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6/75
TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE
A meeting of the Technical Advisory Committee
to the Pickering Museum Board was held on
Wednesday, October 15th 1975 at 2.00 p.m. in
the pickering Municipal Building.
PRESENT: Mrs. B. Davies
Mr. D. McLean
Mr. W. Morrison
councillor K. Spratley (Chairman)
Mr. G. Waters
Mr. J.P. Myslik (Secretary)
ADOPTION OF MINUTES
Moved by D. McLean, seconded by W. Morrison that
the minutes of the meetine.; o,f October 1st 1975 be
adopted.
CARRIED
It was noted that the Administsation Chart attached
to the minutes' needs to be re-worked in órder to
assess the situation more accurately.
NEW BUSINESS
a) Highways
The Secretary was contacted by Mr. Jta Lacey
of the North Pickering Project who inforn\eð.
him that Highways . 7 and . 407 are to skirt
Greenwood, either to the North or to the South.
Hence there should be no inconvenience to the
new Museum site. Nevertheless,the committee
directed that a letter be written to the
Ministry of Transportation and communications
expressing the opposition of the Coøødttee
to the intrusion of highways into the Museum
site and the general Greenwood Area. Copies
of this letter are to be sent to the Minister
of Housing, Mr. William Newman, M.P.P. and
Dr. Charles Godfrey, M.P.P..
b) Proposal by Mr. R. Owen
The Committee indicated that the proposal of
Mr. OWen should be discussed at a meeting when
most of the members were present. It was
suggested that the meeting begin with a discussion
of the proposal and that Mr. OWen could possibly
be present at approximately 3.00 p.m. in order
to answer questions that the Committee would
wish to submit to him.
OTHER BUSINESS
a) Discussion of GreenWOOd School
It was noted that the Greenwood School would be
used primarily for interim storage and general
purpose use for the Museum during the relocation
period; after that it could be used as a head-
quarters for the Historical Society. It would
also be very handy for use for meetings and
workshops etc. In this connection it was
also indicated that School Boards should be
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OTHER BUSINES~;ontd.
invited to p~brpaee. in the Museum planning.
The Committee recommended to the Museum Board
that the Durham Board of Education and the
Durham Region Separate School Board be invited
to participate in the planning of the Museum
by appointing members to the Technical Advisory
Committee.
b)
North Brock Sanitary Landfill Site
It was noted that the decision concerning the
North Brock Sanitary Landfill Site, which abuts
the proposed Museum Site, is being appealed by
Metropolitan Toronto.
Proposed Greenwood Site
It was brought to the attention of the Committee
that the new site for the Museum is the site of
the former Green Lower Dam. The Green family
have contributed to the histøry of the area
and specifically to this particular site and
it was suggested that the Green family be
commemorated in some manner in the Museum.
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MOTION 4/75
MOVED by D. McLean, seconded by W. Morrison
that it be recommended to the Museum Board that
the Green family be recognized in the Museum
in a way to be determined at a future date.
The Committee also recommended to the Museum
Board thata letter be sent by the Board expressing
condolences to the Green family and to indicate
that they are pleased that the Museum will
perpetuate a site made historical by the Green
family.
CARRIED
NEXT MEETING
The next meeting was proposed for October 29th 1975
at 2.00 p.m.
ADJOURNMENT
MOVED by B. Davies, seconded by D. McLean that the
meeting adjourn at 4.48 p.m.
CARRIED
Chairman
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October 19th 1975
LIST OF BUILDINGS AND IT~S OF INTEREST TO THE MUSUEM
Pickering Township Hall, Brock Road - South of t 7 Highway
Taylor Shop, Brougham
Thornbeck Wood Shop and Windmill
Green River Basket Factory, Sideline 34
Dufferin Concrete Steam Locomotive
T.C. Brown home and store - Brougham