen was cited for excellence as; told by Lisa Wright in
the Toronto Star:
Elizabeth Neecd has bad a pretty good year for a
10 -year old. This girl, who recently realised her dream
of becoming an author, has just been rewarded with a
special meeting with Prime Minister Brian Mulroney.
"We're so proud of her. We just can't believe it,"
said her father Guiseppe Neeci.
Elizabeth took her parents and her younger sister
used brother, Sylvia and Robert, along to Parliament all
for the special day two weeks ego.
The prime minister, who likes to encourage excell-
ence in Canadian youth, complimented Elizabeth on her
persistence and hard work in the completion of her book
entitled The Little Princess' Adventurous Wishes.
The Nesci's MP Rene Soetens also attended.
continued
1969 Greenwood Diary Cont'd.
The valley view Public School student Has received
a number of rewards for her writing talent, including
the Children'e Literary Guild award from the Barham
Hoard of Education in 1986 amid recognition at the Young
Writers Conference in 1987.
Both the prime minister and Boater invited
Elizabeth back to Ottawa when she finishes her next book,
which she plans to begin shortly.
Elizabeth also gets high marks at school and takes
piano and swimming lessons to keep her busy, her father
said.
Wolves have been around the district this winter.
One, dragging its leg intatrap, was captured at Art's
Wreckers in North Whitby. Animal Control Officers took
it to the shelter but it had to be put down because of
its injuries.
Durbam Region is very concerned with the growth and
urbanization in the area. The Planning Commissioner's
staff have several suggestions.
1. Encourage newcomers to live in the Whitby to
New antic area to ease pressure on the over-
burdened Pickering -Ajax area.
2. Establish a University to attract new employers and
make Durham competitive with the rest of the province.
3• Map the alignment for Highway 407, now under con-
struction north and west of Metro, to continue through
Northern Durham to Highway 115.
4. Attract affordable housing.
5• Increase industrial land areae but protect agricultural
areas.
Durham Region citizens were very proud that their
region was once considered a leader in recycling. However
cost has forced a slow down in this project.
The Council scrapped four pilot projects in November
because of the unstable market for recyclables and a lack
of provincial funding.
The region recycles 14,000 metric tonnes of newspaper,
cane and glass each year. Even after getting paid by
companies for the recycled material, the Region still has
to pay $102.00 a ton to pick it up and prepare it for re-
cycling. Recycled newspapers need to be sold for $55.00
per ton. Now the selling price is $5.00 per tome.
Pickering Hydro issued a letter explaining the rise in cost
of electric power rates.
continued
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Greenwood Diary 1989 cont'd
They said:
"On January 1st, your electric power rates were increased
a
by an rage of 6.9,4 to reflect rising costs. This in-
amass was mostly necessary in order to pass on a 6.3%
increase in the rates for electric power purchased by
Pickering Hydro from Ontario Hydro.
About 85% of Pickering Hydro's expenses consist of electric
power purchases from Ontario Hydro, consequently the 6.39
increase has a significant impact on the rates to our
customers. It is important to know that the 6.3,4 increase
n Ontario Hydro's rates to Pickering Hydro do not com-
pletely result from increases in production costa. The
actual int reaee in production costs is only 4.1%. The
remaining 2.2,4 results from a new levy by the Province
of Ontario to guarantee Ontario Hydro's debt.
The Province has been guaranteeing this debt as long as
Ontario Hydro has been in existence at no real cost to
the Province, but from now on the Province appears to be
using this a ameans for raising more funds for
general purposes. Itisour opinion that this is contra-
dictory to the principal of Public Power in Ontario, which
is "Power at Cost". Furthermore, in 1991, the Federal
Government is planning to tax electricity with the Goode
and Services Tax. This will add an additional burden to
electric power consumers.
If you are concerned about these charges, you may want
to write to your member of parliament about your concerns.
Your new rate schedule for 1990 is found on the reverse
aide of this card. If we can be of further help, please
don't hesitate to contact us."
(signed) Murray D. Stroud
Chairman
December was the coldest and snowiest month in 150
years. However the record snowfall came on two days and
than melted. so Christmas was not really White at all.
The cold caused a shortage of heating oil. It rose in price
from 29.6 cents a litre to 34.9 cents a litre. Ontario
Hydro appealed to residents to switch off their Christmas
lights between 5 - 7 p.m. to avoid "brown outs."
And so ended 1989.
GREENWOOD UNITED CHURCH 1966 - 1984
The congregation of Greenwood United Church held its actual
meetings in January. At this time each of the committees re-
ported on its work for the year. In late 1966 two members, P. B.
Harrison and Hugh P. Crawford arranged to have all these reports
duplicated and assembled into booklets. This idea was followed
in subsequent To are.
In a history each committee deserves to have a detailed
account of its work, all the reverses and triumphs and the names
of those who have worked so loyally.
In this record, however, which has been taken from the above
booklets only changes in personnel and accomplishment have been
noted. 'By careful study, the reader may note what a large role
persons played in the work of the church, how the membership and
stewardship fluctuated and how the function of the church in the
community changed.
Change was the keynote. The community came more and more
under outside influences. Sunday was just another day In the
week. Recreation centres, cinemas, theatres, museums, sports
arenas and, even, for a time, retail merchants in Burnie Region
were open on Sunday for bueinesa. The church itself began to
hold its fund raising dinners on Sunday as a service to those
who were unable to attend these enjoyable fellowship events on
a week -day night.
In the village houses were sold to newcomers much more
often than before. By 1984 newcomers of 1960 vintage were
almost old -timbre. These newcomers were of differing action-
al£ties and religion. They were accustomed to going back to
their own churches.
.It is noteworthy that Greenwood Church survived and served
the community during this period.
1966 Officers of the Church
Minister - The Reverend ffir. T. H. Pleetham
Clerk of the Session - Charles McTaggart
Chairman of Stewards - P. B. Harrison
Secretary of Stewards - Donald Goodwin
Treasurer of Stewards - Charles McTaggart
Recording Steward & Treasurer of Charge - Hugh Crawford
United Church Women
President - s m. Doug Morden (Marjorie)
Secretary - Mrs. E. Pegg (Betty)
Treasurer - Mrs. Ed Pascoe (Susie)
Choir
Director - Mrs. E. Pegg (Betty)
Organist - Mra. C. McTaggart (Mildred)
L.M.
1966 cont'd.
Girl Guides
Captain - Mrs. Men Brooke (Sheila)
Lieutenant - Mrs. Ron Hoar (Nancy)
Lieutenant - Mrs. Doreen Disney
Brownies
Brown Owl - Mre. P. R. Harrison (Jeruy)
Tawny Owl - Mre. Don Wherry (Dorothy)
Cube
Akela - Hon Hoar
Balu - Alan Pyke
Treasurer of M L H for Charge - Mr. Herb Mdddleton
The Session reported that, in addition to the regular
Sunday morning services, the memorial service was held in June at
Salem cemetery. The regular church festivals, Easter, Thanksgiving
and Christmas were celebrated. A service for the three churches on
the circuit was held on Good Friday at 11:00 a.m. end a Watch -night
service on December 31st at 11:30 p.m.
Membership wee ninety-elx; five babies were baptised, four
couples were married, nine funerals were held.
The stewards conducted successfully the traditional oyster and
turkey suppers. The parking area of the church was renovated at a
cost of $480.60. The receipts for the year were $4.891.65 and the
disbursements 14,392.88. The building fund balance stood at
5645.27.
The aim of the United Church Women is to suite all women of
the congregation for the total mission of the church and to provide
a medium through which they may express their loyalty and devotion
to Jams Christ in Christian witness, study, fellowship and service.
Greenwood members carried out this aim in various ways. They
held prayer and study meetings;. helped with the musical suppers; had
a bazaar, donated money to the stewarde, gave to the Hiseion and
Maintenance Fund ;.supported local missions; as well members dis-
tributed gifts to convaleseents, to shut ins and to new-born babies.
Socials were held for and presentations made to three brides -elect{
two wedding couples, and three families leaving the village.
The church was the meeting place for local groups. Under the
sponsorship of the church were the Guides, Brownies and Cubs. The
aim of the Scouting and Guiding movement is to assist persons from
seven to eighteen in the formation of character, by encouraging them
to be responsible citizens of their country and of the world; by
introducing them to adventure and the out -of -floors; by training them
in skills which will help them to become good citizens end to exper-
ience the joy of guiding service to others.
I. N.
MW
1967 -
The Minister: Church Officials and Group leaders reported at
the Annual Congregational meeting that the Werk of the church had
followed its usual course, with a few changes and one outstanding
event.
Membership race to one hundred and five. Thirteen members
were added by Profession of Faith or Transfer and two members
flied. There were, amongst this one hundred and five, seventeen
who had moved away but had not requested transfer.
The Sunday School held session on forty Sundays with an
average attendance of fifty-four. There were eight volunteer
teachers. The officers were -
Superintendent - Mrs. M. Pegg (Betty)
Assistant - Tony Owen
Secretary - Brian McTaggart
.Treasurer - Mrs. B. Pascoe (Susie)
In the U.C.W. a quilting group organized. They made six
quilted coverlets. They supplied the materials and workmanship
and charged thirty-five dollars for each quilt.
There was a report from the first Greenwood Scout Troop, led
by Mr. Doug Morden and his assistant, Mr. Horst Scott. The most
exciting event on their calendar was a visit to Expo 67 at Montreal
P. Q.
The Brownies had a new leader, Mrs. Sheila Hutton and Mrs.
Disney left the Girl Guides.
Mr. Milton Pegg reported for Salem cemetery, as follows:
"The cemetery at the Salem church, on the Salem Road just south of
Highway $7 is part of the Greenwood Charge, of the United Church
of Canada. It is under the jurisdiction of this charge and,
therefore all churches on the charge should have an interest in it.
It is governed by an eleven member board picked from the
churches on the charge. Because of the interest of the Audley
community in this cemetery we have two representatives from
Audley United Church.
The Board thought that it is expedient at this time to enlarge
the cemetery,, because lend around it is available, and the owner of
the land has given them a very good deal. He wants one thousand
dollars for an acre with the most lenient Lerma: ten years for
payment, interest free. This sale will take place just as soon as
the Pickering Township Planning Board gives its consent.
There were eleven burials last year. Three and a half new
lots were sold. The price of the lots are:- a full lot 8125.00
and a half lot $75.00.
L.N.
1967 cont9d.
The officers are:
The Rev. Mr. T. H. Pleetham - Chairman
Mr. Milton Pegg - Secretary
Mr. Cecil Disney - Treasurer
Mr. Wm. Brown Sr. Caretakers
Mr. Wm. Brown Jr.-
Assets are valued at $10,870.45 and there is 9467.25 cash
on hand."
All the groups An the church entered floats in the centennial
parade held in the village. On July 23rd a Centennial Year
celebration service and picnic was held for the whole Charge in
the Claremont Conservation Area.
The outstanding event for 1967 was the construction of
the Christian Education Building. The following was contributed
to the village Tweedsmuir History by the Rev. Mr. T. H. pleetham -
The New Centennial Christian Education Centre
Greenwood United Church
For some years our church had realised that there was a need
for more facilities and for more room in our Sunday School and
also to accomodate other groups.
At the congregational meeting of January 24th, 1967 this need
was very apparent. A committee was formed to explore the poss-
ibilities of an addition to our present structure. This committee
brought its findings to another congregational meeting on April
17th. At this meeting we asked the Stewards to canvass the area
with a view to assessing our financial potential. When this was
done the congregation was called together for another meeting on
May And. A motion was passed that we proceed with the addition
if the coat could be kept below $15,000.00.
Plane were drawn up and a builder was chosen. Because of
former oomenittments he could not start work until a much later
date. So, under the leadership of Mr. C. Mo Taggart we proceeded
to erect the building ourselves with the use of volunteer labour.
This building is now a reality. We, as a congregation, owe
a deep debt of gratitude to all who have worked so hard on this
project.
Its finances were started by a legacy of $500.00 from the
estate of the late Kate Green, and a donation of $1,000.00 from
the U.C.W. The Greenwood Centennial Committee gave $900.00 that
was made from the centennial celebration of July 15, 1967. With
the splendid response of the Greenwood community we new have this
centennial project of which the community may be justly proud:
Its cost is covered by pledgee from the people of the community.
In five years time it should be paid for.
We trust that the use of this building will find its way into
the life and the people of the community.
ao .'r
1967 cont'd.
Finances - church income was 54.394.06 and expenses were
$3.785.16.
Cost of the new addition was $119656.86. This was financed
byy local donations and pledges and a back loan of $5.500.00 at
6d¢ fortwo ye are.
The following rules were listed for the use of the saw
building addition:
1. This building is under the jurisdiction of the Session of
the Greenwood United Church: and they are responsible for
its use.
2. This building may be need by the Church and its Organim-
atfons, and and group in the Community of Greenwood,
others at the discretion of the Session.
3. There must at least be one adult in charge of any group
that has the use of the building.
4. That person will be responsible to see that the thermostat
that controls the electric heat is turned down, and the
doors are locked and also that the lights are turned out
when they leave the building.
5. Any group using the building will be responsible for leaving
it clean and tidy and in good condition.
6. The kitchen is under the jurisdiction of the U.C.W., and
permission for its use must he secured from them. Per-
mission may be granted annually to regular groups.
7. Any group using the building will confine its activities
to that building unless it is absolutely necessary to go
into the other areas of the Church.
8. All games must be supervised so ee to avoid damage to the
building or its furniture.
9. There will be no serving or consuming of alcoholic beverages
in the building.
10. Anyone wishing to secure the see of the building may do so
by contacting one of the members of Session or Mr. Fleetham
at 942-3787
1968 -
The affairs of the church went on in the usual way. There
were a few changes in officers - Recording Steward & Treasurer
of Charge - Mr. Milton Pegg.
Stewards - Denis Gwen became Chairmen and took over the
Treasure�uties after the death, in August, of Charles
McTaggart.
Su�ndday School - Anthony Owen (Tend) was Superintendent,
assie ff 7 Tfurrison. The Sunday School picnic was held
for the first time in Greenwood Community Centre Park.
United Church Women - Mrs. Pran[ Webb wee President and
1968 cont'd.
Mrs. Mildred McTaggart. Secretary.
Brownies - There were three leaders, Sheila Brooks, Sheila
uMand Kathleen Strike.
Chu�h Librep - Mrs. Wm. Stewart donated eight books. The
O.C.W. paid for thirteen bookst in memory of people who died.
These deaths were not only of members but also of their
relatives.
Cemetery - There were seven interments.
Finan as - Income $4.630.43. Expenses $5.135.12.
12-90716.00 was paid off the bank loan for the C.E."Centre.
This came out of the special building fund account.
1969 -
In the a,mmer of 1969, the minister, The Reverend Mr. T. H.
Fleethom had cataracts removed from his eyes. Services were
carried on and the preaching done by a lay person, Miss Beatrice
McLean.
Kinsale church, one of the points on the Greenwood Charge
closed due to lack of members to support the expenses. This
made changes for the other two points, Greenwood and Mt. Zion.
Some Mineola members transferred to Greenwood. The expense of
the minister and 'manse was divided, Greenwoodtopay 55% and M$.
Zion 45%. whereas in 1968 Greenwood paid $2,967.55 toward the
expensesof the charge, they paid $4,140.00 in 1969.
The membership after one death, four transfers out end the
Kinsale members in, stood at 130 with several of that number.
no longer resident in the district.
There were three baptisms and six weddings, three bridal
showers and one presentation.
Sixteen funerals of one member and fifteen adherents were
held at Salem Cemetery.
Stewards - Secretary - S. Alfred Pegg
Treasurer - Donald Goodwin
Girl Guides - Captain - Mrs. Hon Hoar (Nancy)
library. -
This library began
in 1963. In
1969 it had
126 items
4'n iT. Ten books were added
to make this
total, eight
in memor-
isms from
the U.C.W. and two
from private
members.
Finance -
Income - $6,510.33
Expense -
$6085.17
,400.00
was paid on C.B.C.
loan from the
building fund
account
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1970 -
There were several changes in the Church Officers:
Clerk of the Session - Grant Messer
Chairman of Stewards - Doug Morden
Sunday School Superintendent - Mrs. R. Hyatt
President of U.C.W. - Mrs. Mary MCScau
Secretary of U.C.W. - Mmse May Brown
Soout Leader - Mr. Tom nav"fe
Church Decoration - Mrs. Betty Goodwin
The members of the U.C.W. and some of the Stewards
provided labour to sand and refinish the church floor and
paint the window sills, doors and wainsooting. The U.C.W.
paid the bills of $368.52. They bought a carpet for the
narthex 879.00 and sixteen choir chairs at $205.155 as well
as the usual methods of money raising, the B.C.W. quilt
committee made and sold twenty quilts.
At last the revision of the membership rolls was started.
One member transferred leaving 129 members. Ten babies were
baptisedt nine couples married and three of the congregation
buried. Rine other funerals were held at Salem cemetery.
The Stewards sponsored an extra and enjoyable event at
the Community Park +'garden party, corn roast, and donkey
baseball.
Eleven items were added to the library.
Finances - Income $7,246.33 Expencee $6,668.85 of which
$4,236.00 was forwarded to the Official Board.
The Centennial Christian Education Centre was finally
paid for. Eleven hundred dollars was paid out of the building
fund to clear this.
For the first time a report was made by the Group Committee,
to whom the Scout Leaders and Guide leaders are responsible. The
Chairperson was the Rev. Mr. T. H. Fleethemi Secretary, Ken
Spratley5 Treasurer Mrs. Stan Outhouse (Jean).
1971 -
Mrs. Milton Pegg (Betty) replaced Mrs. Mary McLean as
President of the U.C.W. The quilting committee quilted 26
coverlets from which they made $271.93. The U.C.W., in addition
to all their usual donations, bought twelve new bymn books for
the 'choir. This fact was reported by Mrs. Bon Goodwin (Betty),
Secretary for the "chdir:
The minister reported that nine members bad been added to
the church rolls by profession of faith and one member died.
Total membership wee 137. He noted that although church atten-
dance on Sunday was declining that the church receipts were
rising and more money was being given to aiesions. He drew
attention also to the decline in numbers of those attending
Sunday School and mid -week groups. Infant baptisme - two;
funerals - fours weddings - four.
1971 cont'd.
Finances - Income 87.533.10 Expenses 87,568.31 of which
33.4650 went to the Official Board.
Although givings bad risen, so had costs.
Cemetery - Burials - four; Monuments erected - two; lots sold -
one. mr. Milton Pegg reported "The Board during the past
year has been under pressure from the Cemeteries Branch of the
Provincial Government to make some changes in our rules and
regulations in our indenture forms to condom to their re-
quirements. They inform us that, otherwise our regulations
would not be enforceable by law. They also require three
copies of the plansof the cemetery....."
1972 -
Changes in Officerst
Mrs. Doug Morden (Marjorie) replaced Betty Goodwin as
convenor of Sanctuary decoration.
Larry Morden became Assistaut Cub leader.
Statistics - p winter atom isolated the church completely
Zln_lcb� 20th. No services were held.
Three members died leaving the rolls at 134.
One infant was baptised; Ten funerals were held;
Thirteen couples were married.
Sunday School was not in session this year.
A fund-raising Beef Dinner was served in October, replacing
the Fall Turkey Dinner.
Finances - The minister's salary, including take-home pay,
URTe3—Church Pension Plan, end Unemployment Insurance rose
to 18,000.00 (eight thousand dollar%) annually.
Greenwood contributed 84;620.00 to the expenses of the Charge.
The Stewards handled income of 88,666.33 and had expenses of
87,822.17.
1973 -
Changes in Officers:
Clerk of the Session, Grant Messer, left the community;
Sunday School was revived under the leadership of Mrs. E. A.
Van Nue and Mrs. Kenn McTaggart: Mrs. D. G. Clarke headed the
Social Supply committee.
Statistics - The rolls still stood at 134 members but 25
were non -resit ent. There were two infant baptisms, five weddings
and five funerals.
Mrs. D. G. Clarke had a very busy year. She supervised the
packing and mailing of 600 pounds of clothing and distributed
sixty gifts to local sick and shut-ins and new -barn babies.
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1973 cont'd.
Finances - Church receipts - $8.485.91. Of this amount $979.60
wain for transfer to the United Church Mission and Service
fund; $1,040.00 was donated from the work of the U.C.W.;.
$3,040.66 wen from collections at services; the remainder of the
income was obtained by rental of the church building, a community
canvess.and fund. raising events.
Expenses were $8,731.41, of which $5,115.00 was Greenwood's
share of the expenses of the Charge.
1974 -
Changee in Off
icers - Mr. Don Goodwin bee eme Clerk of the Session,
M ss Beatrice McLean - President o£ the D.C.W.; Mrs. Joan Pittman -
Secretary of the U.C.W.
Statistics - The minister reported that "the session planned to
rsr�--6e rolls up to date and start using communion cards and
visitations by the elders". He intended also to hold membership
classes in 1975.
The Rev. Mr. T. A. Fleetham officiated at twelve weddings
n the charge and three outside the charge; at ten funerals on
this Charge and two on Rrooklin, obarge; and at ten infant baptisms.
Taxes rose sharply on the manse from 8222.51 to $378.99.
Finances - Receipts - $12,055.14. In this total there wee one
bequest of $2,089.64 from the estate of C. Hankin.
Expenses - S1O,604.32. Of this $5,289.62 went to the upkeep of
the Charge.
1975 -
This was the year that the Dni ted Church of Canada celebrated
the fiftieth anniversary of its founding. Excerpts from the
annual reports on this celebration "I em sure that all would
Wee that the high -light of our church year was the celebration
of the fiftieth anniversary of the United Church on onr regular
anniversary Sunday of October 19, 1975.... when we invited friends,
relatives, and former members of our church to attend this cele-
bration. In the morning our guest minister was the Rev. Mr. H.
Turner of Oshawa.... in our congregation we bad the Rev. Mr. A.
monkoan, a former minister at our church"- T.A. Fleethem, Minister
"At the uwiversery, the church was pecked to overflowing at
both morning and evening servioes. The U.C.W. members and other
ladies of the church served a buffet luncheon at 12:30 mon and
light refreshment in the evening." - Mrs. Joan Pittman,Secretary
U.C.N.
"Por our anniversary services in October, we wrote to former
members of the choir and asked them to practice 'ging of lava'
and they sung this with the choir at the morning service of the
anniversary.
1975 cont'd.
The evening service was a musical programme of soared
song. Elias Hosalie Brooke, along with her grandfather Mr.
Wm. Pegg and her two great uncles, Mr. Milton Pegg end Mr.
George Pegg, made an orchestra end played a prelude for the
service and accompanied the congregation in the hymns.
Mrs. Jean Outhouse sang "The Lord is My Shepherd^; Mr,
Nelson Cole and family sang "Just a Closer Walk With Thee"
and accompanied themselves on their guitars. Mr. John Beach
played an accordion solo "Amazing Grace". Mrs. C. E. Pegg;
and daughter Kathy sang duets, "Sweeter as the Years go By,
aid 'The Beautiful Garden of Prayer". Mrs. Diane Tait played
a violin solo 'Meditations from Thais". accompanied by Miss.
Patti Brown of Brooklin on the organ. 'The offertory music
was played by Mrs. Jean Thomas (o£ Stouffville) who was a
former organist of this church. The choir, helped by friends
and neighbors Rang three numbers, "Blame This House", "Thanks.
Be To God", and "Mine Eyes Gave Seen The Glory".
- Mrs. Betty Goodwin - Secretary
of choir.
Persoansl Cheaos - Mrs. H. F. Crawford (Janet) - Secretary of
�tewards, rs. Marion Slater, Miss Brenda Middleton - added
to Sunday School staff.
Churchh]Irldr'n - The roof was painted, lights and chairs and
anqub at SMee repaired or replaced in the Christian Education
Building.
Statistics - Two members died leaving 132 on Holl; nine weddings,
teTerals, two baptisms, 218 books in the library; minister's
salary and travel allowance rose to just over $11,000.00.
Finances - The church receipts were $10,313.95; of this $2,240.00
Donated by the U.C.W. Among the usual fund raising events
of the U.C.W. More were two to be noted especially. The
members contributed recipes for a cookbook, local merchants
bought advertising space and a first printing of two hundred
was sold with one hundred reordered. The quilting committee,
under the guidance of Mrs. Vern Sucks made 19 quilts and took
several prises at Markman Fair. The quilters also demonstrated
their craft at History in Action Bay at The Pickering Museum.
The church expenses were $10,271.75; $6,187.71 went to the
Official Board for expenses of the Charge.
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1976 -
Some years stand out much more sharply against the ruts
of humdrum living than do others. 1976 was certainly such a
year.
The Rev. Mr. T. F. Pleetham left us after eighteen years
on the charge.
Replacing a minister under the regulations of the United
Church of Canada is quite an interesting process.
The minister called a meeting of the Official Board,
submitted hie resigntion, and asked that a Pastoral Relations
Committee be formed. This was a group of members who work
closely with Oshawa Presbytery in an effort to obtain a re-
placement for the pulpit.
The Official Board nominted the following for Greenwood -
Don Goodwin, Doug Norden, Beatrice McLean, Patricia Beach. Por
Mount Sion - Don Jamieson, Stan Hoar, Alma Wilson, Murray Jones.
These nominees were approved by their respective congregations
by the end of March. Prem that time on until June 20th they
visited other churches, hearing ministers preach and holding
interviews. In all they saw seven and contacted several others
by telephone. This meant their absence from the community on
many occasions and for long hours. It would have been interest-
ing to know of their experiences but they were not permitted to
make public comment.
On June 20th they presented, for approval, at a joint
congregational meeting in Mt. Zion church, Mr. John Van Gulick,
B.Th.e a young student who was enrolled at Emmanuel College
in Toronto, working towards his Mee tar's Degree in Theology.
With him that evening were his wife, Rhoda, and daughter,
Jennifer.
Because a new family was coming the property committee from
Presbytery inspected the manse and suggested many repairs and
additions - the stairs were to be rec arpeted, a clothesline put
up, a clothes washer purchased, the well regularly tested.
Also they found that the septic tank and. the bed was full
of tree roots, the garage door didn't close properly, the
driveway had developed a down slope that channelled water into
the garage, and the sidewalks should be replaced.
As the new minister was not ordained it was necessary for
the Board to pay a monthly retainr, to an ordained minister, The
Rev. Mr. J. 0. Hill of Columbus, to oversee,guide and advise
the student minister.
Mise Beatrice McLean conducted the service for Introduction
for John Van Gulick. The Rev. Mr. J. 0. Hill preached the sermon
and Mr. Stephen Saywell introduced Mr. Van Gulick.
1976 cont'd.
Meanwhile June 27, 1976 was the last preaching day at
Greenwood for Tem Fleethom. Not only the members of the
congregation but of the community too were loathe to see him
go. They made this very plain at an open air service and
bucket picnic held June 20th at 11:00 a.m. in Greenwood
Community Park where they presented Tom with a wallet con-
taining $1.177.00 m a parting gift. Citizens and former
citizens of the village and community, of all faiths and ogee,
made up the crowd of three hundred who came to wish him well.
Personnel - A change in minister at mid year. Recording
eccreT—r U.C.W. Janet Crawford. Recording Steward and
Treasurer of Charge Janet Crawford. Sunday School Assistant
Teacher Carol Anrae Beach.
Statistics - Pour baptisms, eight weddings, six funerals; 224
hooks in the library; enrollment in the Sunday School rose to
30; U.C.W. completed 25 quilts and won a prize at Markham Fair.
This brought them $1,052.72. Two Scouts, Michael Brooke and
Rick Bleasdale, attended the World Scout Jamboree in Norway;
a Senior Youth Group was formed in September with Beth Hoar
as President; at the same time under the Presidency of Beth
Carson the Junuor Youth Group Organised; a Friendship Club for
adults decided to have a different couple responsible for each
meeting.
Manse - A new tile bed and septic seek: were put in; the building
painted, electrical wiring and plumbing renewed, filing cabinet,
lawnmower, fuel oil, clothes line and water purifier bought and
the moving expenses paid. This maintemme work cost $2,123.82.
Finances - Receipts $12,387.89. U.C.W. donated $3,740.00 of
t SE Ecpenses $12,200.94 of which $8,077.38 went to the
Official Board to pay Greenwood's share of the running of
Greenwood Charge.
1977 -
The big problem in 1977 was financing a new well for the
comae. For several years the calcium chloride spread on Westney
Road during the winter had been polluting the well from time to
time. Also, the well could not recover with a family of three
using it and wee constantly running dry. The Official Board
decided that a new well should be drilled. The money for this
was raised by the members of Mount Zion an. Greenwood churches.
They held a aeries of money raising events, climaxing in a giant
flea market at the Mt. Zion Community Centre. The cost of the
well was $4,630.85.
The water from this deep well was very hard and highly
mineralized. For five years the Official Board dealt with this
problem, with the aid of water softening companies. It was
finally solved.
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1977 cont'd.
PersonnelChayes and additions
an 01 a UUwuzUU - Ron Hoar
President of U.C.W. - Patricia Beach
Church Decoration - Barbara Pegg, Patricia Pegg
Sunday School - We. Diane Eothnie'
Statistics - Four weddings, three baptisms, two funerals.
e' i—U.GM raised 63,855.50 and donated 62,740.00 to the
Church Treasurer for church expenses. The McEechnie Funeral
Home continued to send floral arrangemests,GCcasiOnelly to
deOCeate the church. From February until after the alld"r-
eary as rvice in October, the organist, Mildred McTaggart,
took a leave of absence. Werner Fenn played the organ during
thio period. We bad to change the time of service to. 9:30 so
that he could go to Ajax to play at another church at 11:00 a.m.
Junior Youth Group disbanded in June.
Finances - The church received a legacy of 4500.00 from the
Estate of the late Mae, Green. Income 611,951.41. Expenses
611,157.00. The student minister did not receive as large
salary as an ordained minister would have. He received 61,800.00
for one depreciation and mileage and about 66,700.00 in salary.
This accounts for the low amount, 669566.22, that Greenwood
transferred to the Official Board we its snare of expenses.
1978 -
Again there was a change of ministers in mid -year. Several
of the church officers felt that the experiment with a student
mister was not working out as they had hoped. He was not pre-
pared to hand in his resignation as he had expected to remain on
the Greenwood Charge until he bad received his Master's Degree
from Emmanuel College.
Presbytery was
asked to arbitrate. Officers of the Bay of
puinte Conferenceand of Oshawa Presbytery met with the coegreg-
atione of Mt. Zion and Greenwood to resolve the impasse. Nothing
was resolved but a date was set for a vete by ballot on the
question of the minister's resignation.
The session of each church drew up a list of members and
adherents which was posted on the church door. This drew the
attention of all.to the state of the Greenwood membership rolls.
For years revision of them had been promised but little done.
voting was done on ballots with a coloured stripe in the
middle. The stripe varied depending on whether the voter was
a member or an adherent. The tabulation of the ballots was
done in such a way that Presbytery was able to announce exactly
how the members in each church had voted end exactly how the
adherents had voted. The vote was very close, with the majority
at Greenwood asking for a resignation and the majority at Mt.
Zion opposed to it. However, the vote went narrowly against our
student minister. He submitted his resignation. Meaq in the
community were saddened by this because he and his family were
well liked.
1978 cont'd.
He was replaced by the Rev. Mr. A. M. Butler, B.A., M.Div.,
who came to Greenwood from Comerbroek, Newfoundland.
In 1978 Greenwood Church celebrated the 50th anniversary
of the present church building end the 115th anniversary of
the congregation. This service was held on October 15th. The
U.C.W. provided noon luncheon afterwards.
In the report of the session the minister thanked all those
people who work eo hard at the work of the church with a mere
"thank -you" in return. He mentioned particularly Miss Beatrice
McLean for the Order of Service Bulletins and Mr. Ed Pascoe
who for years has kept the snow ploughed in the church parking
The old and handicapped members add a fervent thank -you
to that. Without Ed Pascoe they couldn't attend church.
Kinsale church was finally sold sad the proceeds credited
to Greenwood. $35,890.00 was invested in term deposits out of
the total receipts of {37,617.56. With Presbytery permission
Greenwood may use only the interest from these deposits for
capital expenditures. Pull details of this may be found in
volume I of the Tweedamuir history.
Personnel Ch e: Secretary of U.C.N. - Mrs. S. Nicholson
(Lorraine ; Assistant Cub Master - Michael Brooke.
Statistics: One wedding, two baptisms, one funeral. The
mange was painted imide, the yard filled, levelled and seeded,
insulation in the attic. Sunday School has a junior choir led
by Diane Bothnia. Milton Pegg was made a Honorary steward.
Pimnees: Church Receipts 313,204.31; Expenses $12,511.47
1979 -
PersonnelChartres: Secretary of Stewards - Ken Brooke;
Sunday Se oorol Asevstiint - Hatay Post; Secretary of Youth Group -
Lisa McTaggart.
Statistics: Two weddings, two infant and am adult baptism,
fouruney—rale seven new church members confirmed, nim admitted
by transfer, making 145 members on the rolls.
The church sidewalk and steps were replaced and the rear
wall of the C. E. building repaired. The manse roof was replaced
by volunteer labor.
Youth Group membership rose to 15 by the addition of new
members.
Salem Cemetery had 26 bureala, 22 new lots were sold, 9
monuments erected and work projects were carried out in the new
area to be opened.
1979 cont'd.
Finances - Mrs. K. Suakin gave $5,000.00 to buy an organ in
emory of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sexual Stewart. Brougham
Citizens League, which was disbanding, donated $1,000.00.
Lloyd Henning gave $300.00 re the new sidewalk wrought -iron
railing. John Bryant supplied crashed stone end Sohn versuuren
gave sod. $2,346.50 was transferred from interest earned on
term deposits to pay for the sidewalk. The U.C.N. transferred
to the Stewards $1,383.60 from their fund raising efforts.
Church receipts were $16,500.11 and expenses 818,405.49• It
cost the two churches on the charge $15,547.60 to maintain
the pastorate and $29943.08 tomaintain the manna. Thin manor
expense included a new furnace.
l
Everyone in the community was saddened in August by the
death of Margaret Butler, our minister's wife. At the Annual
Meeting, he said the following: "I really meet express once
again the appreciation of all of us at the manse for the great
kindness extended to as when our hearts were heavy. Your
friendly words and deeds have eased the pain of parting from
ore most dear. For un you have caused a light within to burn
a little more brightly and a little more warmlyY
Statistics: After many years of service Mr, And Mrs. H.
Middleton resigned as caretakers of the church. Their place
s to be taken by volunteers. Doreen Middleton (Mrs. H.)
began her two year term as President of the U.C.W. On March 30
four new elders were received into the Greenwood Session - Was
Beatrice Mclean, Mr. Kenn McTaggart, Mr. Ken Brooks, end Mr.
Alfred Pegg. Mr. Wm. Brown Sr. was made As honorary Steward.
There were seven infant and one adult baptism, three weddings,
one confirmation and four funerals. Most of the six session
meetings were spent on roll revision.
re
The lls finally stood
at 122 members. The U.C.W. suits changed their comes. Unit I
became the Mary and Murtha group, Unit SI became the Margaret
Butler group and Unit III the Betty Bridgman group. The quilting
group still met in the old Sunday School to spend hours at their
craft. They raised $1,152.20. Ken Brooke reported that on
November 1st Greenwood began its 20th year with both a Cub Pack
A d a Scout Troop.
Salem Comets The new area, purchased from Mr. D. B'. Milne of
Perth, whose family were pioneers in Chrrmywood, was filled and
seeded. It was to be opened in the Spring of 1981. This area
is to the south of the old burial ground on the west side of
Salem Road. The Cemetery Board spent all its time getting the
land approved for cemetery use by the different levels of
government. There were 16 burials sad 18 lots sola.
1980 coned.
Finances - Receipts $18.099.26. The Young People's Club that
h� active from 1960-1963 handed over, $97.97, found in a
long dormant account. The U.C.W. gave $2.871.65. $1,000.00
was transferred from the savings account.
In addition to the current account for expenses the
Treasurer reported (a) a savings account balance of $5,040.25;
(b) the organ account of $5,375.43;(a) Kinsale church proceeds
account of $5,143.41. These am unto, except for $5,000.00 in
the organ account represented interest on term deposits.
Expenses were $16,287.90. To the Official Board $11,319.00
Cost of the pastorate $18,354.41; manse expenses $1,150.13.
The minister's salery for 1981 was to be $15,335.00,
furniture allowance $500.00; car depreciation $1,350.00;
travel allowance $960.00.
1981 -
Betty Goodwin in her report on the choir stated - "The big
event for the choir this year was the Cantata,"Immanuel Forever"
presented on Christmas Sunday evening. We were under the dir-
ection of Patricia Beach. Several from the community joined
with the choir. Carol xnne Beach was the reader. Flutist
Semis Thompson from Brooklin with pianist Pierre Laoaese and
bassoonist Kevin Seymour played several musical arrangements.
It was a very memorable evening."
Session decided that they should use communion cards to be
delivered by the Elders. The homes of the congregation were
divided into areae and an Elder assigned to each area. The
first cards were delivered for the January 3, 1982 service.
Unfortunately some of the Elders did not keep up. the practice.
One amusing incident - a near-sighted member put her doctor's
appointment card on the collection plate in mistake.
Thera we? one baptism, seven weddings, three confirmations
and three funerals. Membership stood at 120. At Salem cemetery
there were 12 burials and 6 plots sold.
The family of Wm. Brown, asked that he be remembered by
donations to the church.
Finances - Receipts - $209007.14. This included a transfer of
$e;605.UO from the savings account, memorials of $1007.00, and
from the U.C.W. $2907.98, Expenses were $18,440.53. The
Treasurer of the Official Board reported that the minister had
been paid $189155.00 in salary and allowances and the manse
upkeep was $2,200.78 .
ary
1982 -
Mrs. E. Pegg (Betty) replaced Mrs. H. Middleton (Doreen)
as President of the U.C.W. Mrs. E. Pegg and Mrs. D. Beech
were in charge of the church music and choir. In June Don
Goodwin replaced Janet Crawford as Recording Steward and
Treasurer of the Cfficial Board. Mr. Don Beach replaced
Mr. Mena th MoTaggart as Chairman of the Stewards.
There were four baptisms, two weddings and three funerals
conducted by the Rev. Mr. A. M. Butler in 1982. There were
three members removed from the rolls by death leaving a total
of 117. On June 10th the Session accepted the resignation
of the Organist, Mildred McTaggart, after twenty-three years
of service.
Kra. Barkin decided that she wanted the memorial organ
purchased and installed so she donated extra money to make
this passible. ,The organ was installed at a cost of $8,400.00.
At the same time chimes for the church were installed so that
the village could enjoy the sound of the organ prelude to the
church service.
The church had some much needed renovation at a coat of
89.250.93. The Stewards installed a suspended ceiling and
new lights in the C.E. Centre; replaced the lights in the
former Sunday School area; repaired the front stair well and
painted all the above. The church walls and ceiling were
insulated and two ceiling fare installed in the sanctuary.
The parking lot was graded and gravelled.
The U.C.W. raised money in their usual ways. A. special
project was assembling a U.C.W. cookbook. One unusual event
was an afternoon luncheon on September 14th at which members
of the U.C.W. who were sixty-five yearamf age or more were
presented with life membership pins and certificates. Many
former members were there to witness the ceremony. Quilting
raised $450.00.
Pearl Brooks reported that the kitchen and living room
wells in the cense had been painted, the electric stove re-
paired and a new toilet seat supplied.'
Mrs. Milton Pegg (Betty) still faithfully carried on
community friendship and visiting. She delivered, on behalf
Of the U.C.W., M1fte to the new born in the village and
plants, flowers and fruit beakete to the sick and Shut ins.
She bore the expense of the asrds and postage Stamps sent to
community persons. This saved expense to the U.C.W.
Greenwood church transferred $13,878.00 to the Official
Board for expenses. To meet their expenses the Stewards
transferred $11,500.00 from the savings accounts.
1983 -
The December 24th Communion Service, which had for some
years replaced the watch night as rvice on December 31st became
more and more popular. Supporters of the churchr some of whom
made this their only annual attendance at Greenwood Church,
came in greet numbers. The church was crowded.
There were two infant and two adult baptisms, two weddings
and six funerals conducted by the minister for Greenwood.The
membership had ten names added, six by confirmation and four by
transfer and three removed by death, leaving a total of 129.,
The Board of Stewards honored Ed Pascoe and Sonet Crawford
by naming them honorary Stewards. The Stewards were concerned
that of fifteen members only the Chaimmn, Past Chairman,
Treasurer and Secretary attend all meetings. The average
attendance was 6.4 members. They also extended their apprec-
iation to Lorraine Nicholson who typed all the stencils for
the annual reports end collated the booklets. The church Order
of Service for each Sunday was also her work.
Two families, those of Gladys Brown and Betty and hen
Weatherston asked that donations be made to the church, in lieu
of flowers for the funerala.
The U.C.W. had a busy year, helping in the Oyster and
Turkey Suppers, volunteer caretaking, manes cleaning, quilting,
visitations and demonstrations. May catered to the Grade VIII
Graduation Banquet, four funerals. They sponsored three showers
for bridal couples. As well they produced informative programmes
an religious and social themes.
Quilting brought in $901.00. The O.C.W. had a total income
of $5,353.00. They Pve 83,088.00 to the Board of Stewards.
Salem Cemetery Caretaker, Wm. A. Brown, reported that they
received dirt for levelling from the road widening of highway 7.
Hydra was installed in Salem Church, thanks to the Brooke family,
so that an electric organ could be used for Decoration Sunday.
The Treasurer of the Stewards reported that the receipts
were $21,000.00. This included $1,400.00 transferred from
savings accounts, $400.00 from the Sale of the old organ to
Mr. Zion church and memorials of $653.00. Spens were $21,008.
The church roof repair coat $400.00 and $15,034. went to the
Official Board.
1984 -
Th3s was the year that the members were canvassed for
ventures in Mission. This was a trans -Canada effort by the
United Church of Canada to raise money for mission work.
They hired an American firm to co-ordinate the effort. The
actual soliciting was done by members of each congregation.
Mildred McTaggart submitted the following report:
"In 1984 The United Church of Canada launched a ventures in
Mission Project. This Project was to raise $40 million
across Canada for Church Development, Minister's Pension
Plan sad Missions.
At an Official Board Meeting in November, 1983 Rev. M. Butler
asked Donald Jamieson and Mildred MoTaggart to form a Committee
with him to represent the Greenwood Charge; Don Jamieson to act
as Chairman and Mildred McTaggart as Secretary.
Meetings w attended at Ajax and instruction received. An
Allocation $7500.00 was suggested for the Greenwood Charge.
Pat Beach as treasurer and Wm. Stoner joined the Committee as
additional Representatives from Greenwood and Mr. and Mrs. Stan
Hoar, Mr. and Mrs. Murray Jones and Mrs. Don Jamieson from Mr.
Zion.
Information was presented to both Congregations by Mr. Butler,
Don Jamieson, Mildred McTaggart, and Alex Ferries from Presbytery.
The campaign proved very successful with Greenwood raising $8470.
and Mt. Zion $7810., making a total of $16,280. This amount re-
presented 57 gifts with $6,030.00 in cash with the balance in
pledgee. Cash and pledgee were forwarded to Y.I.M. headquarters.
On behalf of the Committee I wish to thank those who took part
in this venture and Have generously both of their time and their
money toward the work of The United Church of Canada."
There were no baptisms, three marriages and eight funerals
in 1984. At Salem Cemetery there were thirteen burials. Twelve
lots were sold and two work bees held. Plane have been made to
tree line the whole property in 1985.
Janet Me Taggart, Sunday School Superintendent, reported as
follows: "Orae again our enrollment has increased and now
stands
at 27. Greg Butler and Ruth Dallin are new additions to the
teaching staff with Brenda Swedlo, Darla McKeon, Lima and Janet
McTaggart still here from previous years."
4%s usual the Sunday School children took part In the Family
Day service in May. In June we had our "End of Year Swimming
Party" at the McTaggart home. We began the fall session with
presentation of attendance pins and Dara to those with good
attendance end Promotion Certificates to those moving to new
classes:'
1984 cont'd.
*During October, after some discussion among the Young
Teen class members, it was decided to donate $80.00 to the
Ethiopian Punct. The White Gift Service in December was a
highlight of the year and the gifts and money were once
again sent to settlement Home in Oshawa.
We would like to than: Betty Pegg for suggesting a
donation in memory of her father be made to the Sunday School
to purchase music supplies. Once again we'd like to thank
the members of the congregation for their continued supporto-
Sanet McTaggart.
The United Church Women had church receipts of 83,322.00.
Unfortunately, the quilting group ceased to function. They
used their money, as owned., for the good of others. They
donated $1,885.00 to the Board of Stewards. They bought hymn
books in memory of Gladys Brown and donated a memorial cheque
in memory of Pearl Brooke.
There were five families who asked that funeral donations
be made to the church - the families of Pat mnxilrg, Gladys
Brown, Boss Disney, Ed Pascoe end Pearl Brooks.
The Board of Stewards expressed concern that so few
seemed to have so many offices to fill and expressed their
thanks for help given by members of the community.
The Stewards bad income of $24,770.00; $5,340.00 of this
s transferred from the savings accounts. This left ane
savings account of $18,253.00. The to im deposits, being
capital, are still untouched. $1,885.00 came from the U.C.W.
and $20127.00 from memorials. The Greenwood share of Official
Board Expenses (55,4) was 8150840.00. The Minister's salary,
including allowances, was 823,035.00.
Pearl Brooke reported on the Manse as falls" in 1983:
"There were a number of old unused sake and ends of furniture,
etc. that have been stored in the cupboards for years. Most
needed repairing or refinishing. They were quite unnecessary
for the furnishing of the Manse and Mr. Butler badly needed
the room and storage space and we needed money to buy new things
for the Manse. With the approval of both the Mount Zion and
Greenwood Mame Committees, I contacted Mr. Henry Webs, auct-
ioneer of Harongate Auction barn and he agreed to take the
articles and get as much as possible for m.
We were very pleased when we received a cheque for $485.60."
During this story of nineteen years only the officers of
the church have been mentioned,; some of them time and time
again. They were the ones with the ability end desire to be
responsible for meetings and projects. But nothing would have
been accomplished without all the assumed workers in the group.
1984 cantle.
In a small congregation everyone most contribute. What words
can describe the labourios hot work of waiting on tables add
toiling in the kitchen on catering days? Both men said women
did this. The decade between 1972-1992 was a time of inflation
when the cost of everything rose more than 106 each year. The
workers had to run fast and work hard Just to try to remain in
the same spot. But Greenwood church did it.
The Bev. Mr. A. M. Butler: in his a.nmral message to the Con-
gregation, put it very well: "Once again we look over the way
we have came: as we have tried to be the church of our Lord.
Bow thankful we should be for the grace of God that has made
achievement possible during the past year: The Ventures in
Mission Project in itself has made s as ecis'lI raSe£ul�
havehavi Moret p3 ou eu ou a he s sated B-line or our
pastoral Charge. Your oTiori s great y strengthened the
witness of The United Church of Canada.
—The financial columns too, as you will s impressive.
They indicate the continuing interest of our, various organiz-
ations and people to support our Christian work both in the
community and beyond. No report can be full, for there is so
much more to deeds, performed, than wards or figures, written
can ever tell. Think of the deeds - the time was the effort
and the gift - that underlie what am be read at a glance.
Further, who can measure the influence of a church of vitally
involved people? It has been likened to a lighthouse, casting
beams of light, which are not its awn, into the surrounding
darkness. Who clan say what good those beams have done for
others? We only know in part what they do for s, widening 91
our sight, comforting our sorrows, strengthening our resolve.
Janet Crawford, January, 1985.
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Library Service in the Town of Pickering
Did you know that the library service in the Town of
Pickering started in 1891? The Town of Pickering Public
Library Board was established in 1966 and incorporated
existing libraries in Brougham. Claremont and 'Maitevale.
Claremont is the oldest branch, since it opened as a
Mechanics Institute in October, 1891. In 18959 it became
the Claremont Association Library and was des lared a
public library in January 1959.
Library as rvice was available in Brougham in 1895,
but it was not until 1922 that the first librarian was
officially appointed by the Brougham Library Board. In
1952, a new firehall was built and provision was made in
it for a library room.
In 1925, the whitevale Library League raised $500.00
to purchase the building which had housed the Standard
Book of Markhsm. Library service is still available from
that same building.
The Bay Ridges branch opened in 1968 as a storefront
operation. By 1976 it had outgrown those premises and.
moved to its present location at 910 Liverpool Road,
adjacent to the Bast Shore Community Centre. The Rouge
Hill branch also began as a storefront operation in 1970.
In 1974, the branch was moved to its present location in
the former United Church on Rougemount Drive.
Library service in Greenwood has a scattered history.
The present Greenwood branch was opened, with much farfare,
in June of 1980. The collection was moved from Brougham
to Greenwood.
The move from Brougham to Greenwood
The number of books circulated by the Brougham branch
had droppeddrasticallyduring the late seventies. This
drop is usually attributed to the federal government action
in Brougham. The building which housed the library for many
years needed extensive repair and repainting as well as
interior painting, more shelving and better lighting.
The library board initially wanted to close the Brougham
branch end encourage patrons to use the other branches in the
system. At the same time, however, some local residents were
looking for a way to one the oldschoolhousein Greenwood.
Upon further study, it seemed that the Greenwood school
would be an ideal location for community library.
In these reports, the following reasons were listed:
LIBRARY SERVICE IN THE TOWN OF PICNERING cont'd.
(a) it would provide a more centralized service to the
area residents in Brougham, Greenwood and simple.
(b) the library would be next door to a regional school
and would provide facilities for the village and
the children who do not have library facilities
available
(c)it would allow the restoration of an historical
building and provide it with new life, thus pre-
serving an important part of local history which
might otherwise be demolished.
(d) it would provide an excellent facility to house and
display all the library records (some of which date
back to 1893) and Canadian, material.
The Greenwood Branch
Over $100,000 was spent onrenovations for the branch.
This included the installation of a new west facing window
and the repairing of that west wall. Much of the money
came from government greats.
Staff: The first librarian for this branch was Edith Morgan,
meted by Mrs. Mildred NCTaggart. In 1981, Mra. Morgan
left the branch to pursue a teaching career. She me re -
planed by Peggy Malcolm.
Hours: Tuesday 30 a.m. - 1 P.M.
Thursday 4 p•m. - 8 p.m.
Saturday 10 a.m. - 12 noon
Baring July and August the library is closed on
Saturday.
Services to readers
The Greenwood library does benefit by being part of the
larger Town of Pickering library system. Petrone can draw
on the resources of any branch, either by visiting those
breathes or using our inter -library, loan system. The Town
of Pickering library offers regular print books, newspapers,
periodicals, large print books, books in other languages,
pamphlets and documents, films, language learning tapes,
microforme, maps, talking books, local history and community
services information. Our branch in Greenwood houses the
Canadiena collection. These books, some dating back to the
late 1800's are housed in special cases in the library and
are available for browsing.
The regular collection at Greenwood in constantly being
increased in sive. As of April, 1985, there were 7,310 volumes.
These volumes are broken down in the following manner:
Adult non-fiction 2,779
Adult fiction 1,882
Junior nos-fictioa 19050
Junior fiction 810
Easy readers d picture books 791
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LIBRARY SERVICE IN THE TOWN OF PICEERING cont'd.
These books we supplemented by a rotating collection of
best seller novels and biographies which we share with the
other branches.
We consider that the book stock and ether library ser-
vices are well used in Greenwood. Unlike the Bay Ridges
branch with a circulation of over 100,000 items per year,
the Greenwood branch circulates about 6,000 - 7,000 items.
Considering the size of the Collection and community and
limited hours of operation, this is an acceptable level.
Survey of library was
In 1983, a survey was conducted of library uses in the
Greenwood area. 'The results were both interesting and in-
formative. Racy people felt that the library ahead be open
more hours and gave suggestions in this regard.
With respect to preference in type of book, many people
indicated an interest in having more mystery and more histor-
ical fiction in the collection. After reading the survey and
preferences it was decided that the non-fiction collection at
Greenwood would be concentrated in the areas of home improve-
ment and decorating, biographies, history, cooking and garden-
ing, while still allowing for school project material.
The most popular magazine, according to the survey results
is Country life. The magazine has a great following, especially
among the British people in the area.
The community and the library
Each Tuesday morning a pre-school storytime is held as well
as a story program for the kindergardec class from Valley view
school. Each summer, a program for school-age children has been
conducted. The kids in the Greenwood community seem particul-
arly interested in programs involving detection, mysteries and
treasure hunts.
At the Greenwood library we have displayed many craft works
Including:
Pottery by Dearma Sones
Weaving by Pat Pegg
Flower arrangements by Edward Pegg
Photography by Betty Pegg
Dried flower arrangements by Janet McTaggart
Flower arrangements by Nancy Hoar
These displays can be accomodated on the wall space between
the windows, on the tops of the low shelving unite or in free
standing displays.
During the Greenwood school reunion the library was open
for former students and guests to view the changes to the library.
Most were glad to see the old school being used and renovated.
Macy remembered where they used to sit or where the old stove wee.
LIBRARY SERVICES IR THE TOWN OF PICKERING cent'd.
As an aside to this section on the community and the
library, we cannot forget to mention the fire alarm. There
has been quite a bit of trouble with our system, espeddally
during storms. During one storm about two years ago again
the fire alarm went off, alerting the Brougham fire hall,
who came very quickly. Once again, it was a false alarm
at Greenwood triggered by the electrical storm. At the
same timeq howevert lightening bad struck at the Middleton
house on the 6th concession. The fire department trucks
were right around the corner at the library. It hss been
noted that if the fire trucks bad not been so close the
wooden house would have gone up in flumes.
We enjoy having students and the community using the
library. Asmorepeople become aware of the library, its
book stock and services, and are willing to give suggestions,
we hope to improve and develop as a focal point in the
community and the surrounding area.
Peggy Malcolm
1911 - 1976 a2,
VALLEY VIEW SCHOOL STAFF
Principal: Mr. R. Blackmore
Secretary: Mrs. G. Hume
Kindergarten: Mrs. B. Norton
Grade
1:
Mrs.
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Manock
Grade
2:
Mrs.
J.
Simpson
Grade
3:
Mrs.
M.
Wilson
Grade
4:
Mrs.
C.
Vernon
Grade
4-5:
Mrs.
I.
Wilson
Grade
5-6:
Miss
B.
Trevor
Grade
6-7:
Mrs.
D.
Clark
Grade
7-8:
Mr.
F.
Schaper
Grade
8:
W.
B.
"beau
Librarian:
Mrs.
B.
Duncan
Nurse:
Mrs.
R.
Parr
Custodian: Mr. D. Turcotte
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VALLEY VIEW SCHDGL 1971-76
A school makes considerable changes in staff, strut tura and
program in five years. Such is the case with Valley View
School.
In 19719 I was asked to take over the principalship of the
four schools - Valley View, Brock Road, Brougham and Audley.
The Audley School became an'experimental' school as of
September, 1971. I hesitate to use the word experimental
as it sometimes is misunderstood. However, there were no
regular or permanent students assigned to this school.
Suring the summer
of 1971, many meetings were held with the
administration at the Durham Board office, prim Spat and the
new teacher of Audley School. Ere. J. Walton was given a
cry difficult task as the only regular staff member of
Audley School. She was to organize, co-ordinate and imple-
ment the various programa to be held at this school.
The purpose of the programs at Audley School was to give
grade six students the opportunity to take part in new and
varied types of learning situations. Teachers who had a
desire to try out an idea or technique were welcomed to
take part in the Audley program.
Various media, far too extensive to state in this small
outline, were used at Audley. Students soon found that to
visit this school for a day or a week was not only educat-
ional but fen too. When the end of the week c students
voiced their disappointment that their sojourns at Audley
was over and they most return to their other school.
In 1971, the library of the Valley View School con-
sisted of half of one of the rooms in the upstairs part
of the school. The other half of this room was shared by
the Special Education class. This was indeed not the best
learning situation and soon steps were taken to overcame
these problems.
In 1972, the official opening of a new wing to Valley
View School was made. The addition consisted of a large
Library, Resource Centre, Gymntorium, Nurse's Room, Guidance
Room and two Change Rooms for physical education.
The closing of the two -roomed Brougham School and the
three -roomed Brock Road School in June of 1972 necessitated
the transportation of these students to Valley View School.
The change in the boundary lines necessitated the change of
about forty students from Valley View School to the Claremont
School in September, 1972. Some students were transported
from the Audley School as it was also closed. The additional
students from the Brougham, Brock Road and Audley Schools
were accommodated at the Valley View School.
Two portable classrooms were placed in close proximity
to the main building of Valley View School to be need in
September 1972 for a Grade 3-4 class and Special Education
class. The special education class and portable classroom
were removed in the simmer of 1973 and transported to the
Lincoln Avenue School in Pickering Village.
The program of Valley View School is a combination of
traditional approaches with innovative modifications.
Team -teaching, research method learning, discovery approach,
rotary system, continual progress and individualized reading
program with freedom of movement from room to room are some
of the methods used to teach our students in this school.
The main stress at Valley View School is to develop a
strong feeling of being a pert of a large team by each
student. It is felt that 'a teacher is a friend' is not just
a saying at this school but a reality.
This year, 1975-76, students in Grade seven and eight
were given the opportunity to join the school band. In all,
thirty-two students showed a desire to learn how to play a
musical instrument. pupils were given a fairly wide choice
of instruments -- such as the trumpet, clarinet, oboe, flute
and trombone.
In order to give all students the beet possible reading
opportunity, a Joplin plan of reading was began this year.
All students in the grade six to eight claases were given
the Gates -Mc Ginitia reading test. From the results of this
test, we were able to ascertain the correct reading grade
placement for each student.
It is felt that students who are (for example) in grade
eight but reading at a grade six level should be with students
who are reading at or near their own level. This plan allows
for special reading at all reading levels and abilities.
One of our use teachers introduced Yoga to a number of
students this year. The classes were held on a voluntary
basis after school hours. It is amazing what these young
people accomplished this year.
It is not uncommon at a= school to see a student from
a grade four class leave his room for instruction at a Grade
5 level in Mathematics or Reading, or a Grade'2 student go
to the Grade 1 class for reading, etc, and back to his own
room for the other subjects. It is not uncommon for a student
to take the Kindergarten program in the morning and the Grade
One program in the afternoon.
The terms - "what is comfortable for the student" "at
his own level" "in the child's beet interest" are used and
carried out at Valley View School.
R. Blackmore
principal.
GREENWOOD PUBLIC SCHOOL
REUNION
by Wanda (Moore) Pitchforth
In Tune 1963 1 married end moved away from Greenwood.
then in February 1965 my parents left Greenwood. We become
involved with our families and new friends and do not al-
ways get back to where we grew up, however we never forget
our school friends.
Whenever we meet any of our old friends from Public
School, we always talk Reunion, of course, the next day we
always forget about it.
Early in May 1981 I was at a dance in Oshawa and the
Disc Jockey was a Greenwood local, Lloyd Morden. Again the
subject of reunion some up, however the next day a news-
paper article stirred me on.
Sunday afternoon I called Kenn McTaggart and Shirley
(Gardiner) Kspuscinski to ask if they would help to organ-
ize a Reunion. They both agreed and our first meeting was
set for May 139 1981. Our Reunion was underway.
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GREENWOOD PUBLIC SCHOOL REUNION cent'd.
Darlene (Scriver) Briscoe. Rita Fisher, Mildred McTaggart,
Kenn and Janet McTaggert and myself attended the first
seting. At this time we spent hours going over school
registerst from the years 1907 to 1954, compiling a list
of names for our mailing list. By our second meeting
on May 28th our forces had been joined by John and Betty
Devitt, Steve Jackman, John Paxton and Bennie (Moore)
Tapley. A date was set for the Reunion of May 22nd and
May, 23rd, 1982. We decided at this time to see if we
could get theuse of the Community Centre, Valley View
School, the Church, the Library and the Museum approved.
By October when our first letter was sent out Linda
Eastwood had joined our Committee.
The end of the year brought great hope for the Reunion as
we had received responses from as far away as Florida,
Vancouver, Thunder Bay, Fort McMurray, Alberta am well as
many other Ontario Cities, with people requesting more
information regarding the Reunion. At this point the
Committee decided that we were not the only ones wishing
to see the Reunion take place.
As the time want on we received help from so many people it
would be impossible to name everyone; anyone that we app-
roached to help us offered willingly of their time. We
knew there were many people who were not notified of the
Reunion, as it was virtually impossible to contact every-
one, due to re -location and came changes.
The week before the Reunion all of the Committee agreed
that the hours spent planning the event had been great
for. The people involved had all been able to renew
old friendships and remember good times from the past. We
all knew that we would not have the same opportunity
during the days of the Reunion.
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Thea arrived May 22nd and we were all ready for our event.
Cur registration started at 1 o'clock at Valley View
School. Displays of pie tures and memorabilia Were sat up
for people to browse.through, both at Valley View School
and the Library (our old school.) The Pickering Township
Museum was also open with free admission to all.
Opening Ceremonies were held in Valley View School to a
filled auditorium. John Paxton was Master of Ceremonies
with May Brown, the oldest Student; The Honourable George
Ashe, Minister of Finance, Province of Ontario and Corry
Fisher, Durham Regional Counsellor for the Town of Pick-
ering as guest speakers. May Brown, 95 years young,
recalled many tales dating back to the turn of the century,
which were enjoyed by all.
Past Teachers in attendance included Emily (Petty) Ps ares,
Edith (Stewart) Gembaretti, Isabel Rutledge, Elva (Stearman)
Kerry and Jerry Stachow.
The Dinner sod Dance wasenjoyed by everyone. Music was
Provided by Bill Clark, Belson Cole and Patti (Brown)
Scott. Hours were spent visiting with old friends and
everyone was reluctant to draw the evening to a close.
However we all realized that Church on Sunday would
again allow time for more visiting.
Sunday May 23rd.
The Church was filled to capacity for the Service on
Sunday morning. The P.A. system had to be put on so
the people that had to be seated downstairs in the
Sunday School could hear the Service. Bev. Fleetham
was to have led the Service, however due to illness,
he was hospitalized the day before and was unable to
attend. Rev. Butler held the service and opened with
the remark "The home, the school and the church must
rest on
something solid, yours are lives that have
sprouted and grown from rich community soil." This
mark end his service ware an inspiration to all.
Many pact and present residents of Greenwood assisted
with the Service. Rvelyn $ydd, Beatrice Mclean, David
Pegg and Doug Morden all participated. Special music
was provided by the Church choir with Mildred McTaggart
at the organ. Rosalie Brooke joined the Choir, playing
the trumpet. Diane Tait, a member of The National
Ballet of Canada Orchestra played two beautiful vialin
numbers.
After the Church Service the ladies of the U.C.W. served
a lovely larch which again allowed time for people to
visit.
When our figures were tallied after the Reunion we were
all pleased to find we were able to make donations to
the Church, the U.C.W. and the Community Centre on behalf
of all that had attended the Reunion.
When the weekend was over we all bad had a wonderful time
and everyone agreed that they were looking forward to the
nest REUNION:
Wanda (Moore) Pitchforth
A Weekend moston m We VNage W Green. Beane. a bed year atodeot of most¢ at the
woad was enjoyed by fmnw baeMn and University of WeuNrn Ontark, Wadoa. and
students of S. S. No. 9 Sahaol. On Sunday, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Beo Brmb. Clare
spetlal service one Mid M Gnenwaad United mean, R. R. S.
Chmnh, one m We partlelpanls was Rosalie M" A6, f9R —dIm Thomas.
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GREENWOOD STORE
(By Mrs. Charles McTaggart)
It would seem that there has been a Store at the bottom
of Greenwood Hill since the early days of the village. We
understand that the original structure was a long, low frame
building situated on the south-west corner.
The first owner of whom we have record was Frederick
Meen, storekeeper and telegraph operator in the year 1869.
(The old Montreal Telegraph line crossed from Whitby to
Markham end had an office in Greenwood. Mr. Moen came to
Canada in 1860 from England. The Historical Atlas of Ontario
County, published in 1877 by J. H. Beers and Company,lists
Frederick Mean in the triple capacity of Merchant, Postmaster
and Division Court Clerk.
When the original store burned it was rebuilt on the
north -went center, a little bit north and west of the present
(1960) buildings
Michael Gleason operated the business for many years. As
nearly as we can ascertain, it could have been from 1882 to
1919. A visitor to Greenwood in 1884 recorded this for us.
"At the foot of the hill, occupying a prominent but iness
position, we find Michael Gleeson, Esq. holding forth in the
four -fold capacity of Division Court Clerk, Postmaster,
Telegraph Operator and General Storekeeper. Michael is evid-
ently appreciated &B a business man. His store is well filled
with general merchandise and he and his assistants seem to
have their hands full in attending to the wants of numerous
customers." .Michael Gleason'a family sea Fra kj Walter,
hymen, Levi and Sophronia.
In 1909 the Store became the property of Frederick and
Walter Green and remained in the Green possession until 1946.
Bert Harvey and Sons took over the business in 1920.
They were followed in 1928 by Philip Willows. One cold
Sunday evening in January, 1929 flames shot up and the old
frame building was burned to the ground by a fire of unknown
origin.
While the new building sea being constructed by William
Sadler, business was carried an it the house now (1960) owned
by Ken Elson. William Sadler remained the Storekeeper at
Greenwood until his sudden death. He wee followed by Mr.
Bethel in 1942, and later by Mr. Blythe.
Joe Wannop took over the business in 1944 and later
purchased the property. Their daughter is Marion, now Mrs.
Jack Stone. In 1948 Joe Wannop sold the Store to Charles
McTaggart.
During 1950 and part of 1951 Mr. and Mrs. John McTaggart
operated the business and in 1953 it was sold to Mr. Crazier.
George W. Pentland purchased the stare in 1954 and resold to
"a. E. T. Clarke in 1955. Mr. and Mrs. Clarke and their ep
Douglas, operate the Greenwood Store today (1960). Doug has
one son, Bobbie.
GREENWOOD STORE cont'd.
"There's something in the atmosphere
Of a country store that spreads
good cheer."
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The Clarke family maintained the store as a general
store in the true meaning of the word. In addition to a
full line of groceries, they also Bold general merchandise.
The housewife could find anything she needed for mending
and darning.. The farmer came for hie work socks, work.
gloves, overalls and straw hat. The student sought his
school supplies, scribblers, duo -tang essay covers,
ere. As well they had for sale items as divere as
pots and pane, gift carne, and small gifts suitable for
the commuazty ahowers held for the bride and groom before
the wedding.
Doug spent much time when he was tending store helping
small children who come in to buy candy. With a smile he
sited patiently crouched down behind the counter while the
child surveyed all the candies and finally painted out
which one she wanted and paid for it with one cent. Where
else but in a country store would one find a "cent -candy
counter"?
Cut front wee a gasoline pump. This was discontinued
after a few years. In the back of the store kerosene wee
for sale. On the top shelf at the back there was a display
of very attractive coal -ail lamps.
The store was a meeting place for the exchange of news
and views. Men coming off shift could leen against the
soft drink cooler end comment on the customers after they
had left. Howard Created dropped in often to buy odds and
ends of hardware for his farm. He Bad a puckish sense of
humour. He delighted to get into conversation with a new-
comer. Always the following conversation ensued.
Howard - "You know, they just found proof in the cellar of
the old school that there was
a Building there before the
school, probably two o more hundred years ago."
Newcomer - Really, what proof?
Howard - They found a rat with a DATE in its mouth.
The Clarke family wee very community minded. Him
Clarke worked hard for the United Church. It Was she who
originated the idea of piecing coverlets and quilting them
to raise money. Don Clarke, her husband, never hesitated
to deliver groceries to shut-ins and elderly customers
without transportation. Doug Clarke did contract work
around the neighbourhoed when he was not behindthecounter.
Bob, his son, took his turn at storekeeping and minding the
Post Office after school end full time after his graduation.
The Clarkes had Bad times, too. Doug was killed in a
traffic accident on Highway 7. Mr. Don Clarke died. pre.
Clarke Brad Bob carried on for a while. But by this time
many newcomers had moved to the village, families with two
GREENWOOD STORE coat's.
care. This meant that they could shop elsewhere. Finally in
1975 the Clarkes sold the store.
Greenwood store had survived as a truly general store
until then - the old counters, string from the ball of twine
ming dawn from its cage near the ceiling, the arrival and
dispatch of mail, the smells of all the things that were sold
n bulk. Every general stere has itsown smell and atmosphere.
Who could say what the mixture was that made Greenwood store
special? - Janet Crawford
x x w x x x e x x x x x x x x x x x x x
Shortly after Mrs. Edna Clarke put the store up for sale
rumours began flying around the community about possible buyers.
Gossip had it that a 1124 Houra-a-Day Milk Stare" was making an
offer to the real-estate agent. Horrid thoughts, of traffic
going through the village all night long, of possible "hold-ups"
by gun -toting robbers similar to those that had occurred at
Beckers Milk and Mace Milk stares in other places, went through
the minds of many Greenwood residents. Four families decided to
do something about it.
The families Bleaedale, Hyberg, Smith and Hates farmed a
private limited stack company, B,B,S d B, Limited, and made an
offer to purchase. Mrs. Clarke accepted. With the passing of
time and changing conditions Marg and Ben Bleasdale became the
major shareholders in the company. They mareged the store from
1975-1984.
It was not an easy job since they had no experience as
store -keepers. They had to go slowly to establish their way of
doing things compared to the way things had been previously done.
They Had to find out what stock customers really wanted to buy.
A small store, located a few miles only from the big chain stores,
is often treated as a convenience. With this fact in mind they
had to determine the size and variety of their inventory.
As well as carrying well stocked shelves of food staples
they introduced quality linea - cheese from a small factory,
prime beef outs, baked goods from the Stouffville Bakery. The
Bleasdales did not have these specialties delivered. They went
to the source toinspect them and brought them back carefully.
Customere could always rely on quality.
They continued and expanded the stock of small gifts and. table
for shower and wedding gifts. They sold also, on a commission
basis, the craft work of local artisans. Their greeting tarda
were not available everywhere and were so attractive that a
woman from Millarville, Alberta, always bought a years supply
on her annual visit to Greenwood.
The layout and equipment of the store were gradually changed,
keeping the country -life atmosphere bot adding a touch of modem
boutique. Unboarding all the windows made the store seem larger,
a carpenter used wooden strips to redesign the front windows,
giving the appearance of small panes of glass instead of one big
window. It was almost like the leaded windows seen in 19th century
homes. The floor was sanded down to its original state, carpet
GREENWOOD STORE Caste.
runners installed in the traffic areas and tiffany -type letup
shades added to the suspended -from -the -ceiling fixtures.
Outside surroundings changed too. Each window had a
window -box added where flowers bloomed from frost to frost.
The large new cement pad at the bottom of the front steps
Certainly made it easier for the very young and very old to
gat down to the parking area and to the small flower garden
adjoining the steps to the former basement area.
This area had been converted into a pseudo English Pub -
without the beer and liquor, of course: Many local meetings
and jolly parties were held down there. later it was run a5
a tea room by Mavis Donlon.
In the building as well, George Martin bad an insurance
office and the upstairs apartment was rented out.
During this period 1945-1984 the village was a very buoy
place. The Town of Pickering was establishing the museum
cater corner from the store. Durham Region undertook the
resurfacing of Concession 6. There were many work people
around every day. Marg Bleasdale bought a microwave oven
and served lunches to them - sandwiches, soup, Danish pastries
and "ploughmen's" lunches of kaiser Dun, cheese and a pickle.
Hot tea and coffee was brewed and soft drinks were in the
cooler.
The post office was still an important part of the bun-
ines5. The number of boxes increased from 59 to 84. As it
was a time of great mobility, people moving in and out of
Greenwood, it meant that malty more than a hundred families
had used the post office facilities. The increase rn the
price of a postage stamp from 8 cents In 1975 to 32 cents
n 1984 did not net down the volume of mail being handled here.
The work load was lightened slightly when mechanisation was
started in Toronto. The Poet Mistress no longer had to band
cancel lettere. She made sure always that the special stamps
were available for all the stamp collectors in the area.
Nive of the years when the Bleasdales were storekeepers
were very exciting for all the villagers. Television crews
took over the store for a day or two at a time to make comm-
ercial ads. On concession six huge vans were parked, actors
and actresses of continent -wide fame were in and out of the
store and there was much ado.Five commercials were made for
Dristan, a cold remedy; one for Irish Spring, a brand of soap;
e for Aquafresh, a toothpaste, and one for EMI -Ration, a
dog food. Villagers began to pay attention to T.V. commercial
breaks in order to be thrilled by a glimpse of their village.
Two Hall length movies were made there too, a children's film
and an adult one Starring Suzanne Somers and Donald Sutherland.
Thus, one can see that there were many changes during this
ten year period but one thing did not change and that was the
atmosphere of the place. The store became, in the truest sense
the centre of the hamlet.
GREENWOOD BTGBR cont'd.
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Pioneer Days - Ben and Marg Bleasdela
More was a window seat and small table in one front bay
window where one could sit and be comfortable, have a snack
and a chat with a neighbour encountered while picking up mail
or shopping. Marg Bleasdale welcomed everyone. Me had a
special furnaces for children as long as they had good manners.
Rude, boisterous children were allowed in only two at a time
until they learned to behave. Because of this older customers
felt very free and comfortable there.
Marg Bleasdale loved being a country store keeper. Even
when she was aching with fatigue and her feet hurt she still
smiled and joked with the customers. Even Ben, whose nerves
were often jangled by the unrealistic expectations of some
customers had to admit that he, too, enjoyed it. The Bleasdales
left their mark on everything that happened in Greenwood. They
knew that they were providing a community service.
Information supplied by
Marg Bleasdsle
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The Active Service Class
of
Mt. Zion Church
The Sunday School Claes of Mt. Zion was attended by young
people of girls and boys, also young married couples and mored
Willing Workers. It was first taught by Mrs. George Wilson and
later by Mr. Norman Goddard.
In February 1931 the class numbered around thirty. The
class sew divided, the ladies in one class end the boys in the
other class. The ladies first teacher was Mrs. Cecil Jones,
so we attended Sunday School each Sunday and held monthly
meetings throughout the year.
Our first meeting was held at the home of Mrs. Robert
Sadler at Balsam. We cut out baby layettes and made them up
and sent them away to help wherever they were needed. Boxes
of clothing were senttothe Neighbour Hood Workers in Toronto
for Christmas. We took up collection at our meetings to pay
for the goods we used in sewing.
Those attending the first meeting were:
Mrs. Cecil Jones, Mrs. Burnette Jamieson, Mies Mary MacKinnon,
Leona Wilson, Gertrude Parrott, Mrs. Nonan Goddard, Mrs. Walter
Carson, Hazel Hortop, Norrine Wilson, Hazel Wilson, Mrs. Lewis
Jones, Mrs. Rodd Appleby, Mrs. Bernice Shaw and Mrs. Lorne Jones.
We carried on for a year, then we thought we would like to
be an organized class, so on January 51 1932, a meeting was called:
First of all we had to have ane for our class s "The
Active Service Class"was voted upon and then the officers were
installed:
Teacher - Mrs. Cecil Jones
Assistant teachers - Lillian Jamieson and Hazel Wilson
President - Mrs. Lorin Jones
Vice President - Lillian Jamieson
Secretary - Mrs. Lewis Jones
Treasurer - Mrs. Oscar Shaw and Islay Green -
look Out Committee - Lillian Jamieson, Mrs. Norman Goddard
Lunch Committee - Mrs. Walter Carson and Loom Wilson.
At our meetings we had our hymns, prayer end scripture. we
studied a book entitled, "What did Jesus teach"? Each member
took her turn to teach.
The Active Service Class cont'd.
We held a bazaar each year an our Anniversary and Fowl
Supper eight in the church basement. We held showers at our
meetings of towels, aprons, handkerchiefs, fancy work, kni sting
and had a fish pond to raise money.
We had our birthday box, where one cent was put in for the
number of years old, and we had our Holiday (Loney box, when ten
cents was dropped in for each public holiday.
We gave boxes of clothing and money to families burned out
who bad lost everything in the fire.
We sent boxes of Christmas goodies to a man and lady in
England, for a number of years, clothing to the Indiana And Fred
Victor Missions wherever there was need.
It is our custom, when a member leaves the community, we
present her with a cup and saucer, as a remembrance token.
We have helped three missionaries who have gone from the
Mt. Zion Sunday School, namelySheaJean Linton, Miss Erica
Kroger and Cameron Orr.
We have used our monies in various ways - helping to shingle
our church and sheds, light fixtures, carpets, dishes, silverware,
paying for the hydro and planting flowers.
We support our Sunday School with bibles, hymn books, pine,
as ale end certificates for attendant a. We cater to weddings,
banquets and suppers. We remember members in illness and bereave-
ment. This year we are celebrating our fifty-fifth birthday.
We have enjoyed many years of Christian Fellowship together.
Active Service Claes
Written by Alma Jones, 1986
GREENWOOD CHURCH
1985 - 1986'- 1987
The Officers of the Church in 1985 were.
Rev. M. Butler - Minister
Mr. Don Goodwin - Clerk of the Session
Mr. Kenn McTaggart - Chairman of the Stewards
Mr. Ken Brooks - Secretary of the Stewards
Mr. Doug Morden - Treasurer of the Stewards
Mrs. K. (Sheila) Brooks - President of U.C.W.
Mrs. C. (Mildred) McTaggart - Secretary of U.C.W.
Mrs. G. (Cathy) Main - Treasurer of U.C.W.
Mrs. R. (Betty) Pegg - Organist
Mrs. D. (Patricia) Beach - Choir Director
Mr. H. Middleton - Treasurer M. & S. Pund
Mrs. D. (Marjorie) Morden and Mrs. A. (Barbara)
Pegg - Flowers
Mrs. Cynthia MacKenzie .and Mrs. Judy Phillips -
Sunday School Leaders
assisted by - Greg Butler, Ruth Dallin,
Janet McTaggart
Lorraine Nicholson & Beatrice McLean - Bulletins
Lorraine Nicholson - Church Secretary
The work of the Church went on as usual in 1985.
Much was done by the mind star and members to support
and minister to the community. Much also was returned
in loving labour by the community to the church.
Pour new members, two by confirmation of faith and
two by transfer, joined the Church. Two members died
and three transferred to other churches. This left a
membership of 124.
Pirsueially, the church got along thanks to the
generosity of the members, the money raising of the
stewards and U.C.W., and the transfer of interest
($2,000.00) from the investment account. Income was
$10,617.00 . $2,000.00. Expenses were $23,443.00
Cash on hand at December 31st was $6,247.00.
In addition to the Sunday School, two youth groups
were active in the church - the 4H homemakers club azul
the Cub Scouts.
GREENWOOD CHURCH - 1986
In June of 1986 our new
minister, The Rev. Sharon
M. Patterson took over the pulpit. She made the Child-
ren's part of the Sunday morning service into something
special. She came down from the pulpit onto the same
level as the congregation. As well as hearing the story
the children were able to see and touch supporting
material.
GREENWOOD CHURCH 1986 cont'd.
More were changes elsewhere, too. Mildred McTaggart
became President of the U.C.W. Lorraine Nicholson took
over the secretary's job. Janet Crawford became Treasurer
of the M. & S. Fund and Sonya Stell joined the staff of
the Sunday School.
An afternoon tea was held in honour of The Rev. A. M.
Butler. The Rev. Sharon Patterson was inducted nn .November
16th -. both these meetings were joyful occasions.
There were two baptisms, weddings and five funerals.
The membership remains
marmed at 124.
The receipts were $28,419. of which $6,000. was trans-
ferred from the investment account. The expenses were
$27,133.00. The back balance at December 31st was $7,533.80.
One time expenses were - $1,009.00 to upgrade the church to
fire safety levels and $860.00 for Greenwood's share in
renovating the mares.
In the Sunday School department three retired, Cynthia
MacKenzie, Greg Butler and Ruth Vale (formerly Dallin.)
Last year the Greenwood 4H Homemakers Club combined
with the Mt. Zion girls but in 1986 there were no girls
here who were interested. A Scout Troup operated in the
C. R. Centre under the leadership of Doug Cormier and Joe
Herschel from January to June. A Brownie Group under the
leadership of Judith Cooper and Linda Holmes met in the
Sunday School room. Brownies came from Greenwood, Brougham,
Kinsale and Westney Heights.
GREENWOOD CHURCH - 19H7
The Officers of the church remained the same as for
19860 except that Cathy Post cared for the flower Beds.
The minister formed a drama group for the youth of the
church. It was formed not only to prepare and present
Christian drama but to provide additional ebristisn
education for those who no longer attend Sunday School.
There were
no baptisms, two weddings and three
funerals. There were 126 members; three members were
added by transfer and one removed by death.
The renovation to the manse and the outside im-
provements finally finished (an account of this is on
page 26). In 1986 the Official Board reported an expend-
iture of $1 752.50 for manse repairs and in 1987 an add-
itional $6,78.66 for improvements and repairs to mane.
(4y
GREENWOOD CHURCH 1987 cont'd.
In the finance department - receipts were $27,796.00
which included a transfer of $2,000.00 from the interest
bearing account. Expenses were $28,221.93. The cash on
hand December 31, 1987 was $7,108.00. Money was
raised
by the congregation, stewards and U.C.W. in the usual
manner, with help from the community.
The H.G.W. had a special service to commemorate the
twenty-fifth anniversary of the organization. Doreen
Middleton, Marjorie Morden, Pat Beach, Betty Pegg (Mrs.
C. N.) and Sheila Brooks became life members. In Dec-
ember five more life memberships were presented to Betty
Goodwin, Elva Herring, Patricia Pegg, Barbara Pegg and
Marion Wilson.
The Nary and Martha Unit joined with the Betty
Bridgman Unit. So many members moved away that the
Mary and Martha's could no longer act as a group.
Marjorie Morden succeeded Betty Pegg (Mrs. Milton)
as Community Friendship and Visiting Convenor.
The Brownie Pack flourished under the leadership of
Judith Cooper, Linda Holmes, Audrey Gow, and two volunteer
parent helpers each night. The pack consisted of 16 girls
from January to May and had grown to 23 by September.
They took part in all community eventsi-Hallowe'en Party,
Christmas Party. They earned a total of 47 badges; 8
girls earned their Golden Bare and 3 earned their Golden
Ladders.
All this information for 1985-1987 was taken from.
the annual reports.
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MT. ZION MEN'S CLUE
The Mt. Zion Men's Club held its first meeting
over forty yee.rs ago, with its main purpose being a
time of planning, working, spiritual, and a social
time for the men of the community and church.
The first meeting was in January of 1949 at the
Elmer Wilson home, gelph Sones being the first pres-
ident and the minister at that time, Rev. Luffman,
being Honorary president.
The meetings were held invarious homes and later
met the second Monday of each month (except summer) i
the basement of the Church and since 1983 most of the
regular meetings have been in the member's homes.
In the spring of 1950 the first community social
family night of bawling and fun was
organized by the
club to be held at Red Wing Orchards. This
continued yearly for 34 years until 1984 (incl.) when
the facility was sold and no longer available for us.
The Father and Son Banquet has been a regular
ant which began assial among the members i
n
1954 with a me ofhotmeat pies, beans, pies and
having a guest speaker, and the next year included t0.
there was the same menu,
with some entertainment and
speaker. In 1956 the@en's Club 'honored' the local
softball team who won the Claremont Comourity Softball
League and at their Banquet presented each player with
an individual trophy.
Turing the summers a community social was organ-
ved and held at the Mt. Zion School (and later
Community Center), this often included softball
outside and crokinole, games and entertainment inside.
In 1997 it was decided to hold a FORM BAR B.Q. at
the church in June{ $100.00 was paid to have the pork
cooked that year. This event has continued every year
since and is in charge of our own members, doing the
cooking, arranging entertainment etc. and serving over
300 persons each year.
The lunches and social time after the meetings has
been a re Cider tradition; on a few occasions oyster soup
(1950 1 gal. oysters a 2 lbo biscuits cost $8.33) was
cooked, this was enjoyed by most members.
Over the years we have had many speakers and topics
covered, early years when Farm Boren was on radio, this
listened to and discussed after. Some topics were:
Was p
(1) - 1950 Milo the Family Survives' (2) "Farm
Taxation" (Milton Mowbray wasass also present to answer
questions). (3) "Soil Conservation", this was also
Continued
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Lt. Zion Men's Club cont'd.
in connection 'witb a crops competition (hay samples were
brought and judged, Lloyd ;Nilson nay the winner) with
Ken Rallis from Uxbridge Department of Agriculture Present.
(4) "Urban feelings towards the Former."
In 1964 a tour Nos organized to the General Motors
Assembly Plant in Oshawa, also the Dunlop Tire Plant at
Whitby. A few years later a bus load of 48 went to the
Science Center for the day (Cecil Disney was the bus
driver), and a tour of the Greenwood Mushroom Farms
(courtesy of Barry Broad), were among some 0£ the outings
for the Men's Club and, or, their families.
Taking charge of a Sunday Church Service as in the
last year or two was
'rys not new to the group; used to be
responsible for onese rvice during the monthwhen the
minister was on summer vacation.
The Men's Club has been active and visible in much
of the activities and work around the church over the
yearap i maintenance, donatioto worthy groups and
families, donations to
and purchasing equipment for the church (eg.
chalice, speaker system etc.).
The fifteen members or so of ous organization enjoy
their monthly gatherings. '.Ye feel that we are a part of
a long tradition that goes back in the family life of
this area end we hope it will continue for many years
to cone.
Murray Jones
MT. ZION MEN'S CLUB
PRESIDSRTS
1948 -
Hcnorory President Rev.
Lu££man
1948 -
Ralph Jones
1968 -
Marrey Jones
1949 -
Reg Haskins
1969 -
Murray Jones
1950 -
Rego -Hoskins
1970 -
Grant Jones
1951 -
'Halter Pascoe
1971 -
Grant Jones
1952 -
'center Pascoe
1972 -
Grant Jones
1953 -
Jack Empringham
1973 -
Reg Hoskins
1954 -
Cecil Disney
1974 -
Reg Hoskins
1955 -
Cecil Disney
1975 -
Cecil Disney
1956 -
Earl Disney
1976 -
George Enpringham
1957 -
A21en Carson
1977 -
George Evpringham
1958 -
Allen Carson
1978 -
Ken Nalson
1959 -
Cecil Disney
1979 -
Ken Nilson
1960 -
Cecil Disney
1980 -
Ken Vinson
1961 -
Reg Hoskins
1981 -
John Nilson
1962 -
Don Jamieson
1982 -
Grant Jones
1963 -
Don Jamieson
1983 -
Grant Jones
1964 -
Don Jamieson
1984 -
Allen Carson
1965 -
Earl Disney
1995 -
Allen Carson
1966 -
Rev. T.H. Pleetham
1986 -
George Martin
1967 -
Rev. T.H. Rleetham
1937 -
George Martin
1988 -
George Martin
1989 -
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HISTORY - GREENWOOD AND AREA RATEPAYERS ASSOCIATION
In trying to piece together the history of this active Associa-
tion, my task has been somewhat more difficult because of the loss in
a firein my office in Toronto of much of the older files, and in
addition to that the volume of correspondence makes it a difficult
task to comment on all of the issues that this Association has been
involved in.
Apparently, prior to 1972, there were two associations i
Creenwaod. One is referred to as the Greenwood Community Association
and later the Greenwood and Area Ratepayers Association.
It would appear that Roger Conant Q.C. Vag the first chairman
of this group and also apparently at one time was the treasurer.
It is probable that he was followed by Allen Strike who is
shown as the General Secretary and Co-ordinator of the Association.
At one of their first meetings the two Associations agreed that
the instalation of artificial ice in Greenwood Park be apposed, but
they did request that there should be walls around and a roof over
the natural ice surface.
There is also indication that they wanted a study caied out
independently of the Federal and Provincial Governments anarneed for
a second international airport and what would be the effect of such an
airport on the township.
There was also a cement with respect to the approach on Highway
7 going eastbound to provide for a better access road to Greenwood.
There were further comments with respect to the primary purpose
of widening Westney Road which was the County Road from highway 2
going north, and at that time was not paved.
I think the concern at that time was in respect of increased
traffic flow through the village.
More is also cement in the handwritten Minutes with regard to
the expropriation by Metropolitan Toronto of the re -zoning of the dump
site at the 5th Concession and the fact that at the time the Council
did not know that that included certain houses on the 5th Concession.
There obviously was considerable concern on this dump site on
the 5th Concession with residential land being adjacent to landfill.
Continuing c
n through the next twelve months there was great
concern
apparently about the ice rink in Greenwood and that they did
not want it to become anything other than a Greenwood Community Park
and the feeling was that it should be left that way rather than
incorporate it into the Recreation Department of the Town.
As today, there is a great deal of awareness
that the Village
has a unique beauty and that the local people are prepared to Eight
hard to preserve what we have. There appears to be a determination
to preserve the lifestyle, environment and aesthetic qualities of
this Community.
In 1973/74 there is continued concern about the traffic on
Greenwood Road, the safety on Westney Road, the garbage dump Rod Elec-
toral Boundaries.
1974 seems to be taken up with a great deal of activity on the
airport that was proposed for Pickering.
On March 23rd, 1974 the Greenwood and Area Ratepayers Associa-
tion entered a brief to the Airport Inquiry Commission before Mr.
Justice Hugh Dickson.
Along with other organizations, there was considerable objection
to the Pickering Airport.
Up until mid 1974 Mr. D. V. Beraghty was the Chairman and the
ongoing problem of safety on Highway 7 is the subject of correspondence.
At this point, the writer became the President and we became
involved in the Village residential designation which was really a
wide open Commercial Zone category and we worked on getting some form
of acknowledgement from the Council that the area would be restricted
to Single Family Residential,
There is also indication that we made representations supporting
the movement of the Museum from Brougham to Greenwood.
At that point of time there was a request for a change in the
Official Plan detailing major structural elements of a new Urban area
to be known as Seaton on the west side of Brock Road and we, ggaiu sub-
mitted a brief and also appeared at a hearing.
We participated in the Town Centre discussions that went on in
1978/79 and have continued our comments ever since.
In 1981 the spectre of the North Pickering airport appeared a
a result of our
cents made at the Regional level and a further sub-
mission was made indicating our opposition to any revival of the airport
principle.
We supported, at the Provincial level, legislation governing
off-road motorized vehicles and also a proposition to extend the ban
on hearing roughly at Highway 7 and this was successful.
303
The balance of the time during the last five years until the date
of this comment has been taken up with a lost of issues from the pressure
of development in the Town, xpenpgg,pArpgional and Local Government
and to enact a Hamlet Plan which _ the qualities of this area.
We have appear numerous times before the Pickering, Ajax and also
at Regional Committee levels pertaining to matters of development, waste
management techniques and making certain our voice is clearly heard o
matters that affect not only the citizens of Greenwood and its area of
responsibility but also in the Town of Pickering and the Region of
Durham.
A number of meetings care held to discuss the Hamlet Plan which
was, in great measure, a product of the Associations strong feelings
about the preservation of our lifestyle.
A number of public and planning meetings were held which finally
culminated in a Development Plan for the Hamlet of Greenwood which was
passed by the Town of Pickering and also the Region of Durham.
This document was produced in November of 1983 essentially
setting forth the kind of development that can be entertained within
the boundary limits.
The goal was to retain the predominantly low density, single
family residential environment of the Hamlet, and to preserve and enhance
the significant natural and man made features of the Hamlet that con
tribute to its heritage and character.
The only lands left in Greenwood that could be developed on one
acre lots were approximately twelve, and no commercial development is
permitted other than convenient shopping and cultural and community
m
facilities.
Our aim, in aneof extreme growth was to resist growth where
it had a negative impact and to preserve the historical omelets and to
leave large Ergpye of open public parkland and environmentally sensitive
open space as well as to continue our efforts to preserve the clean
water courses.
The numerous issues that we have become involved in gave received
the support of many people who participated as Directors of the Greenwood
and Area Ratepayers Association and also of the members of the Associa-
tion whog f their thoughts and their time to assist in the
preservation of this community.
The price of the preservation of our heritag is eternal vigi-
lance and the continued pressure on the elected of both at the
Federal, Provincial and Municipal levels.
We are fortunate to have people in this community who are pre-
pared to make this kind of commitment.
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THE HISTORY OF THE GREENWOOD RECREATION ASSOCIATION
Necessity is the mother of invention or in this case, the
creation of a neighbourhood park was spawned by the local fellows
being turfed out of their pastoral ball field. The following is
excerpted from the Greenwood Park Board Minute Book.
"The History of Greenwood Park"
"In the late 500s the boys of our area played ball in the
farm field north of Gerry Fisher's Paddock Garage. A change i
ownership of the farm took the field away in 1960. The scarab
began for a new ball diamond. Mr. George Moore suggested that
the 7 acres just south of the store on Greenwood Road owned by
Mr. W. Lawson would make a good park. A meeting took place on
January 6, 1961 at which the first motion and I quote "that we
go ahead and try to purchase the Lawson land for a community
park." She people present at the meeting were George Staley,
President; Gerry Fisher, Vice -President; Marion Wilson, Financial
Secretary; George Moore, Recording Secretary; Rose Scriver, Ren
McTaggart and Doug Morden, Members. It was found that the
Province would pay 25% of the price of $4,900.00 and the Town of
Pickering would match dollar for dollar on the remainder. The
$2,000.00 was raised locally and by March, 1961 the land was
acquired. In May the ground was levelled and the long grass
burned off. A ball screen was built by George Moore and Lea
Wilson used his tractor to level the outfield."
In the late fall of 19619 the committee decided an open
air ice risk would be a worthwhile effort so a group of volun-
teers dug a 201 well as a source of water. It Wasn't sufficient
for flooding a risk so trucks equipped with tasks drew between
12 and 15,000 gallons of water but Lha land was not level enough
... "forget about the risk for this year".
May of 1962 brought the first building on the Greenwood
Park property. It seems that Andy Morden had a cement block
Garage he was willing to donate to the Park so the boys dis-
mantled and rebuilt it for use as a confection booth complete
with hydro.
On June 20, 19629 a meeting of the Greenwood Park Board was
held in the booth... up until this date all the meetings had been
held in homes. Last minute touches for a Turkey Baseball Deme
were discussed. It we of course, a great success and the
hearts of the organizers were prodded to plan an Official Park
Opening accompanied by a Variety Show, as suggested by the
Reverend Mr. Tom Pleethan, minister of Greenwood United Church.
August 41 1962 the Greenwood Community Park was officially
opened by Mr. Mike Starr, our Federal Representative in Ottawa
at the time. The Variety now involved many persons from
Within the community and the U.C.W. served refreshments from
the booth.
GREENWOOD RECREATION ASSOCIATION cont'd.
The activities in the park were centered around the
baseball diamond and the ice rink with improvements to the
playing surfaces being made each year. Special events such
as Firework Displays, Com Roasts and Open Air Square Cash as
were enjoyed by the entire community. Floodlights were also
installed.,
In October, 1971, Ottawa announced a Local Initiatives
Program of grants for community projects. A meeting was held
at the Greenwood United Church at which a Community Centra
was discussed. Mr. Peter Byberg, who sparked the idea,
thought a group of civic -minded people could build one with
a L.I.P. Grant and other grants available. In January, 1972
grants were approved as follows: Pickering Township $34,000;
Fe der}l Government L.I.P. $35,000 and the Province of Ontario
$10,000 for the construe tion of the Greenwood Community Centre.
The ground "a broken for the work to begin on January 8, 1972.
Peter Byberg was the Project Manager and John Devitt of Clare-
mont was Building Superintendent.. In their enthusiasm to
proceed with vigour, the always essential "Building Permit'
was ashamedly missing when the Building Inspector appeared at
the site. An honest oversight that left a few people pick with
embaressment.
The first formal meeting of the Greenwood Community Assoc-
iation was held on April 23, 1972 at the home of Peter Byberg.
Gerry Fisher* was elected President, Peter Byberg, Vice -Pres-
ident, Ken Spratley, Secretary and Kenn McTaggart* Treasurer.
Other directors were Stan Outhouse, Ken Brooke, Mr. and Mrs.
M. Pegg, Doug Morden*, George Staley* and lee Wilson*.
*-members of the original park committee in 1961.
The building was completed and the first Park Board meeting
held there was in May of 1972. Plans were discussed for an
Official Opening of our Community Centre. A notice was
sent'
out to all residents of Greenwood and the surrounding area,
that "The Greenwood Community Association has been formed in
order to create a meeting of minds of all people in the area
that are interested in the betterment of the community as a
whole." A contest was launched for a logo and there. were 42
entries. The Pickering Council put a great deal of effort
into judging the contest and the winner was Scott Shewan of
Greenwood.
The first General Meeting was on June 29, 1972. It was
at this meeting that a tennis court was suggested by Tom Elrick.
"Greenwood Association Plana Big Day Aug. 18" - Oshawa Times
"Greenwood Wine - All Round" - The Tribune
"Greenwood Hall Grand Opening, built by Community Effort" -
The Tribune
"Greenwood Community Centre - A proud project" - The Tribune
GREENWOOD RECREATION ASSOCIATION cont'd.
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These were some of the lead inn to the Official Opening
of the Greenwood Community Centre. A Pastball Tournament,
Barbecue, and Bake Sale were some of the activities that went
on in the Park that afternoon. The official dedication and
ribbon cutting was attended by Norm Cafik, M.P. for Ontario
Riding, William "Bill' Newmanr M.L.A. for South Ontario Riding,
Deputy Reeve George Ashe and Town of Pickering Recreation
Director, Dave Bass. The speeches made by these persons all
touched on the hard work and determination put forth by the
community and how proud we should be of our accomplishment.
Gur Centre was the first in Canada to come under the Gave= -
mental Assistance programme for the development of Community
Centras. Carry Fisher was presented with the scissors who
gave them to Peter Byberg who in turn out the ribbon that
stretched across the main door of the Community Centre. Rev.
Ton Fleetham gave the benediction and declared the Community
Centre officially opened.
In the spring of 1973 funds became available through the
Town, these funds originating from the expropriation of park-
lands in the new airport area. The Tesfla Courts were con-
structed by the Town and major improvements to the Ice an]c
base and playing field were made, resulting in the park An it
is outwardly today.
During the construction of the Tennis Courts the following
was noted ... "The weather has created quite a problem for the
Township in finishing our tennis courts. The opening however
is very close ... one patient family can be seen practising on
a driveway with a 35 degree grade!"
The courts were completed in the fall of 1973 and the
first Tessin Committee was formed in April, 1974.
Over the years, the Greenwood Recreation Association,
(charter granted in March, 1973) has encouraged a variety of
sporting activities, supported various programs of community
interest, held dare as and other fund raising activities to
ensure the continual upgrading of the building and equipment
and responded to the recreationaln eeds of the ommandty.
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The highlights of the year are theGreenwood Day (an outdoor
celebration usually followed by a dance), and the Children's
Hallowe'en and Christmas parties. The Association's success
is attributed to the efforts of individuals who gave and con-
tinue to give of their time, their vision had their labours
for the betterment of the community.
Diane Bothnia
Secretary
April, 1986.
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A GREENWOOD COUPLE MEET THE QUEEN
Mr. Can Eyes wrote the following account of the invitation
he and Mrs. Eyes received to the Garden Party in honour of
Queen Elisabeth II.
11 --Her Majesty the Queen planned a visit to Canada in
June, 1984 on the occasion of Toronto's 150th Anniversary.
However, the Pope had also planned a visit to Cnnada at that
time, and also a general election campaign was in progress
and the Quo an's visit was postponed until late summer.
The Queen is Honorary Colonel -in -Chief of save rad Anned
Fomes Unita, among them the Royal Engineers. During her
visit to Toronto it was arranged for her to hold a garden
party at Old Fort York, when she requested to meet with past
and present members of her regiments. Four regiments were
involved in this honour. Invitations were sent out to
selected Royal Engineers, those presently serving and ex -
serviceman.
The Sappers Club of Toronto wee founded shortly after the
end of the second World War, with a club house on Spadina
Avenue as their headquarters. Membership is open to past and
presentserving Royal Engineers and Royal Canadian Engineers
and to all other members of all unite of the Armed Fomes.
The club is a chartered organisation send recognized as a
service club.
I an a Canadian citizen and a member of the Sappers Club
Bud the Royal Canadian legion. I served in the Second World
War from beginning to end, travelled all over Britain (except
Ireland) building camps for troops aad erecting defenses. I
a involved in the lending in Normandy on D -Day 1944. When
the beachhead was expanded I served in Belgium, Rolland and
finally Germagy. For this service I earned the 1939-1945
Star, the France and Germeryy Star, the Defence Medal and the
victory Medal.
The Queen, as Colonel -in -Chief of the Engineers invited
serving soul ex -service members to her garden party. Selecting
members who were currently serving in the eased forces was no
problem. Since there are only 15 members of the Sappers Club
who were actually in the Eugimeers during the war (although
there are probably ex -R. B.'s in Canada who are not members
of the club) it turned out that I was the only member avail-
able for the occasion and my name was put forward and my wife
and I received our invitation.
Four regiments were present, two of them Scottish, the
York Rengere and the Royal Canadian Engineers. It was a
bright, cool, sunny day. A regimental band was playing.
The Queen sauntered among the crowd along a prepared path,
accompanied by ladies-in-waiting and security personnel. She
chatted at random with people. See looked directly at people
but we did not have the chance to speak, although we came
close. With armed forces personnel and relatives present there
were about 500 guests. Later, tea was served in large tents
with stronger beverages available at other locations. It was
a memorable event."
A GREENWOOD COUPLE MET THE QUEEN cont'd.
Curator's note:
Sapper Dan Eyes Wrote a very detailed account of World
War II on November 11, 1983 entitled:
"some personal observations of Don Eyes, Royal E�ineers,
made during the 1939-1945 World War, for the archives of the
Sappers' Club of Toronto."
It is a detailed account of equipment, both personal and
general defence preparations, war machines, the D. Day landing
in Normandy and personal feelings. It is worth reading.
Janet Crawford
NEDY AND DON EYES
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GEORGE MARTIN
George Martin, arsident of Greenwood, was awarded a
Di Oentannial Medal by the Ontario Government in recognition
of his services to the community.
On Wedneeday, October 17, 1984 the Ajax News Advertiser
printed the following article - - "George Martin's concerns
as a ratepayer don't end at his awn back yard fence. The former
deputy -reeve of Pickering Village, now s major force behind the
Greenwood Area Ratepayers' Association, believes groups should
act for the best. interests of the community at large.
It is thio sense of fair play, combined with his deter-
mination, which put George Martin in the running for the Bi-
centennial Medal." "If you think only of year family, the
community would die", he says. He and his associates have
made the taxpayers' voice heard on such varied issues as the
dumping of garbage in Ruffin's Creek (they won that battle),
the preservation of hamlets, the establishment of a waste
disposal plant in Ajax and the beautification of buildings
in downtown Pickering.
His community involvement doesn't end with that Masoc-
iation, however. The retired Vice-president of Aetna Inscx�
ante is also involved in the Community Care program and is on
Pickering's committee of adjustment. He Is now Vice -President
of the Beard of Directors of Durham Dale, a halfway house far
youthful offenders.
During his time in public office, he was the municipal
representative for the Ajax -Pickering Social Planning Council,
an organization that helps people deal with intra -family and
parent-child problems.
The 1979 edition of Canadian Who's Who has this to say
about him: -
George H. Martin was barn in London, England, eon of
Prank and Anne Martin. He was educated in England, finishing
at the British School of Radio Technology. He served with the
Royal Navy and the Merchant Navy for fourteen years as Commun-
ioations Officer. His service was at Dunkirk and in the Atlan-
tic and Pacific Theatres of Operation. He married Mary Snell
in 1950 exAL they came to Canada in 1951. They, have five child-
ren, three sone and two daughters. He has been active in comm-
unity work. As an insurance executive he was chairman of
claims for the Canadian Association of Accident and Sickness
Insurers, member of the Board of Trade, Toronto] Vice -President
and General Manager for Canada Aetna Casualty Company of Canada.
GEORGE MARTIN
THEO DINSON
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Theo Dimeon was a resident of Greenwood for several
years in the 19701a and early 1980•s. He resided with his
daughter, Emily, in the hill, on Greenwood Road..
The 1979 edition of Canadian who's who had this to
say about him.
"Theo Aeneas Dimson, Royal Canadian Academy of Art,
e born in London, Ontarl oft April 8, 19309 eon of Nicholas
and Helen (nee Pepadopoulos) Gipson. He was educated in
public school in London, Ontario and in technical school
in Toronto. He graduated from the Ontario College of Art
in 1950. He has five children, one son and four daughters.
He began his career in 1950 as Graphics Designer with Art
Associates Ltd. and is now President and Creative Director
of Dimeon and Smith Ltd. He has received many awards of
excellence in T.V. commercials. His work appears in inter-
national journals. He has received a Hest Show Award, a
Gold Medal Award ami the Silver Medal three times".
Below are two facsimiles of his designing. The postage
stamp was designed in honour of the 100th anniversary of the
Salvation Army in Canada. The other was the symbol for the
Canadian National Exhibition.
Sonet Crawford, 1966.
C"Rlw .95 1986
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NORAR STONER
Regional Councillor ward 3
Norah Stoner has lived in
the village of Greenwood
for the past 18 years.
She is married to Bill
Stoner. They have a
family of five children..
She has always had an
interest in her commonalty.
By participating in the
work of the Rome and School
Association, the Greenwood
Ratepayers and the Village
Church and in the relocation
end operation of the Pickering
Museum, she has made a con-
tribution to the quality of
— - -- - - - "— - _-- life in Greenwood.
Along with her commodity activities she has operated her own
company as a commercial artist and exterior designer.
Norah Stoner Mae served, first as local, then as Regional.
Councillor for Ward 3 during the past eight years.
During her teem she has worked on many Committees and Boards
including the following list.
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Ami,inkennB Fo in9 Bm,O Member {
Am arm works Commitlee Member
NUCWr Eirergemq Tam Face Meme r
Rokxing BmwOonal Commi dexambed
Melrapolilan Toronto ant Reiv, Comm ionA maiy Bmrtl '
IExealive Member)
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The record of the results of her work is very impressive.
Due, in part, to her efforts Ontario Hydro has paid all
$6 million in costa for the relocation to Whitby of Pickering's
drinking water intake. This is a safe distance from the
Nuclear and sewage outflow pipes.
While on the Pickering Industrial Promotion Committee she
has worked to attract new business to the town. The result
bas been a more balanced assessment. This has meant lower
homeowner mass and increased employment opportunities.
She worked with great zeal to improve transportation;
with the Provincial Government to find a solution for the
401 -Liverpool Road exchange; obtained a pedestrian crosswalk at
Glenazma and FSeldldght; passing lanes on the Brock Road;
traffic lights at Highway #2 and valley Farm Road; federal
approval for safety barriers at the railway crossing on Brock
Road; Saturday bus service connecting the northern villages
and the Tom Centre; and adequate lighting on the curve of the
9th Concession at the Wltitchurch, Stouffville town line.
Waste disposal has always been a vital issue to the
citizens of Greenwood and the Town of Pickering.. Norah first
started working for safe garbage dumping long before she
became councillor. In the early 1970's she was Vice -Chairman
of a group known as GAG, Group Against Garbage. Her determined
struggle had the following results:
Norah stopped a proposed pathological Waste disposal
facility from locating in the Town. Norah forced Metropolitan
Toronto to spend over $2 million toward eliminating methane
stanch emanating from the Brock West Dump. She stopped the
polluting of the Duffin Creeks by pressuring Metro Toronto to
install a leaciate collection system at the Brock North Dump.
As a member of the Regional Works Committee, Norah has spear-
headed a plan for region wide recycling, and an a ergy Rrom
nte+plant. Norah has strongly opposed any expansion of the
Metro Dumps in Pickering. She also worked with concerned area
residents to prevent the dumping of radioactive soil in the
Beare Rd, dump.
Lest autumn Pored. Stoner received a special recycling
achievement award from Environment Minister Jim Bradley.
All these things cannot be obtained at no financial cost
to the ratepayers. However during her time on Counsil, Dozen
insisted on sound financial management of tax payers' money.
This has resulted in a stable tan base for the town and benefits
for the residents.
This profile Was summarized from a brochure printed for
the 1985 municipal election.
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GWBN MOWBRAY
Gwen Mowbray, was born in Guelph, Ontario, daughter of
James and Marion McPauld. She was educated in Guelph and
Toronto. Before her marriage she was associated with a
company specialising in interior decorating. In 1957 she
married Milton Mowbray of Kinsale. They have five children.
Gwen Mowbray has always been interested and involved in
community work. Me was a member and executive officer of
the Kinsale Women's Institute for several years. She served
as a public school trustee and as director and plaruiing
chairman of Durham House. She has been a constant worker
for the Town of Pickering Museum in Greenwood, serving as
board member and as chairman of the Board 1981-82. But her
most outstanding contributions were to the libraries of the
region and to the political lifeof the area. She and a
Group of concerned villagers made sure that Greenwood and
Kinsale had a library even if it had to be housed in the
school basement. From that beginning she went on to be
chairman of the Town of Pickering Library Board. It was
during her term of office that the 1860 Greenwood school-
house was restored And put into use as the Old Greenwood
Schoolhouse Library. Finally she became a founding member
And chairman of the Association of Library Boards of Ontario.
Her drive and energy stood her in good stead in the
Liberal Party. She held the following offices - vice President
and Secretary of the Durham -York Provincial Hiding Association
from 1973 - 1979: chairman of the election readiness committee
1981 - 1984; executive assistant 1977 - 1978 to Norm Cafik who
was Ontario Hidings Liberal Member of Parliament at that time:
executive vice-president of the Ontario Biding Association from
1983 until she became chairman, a position she still holds in
1986.
And these community contributions were the reasons why
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she was awa*W Y QAigM�iy medal in 1984 on the
nomination of *gaAW$ Ur ftoo
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The Murray Jones Family
From left to right - Evelyn, David, Brian, Linda, Dale. Murray
To Murray Jones, dairy farming is his life. For most of his
adult years, he has farmed Cedar 'Levee, a 100 acre parcel near
Balsam, that has been worked by his family since 1842.
Murray Jones is the fifth generation on that land and he'd
like to see the sixth generation - his children - carry an the
tradition.
But Murray Jones is skeptical of that happening, because he
knows, along with all other farmers, particularly the 50000 across
Canada, that are estimated to go bankrupt this year, that farming
has become a nearly impossible way to eke out a living.
Jones is lucky because his land is paid for and because he
bad the opportunity of purchasing farm machinery and stock gradually,
but he says "it's pretty grim for the young farmer just starting out."
The Murrq, Jones Family cont'd.
To begin with, land in the northern part of the Town of
Pickering, where Jones has his farm, sells for approximately
$2,000 an acre. To the urban dweller, this any sound like
chicken feed. Considering that the minimum amount of land a
dairy farmer needs for a herd of 40-50 is 100-150 acres, that
translates to a fairly substantial financial outlay for land
alone.
On top of that is the coat for farm machinery, tractors,
manure spreader, combine (for grain - oats, barley, wheat) plow,
disc, cultivator, haybine, baler, etc. A combine alone, depend-
ing on size and quality, can run anywhere from $30,000 to $100,000.
Jones uses a 70 hp tractor, for instance, but says he "feels it
sometimes in the long working days. Most farmers use 150-200 hp
tractors for this amount of land. It's less time to work the
field, but then you're talking a lot more money too."
A few years ago, Jones purchased a milking pipeline system.
Automatic milkers attached to the cows pipe milk through hoses
into a giant cooling vat, where it awaits pick-up from the milk
truck every day. Jones says the "cows are pretty smart. Every
day about 5 p.m. they come
an from the fields to be milked and.
get their supplement. They know their am stalls too."
The barn is
aspotless as one could expect from 40 cattle,
and Jones clearly loves his animals. As he talks, he absently
rube the nubby heads of calves in their pens, then lets them
lick his arms, suckle his fingers. In one of the stalls, a cow,
having recently calved, bellows for her baby kept separate in
his own pen.
Another sizable expense is fertilizer and weed spray. Most
farmers harvest hay and straw for their animals, as well as plant
ash craps such as corn and wheat. To accommodate these needs,
Jones has enlarged his farm ever the years to 400 acres, 300 of
those acres are rented from urban owners. Aocarding to Jones,
it's "cheaper to rent than to own," from absentee landlords who
are sitting on their land waiting for its value to increase, or
these just wanting a piece of the country to call their own.
Jones accepts this as being preferrable alternative to letting
the land lie fallow.
Probably the most significant expense in dairy £arcing is
the purchasing of quotas. In order to sell milk, a farmer most
have purchased quotas from the Ministry of Agriculture through
the Milk Marketing Board. Jones estimates for "a young fella
just starting out, with 40-50 cows fetching about $300 apiece
for a decent one year old heifer, plus the coat of the quotas,
it'll run about $250,000, maybe mare.
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The hurray Jones Family coni.
Once a dairy former has established a quota, or purchased
the necessary quota, he must maintain that production level.
If the farmer goes over the quota, he must pay a penalty to the
Milk Marketing Board, last month's penalty bill cost Jones
over $1,500 for exceeding hie limit. However, Jones also
maintains "quotas are
important to keep a consistency in the
volume of milk, and to exercise control over the product."
Judging by the computer printouts Jones receives, other farmers
are always on the lookout for more quotas, but cannot purchase
them because they are simply not for sale.
Jones started specialising in dairy farming gradually.
At one time, Cedar lanes was like every other £arm in the
rolling southern Ontario countryside. Pigs, cattle, chickens,
sheep, goats, cern hey, wheat, vegetables, and fruit were grown
side by side. But with the introduction of more stringent health
regulations, farms were
required to house only ova variety of
animal per building.Jones has seen many changes in farming.
"Farmers are
now more
independent. You have your own machinery.
It used to be that one farmer with a thresher would do five or
six farms. Everyone would participate in a sort of work exchange
program. This is no longer the case." Farmers in the Bolcom
area, though, still help their neighbours. For example, last year
one of the local farmers had a "heart attack, so we all pitched in
and helped get his fields done,"Jones remembers. "And if someone
has a barn fire, everyone gets together to help clean up the mess."
The modern dairy farmer must also understand each cow's in-
dividual production - her butter fat content, protein content,
lactation, effect of the weather and food on milk quality - in
short a farm scientist. But being a farmer also means being your
own accountant, market analyst, and farm hand. The biggest problem
facing farmers today is a product price that's too low to offset
investment. "About four or five years ago," Jones recounts, "corn
sselling high. So everyone planted corn. Naturally, this led
to a drop in price." Jose then turned to planting both corn and
wheat, partially to have two products. With harvesting sees=
staggered, Jones is able to rely only on himself and the labour of
his children (whom he pays), therefore eliminating the need to hire
expensive outside help.
With growing United States protectionism, demanding the lion's
share in both local and foreign markets, Canadian farmers will have
to find a way to produce the maximum at a minimum cost. Unless
mall farmers find a way to form co-op efforts with neighbours, the
future of farming lies squarely in the hands of massive, efficient
farm conglomerates.
One by one Pickering fame are closing the barn doors. Jones
frequently purchases new stock at such farm closings. He survives
by doing most of his own labour, and cutting costa any way he can,
Without compromising the quality of his animals, their feed, or the
end product. His fear that the farming tradition in the Jones'
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The Murray Jones Family cont'd.
Both federal and provincial governments are trying to assist
farmers. The Ontario government has set aside 457 million dollars
for the Ministry of Agriculture for financial assistance to the
hard pressed farming community. Treasurer Robert Nixon told the
Legislature that "Ontario farmers are experiencing the worst con-
ditions since the 19308; low commodity prices have dras tically
radioed farmer's incomes." Eben so, unless Camida can increase
her dollar share of the market, and also compete with American
prices, the farming community is in grave trouble.
The Foodland Preservation Branch of the Ministry of Agricul-
ture, which isattempting to preserve Ontario's prime agricultural
land base, by introducing stricter land use policies regarding
farmlands, may not be enough to ensure the future of the agricul-
ture. Without someone to work the land, resisting urban growth
maybefutile endeavour.
This article by S. A. Newman
appeared in the Pickering Bay
News, July, 1986.
Sas'
Deanna Janes - A Professional Potter
On August 13, 1986, the Stouffville Tribune printed the
following interview by Jim Thomas.
GREENWOOD - The sign reads simply "Barn Swallow Potters".
However, it takes a closerlookto appreciate fully the work
and the worker behind the scenes.
Decided. Jones operates out of a small but neat little shop.
Products of her handiwork are everywhere, several hundred
pieces in all. Their beauty defies description.
Opened owes a lot toher skill. It is not only a source
of income
e but the means by which she met her husband. Allen
dropped by her place one day to look over the selection. But
it was the potter and not the pottery that caught his eye. A
lasting friendship developed.
It was fourteen years ago that Deanna watched intently as
another potter plied her trade. Deanna talked to her, then
took lessons from her.
Allen end Issue moved to Greenwood in December, 1981.
The shop was moved here in March, 1983 just before the birth
of their son, Greg, in April, 1983.
Deems Jones cont'd.
De sura works with two types of clay, stoneware and
porcelain. She has her own wheel and kiln.
"I enjoyed it", she says, "I wouldn't went to do
enytging else."
The cosy workshop, renovated and insulated by her
husband, with the help of Kenn McTaggart suite her purpose
just fine.
Although she holds an "Open Hopes" every Spring, her
main source of advertising is word-of-mouth. Me will be
attending the big "one of a Kind" show in the Automotive
Building, Exhibition Park, November 28 to December 7.
Although the pottery -making process must go through
several stages, lessens manages to keep her prices down.
Two dinner place settings are
order. She hopes to have
them completed some time in October.
Deerma works both days and evenings. "Sometimes, 1
have to give myself a push", she says.
Of course, son Greg comes first. But Allan takes over
the baby-sitting at night.
"What's the origin of the name? - Deems was asked.
"I've always liked been swallows", she says, "and
there are quite a few around".
They, like Deanns's customers, obviously like what they
May Elizabeth Brown
May Elizabeth Brown i9 the only daughter of John Brown
and Emmeline Smith Brown. She was been on November 5th,
1888, at the Brown homestead, Lot 8, Concession 5, in the
County of Ontario.
May was a bright end inquisitive child. She recalls
tempting fate at the age of 100 by climbing to the pinnacle
of the been in order to view beautiful Lake Ontario, eight
miles to the south.
She fondly remembers attending Greenwood School with a
hoot of friends, one of her beet, pale being John Diefenbaker.
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May corresponded with John
for several years after
his move out west, and
visited him in Ottawa
during his term a
Canada's Prime Minister.
She remembers him as
being a bright, intelligent
boy, and most definitely
a leader. May herself has
always enjoyed politics and
loves discussions and debates.
"In those days, people were
just waking up and beginning.
to question things", she
May attended Whitby Model
School and received her
Secondary School Diploma in
1906. She obtained a Teach-
ing Certificate from the
Toronto Normal School, and
began her lengthy teaching
career at Neyden, north of
Bowmanville. She later
taught at Cedar Creek, Brougham
and Spencer School in Whitby
at an annual salary of $400.00.
She was also a supply teacher
at Audley and Greenwood Schools.
May was an active young w an a leader in the Epworth league,
which was a youth organization of the Wesleyan Methodists, now the
United Church. She attended several functions with them, and
remembers particularly the Buffalo Convention, which she travelled
to by train in 1914.
May was also president of the Ontario County Women's Institute.
She recalls, "The idea of community life was beginning to formulate
and I was helping carry it out." _
She was an active speaker in women's politics, end
campaigned for the women's right to vote, following the
vision
of the British suffragettes.
Miss Brown is a life member of the Women's Missionary
Society, and is one of the original founders of the Audley
Community Club. She helped with the C.G.I.T, and 4H Clubs,
and in her spare time, which wasn't very "spare", she was a
beautiful skater. She humbly describes herself as a curious,
cosmopolitan woman.
In her retirement years, May was president of the
Horizon Group for seniors and organdsed the group at
Balleycliffe Lodge, where she is today, awaiting her 100th
birthday.
William Brown
March, 1988
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Milton N. Pegg
Milton Pegg was born in CLANTON, NORTH DAEOTA, U.S.A.,
November 1, 1894. Fie parents were Basis and Andrew Pegg.
The family moved from North Dakota to the St. Norbert area
of Manitoba for a short time and then to the farm that is
now the Claremont Conservation Area on Westney Road, north
of Highway 7.
His first career was as a teacher on the 7th Concession
of Pickering. Later he accepted a teaching position at the
Burwash Industrial Farm where he remained for six years.
His real love was farming. He famed the property
immediately east of the Conservation area. He resided there
for forty years with his wife, the former Elizabeth Jenkins
of Megane tower, Ontario whom he had married there in 1927.
They had three sone, Edward Newton Pegg, John Alfred Pegg
and Joseph Andrew Pegg.
Prior to entering the teaching profession Milton served
as a pilot with the R.C.A.P. overseas during World War I.
he kept up his association with his fellow pilots all during
his long lifetime.
He was a hard working member of the congregation of
Greenwood United Church. He was Superintendent of the Sunday
School, Elder of the Session and Secretary and Treasurer of
the Greenwood Charge.
He was interested in history, both of his Province and
his Township. He has left to his family a complete history
of the Peggs dating back to the 1600'x.
Milton H. Pegg cont'd.
For years he was a member of the Claremont Citizens'
Band and the Pegg family orchestra. He played the cornet,
the violin and the piano.
After he and Betty, his wife, retired to Greenwood
Road he kept up his many interests adding to them the hobby
of oil painting at which he was rather talented.
He died in 1986 when he was almost ninety-two years of
age.
Jim Thomas of the 9touffville Tribune wrote of him -
"Milton Pegg was all things to all people. He was
a teacher,
farmer, artist and musician. He was a churchmen and a writer.
He was a devoted busband and father. He was a friend."
Elizabeth Pegg
Marsh 1988.
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Mary R. McLean
Mary Edna Bartlett was born July 5, 1897 at Lot 8,
Concession 60 Monteagle Township, Hastings County. She
was the tenth child of fifteen of Arthur Weals Bartlett
and Isabelle Marion Jordison.
She.attended ES #4 Monteagle to Grade 8. She did
not pass her entrance as she bad rheumatic fever that
Spring and was unable to go to Bancroft to try the exam.
After working in her brother's store at Monteagle
Valley and doing some millinery for the local people, she
married Irven Laughlin McLean on June 47 1921. They were
married in the Anglican Church at Maynooth and went to
live in the cheese factory house at Salmon Trout Lake.
In 1923 they moved to Oshawa$ so that Irven could work
at General Motors.
Their first child Beatrice Rebecca was born in 1922.
Their second Elva Marion was born in Oshawa gernral
Hospital in August, 1924 to the music of the merry-go-
round.
Oshawa was celebrating Home Coming Week in honour
of becoming a city. The midway was in full awing in
Alexander Park just behind the hospital.
Mary and Irven brought up their two girls very
strictly. They believed incorporal punishment and did
not spare the rod to spoil the child.
Mary was President of the Home and School Association
at Mary Street School where the girls were students. Also,
she joined Rebecca lodge #3 in 1927 and went through the
various chairs. She is still a member today.
They had always wanted to own their own farm and i
April, 1939 they were happy to we their brick home in
Oshawa as a down payment on a 50 acre farm at Lot 9, Con-
cession 5, in Greenwood, Pickering Township.
There the family did mixed farming, improving their
herd of pure bred Holsteins and filling their milk quota
for the Acme Dairy in Toronto.
That first winter there was a lot of snow and the eest-
west roads were blocked for many weeks. The milk had to be
taken over to Ormerod's on Westney Road to catch the milk
truck, before noon each day. As Irven was away at work it
was Mary's responsibility to get the milk there. It had
been some years since she had harnessed a horse but she
didn't dare ask a neighbour's help as they thought the
family were city slickers who didn't know how to Penn. So
she sent Elva back to the house to get the Eaton's catalogue,
so that she could make sura that she bad the straps in their
proper place. She got Pat harnessed and off they all went
dashing through the snow in a one horse open sleigh" with
belle on! The snow was so deep that even the top of the
fence poste could not be seen. But the milk always arrived
there on time.
Mary McLean cont'd.
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Mary, real iced, from a discussion at the Greenwood Pexin
Radio Form, the need of medical insurance for the rural
People in Ontario County. She started the Ontario County
Co-op Medical Services in 1947. She was the Manager and
employed many local women to help her between 1947 and
1968; 5,000 people were
insured under this plan. When the
Government brought inO.H.I.P. in 1968 the Co-op went out
of business.
She was, for eleven years, Director on the Provincial
Co-op Medical Board and served one year on the Executive.
She was the first woman on the Board of Ontario Co-operative
Development Association. She had the privilege of attending
the Annual Meeting of the Co-op Union of Canada the year it
was held in Charlottetown, P.B.I.
Along with her daughter, Beatrice, she researched and
wrote the book "Greenwood Through The Years", a history of
the Greenwood area, for the hundredth anniversary of Green-
wood School.
She was the first w n Ontario to serve on a jury,
She has been active woman
AnGreenwood United Church. She
as rved as President of the W.A. and the U.C.W. and on the
Board of Stewards and the Official Board. She is now an
Honorary Stewaxd. She served two years on the Hxecutive
of the Presbyterial of the U.C.W. with the Program Portfolio.
She joined the Kinsale Women's Institute in 1939 and
served a term as President and one as Secretary -Treasurer.
She still attends the meetings whenever she is able.
Mary has three grandsons, the Remind brothers, who
have produced five great grand -children for her. They,
her two daughters, son-in-law Gerald, and a hundred friends
and relatives gathered at the Christian Education Centre in
Greenwood to help her celebrate her 90th birthday.
She is alert, community minded, and church oriented.
She is loved by all who know her.
Elva M. Henning
March 1988
The 60th Wedding Anniversary of
Donald 8 Grace Mclean
Don worked for Bryant Press, a Printing fixe. They had
a Picnic to Port Dalhousie. Grace neve with a group of girls.
More were two chaps who worked in the Plant. His sister was
Grace's girl friend. They allca me from East York, and went
to Don Mille Methodist Church. Don always aaid he picked the
best looking one in the group. That was how we met in August,
1922.
We went together for two years, and became engaged, I
gave Grace an engagement ring. We started planning each to
save to buy our furniture and a down payment on a house.
After three more years, we were married.
We rented a flat on Greenwood Avenue, Toronto. After a
year we bought the house, with a $500.00 down payment.- we
had two sons, Donald and Jack. Before we were married, Don
started working for Dun and Bradstreet Co. and worked for
them 42 years. He was Manager of their Printing Department
until he retired at 65.
In 1952, we bought 32 acres of land on the 14th Sideroad
Between ,Y7 and the Durham #31. We need it to build a cottage
and came out week -ends. We built our permanent home in 1969.
We started going to Greenwood United Church. The minister
was Rev. T. Fleethsm, who made us feel at home.
We had a sad period in our life when Don,. our Elder son
died in February, 1987. With the help of God, and our friends
at Greenwood and Claremont we survived. We appreciate their
kindness and help at that time. Don never had any children.
That made it so hard for his wife.
On October 4th, 1987 we celebrated our 60th Anniversary
at Greenwood United Church. The ladder of Greenwood looked
after the refrestments and decorating the tables. Jack's
children, Diane and Brian, looked after the guests. Jack's
wife, Allana, looked after everything. Se many remarked how
lovely everything looked. Don and I do appreciate what they
did for us that day.
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RM Ta IT pAMIIY
On his drive from the city every night. Edward Tait
looks forward to a certain place in the road. It's the
place where subdivisions suddenly end and countryside
begins, where farmers' fields and horse pastures line
his way and the throbbing metropolis fades to memory.
It's at that point in the road he breathes a sigh of
relief. He's almost home.
Tait, his wife Diane, and their two children live in
the wee hamlet of Greenwood (population 200, give or take
a few), in Pickering township.
Driving through Greenwood is a pleasant - but brief -
experienae. Thereto a general store, a church, Pickering
Museum villagat a park; andp up the hill and around the
corner, an 1860 schoolhouse that is now the library, and
a public school with a commanding view of rolling green
hills and fields.
It was the small-time country feel that first lured
the Taits in 1971.
"I'm from a small town inantral New York state,"
explains Diane, 40. "I'm just not a city person. I don't
know how to be myself surrounded by all that humanity."
As she talks, dozens of colorful birds - goldfinches,
red -winged blackbirds, blue jays - flock to a feeder by the
kitchen window. Beyond the feeder lie Diane's herb d
vegetable gardens.
Diane is a freelance violinist with the Canadian Opera
Company, and Edward is a bass player with the Toronto
Symphony.
"We wanted to be able to pick up our instruments and
not concern ourselves with anybody else," says Edward, 44,
who grew up in Toronto. "Wee wanted space for dogs and a
house with character, something more than just a roof and
a collection of mode."
They got it: a century-old house in Ontario Gothic
style, complete with gingerbread porch trim, on a half acre.
But itis a struggle to keep the country country-ish.
Shortly after moving to Greenwood, theTaits joined the
citizens group People or Planes (POP) that fought the build-
ing of an airport in north Pickering. The group remains
vigilant today.
A site near Greenwood Was nvestigated for a Metro dump,
although a different site is now being considered. And plans
for a residential/commercial/industrial community outside the
hamlet are slowly wending through the planning process.
located about 50 kilometres (30 miles) northeast of
downtown Toronto, the Taits have watched suburbia encroach.
Standing in front of their home, you can see farm silos and
a corn field across the mad as well as modern brick houses
built on former farmland.
"When we first moved here you could look out at night
and see half a dozen lights across the fields," says Edward.
"Now it's tenfold, with houses spread over the countryside."
But some development is inevitable so close to a big
city, says Diane. 'Within commuting distance, we've still
got the beet location."
And Greenwood is still far from being suburbia.
Take for instance, the crowing rooster next door. Or
consider the recent morning when, not long after dawn, Diane
was awakened by her dogs barking loudly, only to look out
the window and see a herd of loose sheep roaming down the
road.
Or the recent afternoon she watched her neighbors
returning on their tractor from a hot day of haying with
their grandson sitting proudly on the tractor with. them,
much as their own children had probably done.
The Twits have tended to make friends with the long-
time Greenwood msidents. Some families have been in the
community for several generations.
Those links with the past area of the reasons the
Taits like raising their children �Amenda 14, and Oolin,
11 - in Greenwood. "There are fewer bad influences," says
Dione. "The teens here seem to have been able to ride
above those 20th-century problems that plague so many
families."
continued
The Tait Family oont'd.
Edward thinks that the smallness of the hamlet is an asset.
"The children can feel a part of something they can comprehend,
something manageable.n
The kids walk to the Valley View Public School right around
the comer. Next year, Amanda will take a school bus to Picker~
ing High school.
Many of their activities are the same as those of a sub-
urban or city youngster, just with more time in the car, says
Diane. Amanda, for instance, takes ballet lessons in Whitby,
about a 15 minute drive.
But some pan times are distinctly Greenwood. Colin and hie
pale fish in nearby Duffin's Creek. Amanda has worked at the
museum village, wearing period costume.
"'Ne ask the children if they'd like to live in the city,
says Diane, "and they both say "No way."
The trade -o££ for living in Greenwood is all the commuting.
Edward makes the trek to Toronto sometimes twice a day for
rehearsals and performances. "With the children, I want to be
home home when I can. I try to make it for meals," he says.
The drive takes 45 minutes each way if all goes well.
But a little bit of snow can tum it into a two-hour slag.
"Helve been pressured for years by colleagues: 'When are
you moving into the city?" says Diane. "They all think we're
runts because of the distance."
But there are those rewards at the end. "When I come home
from work at night, I can smell the clean country air," says
Edward, as
mourning dove coos outside. "It makes the trip
worthwhile."
By Nancy J. White
Toronto Star
33a�
1987
Gerald Fisher
Gerry, as he was known to hie many friends in
Greenwood end the Town of Pickering was born April
26th, 1925 in Ottawa. He was the son of John and
Hosanne Fisher. He was
educated in Paltimore,
Quebec and in Ottawa, Ontario.
He worked in lumber Pumps as a young mass then
in the Hydro at Niagara Palls.
He married Rita Barber on January 31st, 1953.
They had four children. Debora. Leta. Leslie and
Terry.
In 1958 they bought property from Mr. Wiggins
and established a service station and restaurant on
Highway 7 at Greenwood. Carry, an automobile mechanic
took care of the garage. He sold farm machinery and
snowmobiles. Rita ran the restaurant and did the
bookkeeping.
In 1971 the garage was destroyed by fire but
was rebuilt at the same location.
He was a member of Pickering Town Council from
1977-78. Then he served on Durham Regional Council
for six years and during that time was on the Durham
Regional Police Commission for two years. He took
an active interest in the work of the Greenwood Comm-
unity Centre.
In March 1987 he died en route to Hospital after
suffering a heart attack at their home in Deltona,
Florida. He was buried on March 15th from Greenwood
Church. The Reverend Mrs. Sharon Patterson conducted
the service. Interment was at Salem Cemetery.
He was highly respected as a business man, a
neighbour and a friend.
(From information supplied by Rita Fisher)
note - see Page 508
Bill Newman
Bill Newman devoted life to service
337
October, 1988 By Tim Thomas
Stouffville Tribune
It seemed appropriate that a small Country church in
the heart of rural Pickering should be the location for a
service in memory of one whose roots weredeeplyembedded
in township soil.
Despite the fact Willi aA George Newman held positions
of prominence at both municipal and provincial levels of
government, He never lost touch with those to whom he meant
so much and who meant eo much to him.
Bill Newman died October 12 in Ajax_Pickerin; Hospital
following an illness of almost two years. He war 60.
Born at Dunbarton, the eon of Harry A. and Margaret
Newman, Bill received his degree from the Ontario Agric-
ultural College in Guelph.
Intensely interested in politics, Bill Newman advanced
through the ranks of Pickering Twp. Council to become one
of the youngest reeves of his day in Ontario.
Premier William Davis recognized Bill's energy and
enthusiasm, appointing him to two of his goes mmeat's most
important poste - Minister of the Environment and Minister
of Agriculture.
He carried out these duties with date xmlnation and
vision.
poodland Ontario was One of his most ambitious projects.
He resigned from Cabinet in 1979 and from the Legislature
in 1981.
Rev. Sharon Patterson, pastor to the congregation of Mr.
Zion Church, touched on all these things at a memorial a,Miee
Saturday.
The sanctuary was filled to Overflowing with many rested
in the balcony and the basement. Some stood outside.
Mourners included former township move Sherman Scott;
former councillors Milton Mowbray and Sid Pugh; MTP's Bill
Ballinger and Norah Stoner; Roes Stevenson, Michael Starr
and mom.
Rev. Patterson spoke of Mr. Newman'r ,special place in
his heart for this congregation. -
She told of his close association with the Ajax -Pickering
Hospital and St. Paul's Church -On -The -Hill, Dumbarton.
Continued
"He was a doer," she said, "he made the best of
people they could possibly be."
Rev. Patterson spoke of the close family ties Mr.
Newman enjoyed and appreciated.
"Be found illness hard to accept," she said, "he
anted mora time, not for his owe glory but for his
family."
The paster quoted the comment told to her by a
close friend who described Bill as "the straightest
man I ever knew."
"I knew him as a good neighbour, a loving father
and grandfather," she said.
Rev. Patterson was assisted in the service
e by
Rev. Harry Newman, a brother of the deceased, and Rev.
Brian Mevitty of St. -Paul's Anglican Church, Barberton.
A saxophone sola was rendered by Ruseel Patterson,
the minister's husband.
Bill Mc£achnia of the Mc Eachnie Funeral Home,
Pickering, was
in charge. Interment was Sunday at
Salem demote ry.-
Besides his wife, the former Molly Mitchell, Mr.
Newman is survived by two daughters, Cathy and Carrie;
one son Allan; grandchildren Amy, David and Christopher;
three brothers, Rev. Barry Newman, Greenwood; Rev. Robert
Newman, Beaverton; Tom Newman, also of Greenwood, and ora
sister, Anne in Ireland. He was predeceased by a brother,
Richard, a casuality of World War 11.
309
DONALD I. BEACH, PCA
Donald Beach, FCA, a partner of Coopers & Lybrand,
is the 1987-88 president of the institute of Chartered
Accountants of Ontario.
Don is a native of New Liskeard, where he qualified
s a Chartered Accountant in 1960. Moving to Toronto in
1960, he spent three years with the Ontario Treasury
Department and two years as a tax research writer with
the Canadian Tax Foundation. Don joined Coopers & Lybrand
n 1965 and became a tax partner in 1968. He worked for
the Royal Commission on Taxation (Carter Commission) i
1966 and 1967 and was very aotive in volunteer work for
the Ontario Institute and the CICA during the 1968-1972
Canadian tax reform. In 19739 he was elected a mallow
of the Institute (PCA), the highest designation the
profession can bestow on one of its own
members.
a
Dort has served his firm in number of roles, as
partner in charge of the Toronto tax practice and Ontario
region tax partner from 1971 to 19779 and as chairman of
the firm's Taxation Committee from 1974 to 19789 he opened
his firm's first suburban Toronto office in North York
with about 60 professional staff. Don was partner in
charge of this office until 1984 and is currently his
firm's National Tax Partner, located in the downtown
Toronto office.
Don has served on the Institute's governing Council
since 1980 and on its Executive Committee since 1983.
At the national level, he has served as an Institute
representative on the Canadian Institute of Chartered
Accountants' Board of Governors since 1985 and, in
September 1987, became a member of the CICA Executive
Committee.
Don writes a regular column, "Tax Mangy ment", for
the Financial Times of Canada end has been the author of
ioral tax books on the real estate and construction
ndustries. He has been a tax accounting advisor to
the CCH Canadian tax Services since 1966. He was also
a founding member of the Canadian Association of Business
Valuators and co-authored, with George Ovens, FCA, the
book Business end Securities valuation. Don is treasurer
of the official board of his church and hes been active
in several charitable and other community organizations.
PATRICIA E. BEACH
Patricia E. Wedge, daughter of Clarence and Marjorie
Wedge, was born end grew up in Northern Ontario.
She went to High School in New liakeard. The most
enjoyable part of her education was playing the clarinet
in the High School Band.
She married Donald on May 20, 1961.
As well as becoming the mother and mentor of two
children, Carol Anne and John, she worked constantly
for her church and community.
- She was Superintendent of Pickering Junior Sunday
School for 8 years - co -owned a ladies wear
store in
Bay Ridges for 8 years - sea President of Greenwood
U.C.W. for 6 years - was President of Oshawa Presbyterial
U.C.W. for 2 years.
At present she is second Vice -President of the Bay
of Quints Conference U.C.W; choir leader and assistant
organist at Greenwood United Church; member ofAmne sty
International.
In addition to all this she finds time for her
husband and two children and three grandsons. Also she
is available as a "go -for" to all her shut in and elderly
neighbors.
341
December, 1988.
Marg sued Ben Bleasdale were well known to everyone
in the coimenity because they were the storekeepers and
postal people in Greenwood. But this was just one phase
of a varied and interesting life.
Margaret Mary Area Mille was been in Newquay, Cornwall,
Ragland, daughter of Winifred Brant Mille azul Richard
Frederick Mills.
After the death of her father in 1935 the family
moved to the london area. Marg attended Grange Park and
Mellow Lane Senior Secondary schools where she won a
scholarship in literature. She was unable to take
advantage of this because of family circumstances.
On leaving she completed a window dressing course
with P. W. Woolworth and dressed windows for that company
until 1948. Then she trained in air traffic control and
Irked at London airport until she emigrated to Canada.
It was at London Airport that she met Ben Bleemdale.
She lived and worked in Guelph, Ontario until she
married Ben, July 319 1954.
Bennett Bleasdale was born in Preston, Lancashire,
England but came with his family to Port William, Ontario,
before he was one year old. The family moved back to
England in 1929 because of the Great Depression.
When war
was declared he joined the army, and served
n R.E.M.E. on Radar and Communications equipment. After
the war he joined the Civil Aviation Authority as Radar
and Communication engineer.
Then it was back to Canada to work on the D.E.W.
line Radar Installation.
In 1954 he married Margaret in Guelph, Ontario.
After their marriage they moved to Toronto. They
had four children, Lynn, Sarah who died, Richard and
John.
In 1961 they bought land in Greenwood, the north east.
corner of part of lot 12, concession 5, and in 1962 built
a house there. During this time both Marg and Ben were
busy, working and bringing up the three children. They
were a family who made a point of belonging to the
community. The story of their life as Greenwood store-
keepers is on pages 241-243.
They are now living in Leskard, not far from here
where they are building a new house.
Information supplied by Den & Marg
THE INSTITUTE
OF CHARTERED ACCOLnTANTS
OF ONTARIO
DOWD I. BEACH, FCA
PMMENT
98788
MNUDE S CLI
MAUD STELL
3V3
Erette Maud Compton was born on September 15. 1897
n Uxbridge Townshis at a little place called Broakdale,
three miles south east of Uxbridge. flood remembers
there were a
couple of summer resorts there and a pond.
She w educated at Uxbridge Public School and finished
at Ashburn around the age of 13. She and her three
brothers grew up on a farm. A younger brother took
oneusionia and Maud had to helm_ with the work at home
and never got back to school. One of her brothers died
at the age of 19.
Maud married Joseph (Joe) Stell on June let, 1921.
Joe was berm in England on February 12, 1895. He ewe
to Canada around 1897 or 8 and want back to England
during the First World 'Nor. Joe and Maud lived i
Oshawa when they were first married. Then they lived
in the home in KS nsals where the wedge lived later. For
any years they lived on Kinsale Road, just a short
distance north of k7 Highway. There was no plumbing in
the house but it was insulated and had electricity.
Maud thinks she was well off after she got the pension.
Joe worked on the `Nilson farm on the Town Line.
During the Second World 'Nor he worked at the Munitions
Plant in Ajax. He rode to Ajax with somebody and stayed
at Ajax all week, just coming home on weekends. Later
he worked at the Airport at Oshawa.
Maud and Joe Stell were blessed with five children.
Their eldest son, Stanley Joseph, married Josephine
Parkin and they r sided in the east aide of the building
n Kinsale which also included a stere. They had just
been married
ied a few months when he passed away from
Coronary Thrombosus while polishing his car. His young
wife -found him slumped over in the front seat. He died
October 4, 1949 and Rev. H. R. Monkmen conducted the
funeral from their residence. Stanley had served five
years with the Air Force and was working at General
Motors at the time of his death.
Maud and Joe's only daughter, Alice Violet, married
Jim Mulock and they live in Caunington. They have seven
children, five boys and two girls.
Harold James was killed in the Second World Nor and
a Memorial Service was held in Kinsale United Church.
Gordon Harvey married Dorms Barker when he was in
his thirties. They have two children, Jackie and Grant.
Maud0s youngest son, Howard Arthur, married Evelyn
Harris. They had five children - Bruce, Marilyn, Douglas,
Glen and Allen. Glen was killed in araccident.
Howard lived next door to his mother for many years.
Maud lout her husband on February 61 19540 so she has had
many years alone.
Continued
Maud Stell cont'd.
Mrs. Stell has had 16 grandchildren and 27 great
grandchildren. One of her grandchildren, Ross Mul ock,
lived with her for eleven years and another, Dean, was
with her for a while. The young men were working at
Gene rel Motors.
Maud was active in the Ladies Aid and then the
'Women's Association in the Methodist and then the
United Church. For a while she went to the Women's
Missionary Society. She joined the 'Women's Institute
around 1932 or 33. At the time of the District Annual
she left Gordon at her mother's. Occasionally she
took Howard to meetings because her mother said she
couldn't take two. Maud used to have meetings at her
home, starting with the Mission Bend which was led by
Aunt Rate (Mrs. Vic Parkin.)
Maud has enjoyed some lovely trips. She spent a
inter in Arizona with a cousin who had asthma. She
ant to Vancouver and Victoria ina car with friends
and visited a out thein. Another time she went
on a train to Medicine Hat and then to Montana visiting
cousins. Twice she went to Michigan, Near Alpena, to
visit more cousins. Once she drove with anand
another time she went with Howard and Evelyn and her
sister-in-law Mabel.
In later years Mrs. Stell has had both hips oper-
ated on, one twice, because of arthritic. A small tree
tipped when it was being cut up and punctured her leg.
She planted her garden as usual and a week or two later
came down with lockjaw which made her very ill for some
time.
Over the years Maud made many quilts and also rugs
or mats, some of which were hooked and some braided.
Two large birthday parties were held for Maud, one
at the Kinsale Community Salim on her 80th birthday
and one at Greenwood United Church on her 90th birthday.
Maud attended Kinsale United church until it closed and
then went to Greenwood whenever she was fortunate enough
to get a ride with someone. Me has always loved to go
out whenever she had the opportunity.
In September of 1986 Maud bad an auction sale and
sold her home and moved into The Villa in Port Perry.
There she has worked ona quilt to sell at their bazaar
and she c second in comet bowling. She still loves
to keep on the ga. She is nicked up and taken to Port
Perry United Church and Honeydale Institute. The Villa
has bus trips from time to time and she gets out with
friends and relatives. Two of her grandsons, Ross
Yolock and Bruce Stell live in Port Perry. Maud is
still very bright and a delight to be with because she
is so much interested in everybody and everything.
Submitted by Marion Young
CENTURY FARM! PROFI Lz y
The loneses Of Pickering Township.....
Thee gen Ormmne 01 fne Jones lamlly are fureaemea In me photo taken at Murray's aaugxlor s"it.
a)na. Mw1u. Alma and Murray are seated aM Bemm are David. Dale Linda, LIrall husband, John
Grown. Brian'a wile Diane and BrN6_-
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Tholess, ,,an&whim nide In
WELL MwIld brook em.
too told ,onto 1111,
four,naeam seated
n after Jun's seam is List
if gre buteNe John, mi brick
Alan nW beendLBien to past
knoll.. What is keowe it nes made
knew a cad of me Jane l
volume; Yea,
xeaful atic pL III
tams,
them swimpis whn
Mewknoll when Lxd Immemm
HaltLe hone 1. very
Lamy pride Trina ue Mml
Pod.
Of the ume The moms art
Father clk a anrypine trvnk and a
Jo¢pll's mommem" to, Me
with Loh 'LL
enitdI
ruil pack [Mit. Thew, Item
al0yogxsaw_'1!Q[e0. buthe
las fromilm with na4
wert, bought by my momm owner'
Palmernd Four bedrooms
of the century Form, Junto Jonea
A m t bWrwm olr
(17551859). when retail England.
tamer the farm Me Lol 5 Col
meta[,
Manor, an
hen or m
bar
wow probably be m
O1 J In Pickering naval ho
me
.�n. ffine home
Thine
ius'Inf Inrt still at the femme,
Canada e 2 for
'''AM
co la Ne all up and start he nee
bar a ort nn re 1 a evil
el lmunaa. 110, lx ere
nehe
w the ate a for bukhot wirnoL
the side of M, Mat wham tippet
bele bell Alma, f
distmiemrtewpM family
before dakma m Pon � Xpe.
keys Bans Jones. Alma[
n pnm neat Alma
made. me nem[ in fumisnW
Jn h aide w Cwaawno his
n,
m..110hilm
still nems ankh were doomed "it
10 tE11Nen In IBl3. His wl/t Joan
a yon,LM son. John
wnN by'mumive irmMuma of
IHoddirot)M1W died a few years
unit JOre (1827 1912), Just five
the Jones family.
eazlkr. Jen mer Joan wnm the
YenneWtwtalL ul,les England. wr
AIM, Jorct who nee 10 the
former mldin Mame the Bardinet
farm when M1!s letbn
' he, is brei
vard 1
boom as a bride in 1929 mow,
tot Loth HWdwOt nfio Owned a
Vkhom
John a
diid J
duo¢ Inde with a maker and an,
large em¢u Forme. in Sommer,
Betlln.Tog<rl bad
fintion which reflaunot only on
pooh wa ,Leaned good
s imMMnn.
themickbuulsoon�M lanllY,ne
mwgE for mnews, an loan, so M,
aniel into
[OupledoPW.
ollB t of Chow
leshime49wnph WBliun. (1973.
1959)wnoartied on thefarm nv{.
"w"m rl marr':ol:=. Hiami"
n Wall
937) tpro mNham nChiltlbn, Emor
antl Lome Walter (1905-1983.
a
M ss et Evans Wilco& a b
Lomi Mlr,,Y, Nestle. talk
heover me farm in 199. BY that time
lad At M,T to his wum-
"M swathand, Alm, Elivbeth.
for fie yqn. Aleve 11w1 earl of
aaremnnt ma Lome With mtmd-
M Me whool on Ctartmwt AT
visible. Lwase mme the re.ms
trip br play cab Jay.
Alma mmichrom, the fan
ham where
ou
Mumbm would neither (water.
Is. she mmemhrr mien tlaglry
aouvJ IM1e pump li which had
Tyson bought for kM in 1911. The
Ohm had been bought for Lume's
Dona the mans at IM1e
mother ti
check,
m the "cry Tire Dome hal
to Taron,o 1101 19 which n
UP[,
nlvvel deg,. p tormie
and am mime, modal
Alma,arzmbers IM1e m,ed of
amBlichy a, no
w Priorhad shut
rm M a al
eir, vokeep a ruh co
ban
mla
in In' WI m of by k¢pinn a bovle
When the
oaetheir mrd nae
the ,delayed with fresh
ro sell, waterter
The MId4m, woe
••. Ara
had" over mtbeing an the
tum her it mrypmaua
ea madelir her Ila come of
.the .anon. Awa he ream me
omvLonse goods lotrimAndar.s ippme adds or
19 4 be dozen cowl Overt milked
by HSM. thou la waxaparalm
dune rmm.ne aced 10 make but.
1ecThe [awe MM ohm Alt AT
ireI, me mi Alm, d,
ff, me wv.o rem alone the road,
lee w.a no ammr lir them ring
Ms chert we mlllde lmfon UP fid
terrorist awhile fletlo[ ml®tub
John Enlan Jones and his WHO vmmods Elimmau sMdler.
Alma said then as
readaio of dne wick,
g be Joni hardly mebe>
MIMY a ently is cendmina
the' vadniory He u and by "Pare In
old -lime heavy the un
d the game tom-
11984, he tivea n
«ia erre ward m
merecevaylmino ul commyouMtmren 10
W MumYr bulb iu hbuahs of
19" i, 'no W w vara the Badly
had to h tole, 10 We main raid in
muaz.. mill he was me oat A use
a agar unto terve,
Tile first tractor bout hoe the
mad
m a•Tlne care•' n star on
fhefaMoney mmklev wen if for.
Alma his father had bumw before
M1im. When he was ready to scot
Denmark'" leder he was able to lake
threen slowly. He bought the
doom he father land eten-
oly The held twon9N Ali to
him. old me father wereMe l
%Qlk omM
grommy bough ore ofdetermin
,
Ihe ngren ownership
1981.
He am his wire Evtlyn(ntt
hmotors) now milk 35 tows, and
their paromm modem gold 15
trust 90 head me nang yu.lings,
Hale, and belief.
They IIow Unocal lied man.
Ino meBown 99x anal W
110,11 350 med atm. The lana is
veraa Men-d,tm IaMmwS'
mmnave Purchased nick lana an
ld aro
Phenomenon which a mr both
Murry aim Evayn. They. over the
soysome. hie 'M"mI dv sh
allow Initial closer and Clues
to mei, farm. The Ivm door I.
derhodim e15Mmrhdomu
Il or the plana for the Butter.
na armed. Every, IWA, up a
a Imre ever phone wMtlo was
PrOdemblum dems the loathing For
rhevulot In 1971.
They el dal many of their
tgnbors ha.e hale the farm, dad
moved uuand "sly, what me
e
floul formula ,It be in the
AIM
list of Tioir fou
rnnmrnmasa an interest
n rankedVeTwir mom ,B
hamoiIrish, aimed and works
41 1 haeha. Linda, born in 19M.
Dot Boere den, la�kt n'A
Sit Sandlhed Rens, is cmeRwut
eehrbomu h and Me yotog,t
Dow, bore in P r3 is a Goode to
auamt.
Evelyn links tbedhilmen havewl
oore told the door A always
Me" m ry them work if they
want to, but it bald to Ampere
with the lur ofdi,y, livingam jobs
with TT guia!' hours nd better
pay
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Al is a farmer on the seventh concession, dust north
of Greenwood and a hard working member of Mt. Zion United
Church.
He gets together with his Little Brother once a week -
fishing in the summer, skiing in the winter, the occasional
Blue Jey baseball game, woodworking or even sometimes
working on the farm. Al calls himself "Big Uncle" because he
is past 50 years of age and most Big Brothers are younger.
461
GREENWOOD CONSERVATION AREA
Ever since the ravages of Hurricane Hazel 1n October,
1954 the people of the Toronto area have been conscious of
the possibility of another such catastrophe. This event
crystalized the need for flood control and water conser-
vation. And so in 1957 The Metro Toronto and Region
Cohse rvation Authority was established. It became one of
thirty six authorities in Ontario. Under its umbrella are
the watersheds of the Etobicoke, Mimico, Dan, Highland
Creek, Rouge, Petticoat and Duffin. The prime concern of
the Authority is Natural Resources - resources of water,
sail, forest, wild life and the preservation of properties
of historical interest.
The Greenwood Area was the first to be opened in the
eastern part of the Authority. The Hon. W. N. Sickle,
Minister of Pleasing had, Development officially opened it
on August 81 1958. The Area originated when it was learned
that the late Arthur Percy had deeded one hundred corea of
woodland to the County of Ontario as wild life sanctuary.
The County transferred it to the Authority and it became
the nucleus for the Greenwood Conservation Area.. More land
Was purchased from Charles Puekrin, Mrs. Corry, The Hicks•
Estate and Mr. Crawford. At the time of opening there were
375 acres. later a 160 acre block of land was bought on
reforested and it became the over -might camping area for
Scout groups. Other pieces of land have been purchased a
they became. available. Mare recently the 75 acrea of land
dust east of the main gates were purchased from George West.
There is now (1985) slightly over 700 acres in the Area.
Some of this is rough valley land, some is wooded area and
some is open area suitable for sports and Disease. Duffin
Creek, runs through it for a distance of nearly two miles.
A work shop was first erected. Then a house for the
Superintendent was built by the late Len Weatherston of
Greenwood. Sid Pugh was the first Superintendent (1957-
1974).
The trunks of the Canadian Northern Railroad case
crossed the area midway between the main
n gates and the 5th
concession. Service began in 19U end trains stopped
regularly at the Greenburn Station on the Greenwood Road.
In 1936 the tracks were taken up. Conservation workmen used
the graded track bed as a base for the road in the area.
And the railroad bridge structure at the edge of the valley
was used, with a bit of extra stonework, to make the present
"look out". From here a long deep view of the valley can
be seen. The autumn colors of the maples, mixed with the
green of the cedars with the creek ruining far below is a
breath -taking picture.
GREENWOOD CONSERVATION AREA cont•d.
There are two patrol officers with mobile telephones
in their vehicles who check the area and aid in the en-
forcement of fish and game laws. The Authority to most
anxious to be of service to rural lead owners in the area
and so a Conservation Assistance Program has been formed.
A technical staff is available to meet the increasing
demand for information on tree planting, farm ponds,
grassed waterways, tile drainage and erosion control.
Scout and Girl Guide groups are to be found in the
Area almost every weak -end and the Nature trail has become
a popular feature. Tours under the guidance of a Natural-
ist are regularly scheduled. School children by the bus-
load walk the trail observing the named trees, the plants,
the birds andunusualrock formations.
The Area has become a favourite picnic spot, not only
for small family groups but for large industrial groups as
well. There are conveniences such as sturdy tables, iron
barbecues, a refreshment booth, toilets, change houses and
regularly tested drinking water. However the Authority
wishes, as far as possible to leave the area in its natural
state.
Contributed by Doris Pugh
(Airs. Sid Pugh)
I,La3
In 1965 the Oxford family sold their home on Westney
Road, part of lot 11, concession 6. Rod Oxford said that
the area was no longer rural and suburban living was not
for him. For those who bad moved from the city in the
early 1960's it seemed very rural. Villagers on the west
aide of Westney Road north of the four corners could still
see Herb Middleton•s cows grazing an his pasture land,
occasionally breaching the fence and ending up in a vegetable
patch.
In April 1967, the Middletone sold their farm. Not long
afterwards their former frontage on westney Road was divided.
into two acre lots and put up Yor sale at 56,000.00 an acre,
many, many times over the price that had been paid per were
to the Middleton family.
This subdivision did not receive the approval of the Town
Council. They said that the land could be developed only in
Ad orderly Benner, having heed to water supplies and support
facilities. The land went back to agricultural use.
On March 3, 1982 an application to emend the Minister's
Zoning Order #1 was received at Council from Fourteen Estates
Ltd. They wished a building permit on behalf of a prospective
purchaser, for a single family dwelling unit on a lot with an
area of 7.45 hectares. The Zoning required aum lot
frontage of 183 metres and a lot areaof 10.12 hectares for a
single family dwelling used in connection with an agricultural
operation. This proposed dwelling (map F.R.) has not yet been
built. But the three lots to the south of it bordering on the
Disney property have been developed (map F.R.). The lots were
said to be sola at $55,000.00 each. Mr. and Mrs. R. Me David.
moved into the most northerly home of the three in December,
1982. Mr. and Mrs. R. Cooper end two children built and
occupied the middle one in 1984. Mr. end Mrs. Charron and two
children occupied the most southerly in 1985.
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Bear Sir or Madam:
Re: Minister's Zoning Order Amendment Application
18-ZO-02968606(1) - S. Mahar & R. Khanna
Part Lot 30, Concession 6 (Greenwood)
Town of Pickering
B. Well and R. Khanna have submitted an application to amend
Minister's Zoning Order No. 1 to permit the subject property to be
severed to create two residential lots. The retained lot proposes
to provide a minimum lot frontage of 89.5 metres and lot area of
4.8 hectares. The severed lot proposes to provide a minimum lot
frontage of 57.3 metres and lot area of 2.2 hectares. The Minister's
Zoning Order No. 1 requires a minimum lot frontage of 183 metres
and lot area of 10.12 hectares for a detached residential dwelling
unit used in connection with an agricultural operation.
Please find attached a location map identifying the subject
property and a site plan indicating the applicants' proposed lotting
configuration.
Notice of this meeting is being sent to you in accordance with
Town Policy. if further information is required, please do not
hesitate to contact Patti Scherer, Planner of this Department.
We would appreciate receiving any comments you may have so
that the Town Council will have all relevant information available
before then. Please submit your comments, in writing, to the under-
signed prior to July 14, 1986.
Yours very truly,
I.
T. M. Magi, M.C.I.P.,
PS/ph Director of Planning
Enclosure
Town of Pickering
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
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It took McCully and Bryant four years to get approval
for their draft plan of the proposed subdivision of parts
of lots 11 and 12, cont ession 5, Town of Pickering, Region
of Durham (map B).
They started with a proposal for 15 lots (map A). As
this is hilly land they had to have soil and water studies
done. Finally they submitted a plan for nine lots (map D).
The Township replied with their staff recommended plan
(map C) and May 1, 1985 letter (exhibit D). Hearings were
held all the way up the permission ladder, the final one
by the Ontario Municipal Board. This one was held to allow
residents, particularly those on Greenwood Road, to have
their final say on the matter.
Now in December, 1985 the subdivision has been approved
and the lots are for sale. what a long and costly road the
Bryants have travelled.
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Since 1965ve many new homes haw built in this area,
several on Greenwood Read and Concession 6.
In 1985 a new house was built on the east side of westney
Road opposite the Valley View school; another two on Com ession
6 opposite the Kenn and Janet McTaggart home. A large house
has been in the process of construe tion all of 1985 on the 4.5
hectares north of the Crawford home. It is roofed over but
has to be bricked in.
On July 109 two notices appeared in the newspapers. May
Noeapplications for amendment to the Minister's Zoning Order
l. one was from Bitondo's Market Ltd. to create seven
residential lots on lot 10, concession 5, south of Greenwood.
The other was from Gabrielle Colicchia to sever a 2.7 acre lot
with a dwelling into two residential lots on Paddock Road north
of Highway 7.
In spite of all this building, the view toward Duffin
Creek was still beautiful.
The fields were
still being used to produce crops, many of
them tilled by Herb Middleton Jr. December 31, 1985, Greenwood
was not yet a suburb but still a hamlet.
Janes Crawford
DRAFT PLAN OF PROPOSED
SUBDIVISION OF PARTS OF
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CONCESSION 5
TOWN OF PICKERING
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RE: Draft Plan of Subdivision and
Minister's Zoning Order Amendment Application
Submitted by I.A. McCully and T.P. Bryant
Regarding property known as Part Lot 11 and 12,
Concession 5
Pile B 2310 - M 2/84
Pile B 4100 - 18T -81047(R)
Please be advised that the Executive COmm ittee will be cOn-
sidering the above matter on Monday, May 13, 1985 at 7:30
P.M. in Council Chambers.
If you or your agent wishes to address the Committee with re-
spect to this matter, you may do so when the item is present-
ed for discussion at the meeting.
The draft plan circulated for comments on May 14, 1984,
proposed the davela pmant of 9 single detached dwellings on
lots with minimum frontage of 27 metres and an area
of 0.4
hectares with n municipal services. Lots 1 and 9of the
proposed draft plan currently support existing single
detached dwellings.
Please note that staff is recommending a number of revisions
to the applicants' submitted plan, dealing mainly with r the
relocation of the walkway and lot lines. A copy of the Staff
Recommended Plan is attached for your information.
The application to amend Minister's Zoning Order NO. 1
requests that development be permitted as proposed by Draft
Plan of Subdivision 18T -81047(R). Zoning Order No. 1 permits
Ingle -family dwellings accessory to agricultural uses
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lots having a m frontage of 182.88 metres and area of
10.12 hectares. The applicants propose to develop detached
dwellings on lots with minimum frontage of 27 metres and area
of 0.4 hectares. '
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GREENWOOD DEVELOPMENT PLAN
The Greenwood Ratepayers Association spent a great deal
of time studying the future of the hamlet. They decided that
proper planning was the only way to preserve the present
quality of living for the residents here. They conferred with
the Township Council said with experts in all fields of municipal
planning. They issued a questionnaire to determine the wishes
of the residents.
By September, 1982 a Greenwood Development Plan Background
Report was circulated to every home. The full text was made
available for viewing at the Planning Department in the Pickering
Corporate Centre.
1. It delineated the boundaries of and land uses within the
hamlet and outlined a set of load range planning policies
for the area.
2. It noted that, en well as residences, Greenwood contained
a park, a community Centre, a public school, a library,
e church, a general store and was the home of the Pickering
Museum. There were no industrial operations.
3• Two zoning orders of the Provincial Ministry of Municipal
Affairs and Rousing often superseded the Town's Rural area
By law (#3037)•
4. Durham Region Official Plan allowed only minor infilling
and/or minor additions to existing development.
5. Because the land was hilly and had imperfectly or moderately
drained soils lot sizes and grading practices were important
concerns.
6. Two major aquifer systems ran under the area providing enough
potable water.
'j. The flood plain around Duffin's Creek was studied.
8. Social services were sufficient to meet the demands of the
population. Municipal water, sewage, and garbage collection
were not available. The read network was adequate to handle
existing traffic. Further development would cause all these
factors to be reconsidered.
9. A questionnaire survey completed by 62.4 of the residents
showed the fallowing results:
(a) most residences were owner -occupied for more than ten
years.
(b) 50% of the residents were employed in professional,
technical or managerial jobs. 14% were students,
employed or retired.
(C) Most considered their private well -water and sewage
system adequate.
(d) Privacy, rural atmosphere azul social life were the most
attractive features of the area.
GREENWOOD DEVELOPMENT PLAN cont'd.
(e) Those answering the questions considered impact
on private services, location of new development
and amount of additional growth as the three most
important issues to be discussed.
(f) Most favoured single family detached dwellings on
1 or 2 acre lots.
(g) 50% considered the building of new residences
along existing roads between already built houses
as the most acceptable form of growth.
By October 1982 a discussion paper on the Development
Plan was produced and circulated. In it three strategies
were suggested, each showing an alternative pattern of
development and producing a different level of growth.
Rix general planning principles were set out to guide
the discussion. They were (1) The physical limits of the.
Hamlet of Greenwood should be well defined and easily
recognizable. (2) Within the boundary land should be used.
mostly for low density residential purposes. (3) Beyond
the boundary land should be used primarily for agriculture.
a4) ted present residents f the area should not be adversely
by new growth. (5) New housing should be prohibited
from locating on land that is hazardous or otherwise unstable.
(6) The unique mixture of natural and man-made elements in
Greenwood should be preserved and enhanced -- the wildlife
habitat of the East Branch of Duffin's Oreek, interesting
and historical structures, wooded areas, mature trees, and
the beautiful scenery in all directions.
The three alternative strategies were mapped (see following
maps).
In March 1983 all discussion on the Development Plan was
completed.
The preferred plan on the following map provided for all
the safeguards that the citizens had requested. Thee plan was
prepared in accordance with the provisions of the Durham Region
Official Plan and of the Pickering District Plan.
Compiled from facts circulated
by the Town of Pickering and
the Greenwood Ratepayers'
Association.
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Lands Ehl l be M'Omkp T1
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Description
This alternative Strategy defines a Namiat boundary
that a on passes lands fronting an the sixth concession
Road End includes properties to the south along
Greenwood Road and Westney Road. The creation of now
residential lots would be considered east of Westney,
Road south of the Sixth Concession Road to ,d -out•
the community in this ams. lends rear the middle
of the Health Nat am presently not part of the
built-up area Would remain ,developed.
statistics
1. sexist Arse; 43 hectares (106 acres)
2. Existing Number Of Occupied Residential lots
within Racier Am,: 49 10ts
3. Existing Number of Vacant Residential LOGS
Within Hamlet Area: J lots
4. Estlm-tad sooner of New Residential lots
Remitted within stems A m (aesuming
0.4 hectares- 1 acre - minimum lot sive): 10 lots
S. Estimated rermntaga increase in Residential
alts Within Eaglet Area: 11.9 percent
6. Estionted Re tape increase in Total
ropulation within Hamlet Area: 34.7 percent
]. EatI=ted Total papulatiW Within Nesset Area
(using ar of 3.3 persons per dwelling
unit): 218persons
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SUGGESTED ALTERMnVE II
Descliptlm
This alternative atrareV proposes a similar Hamlet
Eeundary as Altaxnat1w Z. However, in addition [
the undiny-OUV Of the c pity south of the Sixth
concession load east of Rescues Road, lams in the
middle of the Hamlet Ovula be permitted to be developed
(through the introduction of at least o v pnhlic
mood), pros
viding existing residents' a :rices are not
adversely affected and the "character"of the Hamlet
is preserved.
Statistics
1. Hamlet Area: 43 hectares (106 acres)
2. Existing Number of Occupied Residential Lure
within Hamlet Area: 49 lots
3. P isting Number of Vacant Residential Lots
Within Hamlet Area, 7 lots
4, Estimated Humber of New Residential Sats'
ferm£ctea within Haaaet Afez (eeaum ng
0.4 hectares- 1 acre - foulaium lot rise): 21 lots
5. Estimated Percentage increase in Residential
rats Within Allies Area: 37.5 percent
6. Estimated percentage Increase in Total
population Within Hamlet AMav 57.1 percent
). Estimated total pcWlation Within Hamlet Area
(using a ratio Of 3.3 persons per dwelling
unit): 254 persons
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LEGEND
Wilt -up Area
Lands Elio ibis for CevebpmeM
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Lescrdotion
This alternative strategy indicates an extended Hamlet
boundary that shows, in addition tothe development
proposed by Altemative ZZ, the possible developcent
of lands lying south of Highway No. 7, north of the
fisting built-up alas. Again, such development (which
would also mill,, the ronstrvction of at least one nsW
public road) would only be permitted If existing residents'
:vires are not adversely affected and the "chata<feY'
of the Hamlet fs preserved.
Statistics
i. Hamlet Area: 70 hectares (173 acres)
i. Existing Number of occupied Residential late
Within Hamlet Area: 51 lots
3. Existing Number of Vacant Residential lata
Within Hamlet Area: ll lots
4. Estimated aces, of Naw Residential IRts
oAmltted Within Hand at A a (assume ng
hectares- 1 acre - minimum lot slzel: 62 lots
5. Estimated Percentage I e in Residential
Lots Within Hamlet Area: 100 percent
6. Estimated Percentage Increase In Total
papulation Within Hamlet Ala,: 143.1 percent
7. Estimated Total Population Within Hamlet Area
(using a ratio of 3.3 persons per dwelling
U1104 409 persons
Hamlet of Greenwood
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forest, abundant wildlif%and the original forms ofbrming have become a part
ofhismry. The hill that used to be on the west side of the firm where the Brown
family's original Ing cabin was situated was mined 6m gone[. Its its place is a
22 acme Isla, fed by underground springs and stocked with bass. The site is home
for water fowl and other wild life.
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Glen. They have planned an intimare community of 30 homes surrounding
the lalre.
Each home will be built to the exacting specifications of our channels and will
be an individual expression of the taste and dreams of our purchasers.
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House Prices
THE FAIRHAVEN
House and ached 2 -car gauge
$183,000
(3,057 sq. ft.)
Septic
2,500
Well and pump
4,000
]Landscaping
10,000
Driveway allowance
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$204,5W
THE VICTORIAN
House
$168,OW
(2,752 sq. ft.)
U nda and deck
15,00
Septic
2,500
Well and pump
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$222,500
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House
$226,000
(4,273 sq. f.)
Deck
6,400
Septic
2,500
Well said pump
4,000
I dxaamg
10,000
Driveway allowance
5,000
Detached 2 -car gmage
1$000
$271,740
THE NEWHAVEN
House and attached 2-mr garage
$232,000
(3,622 sq, ft.)
Dock
11,00
Septic
2,500
Well and pump
4,000
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10,000
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THE CALAIS
House and attached 2 -cm garage
$223,000
(3,469 sq. ft.)
Deck
11,00
Septic
2,500
Well and pump
4,000
Landscaping
10,000
Drivewayallowence
5,000
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Lot 16
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$05,000
Lot l]
SOLD
Lot
$05,000
Lot IS
SOLD
Lot
$05,000
Lot 19
$ 90,000
Lots
$85,000
Lot 20
SOLD
Lot 6
$85,000
Lot 21
SOLD
Lot]
$85,000
Lot 22
SOLD
LOts
$85,000
Lot 23
SOLD
Lot
$85,000
Lot 24
$120,000
Lot 10
$95,000
Lot 25
SOLD
Lot 11
$05,000
Lot 26
SOLD
Lot 12
$85,000
Lot 27
SOLD
Lot 13
$85,000
Lot 28
SOLD
Lot 14
$05,000
Lot 29
$120,000
Lot 15
$85,000
Lot 30
$120,000
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Features
1. Whirlpool tub in ensuiro from Builder's samples.
2. Interior dears Calooial 800 series.
3. Colonial pine casing and baseboard throughout.
4. Sectional wood garage doors where applicable.
5. QuoBty thermal windows and loon by Mason.
6. Treating from Builder's samples.
]. Quality kitchen cabinets.
8. Plumbing F tures deluxe by American Standard or Crane.
9. Delve wiring package.
lo. Block foveation.
11. 200 amp. copper wiring with breaker panel.
12. Forced air electric heat pump.
13. Central vacuum.
14. Deluxe insulation package —R240 ceilings, R20 warps,
15. Fireplaces as per drawings.
16. Gravel driveway by Builder.
17. Landscaping package$10,000 by Builder, approved by owner.
18. Septic mar and system by Builder.
19. Well and pressure system to Budder's scecifications.
20. Builder will register all homes or HUDAC New Home Warranty Pmgtam at
Purchaser's expense.
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• Main Floor master bedroom with 4 -piece ensuite, large walk-in
clottt and bay window with access to deck
• Main floor library
• Main floor laundry and mud mom
• Two main floor powder rooms
• Luxury 4 piece bath on second Floor
• Attached 3 gauge
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• Grand foyer with open saturate
• Elegant fimplace in living mom with french dams leading an garden room
Fam • large, opmtoncept kitchen with unity island
• Skylit breakfast area with sliding glass doors to deck
• Separate formal charter room with french doors opening to deck
• large family mom with fireplace and french doors leading to deck
Ir • n4aln floor powder room
• Luge upper foyer
r•large master bedroom reaching bright sitting area with access to private
deck, walk-in clout, and luxury 4 -pi ve contrite
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• 4 -piece family beth
• Third floor guest mom with dormer windows and private bath
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Minister's Zoning Order Amendment Application
Submitted by B. Mahar and R. Khanna.—
Regarding property known as Part but 10, Cone. 6
File N 2310 - 18-20-029860fi(Ij
Please be advised that the Executive Committee will be, '
considering the above matter on Monday, 'September 8,41996 at 't.,.
7:30 -P.M. in Council Chambers.
If you or your agent wishes toiaddress the Committee: with ran
spect to this matter, you may do ac when the item is present-
ed for discussion at the meeting.
This application is to amend the Minister's Zoning Order to
permit the subject property to be severed to create two
residential lots.
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In June 1989 the Town of Pickering Task Committee
n Residential Growth and Development released a rummary
of their findings and preliminary recommendations for
discussion purposes only. This pamphlet wee placed in
Greenwood Library in duly.
Page nine, which follows, was of particular interest
because of the many lots that have been severed in the
past few years. It explains why the process has taken
anywhere from nnmonths to four years.
1. Application for development received by Planning
Department and circulated to Town Council and
other Town Departments for information.
2.(a) Notification sign posted on property by applicant.
Sign provides general details on application.
(b) Notification letter sent by Planning Department
to residents/landowners within 120 metres of
.r vpropertyI and to relevant public agent is s.
Letter explains details of application and
requests comments within 21 days.
*3. Public and agencies' comments submitted to Planning
Department for consideration. Meetings held 18
neoeseery to clarify/discuse responses.
4. Notification letter sent to public sad ageno ies
advising of date at which item to be considered
by either Executive Committee or Planning Committee
(letter sent at least 10 days before meeting),
Planning Report completed by Planning Department.
*5. Meeting of Executive Committee (or Plenzang
Committee) to consider application. All interested
reeidenta/landowners invited to attend and provide
comments to the Committee.
*6. Meeting of Town Council to consider recommendations
of Executive Committee (or Planning Committee).
Individuals wishing to comment must be recognised
by Council as a delegation.
7. Por subdivision plane end official plan amendments,
Town Conan il's decision is in the form of a recom-
mendation that must be considered by Regional Council
(in the case of subdivisions) or Regional Council and
the provincial Ministry of Municipal Affairs (in the
case of official plan amendments).
8. Por rezoning applications approved by Council, Planning
Department prepares Zoning By-law. Notification letter
ant to public and agencies advising of date at which
Zoning By-law to be considered by Town Council (letter
sent at least 30 days before Council meeting).
*9. Town Council "Statutory" public meeting to hear public
comments on Zoning By-law. All interested residents/
landowners invited to attend meeting and comment on
By-law.
cont'd.
10. Zoning By-law considered for passage by Town
Council. Council's consideration of By-law
may occur same evening as "statutory" public
meeting.
11. Notice of passage of By-law ci adulated to public
and agencies in accordance with requirements of
Planning Act. I£ no objections received within
35 days, By-law comes into force.
*12. If objections to By-law received¢ Town Clerk
forwards objections to Ontario Eflanicipal Board
for consideration and possible 0113 he ariny.
* Asterisk indicates step in process where public
amrolvement occurs.
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La communaute de l'avenir.
News release
Ministry
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Housing
NEW COMMUNITY LAUNCHED IN TOWN OF PICKERING
March 29, 1990
PICKERING - The government of Ontario is planning a new kind of
community for 90,000 people on provincially -owned land northeast of
Metropolitan Toronto, Housing Minister John Sweeney announced today.
A wine range of homes will be available to households of all
comes. They will.include non-profit homes for rent, starter homes for
first-time buyers and others for second and third -time buyers, Mr.
Sweeney said.
"We have before us an opportunity of a lifetime," Mr. Sweeney said.
'It's an opportunity to mould some seven thousand acres into a home for
90,000 people, a complete community, not just houses -and roads but a
community in the true sense of the word."
Planning for this community will reflect the four principles for growth
n the Greater Toronto Area outlined in a recent speech by Ontario
Premier David Peterson. They call for growth that preserves and enhances
the natural environment, enhances the quality of life and promotes long-
term economic prosperity. These goals are to be achieved at the
direction and leadership of the province and strong municipal governments
working together.
'This community will be a working example of this government's
commitment to our environment" said Mr. Sweeney "Targets will be
established to encourage not only the use of buses and trains, but also to
conserve energy and water and to reduce household waste," Mr. Sweeney
said.
Seaton will be a compact community that uses land wisely. Every
effort will be made to preserve and enhance important natural assets for
the people who will live and work in the community. Other ways of
achieving a compact community could include building homes on smaller
lots, creating narrower roadways and having sidewalks on a single side of
the street.
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The community's first stage, which will move ahead as quickly a
possible, will be housing for 5,000 to 7.000 people as well as infrastructure
such as sewers and roads, community services and commercial facilities
such as office space and retail stores.
A public corporation is being established to oversee the planning of
the community. The Hon. Jahn Sweeney has appointed a panel to
recommend candidates for the position of chairperson of the new
corporation. The minister plans to announce the name of the chairperson
in the near future.
The corporation will encourage the public to participate and to offer
advice on planning matters. Members of the public will also sit an
advisory panels designed to assist the corporation on a wide range of
issues including the environment, social services and construction.
The corporation will also work with the Town of Pickering and the
Region of Durham and it will work with builders and developers. The
public corporation will ensure there are good opportunities for small
builders.
"1 think you'll agree this corporation will have a vital role, not in
building Seaton, builders are the experts in that department, but in shaping
Seaton," Mr. Sweeney said.
"This is an inspiring opportunity." Mr. Sweeney said. "An opportunity
for the province to join in a partnership with local governments, members
of the public, and the private sector to create a community that will be a
working model for the coming century."
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For further information, please contact.
Tom Zitys Mark Sherwin
Seaton Interim Planning Team Ministers Office
(416) 585-6010 (416) 585-7111
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La cornmunaute de l'avenir.
FACTS ABOUT SEATON
Location In the Town of Pickering, just northeast of
Metropolitan Toronto.
Historical Background Seaton was originally conceived as a
companion community for a federally -planned
action. Planning for the airport was stopped
in the 1970s. In the meantime, growth in the
surrounding metropolitan area has increased
to the point where development of Seaton is
now appropriate.
Planning Designation Seaton has been designated as an urban area
in the Official Plan of the Region of Durham,
allowing for a population of 90,000.
Current Population There are approximately 350 residents, with
agriculture being a major activity along with a
number of small industrial operations.
Recreational Uses Current facilities nearby include the Whitevale
and Seaton golf courses, a hiking trail along
West Duffin Creek adjacent conservation
areas and the largest urban park in Canada
located in the Rouge River Valley.
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Future Population The 7,000 acres of provincial land allotted for
Seaton will eventually be home to 90,000
people. Work will begin as soon as possible
with the first stage housing some 5,000 -
7,000 people.
Housing Availability Seaton will be a community of homes that is
accessible to households of all incomes.
There will be non-profit homes for rent,
starter homes for first-time buyers and homes
for second and third -time buyers.
Homes will be available at a full range of
prices and rents. A variety of sizes and
types of homes will be available to suit
families, senior citizens and single people and
to serve a broad range of needs. Innovation
in housing design will be encouraged.
Complete Community Seaton will not be just another 'bedroom
community", people will live as well as find
jobs in the new community. The province
will work with local municipalities and
government ministries on a strategy for the
best use of land within Seaton that is
designated for industrial use.
Servicing The York Durham sewer system, which passes
near the site of the new community, has
been designed to se Seaton. A sub -
trunk of this system will be extended to the
site of the new community. The Region of
Durham is currently preparing plans to supply
water to the new community.
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A Community for the 1990s and Beyond
La ci mmunaute de l'avenir
SEATON: RESPECTING THE ENVIRONMENT
Compact Growth Seaton will be a compact community which
allows for the most efficient use of land,
water, energy and public transit.
Preserving Natural Assets Every effort will be made to preserve Seaton's
natural assets and the attractiveness of its
surroundings. An important priority will be
the preservation of valleylands, water courses,
wetlands and environmentally -significant
woodlots.
Where possible, preserved areas will be
integrated with open space systems and
parkland. Special attention will be paid in the
location of roads and infrastructure to
preserve the pattern of tree -lined concession
roads.
Heritage landmarks Opportunities to preserve and restore heritage
landmarks will be pursued in order to
contribute to the distinctive identity and
cultural vitality of the new community.
Energy Conservation A public corporation with the assistance of
advisory panels will recommend specific
targets for conserving water and energy,
reducing waste and encouraging use of public
transportation.
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Such objectives can be achieved through
housing designs that encourage energy
efficiency, including implementation of the R-
2000 standards for thermal energy efficiency;
and building standards that ensure water
conservation, such as low -flow showerheads
and low -flush toilets.
Waste Management In addition to recycling, reduction and reuse,
local disposal of waste will be promoted.
The community will be planned designed and
constructed so that it will, at the very least,
meet provincial waste diversion targets of 50
percent from landfill and incineration by the
year 2000.
New Technology State-of-the-art technology and techniques
will be examined in order to ensure maximum
protection of the environment. For example,
to protect water quality in local streams and
rivers, improved methods of storm water
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SEATON: THE TRANSIT NETWORK
Transit and the
Emdmnment The compact development of Seaton will
encourage the increased use of public transit
which is an effective means of protecting the
environment through conservation.
Appropriate densities will be established to
make it economically feasible to operate
efficient bus services from the earliest stages
of development. This will encourage more
people to use public tenspertetion, reducing
pressure on the roads as well as tuning
down on the emission of exhaust fumes.
Transit kinks in
Ne Community Seaton's balanced community approach will
strive to integrate homes, workplaces and
commercial outlets. In this way, residents will
be less dependent on the automobile as
facilities will be located in closer proximity to
home.
Transit links to
Other Communities Public transit facilities linking Seaton to
Metropolitan Toronto, other parts of Durham
Region, and the rest of the Greater Toronto
Area will be key. Provision will be made for
reserved bus lanes on Staples Avenue,
Taunton Road, and on Brock Road.
The expansion at GO Rail service to Oshawa
will provide convenient, effective transit
connections to major employment centres in
Durham Region.
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GO Transit A Brock Road bus connection to the Pickering
GO station will be available from the start of
the new development.
Transportation
Improvements While public transit is the focus, several
- initiatives have been launched to improve the
overall transportation network in the North
East Metro Area. These include connecting
Taunton Road with Steeles Avenue, and
improving Steeles Avenue within Metro.
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La cominunaute de Z'avenir.
SEATON: INVOLVING THE PUBLIC
New Ideas The development of Seaton offers the
opportunity to try new and innovative planning
approaches, to take the best ideas for
improving the urban environment and to
implement them as a model for other
developments across the province.
The Public Corporation A public corporation will ensure that Seaton
is developed in a way that meets
environmental and community development
goals. The corporation will be guided by'a
board of directors reflecting essential areas of
expertise and representing a wide range of
community interests.
Working with Municipal
Governments; Every effort will be made by the public
corporation to work closely with elected
officials and staff of the Town of Pickering
and the Region of Durham and engage in
ongoing consultations with other neighbouring
municipalities.
Working whh she Public A citizen advisory committee will consult
with the corporation on the broad principles
of community development.
Seaton will bring together the best minds and
put the most innovative thinking and expertise
M the forefront of developing the community.
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BACKGROUND ON SELECTION PANEL COMMITTEE MEMBERS
AND THE NORTH PICKERING CORPORATION
The announcement of the panel members tarecommend the Chairperson
of the North Pickering Corporation reflects the provincial government's
commitment to seek out community opinion and expert advice.
All seven members bring a wide range of professional skills, public
experience, and community involvement to the selection process. Norah
Stoner is the M.P.P. for Durham West while Gary Herrema is Chairman of
the Regional Municipality of Durham. Wayne Arthurs is Mayor of the Town
of Pickering.
Peter Burns is Vice President of both Urbandale Realty Corporation and
Urbandale Construction in Ottawa. He is also a member of the Residential
Rental Standards Board. Dan Huff has been an Environmental Director
with the Federation of Ontario Naturalists as well as holding his current
position as Chair for the Coalition for Forests for Tomorrow.
Barbara Black is Executive Director with the Social Development Council of
Ajax -Pickering as well as holding the position of Chair, Durham Access to
Permanent Housing Committee. Macklin Hancock Is a planner with Project
Planning Limited as well as being a member of the Board of Directors of
Conservation Council of Ontario.
ROLE OF THE COMMITTEE
Applicants for the position of Chairperson of North Pickering Corporation
will be Interviewed by the panel. Based on criteria provided by the Minister
of Housing, the panel will screen the applicants, hold interviews, and
recommend a short list of candidates to the Minister. An executive search
firm will assist with these steps. The Minister, in consultation with his
colleagues and the Premiers Office, will then recommend a candidate from
the list.
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Preliminary selection criteria for a Chairperson include sound judgement,
sensitivity to public processes and community development, and an
understanding of housing, social and environmental issues. As well, that
person should be identified as favouring innovation in community planning.
The past record of the Chairperson should reflect support for the provision
of affordable housing, reducing environmental Impact of tlevelopment, and
achieving objectives through partnerships with municipal governments, the
private sector and community groups.
MANDATE OF THE CORPORATION
The corporation's mandate is to oversee the development of the North
Pickering Planning Area in accordance with the North Pickering
Development Corporation Act 1974 and government policies.
A citizens advisory committee and a technical advisory committee will be
established to advise the board of the corporation. The Corporation is to
prepare a public consultation plan and to establish, through the vehicle of
its Corporate Plan, how and when to involve the private development
industry in theiractivities.
The corporate plan and associated capital and operating budgets which
define these and other policies are submitted annually to the minister for
approval. These in turn form pan of the estimates submitted by the
mister to cabinet and the legislature. Any changes to the corporate plan
which may have financial implications require the approval of the minister
and of management board.
ROLE OF THE CHAIR AND THE BOARD
The chairperson and board of directors are responsible for carrying out the
mandate of the corporation in accordance with the policies provided by
the Minister of Housing. These responsibilities include providing direction
for the chief executive officer in translating policy objectives into
operational plans and activities, as well as ensuring that the corporation is
operated in accordance with the approved corporate plan.
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The chairman and board submit the annual corporate plan and capital and
operating budgets to the minister for approval. They also, with the Deputy
Minister of Housing, review and propose amendments to the development
principles.
Further responsibilities include informing
the minister of the corporation's
activities and decisions, and
particularly
of any
significant changes to the
plan for development They
also submit
annual
financial statements.
SPEAKING NOTES FOR THE HONOURABLE JOHN SWEENEY,
MINISTER OF HOUSING.
SEATON
MARCH 29, 1990
CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY
THANK YOU NORAH AND THANK YOU PREMIER, AND GOOD
MORNING LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
WE ARE ABOUT TO BEGIN WHAT IS AN INSPIRING PROJECT.
WE'RE PLANNING AN ENTIRE COMMUNITY.
THINK ABOUT THAT FOR A MINUTE.
WE HAVE BEFORE US AN OPPORTUNITY OF A LIFETIME.
AN OPPORTUNITY TO MOULD SOME 7 -THOUSAND ACRES OF
PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT LAND INTO A HOME FOR 90 -
THOUSAND PEOPLE ... A COMPLETE COMMUNITY NOT JUST
HOUSES AND ROADS... BUT A COMMUNITY IN THE TRUE SENSE
OF THE WORD.
IN FACT THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO RE -DEFINE, NOT JUST
WHAT A COMMUNITY IS, BUT WHAT A COMMUNITY CAN BEI
TAKING THE BEST OF WHAT HAS WORKED WELL IN THE PAST,
APPLYING THE SOLUTIONS OF TODAY AND PROVIDING FOR
THE NEEDS OF TOMORROW.
WE WILL TAP THE MOST INNOVATIVE MINDS THROUGH A
DYNAMIC PARTNERSHIP INVOLVING THE PROVINCE, THE TOWN
OF PICKERING, THE REGION OF DURHAM, BUILDERS AND THE
PUBLIC.
WE MUST INVOLVE EVERYONE IF WE ARE TO CREATE A
COMMUNITY IN THE TRUE SENSE OF THE WORD.
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WE'VE SEEN A GREAT MANY CHANGES IN THE PAST FEW
DECADES -- A CHANGING POPULATION, CHANGING LIFE
STYLES AND CHANGING NEEDS.
THERE ARE MORE SINGLE -PARENT FAMILIES AND MORE
FAMILIES WHERE BOTH PARENTS WORK FULL TIME.
THERE ARE MORE SENIORS CHOOSING TO LIVE LONGER IN
THE COMMUNITY.
AND THERE ARE MORE SINGLE PEOPLE CHOOSING TO LIVE ON
THEIR OWN.
THIS WILL BE A COMMUNITY OF HOMES THAT IS ACCESSIBLE
TO HOUSEHOLDS OF ALL INCOMES.
THERE WILL BE NON-PROFIT HOMES FOR RENT, STARTER
HOMES FOR FIRST-TIME BUYERS AND OTHERS FOR SECOND -
AND THIRD -TIME BUYERS.
IT WILL BE A COMMUNITY PEOPLE WILL WANT TO BE A PART
OF.
THIS WILL BE A COMMUNITY FOR THE 19905 AND BEYOND,
IT WILL SERVE AS A MODEL FOR DEVELOPMENT AND ITS
INNOVATIONS SHARED AND ADAPTED RIGHT ACROSS THE
PROVINCE.
THE COMMUNITY WILL BE A WORKING EXAMPLE OF THIS
GOVERNMENTS COMMITMENT TO OUR ENVIRONMENT.
FOR INSTANCE, IT WILL BE PLANNED IN A WAY THAT
ENCOURAGES CONSERVATION THROUGH WIDE -SPREAD USE OF
PUBLIC TRANSIT.
MY COLLEAGUE, THE HONOURABLE BILL. WRYE, WILL HAVE
MORE TO SAY ON THIS SHORTLY.
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CONSERVATION WILL COME NATURALLY TO THE PEOPLE OF
THIS NEW COMMUNITY.
TARGETS WILL BE ESTABLISHED TO ENCOURAGE NOT ONLY
THE USE OF BUSES AND TRAINS, BUT ALSO TO CONSERVE
ENERGY AND WATER AND TO REDUCE HOUSEHOLD WASTE.
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IT WILL BE A COMPACT COMMUNITY THAT USES LAND
WISELY.
WHAT WE DON'T DEVELOP ON THE SEATON LANDS WILL BE
AS IMPORTANT AS WHAT WE DO DEVELOP.
EVERY EFFORT WILL MADE TO PRESERVE AND ENHANCE
IMPORTANT NATURAL ASSETS FOR THE PEOPLE WHO WILL
LIVE AND WORK IN THE COMMUNITY.
DEVELOPMENT WHICH IS ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND IS ALSO
ECONOMICALLY SOUND ANDWEINTEND TO ILLUSTRATE THAT
PRINCIPLE IN SEATON.
AFTER ALL, IT WILL BE A NEW APPROACH TO DEVELOPING
OUR LAND THAT WILL ALLOW US TO PRESERVE MORE LAND
AS WE HAVE DONE IN THE ROUGE.
AS WE GET THE KIND OF SUPPORT WE NEED FOR COMPACT,
CONSERVING COMMUNITIES THAT USE LESS LAND THERE WILL
BE MORE LAND LEFT FOR OTHER PURPOSES SUCH AS OPEN
SPACE, WILDLIFE HABITATS AND AGRICULTURAL USE.
SOME PEOPLE MAY HEAR THIS MORNING'S NEWS ABOUT
SEATON AND SAY "IT'S ABOUT TIME."
I AGREE!
IN FACT THIS COMMUNITY HAS BEEN TALKED ABOUT FOR SO
LONG YOU'D THINK IT ALREADY EXITS]
IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY WE'RE NOT GOING TO LET SLIP BY ANY
LONGER.
THIS MORNING WE TURN YEARS OF TALK INTO ACTION.
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THIS IS NOT JUST ANOTHER GOVERNMENT INITIATIVE.
IT SHOULD NOT BE VIEWED IN ISOLATION.
THE FACT IS IT FITS -IN WELL WITH WHAT THE GOVERNMENT
IS DOING IN THIS PART OF THE GREATER TORONTO AREA.
THERE'S A NEED FOR GREEN SPACE, SO ON MONDAY THE
MINISTER OF NATURAL RESOURCES ANNOUNCED THE
PRESERVATION OF THE ROUGE RIVER VALLEY.
THERE'S A NEED FOR MORE HOUSING, SO THIS MORNING
WE'RE ANNOUNCING PLANS FOR A NEW COMMUNITY IN
SEATON.
AND TO MOVE THESE PEOPLE AROUND, THE MINISTER OF
TRANSPORTATION IS HERE TO TALK ABOUT SOME IMPORTANT
INITIATIVES HE IS TAKING.
AND THERE WILL BE MORE INITIATIVES ANNOUNCED SHORTLY.
THESE ARE ALL CO-ORDINATED STEPS THIS GOVERNMENT IS
TAKING TO MANAGE GROWTH AND ENSURE A HIGH QUALITY
OF LIFE FOR THE PEOPLE OF THIS PROVINCE.
THEY REFLECT THE FOUR PRINCIPLES THE PREMIER SPOKE
ABOUT LAST WEEK.
GROWTH THAT PRESERVES AND ENHANCES OUR NATURAL
ENVIRONMENT, ENHANCES OUR QUALITY OF LIFE AND
PROMOTES LONG-TERM ECONOMIC PROSPERITY, AND ALL AT
THE DIRECTION AND LEADERSHIP OF THE PROVINCE AND
STRONG MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS WORKING TOGETHER.
ONE OF THE WAYS WE WILL ACHIEVE THESE GOALS IS BY
ENCOURAGING WIDE PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT IN THE PLANNING
AND DEVELOPMENT PROCESS.
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TO ENSURE THAT THE VALUES AND GOALS WE ARE
DESCRIBING THIS MORNING ARE HONOURED, WE ARE
ESTABLISHING A PUBLIC CORPORATION TO OVERSEE ALL
ASPECTS OF PLANNING FOR THIS COMMUNITY.
A MEMO OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE CORPORATION
AND THE GOVERNMENT WILL CLEARLY DESCRIBE THE KIND OF
COMMUNITY WE WANT, HOW IT IS TO BE ACHIEVED AND
MATTERS OF TIMING.
WHICH BRINGS ME BACK TO THIS NEW COMMUNITY. WE
EXPECT PREPARATIONS FOR DEVELOPMENT WILL BEGIN AS
SOON AS POSSIBLE.
THE FIRST STAGE WILL INCLUDE HOUSING FOR MORE THAN
5 -THOUSAND PEOPLE.
OUR GOAL IS A COMMUNITY IN WHICH PEOPLE CAN LIVE AS
WELL AS WORK AND WHERE THEIR SOCIAL, CULTURAL AND
RECREATIONAL NEEDS ARE MET.
WE WILL WORK WITH OTHER GOVERNMENT MINISTRIES,
MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS, THE REGION AND THE PRIVATE
SECTOR TO MAXIMIZE OPPORTUNITIES ON LAND WITHIN
SEATON THAT IS ZONED FOR INDUSTRIAL USE.
MUCH OF THAT PLANNING PROCESS WILL INCLUDE THE
PUBLIC. THE CORPORATION WILL ENCOURAGE MEMBERS OF
THE PUBLIC TO PARTICIPATE AND TO OFFER ADVICE ON
PLANNING MATTERS. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WILL SIT ON
ADVISORY PANELS DESIGNED TO ASSIST THE CORPORATION
ON A WIDE RANGE OF ISSUES INCLUDING THE ENVIRONMENT,
SOCIAL SERVICES AND CONSTRUCTION.
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THE CORPORATION WILL ALSO WORK WITH THE TOWN OF
PICKERING AND THE REGION OF DURHAM AND IT WILL WORK
WITH BUILDERS AND DEVELOPERS BIG AND SMALL. YES, THE
PUBLIC CORPORATION WILL ENSURE THERE ARE GOOD
OPPORTUNITIES FOR SMALL BUILDERS IN SEATON.
AND THERE WILL MOST CERTAINLY BE OPPORTUNITIES FOR
INNOVATIVE THINKERS.
IN FACT, ONE OF THE FIRST DUTIES OF THE PUBLIC
CORPORATION WILL BE TO ARRANGE FOR A DESIGN
COMPETITION.
IT WILL SOLICIT THE LATEST IDEAS ON COMMUNITY PLANNING
FROM THE BRIGHTEST MINDS IN ONTARIO AND ELSEWHERE.
AND TO GET THE PUBLIC CORPORATION GOING AS SOON AS
POSSIBLE I'VE APPOINTED A PANEL TO MAKE
RECOMMENDATIONS TO ME FOR THE POSITION OF CHAIR OF
THE CORPORATION.
MEMBERS OF THE PANEL ARE LISTED IN YOUR INFORMATION
KITS.
I EXPECT TO ANNOUNCE SOON THE NAME OF THE
CHAIRPERSON.
I THINK YOU'LL AGREE THIS CORPORATION WILL HAVE A VITAL
ROLE, NOT IN BUILDING SEATON, BUILDERS ARE THE EXPERTS
IN THAT DEPARTMENT, BUT IN SHAPING SEATON.
AS I SAID EARLIER, THIS IS AN INSPIRING OPPORTUNITY.
AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PROVINCE TO JOIN IN A
PARTNERSHIP WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, MEMBERS OF THE
'PUBLIC AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR TO CREATE A COMMUNITY
THAT WILL BE A WORKING MODEL FOR THE COMING
CENTURY.
THANK YOU.
REMARKS BY
THE HONOURABLE WILLIAM WRYE
MINISTER OF TRANSPORTATION
RE: A TRANSPORTATION AGENDA FOR A NEW COMMUNITY
MARCH 29, 1990
CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY
GOOD MORNING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN:
THIS NEW URBAN AREA OF 90,000 PEOPLE
WILL CREATE TRANSPORTATION DEMANDS -- AND PROVIDE
A UNIOUE OPPORTUNITY TO INCORPORATE
FORWARD -THINKING TRANSPORTATION PLANNING INTO THE
COMMUNITY FROM DAV ONE.
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TO BUILD THE TRANSPORTATION LINKS THAT
WILL MAKE SEATON A VIBRANT, HEALTHY PLACE TO LIVE
AND WORK, WE WILL SEEK EXTENSIVE CONSULTATION
WITH DURHAM AND PICKERING AND EMPLOY A FULLY OPEN
AND PUBLIC PLANNING PROCESS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF
BOTH THE EXISTING AND FUTURE COMMUNITIES.
A FEW DAYS AGO, PREMIER PETERSON SPOKE
ABOUT THE GROWTH OF THE GREATER TORONTO AREA. ITIS
VISION OF THE FUTURE INCLUDED A MODEL OF
DEVELOPMENT THAT EMPHASIZED THE USE OF PUBLIC
TRANSIT.
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OUR APPROACH TO MEETING THE
TRANSPORTATION NEEDS OF SEATON WILL RELY HEAVILY
ON WINING PUBLIC TRANSIT A SENSIBLE AND VIABLE
OPTION.
OUR TRANSIT -BASED APPROACH HAS THREE
MAIN THRUSTS:
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FIRST, WE WILL PURSUE COMMUNITY DESIGN
THAT ENCOURAGES TRANSIT USE AND MAKES SEATON AN
EMPLOYMENT DESTINATION AS WELL AS A GOOD PLACE TO
LIVE. OUR GOAL IS TO REACH $O PER CENT TRANSIT
USE DURING RUSH HOUR. THIS EMPHASIS ON PUBLIC
TRANSIT HAS A NUMBER OF ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS.
FOR EXAMPLE, IT CONTRIBUTES TO REDUCING VEHICLE
EMISSIONS AND REPRESENTS ONE OF THE GOVERNMENT'S
CONTRIBUTIONS TO MEETING THE CHALLENGE OF GLOBAL
WARMING.
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SECOND, WE WILL ENSURE STREET LAYOUTS
WHICH MAKE BUS SERVICE ACCESSIBLE AND EFFICIENT.
ARTERIAL ROADS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY WILL BE
DESIGNED FOR THE OPERATION OF BUSES.
TRANSIT ACCESS TO THE COMMUNITY WILL BE
A PRIORITY. IN COOPERATION WITH DURHAM AND METRO,
WE WILL MAKE PROVISION FOR RESERVED BUS LANES ON
STEELES AVENUE AND TAUNTON ROAD, AND ON BROCK
ROAD. WE WILL CREATE A DIRECT BROCK ROAD BUS
CONNECTION WITH THE GO RAIL STATION AT PICKERING.
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LET ME MAKE IT CLEAR WE ARE NOT
PROPOSING THE CONSTRUCTION OF A BROCK ROAD
HIGHWAVs AS SOME HAVE SUGGESTED. WE WILL BE
PROTECTING THIS CORR.00Ro ALONG WITH ONE IN THE
14ORNINGSIDE AREA IN SCARBOROUGH) UNTIL A REVIEW
OF LONGER TERM TRANSPORTATION NEEDS IN THIS AREA
IS COMPLETED. LET ME ADD THAT THESE CORRIDORS
WILL BE SUBMITTED FOR REVIEW UNDER THE
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT ACT.
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THAT REVIEW WILL EXAMINE ALL HIGHWAY,
ARTERIAL AND TRANSIT OPPORTUNITIES AND WILL
INVOLVE FULL PUBLIC CONSULTATION. WE WANT TO
ENSURE THAT NECESSARY TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENTS
ARE SENSITIVE TO THE IMPACTS ON BOTH THE
ENVIRONMENT AND ON EXISTING COMMUNITIES.
FINALLY, WE ARE PROVIDING DURHAM REGION
WITH IMMEDIATE FUNDING TO CONNECT TAUNTON ROAD
WITH STEELES AVENUE AND WE WILL COMMIT FUNDING TO
METRO TO WIDEN STEELES, THESE INITIATIVES ARE
ESSENTIAL COMPONENTS OF LINKING METRO TORONTO AND
DURHAM.
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OUR TRANSPORTATION PLANS FOR THIS NEW
COMMUNITY WILL RESPECT THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT,
THEY WILL MEET THE DEMANDS OF NEW GROWTH AND
DEVELOPMENT AND THEY WILL BE DEVELOPED IN A
PROCESS THAT FULLY INVOLVES THE EXISTING
COMMUNITY.
MOST IMPORTANT OF ALL, SEATON WILL BE
INTEGRATED INTO THE TRANSPORTATION AND LAND -USE
OBJECTIVES OF DURHAM REGION AS A TRANSIT -ORIENTED
COMMUNITY DESIGNED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE PEOPLE
OF THE REGION TO OFFER A HIGH QUALITY OF LIFE.
THANK YOU.
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GRENN-00D UNIT® CHURCH
The furniture and other articles Mich have been added to our
Church from time to time, in memory of dear ones who have passed
away Provide an important link With the past and add much to
our 61berch. They are as fellows,
Pulpit - Mr. and Mrs. William Gee, Sr. - by their daughter
Mrs. Mary Cookman
Communion Table - Derwent Gibson - by Mr. and Mrs. Fred Gibson
Small Table for flowers - Mrs. C. S. Stevenson _ @ Brass Jardiniere
Baptismal Pont - Mrs. T. A. Wmrthy - by Mr. S. A. Worthy
Silver ?,war for Communion - Mrs. S. A. Worthy - by Hr. S. A. Worthy
DM Pulpit Chair - from the old White frame Church
Three Pulpit Chairs - Mr. and Mrs, F. L. Green - by 'flea Edna Green
Circuit Plan - by Mr. F. L. Crean
Pictures of Ministers - by Mr. F. L. Green
Honour Rolls First World Mar - by the 'Young People of the congregation
Homur Roll, Second World War
CONERIlion Set - Joanne Morden Mitchell - by Heather Barclay
Collection Platen - Jeawe Morden Mitchell - by Mr,&Mrs, Andrew Morden
Brass Vase - Mrs. Eileen Morden - by the family
Hymn Books, words only - 'h•, William Middleton - by the family
Hymn Books, words only - Mrs. Andrew Pegg - by the fomily
Pulpit Ranging -Mrs. Agnea S. Wilson - by the family
Lectern - Irven L. McLean - by Mrs. Mary McLean, Mies Beatrice McLean
and Mrs. Elva Henning
Clock - Mrs. Mary Oee - by the Estate of Mrs. Mary Gee
By= Books, cards and music - Nr. Hugh Crawford - by Mrs. Saint Cramford
µels r.t.a iqu.
Hymn bookss words and music - by Mr, sed Mrs. Party Clarke
5500, from the estate of Miss Rate Greens for the Christian
3876 Poster - by F. L. Green Education building
Epworth League Certificate - by The Epworth League
Myron Bcoks, words ani music - Mrs, Ethel Byers - Mrs. Lloyd Pegg
OTTAWA
,IIINY., 1986
Dear Constituents:
Im glad say that
summer
Isfinally on the way.
Iimagine many of you will be
getting in a few days of
vacationover the next couple of
months, so I an sending this
report off early to keep you
informed.
Included in this issue. you will
find the sults othe postal
survey which appeared in the
previous report. There is also
an update on the Ontario
nmy, a schedule which will
give you an idea of how I spend
my time in Ottawa, and a note
on see of Ontario Hiding's most
exemplary resiaeats.
Please remember to contact me if
there is any other information
or assistance I c provide
regarding any Federal matter.
Have agreat summer]
Sine y, T
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Scctt Fennell, M.P.
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appointmnxpired In November. .......
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INDEX TO GREENWOOD RINEY
Ajax Pickering Gen.
Hospital 30
Dimson
9
Alma
1
Disney
5
Anderson
15,53
Durham Region Science
Fair
Axuus
99 21
1980 1
Arthurs
15
Durham Conservation
Centre 13
Aultman
61,71
Carson
192
Dundan
62
Barn Swallow Pottery 11, 19
Dyer
19
Barrie
12
Dempster
73
Bartal
9
Baan
1,12
8
Election, Provincial
1987 23
Bates
Beach
55,58,63
Election, Municipal
23
Belanger
11
Elrick
2,9
Beadle
2
Bitondo
9
B le
11,19
Rede ral Government
16
Brradleyadley
21
Fennell
10,25
Brackett
12
Piney
7,9,57
Bryant
9111,19
Filming 9119151,68
British Arms Ino
11
Firefighting
27,60Fisher
Brooks
1,55,58,61,63
2,8,19
em 10,12,27,29,41,65,55
Fleethan
55
BroBrown
Frenchman's Bay
13
Butler
2,12
Fournier
1
Byberg
9
Brownies
70
Gettysburg
67
Gilmore
1
Canada Goose
9
Girls lntermediate Basket -
Car Rally
8
ball, 1980
1
Carson
297,61962
Goodfellow
19
Carswell
55
Goodwin
55,58,63
Cable Television
29
Green and white Crafts
12
Census
18
Greenwood Store 10117,29,41
Clarke
11
Greenwood United Church 30055
Coldwater Farms Ltd.
13
58,63
Cole
55
Griffin
21
Conduit
1
Girl Guides
70,73
Conant
2
Corbett
7
Cragg
21
Health Heeds Study
20
Craig
15
Henning
55
Crawford
1921063,66
Seeress,
15
INBUSINESS Brougham's'Hotstove'Hardware
Hummers, nails and other
sundry items aren't the only things
you'll find atTheBmugham Herd
suite.
Proprietor Ed Lightle also
offers helpful advice and friendly
conversation in keeping with the
stored king had0ion of service with
e smile.
B's not uncommon to find
Gghtle at the centre of an im-
promptu "hotstme" discussion with
a few of his regular customers.
"There's alot of good people
here and 1 enjoy meeting them;"
he sma
The store, located as a land-
mark building that served as e
temperance hall back in the 1900s;
uses founded in the '30; by local
implement dealer D.L Moore. His
Ed Lighdesrirsupbwinen Wr BmughamffnNwom. i...v n,
ran, Jack, operated it as a bard. The business was in limbo
ware store until his death in ce- for a few months until IJghtle, a
camber of 1987. laborerwith Geoeml Motors, made
THE
BROUGHAM HARDWA
= GENERAL HARDWARE _
NO.7 k BROCK ROAD BDQU LID137
BROUGHAM, ONTARIO 683-1
Pool Gre chemicals a water testing
Simi Premium inter snttcning salt- 20 M. bags
Keys cut a Glaselscn<n repair
completeliardanre
HOURS
Monday -Thursday, Saturday: 8:30.6:00 p.m.
Friday: 830.7:00p.m.
a career change and took over the
store last spring.
"rd had Uyearswarkingwith
GM and decided it was time to try
something new," be says.
Lightle's first year in the
hardware business has been a
combinationofhard work and fun.
"I'm working harder here
than I didm GM. But I'm myown
bass here and I like that"
He says the store is a genet arl
hardware yet with a distinctive
country flair.
"We try to have many of Me
oddities that you don't find is a
city -type store"
Being located at Ne northeast
comer of Hwy. 7 and Brock Rd. is
ideal for Ligbtle and his wife, Di-
annowhoruns the Becker'soudet
next dam.
INDEX TO GREENWOOD RINEY
Ajax Pickering Gen.
Hospital 30
Dimson
9
Alma
1
Disney
5
Anderson
15,53
Durham Region Science
Fair
Axuus
99 21
1980 1
Arthurs
15
Durham Conservation
Centre 13
Aultman
61,71
Carson
192
Dundan
62
Barn Swallow Pottery 11, 19
Dyer
19
Barrie
12
Dempster
73
Bartal
9
Baan
1,12
8
Election, Provincial
1987 23
Bates
Beach
55,58,63
Election, Municipal
23
Belanger
11
Elrick
2,9
Beadle
2
Bitondo
9
B le
11,19
Rede ral Government
16
Brradleyadley
21
Fennell
10,25
Brackett
12
Piney
7,9,57
Bryant
9111,19
Filming 9119151,68
British Arms Ino
11
Firefighting
27,60Fisher
Brooks
1,55,58,61,63
2,8,19
em 10,12,27,29,41,65,55
Fleethan
55
BroBrown
Frenchman's Bay
13
Butler
2,12
Fournier
1
Byberg
9
Brownies
70
Gettysburg
67
Gilmore
1
Canada Goose
9
Girls lntermediate Basket -
Car Rally
8
ball, 1980
1
Carson
297,61962
Goodfellow
19
Carswell
55
Goodwin
55,58,63
Cable Television
29
Green and white Crafts
12
Census
18
Greenwood Store 10117,29,41
Clarke
11
Greenwood United Church 30055
Coldwater Farms Ltd.
13
58,63
Cole
55
Griffin
21
Conduit
1
Girl Guides
70,73
Conant
2
Corbett
7
Cragg
21
Health Heeds Study
20
Craig
15
Henning
55
Crawford
1921063,66
Seeress,
15
index to Greenwood
Diary cont'd.
Hoar
9711,55973
Newman
23939,62
Hooker
8
Nicholson
21929
Howe
7
Nuclear Plant
13
Hulowski
41
Nesci
73
Hydra
20975
O'Brien
55
incorporated Militia
Of
Olson
1
Upper Canada
12
12
Oshawa ICiwenie Musical
7
Osmand
55
Jamieson
61
Jolley
21
Jones
3,10961
P,A.O.T,
23,29
Joplin
61
Pascoe
899
Patterson 55,56,59,61,63,69
Pegg 397,8,55,58963,65
Kingetom
8,21
People or Planes
11029962
Kinsale
3,8,10,19
Pengelly Home
11
Pence
12
Land Development
19
Peterson
Phillipa
15,55
5
Landfill 13,20923,24929939
Pickering, Town
of 28
Latcham Gallery
3
68
Pickering Village
Lightle
Museum
12919,65,67
Living Nativity
61,69,71
Pitahforth
8
Liebman
3966
Post
9r 55, 59, 62
Low
28
Property Taxes
20
-
Public School Re-Ui1on 8
Mason
8
Manderson
62
26
Babies
20
Meme
Maher
55
2,11,61
Swabbed 9
Recycling of garbage 62,74
Martin
McCully
9,19
Rice io
61
Mc Geown
61
5
Robb
Rural Roots
65968
Mo Keen
McKenzie
1,8
McGregor
8
Seaton Satellite City 40
McGuire
21,58
Shuttlebugs Neavers
McLean
M
55
Guild
3012,20
McMullen
Maggacher 9,19,21,55,58,63,601
2,9
Meilanbacher
11
Snowden
Boaters
60,73
ller
Middleton
4,62
Sprately
2,7,10
Milne
3,9,55
319:55
9nith
192
2,3121
morden
42119,21
Stell
Stoner
5,9,15,23,55
Mo bray
Mt. cion Orated Church 60
Stuart
55
61,63,71
Municipal
15
Stymest
4,10
Mulroney
15
Swe dlo
t) I 9
Index to Greenwood Diary cont'd
Salem Cemetery
73
Greenwood 1944
_ 514
Tait
9055
Lightlie
516
Talbot
9
Lishmsa
502
Thistle Ra'
11
Election
511
Tillaart
29
Fisher
Thomas
Mowbray
509
Trimble
159
Nicholson
509
United Church
31042
upper Canada Rifles
12
Seaton
515
Stoner
508,514
Valley view School Music.
Needle
502
Night
89069
Van Helsdingen
7
Town of Pickering
Museum
508,512
walthem
1020708
Welsh
5
61063
United Church Women 502
Wilson
Women's Institute
21022025
United Church
505
Wolves
74
Valley View School 510
21
Young
index to Memorabilia
Barrie
507
516
Brougham Hardware
Oar Rally
504
502
Conservation Area
503
Crafts
Durham Region
5010507,513
Election
511
508
Fisher