1 10 315 https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/a0e7b1e2dff347bc538fe8d4bf7c49a7.pdf c85b4118453383bd0d334dd42bcaa4e6 PDF Text Text � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Northwestern Ontario Timber Operators' Association Map Subject The topic of the resource Forest Products Industry Description An account of the resource Map of Northwestern Ontario with the location of lumber camps, saw mills, pulp or paper mills, and wood processing plants indicated. Likely mid-1950s. Part of Northwestern Ontario Development Association fonds. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Northwestern Ontario Timber Operators' Association Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English 1950s forest industry lumber camps Map Northwestern Ontario paper mills saw mills https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/809b79c1ea409cf88fd17dfab095c598.pdf 57282f2bb8d11905a7c5c406e07479d8 PDF Text Text THE ST. LAWRENCE SEAWAY AND THE LA�EHEAU HARBOUR Canada's Mid-continental Seaport by R. B. CHANDLER, B. A. Sc., P. ENG., M. E. I. C. CHAIRMAN - LAKEHEAD HARBOUR COMMISSIONERS �THE ST. LAWRENCE SEAWAY AND THE LAliEHEAD HARBOUR Canada's Mid-continental Seaport by R. B. CHANDLER, CHAIRMAN - B. A. Sc., P. ENG., M. E. I. C. LAKEHEAD HARBOUR COMMISSIONERS JANUARY, 1962 �LAiiEHEAil HARBOUR COMMISSIONERS PORT ARTHUR ONTARIO FORT WILLIAM T R. B. CHANDLER. P. ENG. CHAIRMAN L. C. IRWIN D. B. MCKILLOP. P. ENG. VICE-CHAIRMAN G. F. McDOUGALL J. E. YOUNG �LOOKING back into Canadian History we find that Jacques Cartier, the venturous sailor of St. Malo, France, penetrated the St. Lawrence River basin as far west as the Lachine Rapids in the year 1 5 3 5. It "·as not until 1608, however, that Samuel de Champlain established the first French settlement in Canada on the St. Lawrence River at Quebec. Later in 1634 he landed at Montreal, to be followed by Maisonnetn-e in 1642, who is credited with laying the foundations for that great metropolis. J History has recorded the names of many adventurous explorers, missionaries and fur-traders who played a part in the advancement of civilization along our great inland waterway. The names of Frontenac, Marquette, Dulhut, La Salle and many others stand out for the contribution each made to the prosperity of Nevv France by extending her influence westward in Canada. Since these earlv davs the establishment of a trans-Canada transportation system that ~vould serve the purposes of quick, easy, economical despatch of incoming and outgoing commodities for the Canadian people, has been the concern of succeeding administrations. The utilization of the St. Lawrence Seaway, as we know it today, provided a water route from the Atlantic Seaboard to the head of Lake Superior. From this point on down through the years, the canoe, the wagon train and the railroad, each in their day, have served to complete the marvelous chain of transportation facilities which has stimulated immigration, given us Dominion status, and lifted our country to a high place in world affairs. Th:! St. Lawrence Seaway Authority-This view of the area of St. Lambert Lock is in the dhection of the entrance to the St. Lawrence Seaway. From the M,;1ntrea! Harbour, 1,000 miles from the Atlantic Ocecn, sh"ps enter the Seaway and, using it and the Great Lakes Channe!s, may sail ano'i'h ~r 1200 mi:es into the heart of the North American contine11t. r1,.~,.,., Cn•,rtew of St. Lawrence Seaway Authority �Canada is an to a large measure forests, our mines, goods available for exporting nation and our national economy depends on our ability to sell at a profit the products of our our wheat fields, and the surplus of manufactured export. This has been the goal of individuals, corporations, provinces and our national government since the first settlements were established. To this end, the progressive deepening and improvement of the St. Lawrence River and the interconnecting channels of our Great Lakes system has been given priority on numerous occasions in our national undertakings. LOCK DATA DIMENSIONS NAME Width I. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. St. Lambert ·----------------- ---Cote St. Catherine ____________ Lower Beauharnois ____________ Upper Beauh arnois ___________ _ Snell ·------------------------------Eisenhower ______________________ Iroquois ____________ ·-· ____________ _ 800' 800' 800' 800' 800' 800' 800' so·· 80' 80' 80' 80' 80' 80' NORMAL LIFT Depth Over Sill 30' 30' 30' 30' 30' 30' 30' 13' to 20' 33' to 35' 38' to 42' 36' to 40' 45' to 49' 38' to 42' 0.5' to 6.0' Improvement in Canal Construction on St. Lawrence and Great Lakes Channels 1779 to 1932 The controlling channel depth is 2 7 feet. The initial recommended vessel dimensions established by the St. Lawrence Seaway Authority were: length- 715 feet, beam 72 feet, maximum draft 2 5. 5 feet. Later the vessel dimensions were increased to length-730 feet, beam 7 5 feet, draft 2 5. 5 feet maximum, and these are the present day maximum permissible for St. Lawrence Seaway locks. ST. LAWRENCE RIVER CANALS THE WELLAND CANAL The first \Velland Canal between Lake Ontario and Lake Erie, completed in 1829, consisted of 40 wooden locks, 110 feet long, 22 feet wide with 8 feet of water over the sills. The first serious attempt to provide proper access to the upper reaches of the St. Lawrence River above Montreal without transfer of cargo was undertaken in 1779. It consisted of a series of three locks with a depth of 2. 5 feet. This initial canal was located between Montreal and Lake St. Francis at Coteau du Lac. The first Lachine Canal on the St. Lawrence River was opened in 18 2 5 with a 5 foot depth. During the years 1842 to 1849 five additional canals of 9 foot depth were constructed on the St. Lawrence River between Lake St. Francis and Prescott which provided proper access to Lake Ontario and the upper lakes. In succeeding years between 18 8 4 and 1901 the St. Lawrence River canal:, were deepened to 14 feet and this was the limiting depth of channel in the St. Lawrence River until the present-day St. Lawrence Seaway with its 2 7 foot channel was opened in 19 5 9. The New St. Lawrence River Canal System The second Welland Canal completed in 1845 had 27 stone locks, 150 feet long, 26½ feet wide with 9 feet depth. The third Welland Canal completed in 1887 consisted of 26 cut stone locks, 2 7 0 feet long by 4 5 feet wide by 14 feet deep. The existing reinforced concrete Welland Canal locks were officially opened in 1932 with a depth of 30 feet. There are eight locks in series, six of dimensions 859 feet long by 80 feet wide. One unit is 8 6 5 feet long and the guard lock at the Lake Erie end of the canal is 1380 feet long. Three lock sections are twin locks in flight permitting rapid movement of two-way traffic. Lifts vary from 4 3. 7 to 4 7. 9 feet with the exception of the Lake Erie end unit which has a maximum lift of 12 feet available to suit variable Lake Erie levels. The connectino channels between Lake Ontario and Lake Erie were deepened to 2 feet under the 19 54-5 9 program of construction to confonn with draft requirements on the new Seaway. 7° These include the following locks listed westward upstream from Montreal Harbour: THE SAULT STE. MARIE CANAL The first Canadian lock at Sault Ste. Marie was built by the NorthWest Company in 1798. The lift was nine feet. It was used primarily for the fur traffic and operated until 1814 when it was destroyed by U.S.A. military action. In 1881 a second lock was constructed by the U.S.A. with a lift of 18 feet which lock accommodated vessels up to 500 feet in length. Page 6 Page 7 Replacing the 14 foot lock system numbering some 2 2 units between Montreal and Lake Ontario, we now have 7 locks in the present Seaway, 2 of which are operated by the U.S.A. and the balance by the Canadian Seaway Authority. �In 1895 Canada built the existing Sault Ste. Marie lock. The lock is 900 feet long, 60 feet wide and 2 2 feet deep. It will not, however, accommodate full draft vessels under present seaway operation. The U.S.A. has built four additional locks to accommodate deeper draft vessels at Sault Ste. Marie as follows: THE POE LOCK-opened in 1896-Dimensions were length-800 feet, width-100 feet, depth-22 feet. THE DAVIS LOCK-opened in 1914-Dimensions were length-1,350 feet, width-80 feet, depth-23 feet. THE SABIN LOCK-opened in 191 9-Dimensions were length- I, 3 5 0 feet, width-80 feet, depth- 2 3 feet. THE MacARTHUR LOCK-opened in 1943-Dimensions were length-800 feet, width-SO feet, depth-31 feet. In addition to the above facilities the U.S.A. is remodelling the former Poe Lock to the following dimensions: length-1,000 feet, width-100 feet, depth-32 feet. Completion date is scheduled for 1965. International Authorization to Proceed with Seaway Difficult to Obtain Canadians have been vitally interested in the most recent program of improvement on the St. Lawrence Seaway. As early as 1895 the governments of Canada and the U.S.A. appointed a Deep \Vaterways Pictured here is a Great Lakes bulk carrier, a specially designed inland vessel 1 the largest of which are capable of 25,000 tons capacity. They can carry as much as 800 1 000 bushels of wheat which would be approximately the yield of a 40,000 acre farm. The ship is seen in the St. Lambert Lock, near Montreal. Photo Courtesy of the National Film Board Commission to evaluate possible routes from the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean. This Commission reported in 1897 in favour of a deep water Seaway behveen Lake Ontario and Montreal. The report of the Commission was strongly criticized by certain anti-seaway groups in the U.S.A. Congress. In 192 7 the late Frank H. Keefer, K.C., M.L.A., of Port Arthur, one of the staunchest advocates of the proposed improving and deepening the Great Lakes system of navigation to accommodate ocean vessels, prepared for international distribution an authoritative pamphlet summarizing the data gathered to that date by various joint Commissions and Associations. He listed the apparent national advantages and strongly criticized sectional opposition. In 19 3 2 the first real progress was made after some 3 5 years of hard work on the part of advocates of the St. Lawrence development. A treaty designed to provide a basis for the undertaking was drawn up but never ratified. Again in May, 193 7, Mr. Cordell Hull, Secretary of State for the U.S.A., put forward a proposal for the settlement of problems affecting the entire Great Lakes Basin. Mr. Hull submitted a draft treaty for the construction of the deep waterway project, to include the development of power in the International Section of the St. Lawrence River between Cornwall and Prescott. Discussion of the Hull proposals were speeded up following the outbreak of war in 1939; was carried on in 1940 and on March 19, 1941, an agreement was signed at Ottawa. However, this agreement was not ratified by the U.S.A. Again in 194 7 progress was recorded when the Canadian Secretary of State for External Affairs on April 24th stated in the House of Commons as follows : "The Canadian Government was recently approached by the United States authorities regarding the possibility of reaching agreement in principle that the Seaway be made self-liquidating through an agreed system of tolls the details of which could be worked out at a later date. The Canadian Government has now concurred in principle with the proposal to make the St. Lawrence Seaway self-liquidating by means of toll charges subject to conclusion of arrangements satisfactory to both Governments for the implementation of this principle." In December, 19 5 I, Canada passed an act to establish the St. Lawrence Seaway Authority for constructing, maintaining and operating, either wholly in Canada or in conjunction with the U.S.A., a deep waterway between the Port of Montreal and Lake Erie. Later in this year Canada informed the U.S.A. that, if a joint project could not be agreed upon, then Canada was prepared to proceed with an all-Canadian development. Page 9 �In May, 19 5 3, the U.S. Congress finally passed the Wiley-Dondero Act authorizing an American agency to build the navigation facilities required in American territory in the International Rapids sections. Court injunctions filed by opposing U.S.A. groups against proceeding with the power development were successfully lifted by the United States Supreme Court on June 7, 19 5 4, and the first sod was turned for the power project on August 10, 1954. Work on the Seaway got underway in September, 1954. Thus a great international undertaking which was first considered in 189 5 and had been under comprehensive study since 1920, finally reached completion in 19 5 9. It had taken 64 years of international study, debate, and joint action to make this possible. Scope of the Work The following work was undertaken to secure a 2 7 foot channel from Montreal to the Lakehead at regulated low water levels on the Great Lakes system: ( 1) The St. Lawrence River between :Montreal and Prescott was improved by channel dredging and the construction of a system of dams and canals to provide a 2 7 foot channel replacing the former 14 foot channel system. The St. Lawrence Seaway Authority-Here at Iroquois, Ontario, is the Iroquois Lock, the most westerly of seven locks built for the St. Lawrence Seaway. The Iroquois Lake, like all Sea-. way rocks, has a length of 766 feet, a width of 80 feet and 30 feet of water over the sHls. Lift of the lock is from six inches to six feet. It was the first major completed structure of the S!?away. Canada has built five of the seven new locks and the Unlted States has built two. This rock provides access between ,the power pool or Lake St. Lawrence, at top, and ·~he Thousand Islands Section of the St. Lawrence River, at bottom, leading upstream to Lake Ontario. On the right; is the Iroquois Dam which controls the level of Lake O11tario. Photo Courtesy of the National Fiirn Board (2) Dredging in the \ Velland Ship Canal to deepen same to provide 2 7 foot in depth. (3) Dredging work now underway in the connecting channels between the upper Lakes Erie, St. Clair, Huron and Superior. (4) New deep draught American Lock at Sault Ste. Marie. ( 5) The construction of a single stage power development at Barnhart Island up river from Cornwall with generating capacity of 2,200,000 H.P. of which Canada and the U.S.A. each receive one-half. ST. LAWRENCE SEAWAY PROFILE Elevation above Sea Level Location St. Lawrence River-Montreal Harbour ....................... . Lake Ontario ............................................................... . Lake Erie ................................................................... . Lakes Huron and Michigan ........................................... . Lake Superior-Lakehead Harbour ............................... . 20.0 246.0 572.0 578.5 602.0 ft. ft. ft. ft. ft. Note-By means of some sixteen lift locks vessels are raised 5 8 2 ft. in negotiating the Seaway between Montreal Harbour and the Lakehead Harbour. COMPARISON OF THE FORMER 14 FOOT CHANNEL AND THE NEW 2 7 FOOT SEAWAY It will be of interest to compare the former 14 foot system of canals, locks, etc. with the 2 7 foot system in operation today. ITEM Former 14· Draft 1. Length in Statute Miles to Lakehead ....................... . 2. Number of Canals ............. . 3. Length of Canals in miles .. 4. Number of Lift and Guard Locks in series ................... . 5. Controlling Depth of Channel 6. Maximum size of Vessel Accommodated ................... . 7. CARGO CARRIED IN TONS ............................... . 8. Sailing TimePrescott to Montreal Present 27' Drnft 1216 8 74 1210 5 55 31 14' 16 27' 253'x44' Beam 730'x75' Beam 3000 Laker 1500 Ocean 25,000 Laker 11,000 Ocean 24 to 26 hours 12 to 14 hours Page 11 �DEPTH OF CHANNEL Generally speaking the safe loaded vessel draft provided for is 2 5. 5 feet. The actual governing depth of water varies in different circumstances. ,vhere the bottom is soft the clearance is less than where bottom is rock. The clearance allowances have been set at O. 5 feet for soft bottom in sheltered channels; 1. 5 feet in exposed channels with soft bottom; 1.5 feet in sheltered channels with rock bottom and 2.5 feet in exposed channels with hard bottom. In addition to the allowances for clearance which must be provided between the draft of the vessel and depth of channel, an allowance must be made for the "squat" of a vessel underway. Based on a speed of 16 to 18 miles per hour, the "squat" allowances which have been adopted vary up to a maximum of 2. 0 feet. THE ST. LAWRENCE SEAWAY AUTHORITY-Pictured here in the International Section of the Seaway, a short distance upstream from the Iroquois Lock, is a Great Lakes bulk carrier, ~·he largest of which are over 700 feet long and 70 feet wide. The bigger lake freighters can carry some 850,000 bushels of wheat. It requires approximately 40,000 acres of farm land to produce such a cargo. These large lake vessels which are considered one of the most economical form of transport in the wor:d are now able to come all the way down to Montreal from the Lakehead for the first time. Until the opening of the Seaway on April 25, 1959, this type of vessel could not reach Montreal with its cargo because of the shallowness of the St. Lawrence canals. Instead its cargo was unloaded at up-river grain elevators which it was picked up by smaller vessels for carriage farther down river for eventual shipment to overseas ports. The elimination of transhipment charges for the handling of the wheat and more economical movement in larger vessels will enable this Canadian product to be sold more competitively in ov~rseas markets. At upper left can be seen a portion of the town of Cardinal, Ontario. Photo Courtesy of the National Film Board Cost of the Seaway The overall cost of the Seaway and power project combined will be approximately $1.3 billions. The cost of the power project was $600 million shared equally by Ontario and the State of New York. The U.S.A. expenditure on navigation facilities in the St. Lawrence River and not including the improvement of upper lakes connecting channels ,, as $1 2 8 millions. Canada has spent $ 3 2 9 millions for navigation projects on the Seaway. The U.S.A. is now deepening all channels above Lake Erie, also has provided a new lock at Sault Ste. Marie and will bear the cost in this regard . The estimated cost of same will be: Detroit River Dredging --------------- --------·-------- $112,000,000 St. Mary's River Dredging -------------------------- 122,000,000 34,000,000 New Lock, Sault Ste. Marie -------------·--- ·--·----Straits of Mackinaw Dredging ___________ ________ _ 8,000,000 Total ______ .. ___ .. ____ ---- -- ---- ---- ---- --.----- --.... - $276,000,000 A fairly accurate detailed estimate of overall cost would therefore be as follows : ITEM Cost to Canada Cost to U.S A. Power Project $300,000,000 Navigation in St. Lawrence _________ _ 329,000,000 Upper Lakes Connecting Channels __ 140,000,000 New Lock at Sault Ste. Marie _______ _ $300,000,000 128,000,000 242,000,000 34,000,000 New Seaway Totals Including Power $629,000,000 $704,000,000 629,000,000 Grand TOTAL NEW SEAWAY cost including Power Development _______ _ $1,333,000,000 Seaway Tolls The Seaway operates a schedule of Tolls for vessels and cargo. These may be of interest. Page 13 �TOLLS (ONE WAY PASSAGE) ITEM Toll Toll Toll Toll Montreal to Lake Ontario Section per registered gross ton -------------------------- $0.04 per bulk cargo ton ---------------------------------- 0.40 per general cargo ton ------------------------------ 0.90 per passenger ------------------------------------------ 3.50 Welland Canal Section $0.02 0.02 0.05 4.00 Statement of Canada's Operating Income and Expense for Seaway The annual operating statement for the year ending Dec. 31, 1960, was as follows: INCOME 1. Tolls assessed including Welland Canal ---------------------------- $8,482,746. 2. Rentals, wharfage & miscellaneous 877,896. $9,360,642. EXPENSES Operation including maintenance and administration applicable to Seaway only _____________ _ $5,908,943. Net operating income prior to interest and depreciation on movable $3,451,699. equipment -----------------------------------Interest on loans plus provisions for depreciation on movable equipment $12,883,387. Net Loss for Year 1960 _______ _ $9,431,688. CARGO TONNAGE CARRIED ON SEAWAY The schedule of tolls was based on an estimated forecast of expected traffic to increase progressively from 25,000,000 tons to a maximum of 50,000,000 tons in 10 years. ACTUAL CARGO TONNAGE through the Montreal-Lake Ontario Section of the seaway was as follows : 1959 ------------------------------------ 20,593,142 tons 1960 ------------------------------------ 20,310,346 tons Registered gross tonnage of the 6809 vessel transits in 1960 was 25,131,200 tons, an increase of 1.4% over 1959. WELLAND CANAL TRAFFIC ACTUAL CARGO TONNAGE 1959 ------------------------------------ 27,536,558 tons 1960 ------------------------------------ 29,249,689 tons Registered gross tonnage of 7536 vessel transits in 1960 was 35,528,265 tons. OVERALL TOLLS ASSESSED IN 1960 St. Lawrence Section To Canada -------------------------------- $7,156,249 To U.S.A. ---------------------------------- 2,956,055 Welland Canal (Canada) -----------------Total Tolls (Canada) ------------------------ View of Welland Canal Locks. Photo Courtesy of St. Lawrence Seaway Authority Soult Ste. Morie Locks. Photo Courtesy of Soult Doily Star $10,112,304. $ 1,326,497. $ 8,482,746. �The Seaway Power Development Regarding the Power project, Ontario and the State of New York share equally the 2,200,000 Horsepower generated. The effective head at the Generating Station is 8 3 feet average out of a total of 92' available on the river upstream to Lake Ontario. Ontario's actual fixed assets in this plant as of Dec. 31, 1960, was $291,390,751. The Federal Government were quick to foresee the necessity of unified administration of the important harbours of Port Arthur and Fort William at the Canadian head of the Seaway. In 1958 an act was passed to incorporate the Lakehead Harbour Commissioners. This act was assented to on September 6, 1958. It provided for the combining of the harbours of Port Arthur and Fort William into one unit to be known as the LAKEHEAD HARBOUR. It established new harbour limits, which, incidentally, take in considerably more shoreline than was originally included in the two units, and provides for future expansion. The Act sets up a Commission of five members to administer the Act. Three of these members were appointed by the Federal Government and one each by the Corporations of Port Arthur and Fort \Villiam. The Economics of the Seaway Project ( 1) Transportation in Canada is primarily East and West. The elimination of the 14 foot draft canals on the St. Lawrence permits through traffic from the Lakehead to lower St. Lawrence River Ocean Ports for the great bulk carrying lake freighters and direct shipment overseas for ocean vessels, with reduced handling cost for all bulk cargo. This eliminates the cost of the former transfer to small canal size freighters of all grain for export. ( 2) It permits also the economical transportation of Canadian iron ore from Quebec and Labrador in large bulk carriers to the steel plants on Lake Ontario, Lake Erie and Lake Michigan. ( 3 ) Rail freight charges on grain from the Prairies to the Lakehead are exceptionally low AND FURTHER SAVIN GS ARE HIGHLY 11\IPROBABLE SO THAT the reduction in carrying charges for export grain due to the Seaway enhances Canada's export position in the markets of the world. ( 4) Quebec. It has created a great reserve of power for Ontario and ( 5) It will permit the utilization of our inland centres for the production of ships of all classes in time of war. The Lakehead Harbour So much for the Seaway-what of the important part the Lakehead cities will be called upon to play in the future transportation requirements of Canada? Page 16 The Commissioners were duly appointed and took office in the spring of 1959. The personnel of the first Commission includes Messrs. L. C. Irwin, J. E. Young and R. B. Chandler, P. Eng., as government appointees and Mr. D. B. McKillop, P. Eng., represents Fort William and Mr. G. F. McDougaJI, the City of Port Arthur. It is interesting to note the diversity of business experience represented on the Commission. Mr. Irwin is engaged in the grain trade as manager of Searle Term ·nal Grain Elevator, Fort William. Mr. Chandler is a retired consulting engineer with experience on water-front development across Canada. Mr. Young has wide experience in rail transportation. Mr. McKillop is the area engineer for Canadian National Railways at the Lakehead and Mr. McDougaJI is general manager of the Port Arthur Shipbuilding Company. Executive staff members appointed to date include Mr. K. McCuaig, Port Manager and Secretary, as of March 1, 1961, and Captain D. A. Beaver, Harbour Master. View of Lakehead Harbour from Mt. Mc:Kay. Photo by Lockwood �No. 7 of the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool has accomplished on its own, loading of a lake freighter with 180,000 bushels of grain in one hour and 550,000 bushels in 41/2 hours. Under favorable conditions this elevator could ship 1,000,000 bushels in 10 hours representing the crop of 50,000 acres of western wheat land. The modern car unloading devices at this plant can receive into the elevator 283 carloads or approximately 500,000 bushels in 10 hours' operation. It is quite evident therefore that the facilities now exUing at the Lakehead Harbour for the movement of grain are without parallel in any other part of the world. MR. K. MCCUAIG CAPTAIN D. A. BEAVER PORT MANAGER & SECRETARY HARBOUR MASTER Mr. L. C. Irwin was accorded the honour of serving as the Board's first chairman. The Act gives the Commissioners wide powers. They have jurisdiction within the harbour limits over harbour-front lands, not including governmrnt property except when authorized by Order-in-Council, or private property, except as provided for in the act. The Commissioners may purchase, expropriate, acquire and hold, lease or sell buildings or property, real or personal, within the harbour required for development, improvement, maintenance and protection of the harbour. The Commissioners will have regulation and control over the use of harbour property. They will have power to construct harbour facilities and sell or lease same. Ultimate Capacity of Seaway The opening of the new deep draft channels with the r:::quired locks in the Upper St. Lawrence River in June, 1959, gave access to Canada's inland waters for a great flotilla of deep sea vessels. It also enabled our largest Great Lakes freighters to proceed direct to Montreal and other lower St. Lawrence River ports. A new era of navigation had dawned for the St. Lawrence Seaway. The connecting channels between Lake Erie, Lake Huron and Lake Superior are now being deepened to provide a 2 7 foot channel extending from Montreal to the Lakehead. This program is scheduled for completion in 1962. When completed, 80% of the world shipping can be accommodated. They may construct or lease railway facilities on harbour lands. All navigation in the harbour is under Commission control and to this end the Commissioners have prepared a comprehensive set of bylaws and general information regarding the control and operation of the harbour, also schedules of port charges which were enacted by Order-inCouncil P.C. 1960-53, dated January 14, 1960. Existing Grain Handling Facilities The Lakehead Harbour enjoys world renown for its ability to handle the western grain crop. The overall storage capacity available will total 106,000,000 bushels by the end of 1961. The potential shipping capacity of its 2 6 terminals has never been taxed to the limit. During the week ending December 7, 1961, the total grain loaded on vessels East-bound to Canadian ports was 20,608,000 bushels or an average of 2,944,000 per day. It is a matter of record that the great Terminal Page 18 British freighter "Manchester Progress" loading grain at Saskatchewan Pool 7, Lakehead. Pho to by Kayd en �New Seaway Terminal at Lakehead The Federal Government has recognized the necessity of augmenting the existing handling facilities in our harbour to provide for the increasing volume of waterborne commodities which it is anticipated will be shipped into and out of the Lakehead Harbour. Population growth in the ,vestern provinces will undoubtedly require an ever expanding flow of commodities to provide their requirements. To meet this situation the Federal Government has undertaken to construct for the Lakehead Harbour a fully modern Seaway Harbour Terminal which when completed should provide quick, easy and economical despatch for the increased traffic through our port. This terminal when completed will cost approximately $8.5 millions. The City of Port Arthur has provided the Government with the site for the new terminal. This site is located on the main harbour. The area to be turned over, roughly 180 acres, lies north of the intercity boundary extending to the McIntyre River outlet to Thunder Bay. It is adequate for docks, buildings, freight storage areas, access roads, parking areas, rail connections and marshalling yard included in the initial project and for future expansion. After establishing these figures, an annual increment of 3 % compound per annum, was added to provide for the normal rate of increase for package freight handled tl1rough the Lakehead Harbour. The present terminal has therefore been designed to meet the anticipated conditions applicable to 19 7 0. So much for the basic design handling data. Let us take a look at the facilities now under construction to handle the forecast tonnages. Terminal Facilities Provided ( 1 ) One spacious transit shed for lake freighter service with a storage area of 120,000 sq. ft., approximately 900 ft. in length x 13 5 ft. wide-clear span steel trusses. ( 2) One transit shed for ocean freighter service with a storage area of 60,000 sq. ft., 450 feet in length x 135 ft. wide-clear span without interior columns. ( 3) Complete site enclosing steel revetments. Aerial view of New Terminal looking North-November 4, 1961. Handling Capacity of Terminal The Consulting Engineers for the terminal, Sir Alexander Gibb and Associates, in their report presented to the Government in February 19 5 9 made a forecast of the package freight to be handled in future years. It was established that the average annual tonnage of package freight handled through the existing Lakehead facilities for the eight years 19 5 0 to 19 5 7 inclusive was: 392,000 short tons 239,000 short tons 631,000 total Westbound ··--·····-··-----------Eastbound -······-·-··········---- It was estimated that the effect of the Seaway and the natural development of the Western provinces might increase these tonnages by 1970 to the following: Westbound --·-··----------·-······ Eastbound --·-···········-·------- 730,000 short tons 615,000 short tons 1,345,000 total These figures \Vere arrived at by adding to the previous eight-year average handlings the estimated tonnage which the railways would lose to ocean and lake freighters with the St. Lawrence Seaway completed and open to navigation on a 2 7 foot draft basis. Page 20 Photo by Sir Alexander Gibb & Partners. �( 4) Concrete aprons 6 5 feet wide extending full length of both ocean and lake freighter berths. ( 5) Track loading platforms with roof cover to accommodate 96 freight cars at the lake freighter transit shed and 20 cars at the ocean freighter shed. ( 6) Two spacious truck loading sheds for road transports to accommodate 40 trucks loading simultaneously. ( 7) Adequate paved parking areas for motor vehicles in transit. ( 8) Office accommodation in sheds for auxiliary services, including Governmental authorities, stevedoring firms, vessel agencies, etc., as well as Harbour Commission employees. ( 9) Railroad marshalling yards to accommodate 200 cars with rail connections to both CNR and CPR. ( 10) Paved access roads and viaduct over railway yards and McIntyre River to provide truck route to Trans-Canada Highway and both cities. Terminal Entrance Building to accommodate the Harbour Commission executives and staff. ( 11) In general, as of January 1, 1962, the progress on existing contracts indicates that the final completion of the Terminal will be May, 1962, provided no unforeseen difficulties arise. Existing Harbour Facilities A description of the Port Arthur and Fort William sections of the Lakehead Harbour setting forth the extensive harbour facilities now available will be of interest and the following sections give this information in some detail. Port Arthur Section The wide expanse of fully protected harbour area fronting the City of Port Arthur occupies approximately seven miles of shore line. Approximately five miles of breakwater construction creates a sheltered basin varying in width from 2,000 to 4,000 feet, which provides ample accommodation for vessels entering, leaving, and manoeuvering in the harbour without the assistance of tugs. Three entrances are provided for vessels, one in each of the north, central and south sections of the breakwater. These add materially to the convenience for vessels using the harbour. The minimum harbour depth varies from 2 3. 5 to 2 7. 0 Page 22 feet, and by 1964 the whole enclosed harbour will be completed to this 2 7 foot depth to meet the St. Lawrence Seaway draft requirements, and the schedule of deepening the Great Lakes connecting channels. It is along this open roadstead that Port Arthur's pulp mills, grain elevators, ore docks, shipyards, railway freight sheds, and other industrial plants have been built. Each plant has ample berthing space in wide slips opening direct onto the main harbour. Total berthing now available totals 4. 5 miles. Grain elevator storage capacity in Port Arthur for the 15 units will total approximately 68,000,000 bushels when plant additions under way are completed in 1961. Railway trackage in Port Arthur totals 2 92 miles. The Neebing marshalling yard adds an additional 5 0 miles to the local total. The Federal Government provided the offshore breakwater protection for the harbour and down through the years has undertaken all dredging work in the harbour and its approaches. During the years 1 8 91 to 19 61 a total of 16, 10 5, 4 5 3 cu. yards of material were dredged from the harbour to obtain a navigable depth at a cost of $6,412,640.71. Breakwater structures total 24,337 feet in length of rubble mounds and rock-filled crib construction built at a cost of $8,864,995.35. Demolition of 7926 lineal feet of the original rock-filled breakwater crib structures, which became obsolete when the harbour limits were moved Swedish freighter "Figaro" fitting for grain at the Lakehead. Photo by Kayden �off-shore to provide more sheltered spaces for vessel manoeuvering, required an additional expenditure of federal funds in amount of $525,377.50. In all, approximately $15,800,000 has been expended to date on the Port Arthur section of the Lakehead Harbour, a relatively small outlay when one considers the important role our harbour plays in the scheme of East and \Vest Canadian transportation. The Results of Seaway Operation to Date at Lakehead Great hopes are being held locally for the use of the Seaway by ocean shipping formerly denied access to the Lakehead due to shallow draft channels in the St. Lawrence River. The record of arrivals of salt water vessels in our harbour for the years 19 5 5 to 1961 indicates a substantial increase. NOTE-Lakehead Harbour Commissioners figures (Dominion Bureau of Statistics figures). Fort William Section The main harbour facilities in Fort William are located along the banks of three rivers emptying into Lake Superior which have been dredged to navigable depths and widths under a program of dredging which was initiated in 1884. These are the Kaministikwia, the McKellar and the Mission Rivers. Over the years dredging work totalled approximately 46,535, 141 cu. vards at a cost of $11,442,020.36 and breakwater construction and , miscellaneous wharf construction involved an added cost of $3,410,050.00. All in all, Federal capital expenditures to date total $14,852,070.36 for the Fort William Harbour. Since completion, maintenance dredging of approximately 50,000 cubic yards per year has been necessary to take care of the annual silt deposits brought down by the spring freshets. The result of the enacting and completing of the master plan for establishing a national harbour at Fort vVilliam has been most gratifying. The movement of grain alone through its elevators, plus the coal shipments, amply justify the investment made by the Canadian people to enhance our national economy. Fort William now has 29,000 feet, or 5½ miles, of navigable river channels varying in width from 400 to 600 feet with a limiting depth of 2 5 feet. There remains still ample river frontage for industrial expansion. Grain elevator storage capacity stands at approximately 3 8 million bushels for the eleven plants located along its rivers. Other industrial plants include oil storage and refinery plants ► paper mills, coal docks, railway freight sheds, etc. In general, no tug assistance is required by vessels using the river channels although assistance is available if required. Adequate railway facilities have been provided to facilitate carmovement to and from the water front. Page 24 * Seaway 1955 1956 1957 1958 Nil 1 2 28 are shown, 1959* 111 except where noted 1960 1961 164 130 "DBS" officially opened. "What effect has the Seaway opening had on cargo tonnage in and vut of the Lakehead Harbour?" is a question that is frequently being asked. Other standard queries are "To what degree have foreign vessels cut in on the waterborne grain movement from the Lakehead ?" "What are the grain elevators doing to expedite loading to ocean-type vessels?" We will now deal with these aspects of the transportation problems as they affect the local Harbour. It will be of interest to note the comparative figures for the total shipping tonnages for the Lakehead Harbour for the years 1959, 1960 and 1961 in short tons. Grain is included under "All Commodities." SEASON 1959 Inbound All Commodities ------···· Pulpwood -------------------Total -----------------""DBS 1959 Total -------· 1,070,940 508,432 1,579,372 Outbound 10,406,889 159,700 10,566,589 No. of Ships Using the Harbour Domestic ships .. _____ .. _____ ...... ____ . __ .. _.. ________ .. Ocean-going ships (foreign) ______________________ Total 11,477,829 668,130 12,145,959 12,899,432 914 111 Total ------------------------------------------------ 1,025 SEASON 19S0 All Commodities _________ _ Pulpwood -------------------Total -----------------"'DBS 1960 Total ------· Inbound 1,077,255 408,750 1,486,005 Outbound 10,800,299 121,965 10,922,264 No. of Ships Using the Harbour Domestic ships -------------------------------------Ocean-going ships (foreign) -------------------Total _____ ---- . --------------------- --- ---------Page 25 Total 11,877,554 530,715 12,408,269 12,115,742 1,261 164 1,425 �SEASON 1961 All Commodities .......... Pulpwood .................... Total ------------------ Total Outbound Inbound 12,341,782 122,080 12,463,862 1,191,145 442,500 1,633,645 No. of Ships Using the Harbour Domestic ships ....................................... . Ocean-going ships (foreign) ................... . Total ............................................. . 13,532,927 564,580 14,097,507 1520 130 1650 Based on Dominion Bureau of Statistics Monthly Shipping Statistic al figures for the years 19 5 9 and 19 6 0, and Lakehead Harbour Commissioners' monthly statistical figures for the year 1961, comparisons are as follows: Increased Tonnage 1961 over 1960 .......... 1,981,765 tons-16.35% Increased Tonnage 1961 over 1959 ........ 1,198,075 tons- 9.28% Percentage Increase for Vessels Using Lakehead Harbour 1959 Domestic __ 914 Ocean-going l Foreign) 111 1025 Total Increase '60 over '59 1961 1261 347-38 % 1520 259-Increase 21% 164 1425 53-47% 400-38% 130 1650 - 3 4-Decrease 20% 2 2 5 - Increase 15% 1960 Increase/Decrease '61 over '60 1960 Exports Total Imports 1961 Exports In 1961, grain shipped in ocean-going vessels totalled 25,916,000 bushels, which represented 7.9% of all grain shipments (324,711,000 bushels) from the Lakehead. Of this amount, 14,603,000 bushels (or 4.5%) went overseas, and the balance, 11,313,000 bushels (or 3.5% ) were loaded into ocean vessels trading in Canadian coastal waters. This comparison indicates the magnitude of the grain movement in foreign vessels since the opening of the Seaway. It is relatively small compared with the over-all movement. Our Lakehead Harbour facilities are internationally famous for their ability to handle the unloading of grain from railroad cars and transferring it to ships for movement Eastward to Ontario for domestic consumption or for export overseas. We have at the Lakehead 26 of the most modern grain elevators in the world designed for this specific purpose. The existing facilities for loading ships have been designed to gfre the maximum despatch to vessels of the Upper Lake freighter class. The use of this large capacity shipping equipment for loading ocean vessels would be most inefficient due to the design of the vessels. Furthermore the height of boat spout pivots at present on most local elevators is not sufficient to permit swinging the shipping spouts aboard the ocean freighters. This would require the raising of the boat spouts to permit the loading of foreign vessels in the standard manner. The non-interruption of present day extremely rapid loading to lake freighters is considered of paramount importance to elevator owners. Foreign Vessel Tonnages (Overseas) Imports bushels) from the Lakehead. Of this amount 21,113,140 bushels or 7. 6 % went overseas and the balance 4,261,504 bushels ( or 1. 5 % ) were loaded into ocean vessels trading in Canadian coastal waters. Total Commodities (excl. of grain) 28,907 48,147 77,054 9,143 26,471 35,614 All Grains ...... 617,799 617,799 451,727 451,727 28,907 665,946 694,853 9,143 478,198 487,341 Total The Grain Movement During the 1959 season ocean-going vessels loaded out 31,736,052 bushels of grain or 11. 1 % of total grain (286,620,772 bushels) shipped from Lakehead elevators. Of this amount 18,222,153 bushels, or 6.4 % , went overseas and 13,512,899 bushels or 4. 7 % were loaded into ocean-going vessels trading in Canadian waters. The past two seasons of grain handling to ocean vessels at the Lakehead would hardly justify the expenditure of heavy capital funds to provide extra facilities to load foreign vessels in a manner that would not interfere with normal operations at the majority of Lakehead terminals. However, several elevators have undertaken to provide some high spouts where conditions were favorable. In new construction work now underway we note that facilities are being provided to permit the loading of ocean vessels in locations that will not handicap the overall loading arrangements. At the United Grain Growers' Port Arthur terminal a new gallery system of transporting grain shipments and loading same to ocean vessels has just been placed in operation. In 1960 grain shipped in ocean-going vessels totalled 25,374,644 bushels which represented 9.3% of all grain shipments(277.945,000 On November 3, 1961, these new rapid handling facilities, which include special shipping belts capable of delivering 25,000 bushels of grain per hour to any one of six new high level boat-loading spouts, Page 26 Page 27 �successfully loaded the "Manchester Shipper" for overseas delivery, greatly decreasing the previous loading time for deep-sea vessels. As a matter of record on November 1, 1961, in 15½ hours loading time, the ocean vessel "East River" took aboard 415,015 bushels of No. 2 northern wheat, representing 11,116 long tons, at the Saskatch€wan Pool Terminal No. 4, which indicates the substantial progress made in grain handling to ocean vessels since the Seaway opened. The Lakehead Harbour Commissioners look forward to the completion of the new Seaway Terminal. It will provide the most modern equipment for moving package freight and will complement our existing outstanding handling facilities for grain, coal, iron ore and other bulk commodities. Ranking third for tonnage handled in Canadian ports in 1960, the Lakehead Harbour, ·western Terminus of the St. Lawrence Great Lakes Seaway, is assured of a great future. As Canada grows in population and expands its industrial economy, the Lakehead will undoubtedly be called upon to play an increasingly important role in the scheme of trans-Canada transportation. The Lakehead Harbour Authorities are determined to meet this challenge. Liberian freighter "Continental Trader" unloading at the Lakehead. H. Lockwood � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The St. Lawrence Seaway and the Lakehead Harbour: Canada's Mid-continental Seaport Subject The topic of the resource Business and Industry Description An account of the resource Booklet, "The St. Lawrence Seaway and the Lakehead Harbour," by R.B. Chandler, Chariman of the Lakehead Harbour Commissioners. January 1962. Part of NODA fonds. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource R.B. Chandler Lakehead Harbour Commission Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1962-01 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text 1962 R.B. Chandler St. Lawrence Seaway the Lakehead Harbour Commissioners https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/a0c380d604bc27e1390696b4a91b4fee.pdf d8d1369c237e1ccdaa945c908472576c PDF Text Text KING'S ELEVATOR PORT ARTHUR - BUILT 1883 HISTORICAL FACTS GRAIN ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTION AND SHIPPING LAKEHEAD HARBOUR 1883 - 1964 ONE OF THE LAKEHEAD'S MOST MODERN EI.EVATORS PREPARED BY: • . J. E. YOUNG. ESQ. Chairman LAKEHEAD HARBOUR COMMISSION February 1985 �In the report of the Officers of the Thunder Bay Historical Society for the year 1909 and 1910, Mr. Harry Sellers submitted a paper covering the "Early History of the Handling and Transporlaiion of grain in :the Thunder Bay District". This report covers grain handling and grain elevator construction from 1883 up to 1910 and reported sorne 15 elevators built and operating up until that time. A number of these elevators have since disappeared and others have been buiit. At this date at the Lakehead, covering the waterfronts of Port Arthur and .F'ort William, we now have a total of 26 large and some very modern grain elevators receiving and shipping between 300 and 400 m1llion bushels of all grain3 each eight month shipping season. In the ea~ly 1930's, Vancouver and Churchill became grain shipping Ports. The development of Vancouver as a grain shipping port ,Nas referred to as "Stevens Folly" promoted by Hon. Harry Stevens who was then the Minister of Trade and Commerce in the Federal Government. Churchill was developed. as a grain shipping Port at the demand of the Wes'~,2rn farmers as a shorter route to the Sea - thus reducing rail rates. Both of these Ports have become very important in this trade as the following figures will show, and have thus established very direct competition with the Canadian Lakehead which had become a "Captive Route". With only a few days to go to close the crop year for 1963 - 04, as of July 31st reports show that the two railways have moved 7:56.8 million bushels of wheat - nearly 28 million more than total farm deliveries of Wheat, Oats, BarJey, Rye, and Flax to licensed elevators. The C.P.R. moved 198,724 cars with 396 million bushels to the Lakehead and Vancouver, and other milling destinations. To the same points, and also to Churchill, the C.N.R. moved 182,397 cars with 360.8 million bushels. Both railways delivered some ;i2,000 cars of grain to the Lakehead Elevators during the month of July 1964 and grain shipments from the Lakehead Elevators by water during the same crop year amounted to 442.6 million bushels. The number of vessels required are not available, but the new and larger lake vessels have reduced the number required considerably; for instance, the Canada Steamship Lines vessel ''Saguenay ', 730 feet long and 75 feet wide. established a record when she cleared the Lakehead on August 28 with 945,596 bushels-60 lbs to the bushel-total cargo 28,368 tons. Vancouver duiing the same crop year shipped 220.7 million bushels and Churchill 21.7 million, with these three ports being quite capable of handling and shipping all the grain Western Canada can grow. It would appear reasonable to presume that new elevator construct10n at the Lakehead has about reached its limit in keeping with present -1- �crop production. The exception being reconstruction of some of the old workhouses and additionai storage bins which would also increase the Lakehead shipping capacities. Therefore the purpose of this paper is to provide as full a coverage as possible from records available of all grain elevators built at the Lakehead since 1883. Also showing the additional storage bins built to these elevators since their original construction which now totals some 106,000,000 bushels. In addition listing those elevators th3.t were constructed and operated and have since disappeared, either being torn down or destroyed by fire. This information I feel is necessary in order to give a complete and full coverage of the present days total which represents an investment of well over 200 million dollars. Mr. Sellers points out that when the first grain arrived here from the West in 1883 it was stored in warehouses built on the Kaministiquia River bank and at ±i:5 Dock 'Marks Dock" in Port Arthur. ·whe2lbarrows were used to mov~· the grain from the railway cars to the sheds and also for loading of vessels. The " S. S. ERIN" took the first load of 80,000 bushels. The inadequacy of this method of handling grain was soon replaced by the construction of "Kings Elevator" at Port Arthur, later known as "Horne Elevator" and replaced now and known as "Manitoba Pool 2". I will attempt to list all Grain Elevators built at the Lakehe3.d in keeping with the yec?.r of construction or reconstruction - as follows: CANADIAN NORTHERN RAILWAY A. B - Who had built a raihvay through from Port Arthur to the grain fields in the West, built a large elevator at Port Arthur known as Elevator A - B. of wooden construction in 1902, with Tile storage tanks - capacity of workhouse 1,000,000 bushels - Tank capacity 5,000,000 bushels. of wooden construction in 1902 as a workhouse - capacity 1,000,000 bushels (B) house was dismantled in 1919 and replaced 1920 with a modern concrete structure installing mechanical dumping tables with shoveling hoppers at the rear for part or divided cars of grain now known as Saskatchewan Pool #6, (A) house was later torn down but not replaced. INLAND ELEV A TORS "FEED MILLS" THAT HAVE BEEN TORN DOWN OR DESTROYED BY FIRE NATIONAL FEED MILL 2nd Avenue, Port Arthur Built in 1905 of wooden construction - destroyed by fire 19i4 rebuilt 1915 again of wooden construction -- was torn down in 1936 - capacity 65,000 bushels. R. B. McLEANS KING'S ELEV A TOR Built 1883 - workhouse of wooden construction-capacity 350,000 bushels - later storage tanks were built of tiie and concrete. This building later was demolished and replaced with a modern building known to the trade as "Manitoba Pool 2" and will be listed with the elevators operating today. Corner of Atlantic and Athabaska Streets, workhouse of wooden construction - capacity 60,000 bushels. Later torn down. Dates are not available. R. B. McLEANS X Corner McLaughlin and Pacific Avenue, built in 1920 of wooden construction metal clad - capacity 70,000 bushels - torn dowa in 1934. CAPITAL ELEV A TOR CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY ELEV A TORS A - B - C - D A B C D - Built on the north bank of the Kaministiquia River at the foot of Victoria Avenue. of wooden construction in 1885 -· capacity 1,039,880 bushels of tile construction in 1889 - capacity 482,000 bushels of wooden construction in 1890 - · capacity 1,195,000 bushels of steel tanks construction in 1902 as storage tanks for elevator (B) capacity 1,976,000 bushels As new private Terminal Elevators were being built the railways decided to vacate the grain handling business, therefore these elevators were all torn down at various stages. The last company to operate these elevators was the United Grain Growers of Alb2rta, who built the U.G.G. Elevator at Current River and moved in and commenced operation m 1928. -2- Corner Arthur and Brunswick Avenue, built in HJ17 wooden construction - capacity 60,000 bushels - torn down in 1935. PATERSON ELEV ATOR (K) Corner Yonge and King Streets, built in 1912 of wooden construction - capacity 60,000 bushels -·· torn down following the rebuilding of Paterson workhouse in 1927. MOUNT McKAY FEED Corner James and Gore Streets built in 1921 of wooden construction - capacity 10,000 bushels - destroyed by fire 1928. PARRISH & HEIMBECKER ' had a small wooden elevator situated almost at the corner of -3- �South Syndicate & Mary Street which was torn down when the same company built the Superior Elevator in Port Arthur in 1922 and is covered on Page 9. JAMES DAVIDSON, FEED MILL Corner Arthur and Marks Streets torn down in 1963. capacity 20,000 bushels - used for a few years and as the surplus grain was sold they were torn down, leaving the concrete floors intact. On these concrete floors several smaller industries have sprung up, for instance at the Ogi~vie Elevator a Butler building was erected and is now used for the storage of Bulk Cement by the St. Lawrence Cement Company. This cement is sold to the local building trades. INLAND ELEV A TORS STILL IN OPERATION DAVIDSON AND SMITH Corner Fort and Vickers Streets, built originally as a Matress Factory - reconstructed into a Feed Mill in 1917 and 1918 oi: concrete and brick with pannel walls - capacity 100,000 bushels. BOL1ES ELEV A TOR Hardisty Street, of wooden construction -- capacity 20,000 busl1els - built in 19'13. ' ELEVATORS BOTH INLAND AND ON THE WATERFRONT THAT WERE DESTROYED BY FIRE AND OTHER CAUSES CANADIAN NORTHERN B.AILWAY (B) Workhouse Poj_•t Arthur, by fire 1919 - rebuilt 1920. NATIONAL FEED MILL Workhouse Port Arthur, by fire 1914 - rebuilt 1915. LIST OF iE LEV A TORS PRESENTLY OPERATING AT THE LAKEHEAD SHOWING DATES OF ORIGINAL CONSTRUCTION AND DATES OF ADDITIONAL STORAGE ANNEX'$ UNITED GRAIN GROWERS OF ALBERTA (U.G.G.) Built in 1927 -- of concrete - original capacity 3,000,000 bush2ls, a 4,300,000 storage annex built in 1960 - total capacity 8,250,000 bushels. With the rebuilding of the Lakeside storage annex in 1962, the most modern type of loading gallery was installed capable of loading vessels with 25,000 tons or 1,000,000 bushels in eight hours. ALBERTA POOL #9 SASKATCHEWAN POOL #5 Current River now POOL 4B Workhouse Port Arthur destroyed by ''Dust Explosion" 1945 rebuilt 1946. UNITED GRAIN GROWERS OF ALBERTA The original storage annex on lake side slipped off its foundation and into the slip in 1961 - rebuilt in 1962. BLACK AND MUIRHEAD Kam River, destroyed by fire 1919. PATERSON (0) Kam River, workhouse destroyed by fire 1926 - Formerly the UNION TERMINAL ELEVATOR built in H.116-17 original capacity 300,000 bushels. 2nd storage annex added in 1917 - 600,000 bushels 3rd storage annex added in 1927 - 900,000 bushels The wooden workhouse was torn down in 1930 anci rebuilt of concrete adding 1,000,000 bushel storage - total capacity 2,800,000. SASKATCHEWAN POOL #4 (A) UNIT Built in 1917 of brick and concrete - capacity 2,500,000 bushels. 2nd Unit built in 1919 - capacity 2,000,000 bushels 3rd Unit built in 1923 -- capacity 2,000,000 bushels SASKATCHEWAN POOL #4 (B) UNIT rebuilt 1927. GILLESPIE ISLAND #2 Kam River, destroyed by fire 1923. MOUNT McKAY FEED MILL Kam River, destroyed by fire 1928. ?riginally known as (B) house, later changed to Pool #5 built m 1918 ·- concrete workhouse and storage bins 2,200,000 bu~hels. 2nd Unit built in 1923 500,000 bushels 3rd Unit built in 1927 - 1,000,000 bushels Total capacity of both (A) and (B) houses - 8,700,000 bushels. The original Pool #5 was destroyed by dust explosion in 1945. RICHARDSON ELEV A TOR DISTRESS GRAIN STORAGE HOUSES During the large quantity of storage room at a sheds were built years of 1939 - 40, Canada found itself with a very surplus grain that it was unable to sell, which p'.aced premium - result about 15 temporary wooden storag~ adjacent to the various elevators. These sheds were Operated by EASTERN TERMINAL ELEVATOR CO. 1st Unit built 1918 - concrete construction workhouse and storage bins - 1,905,000 bushel capacity 2nd Unit built 1922 - bins 1,500,000 bushel capacity 3rd Unit built 19:30 - bins 2,000,000 bushel capacity Total capacity 5,405,000 bushels. -5- ��2nd Unit built 1928 - capacity 3,000,000 bushels -- concrete 3rd Unit built 1948 - capacity 2,100,000 bushels -- concrete Total capacity 9,000,000 bushels This elevator has FIVE automatic rail car dumpers - unloading capacity in 8 hours - 200 rail cars. l\1ANITOBA POOL #2 This elevator replaced the old KING'S ELEVATOR built in 1883 of wood later concrete and tile bins were bu ilt in 1904. I feel it safe to say that a second wooden wor khouse was built and torn down and replaced with one of concrete in 1923 total capacity 1,400,000 bushels. This elevator differs from the others in vessel loading in that a gallery is used to carry the grain on conveyor belts to vessel loading spouts. THUNDER BAY ELEV A TOR Originally built by the CANADIAN CONSOLIDATED GRAIN CO. later purchased by the UNITED GRAIN GROWERS OF ALBERT A built 1909 wooden workhouse with concrete storage bin.:, capacity 1,500,000 bushels. SASKATCHEWAN POOL #6 Originally built and operated by the CANADIAN NORTHERN RAILWAYS in 1902 with two wooden workhouses. The three storage units had a capacity of 6,734,000 bushels. The (B) workhouse was dismantled in 1919 and was replaced in 1920 with a new concrete structure with modern automatic rail car dump2r.s (the first at the Lakehead) increasing the capacity by 600,00:l bushels - the other wooden workhouse (A) was then torn down total capacity 7,334,000 bushels. MANITOBA POOL #3 Originally the RELIANCE ELEV ATOR CO. first unit built in 1924 of concrete 1st Unit built 1924 - capacity 1,400,000 bushels, concrete 2nd Unit built 1929 - capacity 2,150,000 bushels, concrete 3rd Unit built 1960 - capacity 2,500,000 bushels, concrete 4th Unit built 1961 - capacity 1,650,000 bushels, Steel Tanks Total capacity - 7,700,000 bushels. CANADA MALTING CO. Originally the BA WLF ELEV A TOR CO. 1st Unit built 1923 - capacity 1,250,000 bushe}s - concrete 2nd Unit built 1927 - capacity 1,100,000 bushels - concrete 3rd Unit built 1961 - capacity 535,000 bushels -- concrete The 3rd Unit is a malting house for the processing of malt whic~1 started some few years earlier - total capacity 2,885,000 bushels - this elevator has one dumping table for rail car unloading and two shoveling tracks. STEWART ELEVATOR Originally buill by MR. JAMES STEWART, Esq. by the FEDERAL GRAIN CO. 1st Unit built 1923 - capacity 1,250,000 bushels 2nd Unit built 1927 - capacity 1:000,000 bushels 3rd Unit built 1960 - capacity 1,200,000 bushels Total capacity 3,450,000 bushels. later purchas2d - concrete --- concrete - concrete capacity 3,900,000 bushels - -8- I' , Originally built by the CANADIAN GOVERNMENT in 1913 Total capacity 3,250,000 bushels - of concrete construction. MANITOBA POOL #1 1st Unit built 1914 - capacity 400,000 bushels - concrete 2nd Unit built 1916 - capacity 1,000,000 bushels - concrete 3rd Unit built 1962 - capacity 4,680,000 bushels - concrete This 3rd unit consisted of modern concrete workhouse to replace the old house and additional storage bins - also concrete elevated rail car trucks - and the most modern gallery system for vessel loading capable of loading' 1,000,000 bushels in 8 hours, total capacity 6,080,000 bushels. SUPERIOR ELEVATOR 1st Unit built 2nd Unit built 3rd Unit built Total capacity 1922 - capacity 300,000 bushels - concrete 1927 - capacity 508,000 bushels - concrete 1961 - capacity 817,000 bushels -- concrete 1,625,000 bushels. THE FOLLOWING ELEV A TORS ARE ALL LOCATED ON THE KAMINISTIQUIA RIVER AND IN THE TURNING BASIN FORT WILLIAM SECTION SASKATCHEWAN POOL #12 Originally built by the EMPIRE ELEV ATOR CO. later sold to the FORT WILLIAM ELEVATOR CO. 1st unit built 1904 - capacity 1,750,000 bushels - workhouse built of Wood-Metal Clad - tanks Concrete and Tile - ·- now being used for storage purposes only - for economic reasons of operation. SASKATCHEWAN POOL #8 SASKATCHEWAN POOL #7 1st Unit built 1928 - McCABES ELEV A TOR concrete Originally the •OGILIVE ELEV ATOR & FLOUR MILL CO. LTD. • 1st unit built 1906 - capacity 500,000 bushels - Wooden work-9- �house and Steel Bins: Some of these Steel Bins slipped into the river and was rebuilt for operations in 1907. 2nd unit built i911 - capacity 1,500,000 bushe~s - concrete 3rd unit built 1915 - capacity 1,000,000 bushels - concrete 4th unit built 1944 - includes a car dumper receiving house Total capacity 3,000,000 bushels OGILIVE FLOUR. AND FEED BY-PRODUCT MILL ·. Built in 1905 this mill manufactures Feed - Glucose - Starch - and other by-products from grain - built of wood and Iron Clad. WESTLAND ELEVATOR ' Formerly the NORTHLAND ELEVATOR also know as ELEVATOR (D) built by the Canadian Pacific Railway Co. 1st unit built 1899 - capacity 300,000 bushels - concrete and steel 2nd unit built 1899 - capacity 1,600,000 bushels - concrete and steel 3rd unit built 1912 - capacity 1,700,000 bushels --- concrete 4th unit built 1913 - capacity 3,900,000 bushels - concrete Total capacity 7,500,000 bushels The above figures are taken from the revised list dated May 1962, but the original description of this construction does not show dates of building but shows the storage capacities as follows: 1st unit 400,000 bushels l 2nd .unit 2,500,000 bushels 3rd .unit 1,100,000 bushels 4th unit 3,500,000 bushels ~ Total capacity shows the same 7,500,000 bushels as 1962 revised list. SASKATCHEWAN POOL #10 Originally buiit by the CONSOLIDATED ELEV ATOR CO. later sold to the FORT WILLIAM ELEVATOR CO. LTD. As originally built - one unit in 1913 - capacity 1,750,000 bushels - concrete cons,truction. SASKATCHEWAN POOL # 11 SASKATCHEWAN POOL #5 Originally built by the WESTERN TERMINAL ELEVATOR CO. of concrete and tile construction. 1st unit built 1909 - capacity 914,800 bushels 2nd unit built 1914 - capacity 1,130,500 bushels 64,000 bushels 3rd unit built 1915 - capacity 161,000 bushels 4th unit built 1917 -- capacity 829,000 bushels 5th unit built 1923 - capacity Total capacity 3,100,000 bushels. PATERSON ELEVATOR Owned by N. M. PATERSON AND CO. LTD. - present workhous2 of concrete - built in 1927 - i00,000 bushel capacity. 3rd storage unit built 1927 - 1,000,000 bushels - concr€te 4th storage unit built 1931 -- 2,000,000 bushels - concrete Total capacity 4,100,000 bushels. NORTHWESTERN ELEVATOR Owner FEDERAL GRAIN CO. LTD. 1st Unit built 1917 - capacity 390,000 bushels - concrete 2nd Unit built 1917 - capacity 275,000 bushels - concrete 3rd Unit built 1919 - capacity 520:000 bushels - concrete 4th Unit built 1922 - capacity 2,000,000 bushels - concrete 5th Unit built 1924-5 consisting of additional workhouse capacity. Total capacity 3,185,000 bushels. LAK,E HEAD TERMINAL ELEVATORS LTD. Formerly known as ELECTRIC ELEVATOR {Operated by Purvis Grain Co.) 1st Unit built 1916 - capacity 100,000 bushels - wood-metal clad 2nd Unit built 1916 - capacity 400,000 bushels - concrete 3rd Unit built 1926 - capacity 500:000 bushels - concrete T-otal capacity 1,000,000 bushels. This elevator uses a gallery vessel loading system. GRAND TRUNK PACIFIC ELEVATOR Originally the FORT WILLIAM ELEV A TOR CO. LTD. Operated by the MUTUAL ELEVATOR CO. 1st unit built 1907 - workhouse capacity 150,000 bushels 2nd unit buHt 1907 - storage tanks capacity 900,000 bushels ~rd :unit built 19-10 - storage tanks capacity 700,000 bushels . Total capacity 1,750,000 bushels -- built of concrete and tile. -10- Owned by NATIONAL GRAIN CO. LTD. 1st Unit built 1909 - capacity 750,000 bushels- workhouse concrete 2nd Unit built 1909 -· capacity 2,500,000 bushels 3rd Unit built 1912 -· capacity 2,500,000 bushels - concrete Total capacity 5,750,000 bushels . -11- �SEARLE ELEV A TOR Owned by SEARLE GRAIN CO. LTD. 1st Unit built 1928 - workhouse -- 200,000 bushels ·2nd Unit built 1928 -- storage - i,400,000 bushels 3rd Unit built 1928 - storage - 1,400,000 bushels -·4th Unit built 1930 - storage - · 2,000,000 bushels Total capacity 5,000,000 bushels. concrete concrete concrete concrete PAT,ERSON - MANITOBA POOL #1 - SASKATCHEWAN POOL #7 - MANITOBA POOL #3 - RICHARDSON ELEVATOR - All have Marine Unloading Legs. Since the St. Lawrence Seaway came into being in1959 - the following elevators have provided additional water depths under loading spouts enabling vessels to load to seaway depths of 25 :Y2 feet; UNITED GRAIN GROWERS, SASK. POOL #7, MANITOBA POOL #L SEARLE GRAIN CO. have also provided foundation improvements for 30 feet of water and arrangements have been made for dredging the entrance of Mission River and Turning Basin to 27 ft . also the elevator slip, this improved vessel loading has placed the Lakehead in a competitive position with any other Port within the Great Lakes system. The main Harbour is dredged to 27 feet.-River water depths are as follows: 75% of the entire area has 26 to 30 feet of water, 25 % , the remainder, is restricted to 25 feet or less which restricts the entire river area to 25 feet. THE FOLLOWING TABLE ILLUSTRATES THE INCREASED GRAIN TONNAGE~ AS SHIPPED THROUGH THE LAKEHEAD HARBOUR IN 10 YEAR PERIODS SINCE 1903 1903 1914 1924 1934 1944 1954 - 1913 1923 1933 1943 1953 1963 All All All All All All Grain Grain Grain Grain Grain Grain -12- - 731,34:5,185 1,343,345,825 2,637,134,001. 2,010,745,475 3,329,558,360 2,984,787,672 bushels bushels bushels bushels bushels bushels �LAKEHEAD HARBOUR COMMISSIONERS KEEFER LAKEHEAD TERMINAL WATERFRONT, INTERCITY TELEPHONE DIAMOND 5-1 256 4-3594 PORT ARTHUR - ONTARIO COMMISSIONERS, J. J. F. R. G. MAILING ADDRESS: P.O. BOX 266 PORT ARTHUR, ONTARIO E. YOUNG, CHAIRMAN ANDREWS H. BLACK. O,B.E., F.C.A. B. CHANDLER, P. ENG . F. McDOUGALL PORT MANAGER AND SECRETARY I< . MCCUAIG ch .9 En~lose he wi~ is a booklet "Historical Facts Grai El ator Cm t.ructio&1 And Shipping -= Lak -head = 1964" prepared by Jo E. Young, Esq. Har our= a Cha' man~ d yo Sh s p s bl Ha bour Commissioners., eqt: ·re e a a .. e s pp o ies, please Advise~ ass on is limitedo Yours tr 1 , , JE E cl m ~, Sl p r:izttend .nt. ' � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Historical Facts: Grain Elevator Construction and Shipping, Lakehead Harbour, 1883-1964 Subject The topic of the resource Business and Industry Description An account of the resource Booklet, "Historical Facts: Grain Elevator Construction and Shipping, Lakehead Harbour, 1883-1964," by J.E. Young, Chairman of the Lakehead Harbour Commission, February 1965. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource J.E. Young Lakehead Harbour Commission Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1965-02 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text 1883-1964 1965 booklet Grain Elevator Construction and Shipping Harbour Historical Facts J.E. Young Lakehead Harbour Commission https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/15c53c1aae4b3b9bcc0cd7c4e74fe6dc.pdf 1b786b7d29e00759d4631fd8119052dd PDF Text Text INDUSTRIAL & COMMERCIAL DIRECTORY 1956 ..... · ·, �CITY OF FO·RT WILLIAM "TERMINUS OF THE ST. LAWRENCE SEAWAY" MANY INDUSTRIAL LOCATION ASSETS • Adequate Pure Water Supply • Abundant Power Supply • local Ancl Westem Markets • Diveniflcation Of Industry • Rall Transportation Centre • Adequate Supply Of Labor • Trucking - Air and Shipping FaciUties • Essential Services • Planned Community Development • Variety Of Industrial Services • Parks and Recreation Facilities • Pleasant Residential Districts Reque•t• lor lurther inlormation may be directed to the Industrial Commiaaioner, Fort William Planning and lndu•trial Board, City Hall, Fort William, Ontario Prepared By The Fort WIiiiam Planning And Industrial Board, �INDEX . .......... 1 Chiropractor •...••..............•..•. 22 Accountant and Auditor ................1-2 ~~gars and ~obncco •.•..•.....•.•.•••• 22 Ar,1bulance Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Clothmg ...................•• • . i, . ,22-24 Amuser.tent and Vending Machines •........ . 2, Conr.1.ercial Schools ......•.••••...•.•. 2.4 ltr1tigue s ............................... . 2 Dairy and Cold Storage .••••.••.••• 24-25 Architects .............................. 2 Decorator••••·•·····•••••••••••••··••25 Auctioneer and Second Hand Dealer ....... 3 Dental Laboratory .•.......•••.•.••... 25 Autonotive Services ................... J-6 Dentist••••••••··•••··•••••••••••••••26 Baker:>'-............................... . 6-7 Depo.rtnent Store .............•••...•• 27 Ba.rlks ............•.................... 7-8 Dredgmg •.•.•....•.• • .•• • •.•.•••••• • • 27 Abattoir ............... . Barber and Beauty Parlour •........•.•. 8-10 Drugs•••·•••······•••·••••••••••••27.28 Barristers and Solicitors •........... 10-11 Dry Cleaners-Dyers-Laundry •.•....• 28.29 Beverage and Bottling •.................. 11 Electrical Fiquipnent and Service•.29w31 Bicycle Service ••......•................ 11 FarrJ Hachinery•••··•••··••••••••••••·31 Dillie.t'd ag.d Dowling .Alley ••............ 12 Finance ....................•••...•31.32 Blacksn1itl1 •............................. 12 Florist •..........•.........•••.••••. 32 Bookseller •.••••••.•••.••••••••••..••.•. 13 Flour c..nd Feed•·•·····•··•••••••••32.33 Broker .•................................ 13 Fuel-Coal-Ice-Oil-Wood ..........•. 33.34 Building Contrnctor •.•..•.•..•.••..•• 13.15 Funeral Home•·•••••••••••••••••••••••34 Flooring Contractor .................. 15 General Contractor ................ 16-17 1-iasonry Contrnctor ................... 17 Plaster and Stucco Contractor ........ 17 Roofing Contractor ................ 17-18 Stone Cutting Contractor ............. 18 Timber Contractor .................... 18 Furniture and Upholsterer •.•...••. 34-35 Furrier .. , .................••....•... 36 Glass •.............•................. 36 Grain Elevator ...............••..•36-37 D01ldicg Produat•••••••••••••••··•·••l8-l9 Grocers and Food Products ••••••••• 37-47 Business Machines and Supplies ....... 19-20 Hardware •......................•..•.• 48 Cartage and Storage .................. 20-21 Hatchery •..................•.....•... 49 Cattle Buyer .•.......................... 21 Hearing Aids .................•....... 49 Chiropodist ......•...................... 21 Hotel ...•......................••• 49-50 �,i • :r- ,. .. ,. , �Industrial Engineering .................. 50 Radio and Television Service •••••• 70-71 Industrial Equipment •................ 50-51 Radio Station••••••••••••••••••••••••71 Industrial }ianufacturing ............. 51-53 Real Estate••••·•·•·••·•••••••••••71-72 Insurance ............................ 53-55 Repair Shop .................••••.. 72-73 Janitor Service ......................... 55 Restaurant ........................ 73-76 Jeweller-Goldsmith ...........•......•... 56 Sanitation Products •.....•...•••.•.•. 76 Lands ca ping ............................ "56 Sera p :Metal .........•.........•..•••• 76 Leather Dealer •......................... 57 Sewing Machines ............••..•.. 76~77 LocksLri.th •.•.•••••••.•••.•..•.•.•••....• 57 Sheet Metal••••·•••••·•••••••••••••••77 Manufacturer's Agent ••••••••••••••••• 57-58 Shoes•••·····•·•••·•••·••••••••••••••78 Marine •.............................. 58-59 Shoe Repair .........•.....•..••..• 78-79 Masseuse •............................... 59 Sign Painting.••••••••••••••••••••79-80 Monur.1ent and Vault ...................... 59 Sports and Hobby Shop .•.........•.••. 80 11,iotel ••.............................. 59-60 Stear.iliath .•....•.................•••• 80 Music •....•.......•..............•...... 60 Stenographic Service •....••.......•.• 80 Oil Bumers •..........•................. 61 Su.:r-veyor • . • • • • • • • • • • • . • •••••• • • • • • • • •81 Oil Distribution .........•........... 61-62 Tailor and Dressuaker •...........• 81-82 Optical-Optometrist-Optician ..•......... 62 Taxi-U-Drive and Car Lot .•..•...•. 82-83 Oxygen and .~lcetylene .................... 62 Telegraph and Telephone .......•.••.•• 83 Painter ........................... ,. ..... 63 Theatre •.... , .. ~ .........•.••••••• 83-84 Pa:in ts and 1vallpa per 64 Tin smithing •....•.........•••. .. •••.•• 84 Palmistry .............. ., ................ 65 Tourist Cabins••••··•·•··••••••••••••84 Paper Distributor •............ ~~·•••·••s65 Transportation•·•••••••••••••••••••••85 Photography and FraITJ.ng••••••••v•••••65-66 Veterinarian ...............•..••.•••• 85 Physician and Surgeon ....... c••~••~••66-68 vJelding •.....•.................••• 85-86 Plumbing and Heating ••............... 68-69 Windmv Cleaning .•..........•.....•••. 86 Pool Car Operator •...................... 70 Wire and Cable•••••••··••••••••••••••86 Printing and Publishing ................. 70 X-Ray Supplies•••·••··•••••••••••••••86 (I •••••••••••••• o •••• �..' . �INDUSTRIAL Al"\JD COM1\iERCI:A.L DIRECTORY FOR TH2: CITY OF FORT WILLIAM Code - Number of Employee_s: Published by: A - Under 5 B - 6 - 15 C - 16 - 25 D - 26 - 50 E - 51 - 100 Fort William Industrial Board, City Hall, Fort William, Ontario. The following is a list of the major Cormnercial and Industrial concerns in the City of Fort William actively engaged in the following classifications: Manufacturing .... Jobbing .... lrJholesaling Distribution ••.. Connnunications •••• Printing .••• Transportation ..•• Tourist Accommodation and Entertainment. The various professions have been listed under separate classification. Classification, Name of Firm,Address Official and Phone Number No. of Employees Products or Service ABATTOIR Tw-in City Abattoir, 824-826 HcLaughlin Street, Andrew Tymura; George Ostaff, 3-8631 A Abattoir J.C. Bailey, 2 Francis Block, J .. c. Bailey, 2-2623 A Public Accountant Black, Hansen & Co., 307-8 Grain Exchange Bldg., F.H. Black, 3-3252 A Accountant and Auditor Crawford, Lecocq & Co., 109-11 Cuthbertson Block, J.E .. Crawford, 3-8913 A Chartered Accountant Dunwoody, Saul, Smith & Co,, 14-15 Francis Block, H.. S. Sigurdson, 3-8448 A Chartered Accountant Peters. Good, 203 Leith street, Peters. Good, 3-8711 A Public Accountant James Gray, Ste. 2-211 s. Syndicate Ave., James Gray, 3-8522 A Chartered Accountant Dennis A. Knight, 21 Cooper Block, Dennis A. Knight, 3-6100 A Public Accountant H.J. Smith & Company, Over 125 S, I~y Street, H.J. Smith, 3-8461 B Public Accountant ACCOUNTANT AND AUDITOR �.... 2 ·- . .. A Public Accountant John White, 2-0211 , A Ambulance Service A & _D Vending Machines, 823 N. May street, s. A Vending Machines,- Mills Amusement Machine Co., _111 Simpson Street, W. A. Amusement Machines Lindsey Stanfield, #1 and ~.; . 230 s. Syndicate Avenue, Lindsey Stanfield, 3-7461 AMBULANCE SERVICE Packard Ambulance, 419 S. John Street, AMUSEMENT & VENDING MACHINES Balyk, 2-5768 Buset, . J. Nisby, 3-9832 .s.e.l_ec;t~O-Ma.tic Musi·c· 'System, Ste. 1-133 N. John Stre~t, A. Weiss, A . .. Amusement Machines 2-4615 .~ ... ·ANTIQUES Henry Crockett, 421½ S. Syndicate Avenue, H. _Crockett, 3-8622 A .Antique Shop· B Architects A Architect A Architects ARCHITECTS L. Y,. McIntosh & Associates, Over 418 Victoria Avenue, Lynden Y. McIntosh, H.M.• Scott, 200 Cuthbertson Block, H.M. Scott, J. Ranta & H. Tett, J. Ranta, H. Tett, ..221 S. Syndicate. Avenue, 2-2641 2-4311 2-65i7 .. ·. �- 3AUCTION.Ii:.@. & S~COND HAND DE,.".LER - 1 Harry Abbott, 121 N. May Street, H. Abbott, Bargain & Second Hand Store, 143 Simpson Street, M. Stepansky, A Auctioneer & Valuator A Second Hand Goods A Second Hand· Goods A Auctioneer and Second Hand Dealer A Bargain store A Tire and Battery Service B Public Garage A Automotive Supplies A Public Garage A Public Garage A Public Garage A Public Garage A Public Garage . A Automotive Supplies 2-5194 ..,; Fennell 1s Auction & Used . Furniture, 214½ Victoria Avenue, 3-7019 l-i. Fennell, 2-5237 Greenes 1 Auction l-Iarket, F. Greene, 1014½ Victoria Avenue, 3-7722 Outlet ~rgain Store, 527 Simpson Street, 2-2711 H. Nelson, AUTOMOTIVE SERVICES Ace Tire & Battery Service, 202 N. May Street, Andy·' s Service station Taxi, May and ~Iyles Street, & C.A. Auld Supply Co., ~10 Victoria Avenue, J.H. Porter, 3-3534 Andrew Grassi, Michael Cimone, 3-7411 C.A. Auld, 3-8481 Albert Ba.hlieda, Marcel Laberge, 311-17 Simpson Street, A. Bahlieda, N. Laberge, Bear Safety Service, Aldo Bortolussi, Sam Hitsunago, 213-19 N. May Street, 3-6784 3-7979 John 608 c. Boyd, s. Vickers J.C. Boyd, Street, Breeny's Auto Body Shop, 111 N. Vickers Street, 3-7523' Brini Zuliani, Louis Zuliani, 2-2773 British American Oil Ltd., 243 S. Syndicate Aven~e, Canada Tire & Supply Co., s. May street, 119 L~rry Petzel, 2-4841 C.A. Auld, 3-7913 �- 4 Canadian Fairbanks Morse Co., 300 Simpson Street, W.B. Coutts, 3-3458 B Automotive Supplies Canadian Tire Corporation, 235-37 Simpson Street, L.G. Muncaster, 3-748;3 B Automotive Supplies Centr~l Service Station, 140 N. Syndicate Avenue, Roy and Fred Bonnett, A 2-4912 City Auto Sales, 400 Simpson Street, James ·Anuik, 3-3155 Danis Automotive & Industrial Supplies, 733 Sprague street, Darling's Service Station, 906 Victoria Avenue, 3-9423 Dominion Motors, 447 N. May Street, Giovanni Dolcetti, 3-3401 East End Service Station, 742 Simpson Street, John and William Commuzzi, ·2-1242 • Eccles Body Repairs, 414 N. lvfay Street, Evans Motors, 138 s. Hay Street, 3-9591 Frank's Service Station, 1125 Ford Street, Public Garage A Automobile Sales A. Danis, 3-3023 A Automobile Supplies Ralph Darling, A Public Garage E Automobile sales and service A Public Garage J. F. Eccles, 3-3132 A Automobile Services H.A.W. Evans, C Automobile· ~ales and service F. Biaconi, 2-5337 A Automotive services Gibson Motors Ltd., 204 s. Syndicate Avenue, B. Taylor, 2-4890 C Automobile sales and service Graham & Whybourne, 725 N. May Street, D.E. Graham, G. tvhybo~ne, · 3-9121 B Public Garage Gutta Percha & Rubber Ltd., 119 V~olet Street, R. Martin, A Rubber Goods, A Public Garage Halabecki 1 s, 195 E.~ Brock Street, 2-4933 Frank Halabecki, 2-0970 Inter-Comm Supply Co., 1315 Victoria Avenue, F. Fuci_le, A Automobile suppliesRadios s.J. Hill & Sons Ltd., 319 N. May Street, i-liss Penfold, C Automobile sales and service 2-0671 3-6457 • ~ �- 5Jessirnan Motors Ltd., F. Gibson, 244 N. tray Street, 3-8429 C Automobile saJ.es and service E 113-123 Leith Street, 2-5381 Automobile sales and service . Kohar Brothers, 1401 Bro-i,m Street, Edward and Rudolph Kohar, Public Garage Kara Motors Ltd., H. Badanai~ 3-8713 John M. Labelle, 132 W. •Mary Street, 2-1150 .~ cey 1 s Service Station, Ml s. Syndicate Avenue, P. Lacey, C. :V.1.ansfield., J.A. Labelle, A Public Garage A Automobile sales and service, mobile homes A Public Garage 3-3423 Lakehead Oil Ltd., ilrthur Street, Lawrence Brothers Garage, 528 S. Syndicate Avenue, Long's Service Station, 512 E. Brock street, D.D. Kincaide, 3-8459 ·. ahas. and Le.s Lawrence, 2-4021. D9nald Long, Public Garage A Publi.c Ga.rage A Public Garage A Service Station E;quipment A Public Ga.rage A Public Garage 3-?ll2 Loop Service Station, 421 W. Frederica Street,. D. ·1. J. Buchosky, Loral Maµitenance, 21 Cooper Block., L. Chalus, Leno Margarit, 911 Kingsway, L. 1Iargarit, -2-2229 Red ¥.larsonet Service Station, 1003 Victoria .hvenue, Fred & Louis Marsonet, . . 3-6953 May Auto Parts, 440-48 N. May Street, G. Dolcetti, 3-9123 B Automotive supplies Mc~llan Service, 231 N. May Street, A.T. McMillan, 2-5346 . A Public Garage Heny Motors, 219 w. Gore Street, Domenic Contardo, 3-9252 A Public _Garage Murrays Tire Service, W. Arthur Street, C.L. & W.D. Murray, 3-3562 J.00 2-5471 3-6100 Autonobile sales and service �- 6S.J. 0 1Brien & Sons, Ba.lmoral Street, s.J. 0 1:Srien, 3-8212 A Public Garage Priford Motors, 103 W. Gore Street, R. Crawford., 3-7922 J. Public Garage Rea's Service Station, 1025 Arthur Street, s. Rea, 3-6531 A Public Garage Ross Service Station, 200 W. Gore Street, Thomas Ross, 3-8311 Royal Service Station, 240 s. Syndicate . \venue, C. and W. Murray, 2-4412 S,K,S, Garage, E. Kleinindorst, L. St~wardson, 2-234.1William H. Spicer, 1735 Victoria ~)_venue~ Spicer's Tire Service Ltd. 250 N. May Street, .a. ~ Public Garage A Public Garage A Public ·Garage B Aut'omotive supplies 3-9514 Turner's Service Station, Cor. Brown and Gore Sts., R.J. Turner, 3-8476 A Public Garage Twin Port Auto Service Ltd., 301-307 N. May street, J. Covello, B Public Garage 3-6497 United Industrial Automotive Co. Ltd., 110 Violet Street, s. Lawrence; 2-4503 B Automobile supplies Walberg 1 s Service Station, 401 E. Brock Street, G.E. Walberg_, 2-1423 A Public Garage i ·:. Auto1::iobil0 supplies 1'lestcrn Tire & Auto Suppl;:,. Ltd,,L,.,:i.. Buchanan, 1114 Victoria. A~venuc, 2-1801 Wilfred Wiebe, 136 N. John Street, H, Wiebe, McMillan's Tire Centre, 563 s. Syndicate hvenue, A. T. ~folvii~lan, D.F. Goodrich Can2d.a Ltd., 563 S, • Syndicate I..ve., Public Garage 2-0753 2-7011 F .n. ~.adore, 2-53-46 • B A Tire service, home appliances /i.utor.100ile supplies Bil.KERY Aggie's Home Baking, 268 W, Frederica Street, Beacon's Bakery and Nut Shop, 123 s. Syndicate Avenue, 132 Ogden Street, n, Siciliano, A .Bakery A Bakery 3-6588 B. Ruggles, . 3-3612 �·- - 7 . Canada :Bakery, 642 Simpson: Street, Bakery N. Chrusz, 2-0568 D Bakery J. Eissner, 2-6201 A Delicatessen B Bakery Canada Bread, Company, 402 N. May Street, 3-9611 European Delic&tessen, 1106 Victoria Avenue, N.J.s. Forest, Fort William Bread Co., C. McAllen, 307 Hardisty Street, 2-2932 . & Green Parrot Delicatessen Bake Shop,' 802 Victoria Avenue, s. Kallos, ., 2-5011 A Delicatessen and bake shop Harvest Bread,. 307 Hardisty Street, D • J • Mclill~r;i,, . . B Bakery A Bakery 2-2932 Ideal Bakery, Rear 515 HcLaughlin Street, 2~4757 Kraft rs Bakery, 1925 Mountain Avenue, N. Kraft, no phone A Bakery Lakehead Bakery, 616 McTavish Street 1 E. Jensen, A Bakery D Bakery A Bakery B Bak,c~.r C :&1.ke;cy D Bank . Parnell Bread Ltd., 411 Donald Street, J. Sokoloski, . . 2-614$ J.P. Parnell, 3-7143 Princess Pat Bakery Co., P. Herchak, 9~_6 Alexandra Street, 3-7104 St.:.r 3..-:korics Limited; J, Coski.1 225 ljn.ciiic h'V\..nuc, 2-1312 1\rl.:.: Cit:· Jruad Coupan.y, 626 ~ ..6 : ."'.ri G~l Stl'-.: C t, L. D ~ i , . .3,-B.1..21 BANKS Bank of Montreal, 303 Victoria :~venue, T.W. Tod, 2-4011 �- 8 Bank cf Mon-::,real, A Bank J.K, Laing, 2-4155 B Bank R. Hunter, 3-7721 B Bank c. B Bank C Bank B Bank B Bank B Bank A Bank N. Johnson, no phone A Barber J .Ii. Megneron, no phone A. Barber Nalmborg, A Beauty parlour C.T. Willc9x, 609 Simpson Street, 2-6676 Bank of Nova Scotia, 501 Victoria !1.venue, Canadian Bank of Commerce, 409-11 Victoria 1venue, Imperi~l Bank of Canada, Cooke, 516 Victori.a ~·..venue, 3-8053 Royal Bank cf Canada, 426-28 ·v~ctoria Avenue, 2-2158 T.K. Burke, Royal B2.nk of Canada, R.S., Browne, 150 W~ F~_•eclerica Street, 3-801~ Toropto-Dominion Bank, 1!. J. Str.:i.thdce, 317-319 Victoria Avenue, Victoria at lJic'!icar Sts., 129 •;J. Frederica Street, 2-1542 G.A. Stitlthsoh, 3-8427 H.U. Johnston, 3-7448 B/1.HBER .11.~~ EEAU':CY Pi-Ji.LOUR .'~dar..ac lli!'ber Shop, 227 Simpson street, ~ . imes B.9.::-ber Shop, (' d.l Ca.1ie 114·:z·::L s ~ ujffi I /, n Ve • , Allan 1 s Bea~ty Shop, Basement 129 So Brodie St., &lrbara I r-· ...)eauc.y Parlour J 217 W~ Frederica Street, Harry L .. 1217 13z:.-:., e:., , Do~1~.J..ri Street, l'-1. 3-9642 B. Shaw, Beauty parlour H.E. Bates, Barber •3-7333 2-2316 E. Benit::.0, E. Benitie, Barber Blom' s Ba:'. ·ber Shop, 612 Victoria Jivenue, O. Blom, &.rber 243 Simpc.o!: Street no phone 3-71L,l George Blondie, Front 108 N. May Street G. Blondie, Bernice Coskie, B. Coskie, 2-0545 169 E.. Fr,3derica Street, A B:l.rber A Beauty Parlour no phone �- 9Iior·--)triy j 3 B0,::l.uty E'ialon, Re&r 137 N. May street, Jerry Douglas, Brov-m Street, 1509 Drawson's Beauticians, D. Cracknell, 3-6623 A Beauty parlour J. Douglas, A B9.rber A Beauty parlour and barber shop A Barber A Barber 2-5269 R.R. Drawson, 304 Victo:-:ia f.~venue, 2-1424 Frecleric~r Franchi, Victoria : ..venue, F. Franchi, 1101 3-9465 Fulton~ c 3J.rber Shop, t, 137 1 C:·i yn•- ,.., ,,..11 S.Lre::.t W. Fulton, ~ ~~ ~~ u ~ Sam Fyd~~J:chuk, Sl9 Ne G0rB Street, Helen's Beauty Salon, no phone· 3-3713 H. Lee 1826 Isa "bella. Street, 2-2231 Irving I s fa:iau-:.y Salon, Basement 216 s. John street, 2-2134 11 J.G. Irying, Jack th.; Clipper" ~ 203 Ford street, ti"ean I s Beauty Salon, J. Fogolin, 2-2?76 lvlike Kuch, 107 Frederica Street, M. Kuch, Nick 1YTa.hdn, 411 Simp~on Street, Beauty parlour A Barber A Beauty parlour A Barber Barber Ma.twin, no phone s. 2-0817 Nu Fao ~-~~,:m fr. . a uty Shop, 108 N.., Hay Et:r.ect, 3-354~ Olga I E Bs0.uty Parlour, 222 Err.:--:..rE: r.,,rem:.e, O. Fuchak, Willi.an O:r-yniak; 641 Sir.1pson Street, Alber·t Pr~r .:-a.s, Mary Pi 'tin, A, • N. Sam and H~ ~rd Nistico, SL~pc0'1 Street, 125 Prud.0n Street, Beauty parlour 3-7177 616 301½ E.. Brock Street, A no phone 526 Sin1p3on Street, w. Barber .·-S .Fydirchuk, A Barber B Beauty parlour A Beauty parlour W. Oryniak, 3-8879 A Barber A. Perras, A Barber A Beauty parlour and H. Nistico, B. Cahill, 2-l930 2-5204 M. Pivin, 2-1939 �- 10 Rocci Presidente, 636 McTavish Street., Rex Barbev and Beauty Shop, A Barber C. P. Mott,. L.Baarup,A Barber R. Presidente, 2-2117 115 Sin1pson Street, 2-4134 August Saari, 527A Simpson Street, 3-3047 Joseph R. Sheehan, 116½ S. Syndicate Avenue, J.R. Sheehan, no phone The Spot Barber, G. Cumpson, 117 S. Iviay Street, T,fill•l.2:.i.l .,..,. 0vfliJr' 632 Simpson Street, 1 I Pel:'.£- :'::·~. ,-~~·· Bc.rber Shop, 137 N. May Street, John Stefiszyn, A. Saari, A Barber .i.i. r. Barber A Barber A Barber A Barber A Barber A Barber no phone W. Stahr, 2-3444 s. Stalz, .3-6623 J. Stefiszyn, 209-11 Simpson Street, 2-5453 Tracz 1 s Barber Shop, 133½ N. May Street, 3-3712 Wilma:s Beauty Parlour, 136 li. Frederica Street, w. Jonassen, 3-6762 A Beauty parlour n. s. A Lawyer A Lawyer P. Tracz, BARRISTERS & SOLICITORS Davids. Cheadle, 202 Grain Exchange Building, C.B. Devlin., 212 Cuthbertson Block, Morris, Babe, Pugsley & Black, Cheadle., 2-1241 C.B. Devlin, 2-1485 . F. Babe, 2-0666 B Lawyer 102 Cuthbertson Block, O'Connor and Carrel, 2nd Floor, 409-11 Victoria ii.venue, c.v. A Lawyer A Lawyer R.C. Rhodes, 19 Victoria Block, 0 1Connor, J.B. Carrel, 3-8823 R.C. Rhodes, 3-3471 �- 11 Bernard Shaffer, 17 Cooper Block, B. Shaffer, 3-8952 A Lawyer W.B. Stasiv, 10 Francis Block, W.B. Stasiv, 2-3122 A Lawyer Kenneth A. Stewart, 112 Cuthbertson Block, K.A. Stewart, · 3-7852 A Lawyer B Lawyer B Retail Store Beer and _.AJ.e Ka.kabeka D Brewery ·Liquor Control Board of Ontario, H.c. Wilson, 813 Victoria Avenue, 3-3932 A Retail Merchant, Alcohalie beTeragee Liauor ·Control Board of Ontario, R.J. Cameron, 108-110 E. Frederica Street, 2-2067 A Retail Merchant, JUcoholic beverages Seven Up Bottling Company, 131 N. Archibald Street, H. Andrychuk, H. Katarynuik, 2-2512 B Bottling Works Superior Bottling Company, 211 Southern Avenue, J. Polls, J. 0 1Kell, 2-1353 A Bottling Works Twin City Bottling Works, 867 Minnesota street, A. Heikkinen, 2-4532 A Bottling Works Louis Brunetta, 714 lv'.icGillivray Street, L. Brunetta, 3-8753 A Bicycle Sales and Service Petrie's Cycle and Sport Shop, 125 N. Archibald Street, c. & T. Petrie, 3-7221 A Bicycle Sales and Service - Sports wear. Weiler & Weiler, 203-09 Grain Exchange Bidg. , • G.B. Weiler, W._J. Weiler, 2-0684 BEVER.~GE AND BOTTLING Brewers' Retail Stores, 310 N. May Street, 149 W. Frederica Street, D. Clark., 4-3561 '. .Falls Brewing.Co. Ltd., S.D. Lamont, 3-7438 • Caineron and Marks street, BI CYCLE -~VI CE �- 12 BILLIARD ~. ND BOWLING fu..LEY Armstrong's Recreation Hall, 608 Victoria Avenue, C. ,;.ssef, 3-9811 A Billiard, Cigar Store Atlas Pool Hall, 636 Simpson Street, J. G, Rashenso, A Billiard Carters Billiards, 299 Sirnpson Street, H. Hireault, 3-8312 Billia.rd City Billiards, 638 Simpson Street, Joseph Wozney, 2-5042. Billiard Allan Cuger, Basement 1"/inston Hall, 3-6461 no phone 11.. Cuger , · Frank's Pool Room & Confectionery> F. Kiernicki, 113 Simpson street, A Bowling Alley A Billiard and Confectionery 3-7786 Gibson's Bowladrome Ltd., Rear 222 N. May Street, T.J. Kernahan, 2-2515 B Bawling Alley D. Gregory, 243 Simpson street, D.Gregory, A 3-6342 Billiard and confectionery Krosty's fool Room, ?06 Simpson street, T. Krosty, no phone A Billiard :Matts Bowling Alley & Snack Bar, H. Jurvi~, . 100-102 W~ Frederica street, 2-4921 A Bowling Alley and snack bar New Main Pool Room, 634 Simpson Street, A. Vesins}{y., no plan A Billiard Smerg's Pool Room, 612. i..,1cTa'?-sh Street, A. Zuliant, 2-2568 A Biliiard Steve's Pool Room, 809 W. Gor~ street, s ..,Zamchira,. -A Billiard T. Syroid, A Billiard: Peter Malanych, P. Malanych, A Blacksmith William Slocombe, 113 Cumming street, W. Slocombe, 3-6963 A Blacksmith Tony Syroid, Basement 145 Simpson Street, 2·-5732 . BLli.CKStvIITH 330 W. Gore Street, �·- - 13 BOOKSELLER Central News Co., , ''i:1.)., H.W. Ba.tho, 510 Cameron Street, 3-9214 National Book Shop, 627 Simpson Street, 3-9613 M. Olynylc, . A Bookseller Wholesale A Book store Rutledgo Stationery.Ltd., 512 Vic:toria. .~venue, s,w. Craib, 2-165.3 h. Book Store Ukrainian Book Shop, 603 Simpson street, M. Chichka, A Book Store A Food Broker A Grocery Broker A Customs Broker I 3-9405 ,I -BROKER , ~ ( ,# • Kennet~ R. Campbell, .Over 323 S. Syndicate Avenue, I R.H. Judge & Co.,. 102 Cuthbertson mock, Cole McCU:bb_in, K.R. Campbell., 3-3988 R,H. Judge, 2-1953 C. Mccubbin, ~ 1 ,. 424 Empirti ~\venue, 3-8722 Watt & Watt, ,]J-3-116 Cuthbertson Block> ~v. Watt, 2-2071 B Stocks and Bond Broker J.H. White, 11. Grocery Broker C. Wrightsell, A Customs Bro~er Emil Anderson Construction Co., 130 Gore street, E. Anderson, A Building Contractor Henry Anttila, 61 E. Brock street, H •.Anttila, A Building Contractor Fred Barbini, F. Barbini, E Building Contractor E Building Contractor John H. White & Sons, 1001 Donald Street, 3-9331 Wrights ell Brockage, 23 Cooper Block, 3-6100 l '·. BUILDING. C0NTR...CT0R #4-145 Sil~pson Street, Barnet t-McQueen Co. Ltd. , 460-470 E. Christina Street, 2-4313 3-6112 .. 3-6389 N.P.R. Cook, 2-0648 �- 14 Denni-s Bilodeau, 650 N. Vickers Street, Sebastian Bortolin, 216 s. Vickers street, D. Bilodeau, A Building Contractor A Carpenter A Building Contractor E - G Building Contractor A Carpenter 2-3107 s. Bortolin, 3-9179 J. U_. Galonego Construction, J.U. Calonego, 403 W. Gore Street, 3-7236 Cl~ydon Construct ion Co., 611 Victoria Avenue, 2-0651 Daniel Collins, 223 &lmoral Street, 2-4644 o: Claydon;· • D. Collins; H. Dahlke, H. Dahlke, no phone A Building Contractor 919 McIntosh street, Jowus D. Gagnon, 2239 Victoria Avenue, L.D. Gagnon, A Building Contra ~or 2-2446 Gateway Supply & Development Ltd., E.L. McGregor, Cut~1bertson Block, 2-1563 Building Contractor A R.F. Gay, 104 E. Frederica street, R.F. Gay, 2-2914 A Building Contractor G.R. Houston Ltd., G.R. Houston, 2-4611 B Building Contractor J. Hutzan, A Building -Contractor B Building Contractor A Building Contractor A Carpenter 3-4 Bank of Toronto Bldg., John Hutzan, 710 Bessie Avenue, T.A. Jones Construction, 3-8512 T.A. Jones, 1105 Victoria Avenue, 3-7601 Klomp Construction, 617 N. Harold street, 3-7105 H. Klomp, Peter Kustra, P. Kustra, 1839 Walsh Street, 2-5010 Lakehead Builders Exchange, 230 Syndicate Avenue, J. H. Johnson, 2-4616 A Builders Exchange H. Lozowy, A Building Contractor A Building Contractor C- D Building Contractor Core-Floor Michael Lozowy, 131 Dease Street, 3-7657 Ma.scarin Brothers, 535 N. May Street, 3-9229 Mayotte Core floor· Ltd., Post Offi~'$ Box 333, Fort .Willian. 0. Hascarin, R. Mayotte, 4-2407 �- 15 McMahon & Son, 343 E. Brock street, De & R. McMahon, A Building Contractor 2-2431 Robert Murray, 701 N. Vickers Street, R. Murray, 2-4182 B Building Contractor Steve Novak, .255· E'. I~ry Street, .s . Novak, A Carpenter S.J. O'Brien & Sons, s. Jon Street, J.S. O'Brien, A Building Contractor 139 3-8212 N. Palinko, 23 Cooper Block, N. Palinko, .3-9781 B Building Contractor Piva & Ganja, 322 Harvard Street, H. Ganja, B Building Contractor 3-7916 2-3316 1;;, Armas Saari, 454 Northern Avenue, A. Saari, A Building Contractor Stead & Lindstrom, G. Stead; N.F. Lindstrom, B Building Contractor A Building Contractor T. & I. Za.nette, B Building Contractor T. Zanette·, B Building Contractor T. Zanette~ A Building Contractor J. Zanni, ·- A Building Contractor B Building Contractor A Build~g Contractor A Flooring Contractor A Flooring Contractor Sanding 428 N·. May Street, 3-6318 •• 3-3494 John Wishart, ~ ,, 43 O S. rvriarks Street, Zanette Brothers, 501 Wiley Street, T_. Zanet te, 508 Catherine Street, . .. .Zanet te & Boz, N. Harold Street, James Zanni, Arthur Street, Alex Zoldy, 21 Cooper Block, b~rio Zorzcs, 621 H~rgraves Street, J, Wishart, 3-7368 3.:'7211 2-4176. 2-4176 2-1638 .A. Zoldy, 3-6100 M. Zorzes., 2-5216 Flooring Contractor Flor Craft Contractors, 246 N. May street, 2-4107 Elbert Pierce, 139 E. Francis street, 3-7269 F. Page, E. Pierce, • �- 16 Gu1E r:•--; Contractor B General Contractor A General Contractor 2-200 Cameron .. street, V.Aho, 3-6152 E. Bilinsky, E. BiliB_$ky, A General Contractor 501 W. Gere Street, 3-6812 A General Contractor A General Contractor K.N. Aalto, 232 Finlayson Street, K.M. Aalto, 3-6390 V,, Aho, Victor Cerutti, V. Cerutti, 140 Cu.mming Street, 3-9923 W. Donolovitch, W. Donolovitch, 917 w·. Frederica St . , 2-5475 John E. Dunderdale, 717 N. Vickers Street, J.E. Dunderdale, 2-5257 A General Contractor Andrew Ferniak, 528 N, May Street, A. Femiak, A General Contractor Gmnar Frederickson, 329 W. Brock street, A General Contractor 3-6671 J,, W. Gocxli' ellow, 144 E,. Francis Street, A General Contractor 2-1492 Hacouoil rs, 240 W~ Gore Street, H General Contractor 3-6481 3-7497 G. Frederickson, J. W. Gooa.fellow, J. Hill,' K. Hansen, 3-6706 A General Contractor 2135 Isabella Street, Sidney A. Hartwright, l?ll Sills Street, S.A. Hartwright, A. General Contractor 3-8246 A General Contractor Knute Hansen, Stu.art Hazelton, 528 Luci Court, s. \ John R. Kendall, Hazelton, 3-8914 J .R.· . Kendall., 3-9057 A General Contractor 262 W. /i2nelia Street, 146 Nicholas Kochan, E. Amelia Street, N. Kochan, A ·General Contractor 3-8'790 ~v. Lamke, W. Lambe, A General Contractor 126 W. Francis Street, 2-1456 G. Lnighton, 2011 Moodie Street, G. Leighton, 2-1051 A General Contractor D. Olson, A . General Contractor D. O~-~on, 202~- Hamilton ~venue, 2-2055 �- 17 A General Contractor K. Prestanski, no phone A General Contractor Frank Ra.ski, 201 Southern Avenue, F. Raski, A. General Contractor George Reith, 200 N, Franklin Street, G. Reith, 2-2743 A General Contractor Edwin J.F. S:i.lnpson, 1423 Victoria Avenue, E, Simpson, 2-4535 A General Contractor Phil Spence Construction, 270 W. Francis Street, P. Spence, 2-4969 Claus Steenarson, 208 N. Selkirk Avenue, C. pt.eenarson, 3-7965 A General Contractor Fred Barbini, #4, 145 Sinpson stre~t, F • Barbini, • 3-6389 • E Masonry Contractor Bruce Fillmore, 2101 Victoria :~venue, B, Fillmo~e, 3-6159 • B Masonry Contractor G.~J. Carman, 126 Leith street, G.J. Carman, 2-5032 A Plaster & stucco Contractor A.J. Childs Limited, 410 s. Vickers Street, A.J. Childs, 2-4161 C Plaster & Stucco Contractor Nickel & Nichols, Ste. 2-191 E. Gore Street, W.J. Nickel, G. Nichols, B Plaster & Stucco Contractor S. Phillips, 3-9b/9 A Plaster & Stucco S. Bodnar, 2-2240 A Roofing Contractor .t\.da.m Ostrovsky, 2226 hrthur Street, A. Ostrovsky, Kenneth Prestanski, 1735 Victoria l..venue, 2-3411 no phone General Contractor Hasonry Contractor Plaster & Stucco Contractor 2-3395 Stanley Phillips, 135 N. Selkirk Avenue, Roofing Contractor Bodnar Roofers, 20J.l Io~bollQ Street, �- 18 Rpndeau Sheet Metal Heating and Roofing, 1221 Victoria ii.venue, A.G. Rondea:u, 3-3012 B Roofing Contractor Robert A. Ross, Arthur Street, R.i1.. Ross, 3-8316 A Stone .Contractor Thunder Bay Gran;it.~, F.E. Easton, • 3-3968 A Stone Cutting Contractor A Timber Contractor .. A Tilnber Contractor D Timber C9ntracto~ Stoae Cut t"ing Contractor 1621 ·Arthur Street, • Timber Contractor E.A. Bell,; 2 Victoria Block, E.A. Bell, .,j-97ll c.E. McDevitt, Gull Lake Timber ·eo.· Ltd., 533 Catherine street, 3-6131 High Falls Timber Company, 809 Myles Street, J. .Anderson, 3-3996 . •' BUILDliJG ~--:~ODUCTS· •. Building Product's Ltd·.·, 1814 Murray .f1.venue, c.c. Parish, A Building Products Building Products Lumber Alfred Cooper· ·& Co., 212 N. May Street, John, Walter and A Jose~D Stechyshyn, . . 2-282]. . A. Cooper, ••. -: B2-4233 Arthur Coran, 207 E. Mary Street, A. Coran, 3-4693 A Building Products Cement Einerson & French, 584 Syndicate ivenue, M. Coutts, D Building Products Concrete Blocks, Tile City Lumber Conpa.ny, 425 N. May Stree~, 2-1758 2-2414 Building Products Sand an9-_gravel �- 19 Fort Willian Lm:1ber Conpany, 941 Simpson Street, B Building Products, lur.iber •• B Building Products, lunber Jolm Hagglund Lumber & Fuel Ltd., J. Hagglund, 497-511 E. Mary· Street, 3-6491. C Building Products, lur.1ber Halabisky Sash &_Door, 250 w. Gore Street, A Building Products, sasri and dpor . A Building Products, luuber · •. Btri.ldJ.ng Produ.ct-s, ready rtlxed concrete Great Lakes Lur~ber & Shipping Company, Mission River, -Box 430., High Falls Til:1ber Co. Ltd., 809 Myles Street, N. Glowacki, 3-9545 W.E. Hunt, 3-8485. -~ - .· . J.M. Halabisky, 3-7318 J. 1'ulderson, 3-3996 . Robert Leslie Irwin, 256 Gore Street, R.L. Irwin, B 3-6684 Lumber Dealer Supply Ltd., Island No. 2, R.C. Hoyle, A 3-7712 • Building Products, lur.1ber and building supplies ~ KaH Lur,1ber Company, C Building Products, lumber B Building Products, sash.. and door . J. ~.Jalke r 6 A • • Building Produc.t s, insulation J.E. Sprinkle, B Building ~roducts and supplies A Building Products, sand and gravel B Building Products, L\miber A Building Products, Plywood A Business Machines J. Lawrence, 1003 Myles Street, 3-3405 Matthews Sash and Door, Cor. Norah and ·.A.rthur Streets, H. Matthews, 3-37.11 New Method Insulation Co., 211 s. Syndicate Avenue, 3-3212 Northern Builders Sales Ltd •. 'of Fort Willian, 540 s. Syndicate 1venue, 3-6494 . s.J. O'Brien & Sons, S.J. O'Brien, 139 S. John Street, 3-8212 Thunder Bay Lunber Co. Ltd., 516 Simpson Street, L . B. Ca.iilpbell, Western Plywood Company, 260 W. Gore Street, 3-7469 J. Swindler, 3-7266 BUSINESS MACHINES ii.ND SUPPLIES Burroughs Adding Nachine Co. of Canada Limited, 205 Grain Exchange Building, s.A. Sinister, 3-8851 �- 20 - Business Supply Co., 113 S. May street, John Feston Agency, •113 N. ¥.lay Street, W.J. Strachan., 3-8431 A Business Machines and supplies J. Eeston, 2-4978 A Business Machines and supplies • l. , Ge~tetner Limited, 1304 Victoria Avenue, J.R. Neufel.d., 3.:6912 fl. •Ge:stetner supplies McBee Company Ltd., 211 s. S;§mdicate Ave., R• .O'Brien, 2-2833 A Accounting and bookkeep~g systems Fred E. Moore, 224 E. Mary Street, F.E. Moore, A Rubber Stamp Manufacturer National Cash Register Co. of Canada Ltd., 1119 Victoria Avenue, 2-26L~"' Business ¥.1achines P.L. Shick, R,. Wilson, A 3-8669 ' . ., ~erriirigton Rand Co~ L~., 113'½ Simpson Street, J.D. ;Reed, .3-8242 A Business J.vfachines Rutledge Stationery Ltd., 512· Victoria i-1.venue, s.w. Craib, ?-1653. A Business Hachines and.Stationery A.C. Komenda, • 2-0689 A Business Ma.chines ~ictap!lones . ·B Business Machines ;a Business Ma.chines and stationery A. Business £!.la.chines Tel-Ra-Sound, 1G6 N. May Street., Underwood 'Limited, 1.19 N. V1ay street, J. Closs, 2-2633 Wilson Stationery Co. Ltd., 117 s. Syndicate Avenue, 3-8.5~ Wilson Typrwriter & Office Machines, 120 ~~· Syndicate }i.venue, G. Simons, ·wu.son, 2-1341' H. ., CART. '.GE AND SIDRAGE r . Batters Cartage & Storage, . 1001 Donald st,reet., John Brunetti, 604 M9Tavish Stre~t, Terry Batters, Alfred Batters, 3-6¥>8 • J. Brunetti, ,2-4244 Cartage and storage A Storag"e �- 21 - Henderson's c~rtage, Gordon Henderson, 133 Leith Street, 3-~~ Hogan's Cartage, 128 N. Harold Street, G. ~fogan, A Cartage A Cartage A Cartage 3-7834 William McFarlane, 536 s. :Marks Street, W. McFarlane, James McKenzie & Company, 124 N. May Street, Island No. 2, J. McKenzie, 3_·,409 B Cartage and Storage McLeod's Cartage, .J. McLeod, A Cartage A. Cartage A .: Cartage C Cartage A Cartage A Cattl~- Buyer A' Cattle Buyer A Cattle Buyer A. Chiropodj.st 332 s. Brodie street, 3-3317 3-7123 Penguin Deliyery & Cartage, Over 1300 Victoria Avenue, 3-9180 Rembers Cartage, s. Syndicate Avenue, 3-8039 Superior Cartage Limited, 600-606 Simpson street, Toderaeh Cartage, 838 Mclfillan Street, Hover Demerais, J. Rember, s. • Henderson, 3-8423 G~ Toderash, 3-6150 ,.., CATTLE BUYER Carl Han charik., 319 Be~~une street, Andrew Tymura, 239 Southern Avenue, . Abraham ·Dodick., 2q7 -Heron Street, :C :Haricharik, 3-3350 A. 'I_'ymura, 3-7954 A. Dodick., 3-7972 •. CHIROPODIST w.1. Bannister, 139 Dease street, W.L. Bannister, 2-57C5· �- 22 - CHIROFRACTOR Oren Sa.fir, Front 600 s. Syndicate .~venue, o. Safir, 2-4679 A Chiropractor William i i.. Stinson, 17 Victoria Dlock, W. /... Stinson, 3-8812 A Chiropractor Arrnstrong's Cigar Store, 608 Victoria Avenue, C. Asseff, 3-9811 B Cigar r..nd tobacco store; Retail merchant Delam.ter Rankin & Co. Ltd., 110 Silnpson Street~ c. Rankin, 3-8419 il Cigars and tobacco, Wholesale Johnson & Boon Co. Ltd., 201 Hardisty Street, C.H. Verge, 3-6415 D Cigars and tobacco, Wholesale B&~bnr~ 1 s Hat & Dress Shop, 217 ~ •v. Frederi Cu. Street, B. Shaw, A Clothing, Belgium Stores Limited, Hrs. L .• A. rifebb, CIG.IJ.RS :i.ND TOB.aCCO CLOTHING 3-?333 C~othing, 504 V,ictoric. Avenue, 3-8321 Bonnies, 145:\ W. Frederica. Street, B. Cunningham, 2-1280 Choma 1a Clothing Store, 605½ Simpson street, J. Cho:mn., A Clothing J.A. Cooper, A Clothing A Cl'o thing A Clothing A 'Clothing - Hats Cooper's Ready. to Wear, 421 Victoria Avenue, Clothing 3-9555 Debutante La.dies Wear, 112 s. Syndicate Avenue, 1-Irs. J. Poss, Doll-Mar Hillinery, Basement 116 s. Syndicate Ave., A. Fucile, . 3-9268 Edith's Hat & Specialty Shop, 219½ W. Frederica Street, E. 2-1033 Gibson, · \· 3-8007 Hats �- 23 J.B. Evans Men's Wear, 122 '.!\J. Frederica Street, 2-4344 Fashion Crnft Shop Ltd., 423 Victoria Avenue, 3-3834 Franklins 11 Clothing Store, 106 W. Frederica Street, 11 J. Evans, J .A. Wiahn.rt, Marjorie Franklin, .n. r- Clothing A Clothing A Clothing A Clothing B Clothing 2-4312 Gay Junior Shop, 803 Victoria 11.venue, 3-6271 H. Pergimit, Gotham Style Shop, 609 Vict.oria 1~venue, 3-8023 Ray Hardy Menswear, 809 Victoria Avenue, R. llirdy, 3,.62oe A Clothing A Clothing Turitt, 2-2722 A Clothing H.s. A Clothing G. Irving, Helen's Dress Shop, N. Slusar, 136½ Td. Frederica Street, 3-6523 Imperial Clothing Company, s. 313 Victoria Avenue, Lefton & Sons Limited, 213 Simpson street, 3-9142 Marjorie's Specialty Shop, 103 N. Archibald Street, N. Lipka, 2-1604 A Clothing Maurices Clothing Shop, 819 W. Gore street, H. Fydirchuk1 A Clothing 3-3713 R. McGolrick, A Clothing D Clothing - Wholesale A Clothing A Clothing A Clothing A Clothing A Clothing HcGolricks, 602 Victoria Avenue, Merchant's Distributors, Lefton, 2-1615 W.H. Sproule, 141 Hardisty Street, 3-364]. Parker 1s Ladies Wear, W. Solohub, W. T. Parker, 604-06 Victoria 1venue, 2-2901 E. Prouse & Son, 128 N. May Street, L.E. Prouse, Saastos Clothing, Paul & Hans Saasto, 635 S:i.n1pson Street, 2-2634 2-2251 Sally Shops Limited, 414 Victoria Avenue, Shacters Dress Shop, 310 Victoria Avenue, i11.frs. L. Cowan, 2-4881 R. Shacter, 3-7323 �- 24 - Standard Clothing Co., 148 w. Frederica Street, St1t t" s Clothing Store, 131 Simpson Street, ... N. Sevartz, A Clothing B Clothing 3-3254 Samuel ·and Hurray Sti.tt.,· 3-7515 506 .Victoria Avenue, J.P. · 0 1'Brien, 2-2243 A •ciothing Van:rttee Hat & Bridal Shop., 803 y~c~oria Avenue, ~. Sa.ax1"' A Clothing Wenzell Is Clothing Store, 617-619 Simpson Street, F. Wenzell, 3-753: A Tip Top ·railers, Westf ort Co-Jperative Trading Co. Limited, 801 W. Gore Street, Westfort Outfitters, 108 W. Frederica Street, J.A. Wishar~, 2-1685 •. Clothing -e .;: M. Shymko 1 3-3621 N. Sewchuk, 3-?052. B Clothing A Clothing A Clothing A· Clothing A Commercial School A Dairy • .. J .A. Wishart, 423 Victoria Avenue, 3-3834 Woodgate &.Son, 107 South May Street, L. Woodgate, 2-2953. cm~CIJJ.i SCHOOLS King's Business College, Street, lfo Vicar c;w. King, 5-9551 DAIRY AND COLD STORA.CE Dairy Best froducts, 345 N. lf1a.y Street, Allan R. Kellough, Bruce Bonnett, 2-2123 I �- 25 - c. Dairy Queen, West Frederica Street, 2-6721· Kellough 1 s Dairy, George W. Kellough, Sisco, 1705 Victoria Avenue, 3-6413 Klomp 1s Dairy Limited, w, 324 N. Norah Street, IG.omp, 3-7587 Palm Dairies Limited, G. Young, Scollies 1 Locker Service Ltd., Rear 600 Catherine Street, Ice cream E Dairy proc;lucts B Dairy products A Dairy products E Dairy products A Dairy products B Decorator A Furniture repairs, decorator 2-a.~'9. Myslicki 1 s Dairy, 277 .w. Gore Street, 204-208 N. Archibald Street, A J. Hyalicki, ,~~~ w. Scollie, • 2-1943 DEC0R1~TOR Chesterfield House, Littleford Brothers, 1313 Victoria Avenue, 2-4225 · The Decorating Studio, 129 N. Archibald Street, E. Wa•tkinson, W. Smith, 2-4641 Roland Elm, 115 Bal~ora~ Street, 3-6310 George F. Gould, 503 N. ~odie Street, 3-3312 Peck's Draperies, H. Peck, 222 Brunswick Avenue, R. Elm, G.P. Gould, . A Decorator A Decorator A .Decorator. A Dental Laboratory A Dental-Laboratory 2-4359 DENTAL LABORATORY I {. I I •' / Lord's Dental Laboratory, 24 Bank of ~oronto Bldg., 3-8931 Norman K. Lord, MacLeay Dental Laboratory, 12 Koson Block, 3-3284 Rod MacLeay, �DENTIST Dr. F.A. Blatchford, 2-4-5 Francis Block, .. Dr. F.A. Biatchford, A 3-9622 . .: ... ~- Dentist Dr. G. Bowles, 106 Medical Arts Bldg., Dr. G.· Bowles, 2-.2095 : A Dentist Dr. H.A~ Dodick, Dr. H.A'. Dodick, 3-3471 A Dentist 19 Victoria Block, Dr. C.J. Egan, Dr. C.J. Egan, A Dentist 208 Kresge Block, 3-3952 Dr. G.H. Hardy, 201 Kresge Block, Dr. G.H. Har.dy, 3-3311 A Dentist Dr. L.E. Hastings, 213 w. Frederica Street, Dr .. L.E .. rm.stings, 3-6301 A Dentist Dr. W.N. Kostyshyn, 22 Cooper Block, Dr. W. Kostyshyn, 2-0486 A Dentist Dr. j. H. Langtry, 104 Medical Arts Building, Dr. J.H. Langtry, A Dentist Dr. G.K. McKeown, 11-14 Bank of Toronto Bldg., Dr. G.K. McKeown, 2-2122 A Dentist Dr. H. Quakenbush, 107 Cuthbertson Block, Dr. H. Quakenbush, A Dentist 3-6321 A Dentist 2-4123 Dr. Cecil A. Shaffer, Ste. 2-116 s. Syndicate Ave., Dr. c.A. Shaffer, Dr. J.M. Spence, 112 Medical Arts Bldg., Dr. J.M. Spence, 3--944!: A Dentist Dr. J.A. Stitt, 17-18 Bank of Toronto Bldg., Dr. J.A. Stitt, 3-6901 A Dentist Dr. M.L. Stitt, Rooms 1-2, 402 Victoria Ave,, Dr. M.L. Stitt., 2-2452 A Dentist Dr. J.S. Strachan, 10 Victoria Block, Dr. J. Strachan, 2-47ll A Dentist 2-1622 �- Z7 DEPARTMENT STORE Blundon Variety Store, 135 W. Frederica Street, W.R. Blunden, 2-4455 A Dept. Store Bryans Limited, 415-419 Victoria Avenue, R. Bryan, 3-3451 E Dept. Store Chapples Limited, Victoria at Syndicate Ave., A.E. Chapple; 3-6401 H Dept. store Gibbs Variety Store, 206 N. May Street, J. -Gibos, 2-4814 A Dept. Store· Heintzman Co. Ltd., 700-706 Victoria Avenue, D. J. Gehan,· B pept. Store 3-7429 s.s. Kresge &,Co. Ltd., 515-517 Victoria Avenue, F. 0 1Brien~ 3-7234 D Metropolitan Corp 1n. Ltd., 601-603 Victoria Avenue, R. Quinn, 3-6211 B-- · pept, store F.W. Woolworth Co. Ltd., 605-607 Victoria Avenue, H. Manning, 2-1132 D Dept. Store Zellers Limited., 410-412 Victoria Avenue, D,W. Wood, 3-9549 D Dept. Store W. Lysnes, 2-4342 D Dredging ... Dept. Store DREDGING Consolidated Dredging Ltd., Island No. 2 DRUGS •·. Bourkes Limited, 514 Victoria Avenue, E.C. Bourke, 3-7401 C Drugs Colquhoun Drugs, 502 Victoria Avenue, R.A. Colquhoun, 3-7464 A Drugs Crooks Pharmacy, 615 Victoria Avenue, J .s. McLeod, · 3-8451 A Drugs • �- 2.8 Heneyrs· Drug Store, J.J. Heney, 151 W. Frederica Street, 2-2324 Jessop's ·Drug Store, Simpson Street, E.E. Jessop, Peacock Pha~.macy, w. Frederica Street, 118 Porcheson•s·Drug Store, Drugs A Drugs A Drugs A Drugs _ A Drugs A Drugs 3-6934 J.W. Peacock, 3-7346 P. Percheson, 645 Simpson Street, 2-2491 Shewchuk: 1 s ~rug Store, 245 Simpson Street, 3-7921 Thompson's Patent Medicines, A P. Shewchuk,:. . J.A. Thompson,. 43 5 Simpson street, 3-9012 Tremblay 1 s Drug' Store, 290 E. Brock Street, E. Treniblay, . 3-3301 A Drugs White•s Rex.all Drug Store, 422-429 Victoria .I~venue, Angus C. ~te I C Drugs 3-9543 s. A Laundry A Laundry : ; DRY CLEAW.l:illS - DYERS - LAUNDRY Algoma Laundries Limited, 209 McVicar Street, Kaminski, 3-80.1, Bendix Washateria, Rear 409 George Street, Violet Douglas~ 3-3796 Charley Ching Laundry, 511 Simpson Street, Lee Jung, no phone A Laundry DeLuxe Carpet Cleaners, 813 1-zy-les Street, E.R. Dubeau, A Garpet Cleane·rs D Tailors ,and dry cleaners A Dry cleaners and .. Dresswell C1eaners, 116½ s. Syndicate Avenue, 3-6938 J.J. Syvitski, 3-6453 Dresswell Cleaners & Launderers, J.J. Syvitski, 109 Simpson Street, 3-8922 Duraclean Hothproofing and Rug Cleaning System, Island No. 2, 2-1718 0.D. Vaillant, launderers A Rug Cleaning �- 29 - Zllard & Sons Ltd., . 236 Simpson Street, W.H. µJ.ard, 2-1711 C Dry cleaners .i:Ufred Fucile, 116 s. Syndicate ii.venue, A. ~qile,. 2-4712 A Tailors and dry Charlie Kip, 1021 Victoria Avenue, C. K~p, no . phone A Laundry Knights Rug Cleaning, 868 Minnesota Street, A.H ..Knight, A Rug Master Dry Cleaners, Frank .and Edward Colosimo, 3-7701 B Dry cleaners Midway Cleaners & Taiiors, 614 Sin1pson Street, Joseph Stanyk, Nick 'l'utka, 3-9768 . . . A. Dry cleaners ~li.llicent G. Snadham, 815. N. ¥.iay Street, M.G. A. Laundry Q~ty Cleaners & Tailors, Cor • .C..rthur and Selkirk,Sts., M. Mischuk, A Dry cleaners D Dry cleaners 1023 Victoria ~venue, Save-Way Cleaners, 304 Victoria Avenue, cleaning 2-1610 • Snadham, 2-41~8 . ·., 2-23)1 A. Malicki, 3-3487 Sing Lee Laundry, Jung Wing, no phone A Laundry ll.3. Myles -Street, Supreme Cleaners, 425 s. Syndicate Avenue, J. Fucile, 2-2921 B Dry cleaners United Home Products Division, Violet Street, R.V. Beach, 2-1510 A Dry cleaning supplies A Electrical cleaning supplies ,,. / ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT 11.ND S.i£RVICES Air-W~y Distributor of Ontario, 246 North May Street, Mrs. M. Sures, Lyor:,q 1\.llan Ltd., 114 NeVicar Street, L. Allan, 2-0529 A Electrical equipment and service J.H. Ashdown Hardware Co. Ltd., 550 s. Syndicate Avenue, M.J. Cox, 2-0621 A Electrical equipment and service 3-6952 �,. - 30 Ber.1.0 Electric Service, 273 E. Amelia Street, Guy W. Beals, 3-6395 A Electrical Contractor Beebe & Company, 421 George Street~ D.F. Beebe, 2-2510 A Electrical services Buchan & Johnson Electric, 112 E. Frederica Street, R. Buchan, 2-4852 B Electrical contractor Canadian Westinghouse Co. Ltd., 1st floor, 112 McVicar Street, R.M~- i.'1eldr.um, -2-0638 B Electrical appliances Electrolux (Canada) Limited, 201~202 Cuthbertson Block, C~R. Crawford, 3-6723 A Electrical cleaners Gerry Bothers Limited, 100-108 Simpson Street, C.W. Oerry, 3-6478 B Electrical appliances Heintzman & Co. Limited, 700-706 Victoria Avenue, D.J. Gehan, 3-7429. B Electrical appliances Inter-Com.~ S~pply Co., 1315 Victoria I..venue, F. Fucile, 2-0671 A Electric8:,l . • • ·supplies Kirby Bullough. Co~ ·Service, 753 Ernestine Street, S.F. Bullough, 3-7360 • A Electrical cleaners Lakehead ~eatty..Appliances, 112 No May Street, Mrs. K,P. Rogers> 3-9655 A Electrical cont:ractor Lakehead Electric -_·.C o., 6U~:· Simpson Street, L. Wainio, 2-4824 1\ Electrical appliances Lakehead ~~frig~ration Co., 320 North ·1-1ay Street, E.F. Beebe, 2-1911 A Electrical appliances Ma.hon Electric Co.-- Ltd., 6ll Victoria Avenue, ·; H,L. Thompson, 3-8471 E North Star Electric Co. Ltd., 129 East Myles Street, R.E. Wice, 3-8405 A Electrical applianc~ and services Electrictl.l appliances ,-• Northern E::;_-:;ctric Co. Ltd., 125 South Vi':'.kers Street, Northern Rl'lgineering Myles Street, & J.G. J.vicLellan, 3-6419 Supply Co. J .H. Paton, 3-3483 .. B Electrical appliances F Electrical appliances, whole~_a le Northland Machinery &.:. Sµpply Co. Limited, 430 Wa.terloo Street, J. Andrews, 3-7407 E Electrical appliances, wholesale Owen Electrical Supply, 1409 Br~~n Street, James N. Owen, 3-6551 A Electrical applian-~ ces �- .31 ..·· . J. & T.M. Piper Hardware, .-127-129 Simpson Street, .. -J~ & T.M. Piper, Thomas Rathwell Ltd., 530· s. Marks street, T.Rathwell, Rexair Sales & Service, 137 Simpson Street, & C. Electric (Canada Ltd.) 125 Vickers Street, 3-6419 Silvester Electric, G. Silvester, ·s; 1744 Sills Street, A 3-7425 ces A Electrical Appliances E.J~ •Lee, 2-2231 A Electrical cleaners D. J-. B Electrical Applian- 2-4350 ·.NcLellan, ces A Electrical. contractor D Electrical Appliances B Electrical h.pplia.Bees 2-4238 . Strachan-Aitken Electric Co.Ltd.,J.A. Strachan, 114 Simpson Street, J.R . ..\itken, 3-9567 Tool 1 s Furniture & Appliances Limited 510 Victoria Avenue, Electrical Applian- N. Brodie, 3-7436 F..:a.RM MACHINERY Coslett Machinery & Equipment, 571 s. Syndicate Avenue, 3-844]. International Harvester Co. of Canada Ltd., Near Elevator D, M. Garresh, 3-3112 A Farm Machinery MacDonald Equipment, Cor. Marks & Arthur Sts., N. MacDonald, 3-7023 A Farm Machinery W.R. Coslett, Farm l:fachinery, tractor.s . FINANCE .. Credit ·Bureau of Port Arthur and Fort William, 8-9 Victoria Block, w. Walker, 3-3467 A Credit Bureau �- 32 Bradstreet, l-1=4-230 s. Syndicate Avenue, T. Gl.vnn, A Credit Investigators Harrison & Co. Limited, 254 Christina· Street ·dest, R.M. Smyth, 2-5410 A Investment Dealer Household Finance Cor'n. Ltd., H.G. Monthey, 3-8021 A Finance 18 ·~o·~p@~-'ffl.bck~ Lakehead CorNuercial Agency, 101 Cuthbertson Block, G. Ledin, 3-9261 A Collection Agency Personal Finance Co. of Canada, 202-203 Kresge Block, R.J. Livingstone, A Finance 3-7418 A Collection Agency R.J. Brodie, 3-7120 A Credit Union De Luxe Flower Shop, 1018 Victoria Avenue, N.R. Addley, 2-2710 A Florist C.H. Downham Nursery, 913 Centre J~venue, C.H. Downham., A Nursery 2-3775 Le Cocq the Florist, 505½ Victoria Avenue, B Florist 3-7441 A Florist P.. Nursery Dun & 3-7633 Trade Service Collection Agency, Mary A. Telford, 26 Francis Block, 2~4434 West Fort William Credit Union Limited, 111 W. Frederica Street, FLORIST M.F. Phillpott, ~ s. Vickers Street, Rollason Nursery Flower Shop, 110 E. Amelia Street, Ian Le Cocq, i,1. F. Phill pot t, 3-7441 E. Rollason, 2-5214 ·noUR AND FEED Boles Feed Limited, 235 .Hardist,- street, D.L. Bole, 3-7.311 B Feed supplies �- ... --~ - 3.3 - . James ~vidson & Son, Obit. f.:Ma.l'k'ie~i.a.ncirNoI'll.g. Stre.e t s, Lake of the Woods Milling Co. Limited, 501 Hardisty Street, • J. Davidson, 3-.3822 A Feed supplies J.W. Balsdon, A Flour - wholesale A Flour B Feed supplies 3-6622 Maple Leaf Milling Co. Ltd., Cor. Arthur & Marks street, B •D. Humphreys, 3-7923 Mount McKay Feed Co. Ltd., 420 W. Gore Street, C,H, Moors, 3-6448 V.w. MacLeah; ••• Ogilvie Flour Mills Co. Ltd., Front street, Flour - wholesale 2-193.3 Pioneer Feeds, Purity Flour Mills, 233 Hardisty Street, ' ·: R, Pierce, A F:)..our and feed supplies A Feed supplies 3-6222 Quak~r~Oats Co. of Canada Ltd., 425 W. Gore Street, D.F. Duncan, Robin H6od ·Flour Mills, N. Hardisty street, M, McSwe~ey 429. .. Searle Grain Co, Limited, Mission Terminals Elevator, 1Jost Office Box 186, Norman Shields, 424 W. Gore Street, w. Thunder Bay Flour & Feed 622-24 Simpson Street, ,G Co., Victoria Feeds, 130 Simpson Street, 2-4026 ...... A Flour L.c. Irwin, 3-9321 E Feed supplies N.W. Shields, A Feed supplies A. Flo~ and feed 3-8020. . : 2-5906 H. Kowalsld., . 2-153.3 A.G. Jackson,. ·, A' Feed suppliea 3-8752 : I • •■ ■ FUEL - COAI, - ICE: OIL AND WOOD . Austin Chambers Limited., N. Harold Street, w.A. Chambers, 3-3431 A Fuel delivery ·: �Eoatto Coal and Wood, 510 McLaughlin Street, Carlo Boatto:; A Fuel Dealer J. pavidson, A Fuel Dealer 2-1721 •. · .. James Davidson & Son, Cor. 148.rks & Arthur Streets, 3-3822 Fort William Coal Dock, 22-2? Francis Block, 3.:.7467 · Fort William Ice Company, 221-229 Cumnri.ng Street, ·Fuel Supplies, Briquettes, coal F.R. Freed, R. Cadieu., 3-3942 A Ice Dealer J. Hagglund, C Fuel Dealer D Fuel Dealer A Fuel Dealer C ,. D Fuel D~~ler ~ J. Hagglund Lumber & Fuel Ltd., 497 East Mary street, Imperial Oil ._ ;Limited., McIntyre street, 3-6491· D • W. lvBreball., 3-9521 · . • 1 F .L • .Mopre Co. Ltd., 522 Simps·on Street, 3-6613 Mount McKay Fuel & Supply Co., lll-119 N. Brodie street, 3_-6448 :: James -~phy Coal Co., 112½ Simpson Street, . Mutual Fu~l & Sales, 120 s. Syndicate Avenue, Thunder Bay Lumber Co. Ltd. , 516 Simpson Street, ,/ ; .Earl.,C. Walker., ·203·• hylua, St~cet, F .L. Moore, . C.H. Moors,. Fuel Dealer F. Murphy., . 3-9507 J.J. Stinson., A Fuel Dealer B Fu!3l Dealer A Fuel Dealei' , 3-9822 L.B. Campbell, ;3-7~69 E.C. •Walker, 3-6897 FUI\JERHL HONE Blake Funeral ChapelJ 200 South Viay Street, Jenkens Funeral Home, 226-228 s. Syndicate Ave., G.E. Blake., A Funeral Home A Funeral Home A Upholsterer 3-6446 N.E. Jenkens, 3-3433 FURNITURE AND UPHOLSTERER Ashmores Auto Upholstery, / Rear 411 E. Brock street, G.A. Ashmore, 2-1072 �- 35 - I Buyers & Sellers Agency, W. ]uset, 111 Simpson Street, 3-9832 C~apFles Furniture .Annex, Jll Victoria · .,·~venue, J. Hintenko, A Furniture, Used A Furniture • I 2-2721 Chesterfield House, Littleford Brothers, B 1313 Victoria Avenue, 2-4225 H.H~ Crockett, 1+21-¼ s. Syndicate A Furniture repairs and upholstering A Furnit~ repairs and decorating W.J. Abercrombie, 3-9551 D Furniture and appliances • B Furniture and appliances H.ii. Crockett; 3-8622 Avenue, The Decorating Studio, E. Hatkinson; 129 N. Archibald Street, Upholsterers W. 3mith 2-4641 T. Eaton Co.-Ltd., 133 s. Syndicate Avenue, Gerry Bros. Limited, C. ~·J. Gerry, 100-108 Sirupson Street, 3-6478 Gilbert's Furniture & Appliances, 433 Simpson Street, Cor. hrchibald u Victoria ~ve. Sam and Harry Gilber~t 3-9023 2-0355 A A Furnitu~ and appliances Heintzman .Co. ·1td., 700-706 Victoria :~venue, D.J. 'Gehan, B 3-.7429 Furniture and . applianoe-:s .. . ,. Upholsterer Lakehead Upholstery, 332 N. 1-Iay Street, E •.A. Miller, ••• 2-~314 vi. S. Piper ·~·l. S. ?iper, . Limited, 507-509 Vic.t ori.a Avenue, ..:~ .L ·• R.b. • ., ... ~ Furniture and appliances 3hooman, • i;. Furniture a.nd appliances Walt0n, A FUITJ.itw;e _ancl 3-3217 Simpson~Sears Linri.ted, 408 Victoria ..~venue, ' B 3-9541 Shoeman 1 s Fur11iture Store, 409 Siiupson Street, w.1. Springgay, 110 E. E2..ry Street, _. I \ - appliances 3-7445' '.: W.}. ·. Springgay, • ~ .. l 3.,.-?Bll A A Tooles Furniture & Appliances, 510 Victoria £venue, B N•. B;rodie, :. • ,c Ip • FunJ.it-µre ~pairs and refinishing Thtµ1de~ Bay ~rush,~ Upholstering, 11, V.aln.y~, 605 SiJ::1pson Street, 3,..671,:3 3-7436 '¥ Uph0lf3ter~r ~ ~· .. ti , Fwnit\Jr8 and applian.ces . �...... · ' cB f;fu'4.6 :➔~~!~ 8~~&-!Ji~S :,~:~;~1ftt1 , Je3,nJG Fl!Riil)@Ji ·.U~11".HJ'1 (.,_L 'iO..:: :,J.:V -~ b.f..,: ~ .cr~~ ri}lj_ •.-v~t) Bf•~ n s.t.lq•:{ .s ,.><i_·· -~·. ·-:..•j_! 'f Braunstein~:Vlahufacturing Flbnrim;sJ.tH°'!!S'.I ;JJ,.~ ~biif~eet, 8 i:i G 9 .;..};.i:JV:. ei'r~~i J:..#ffJi-I[:i ·." ·,n s~~;::~~!j1;~i:i,!~1z1:1,![ :~ ~--%~ffi.ff-{'.:t f) ... •...1 ..·~· f:~~I ).:\~ ~-- :: ?. ~_r)~t.;; Industf.3. es A G. Hen'1ersoti ~ - . .: .3-6071 rr~~~~ - ' . C c.·~ 1-, i~~~ .f 1 \ • . , - : : .;,. 1_ C" -=· rF i ~)....J ;\ ..f:.j~,IeJ::1 rv ~:o c . . \"o ( .·_· .: :?.:r:,:j6::: :f;~[E:• _;~~} ~f -3 :L:~(if'f·~ ~ ' .• ~~~ -;·~: [G~·· :; . {:.• '1 • :: <1'11).f i_:-1 ~;.({ , ... ,., .... ,.. l: ~ ~• ~ . . L \')';. r' •. ('1;;~:;•t ·;::•;<;';~: ·:~ 'ff ':"'-<f;''ft'~ ,- • • ~ ~, ( I • • - A,. • ..:.• ,).v~J ~ _; .\Z. _._f.' ·:£-~<'j:.-; t;,:::-, ecr,;~ t2~. :rJ, :S'L·_ i:,_; r•:{,J·- J:.V 8C.f\ ._- .d! :i· - _ : .:-·~ .:.-. _ ::.C· t:_;?f1 ....:-::: .-•1:,c· : -;,··~s.j:;\r::.-J:~ ..~-..~;:- ; ,_ ,·· ~ :' ?}.. ~'\-·:. E avv8~{n.~°itt~ato~: 1 .,.: 1',.,r~:ct:~~r,-:. -0~@,•JWBa.Y ' E - G f,: ,,. J ~ '~• • \..~..i"',;i~ p· ~1 ;'-- ~ /~f.• -, ,: i' . ~ • ~• ~s •• I ...,._, '» I(,... ·~ ..,, . ~ - ... -·, ,. G:rain El~V;t~~ N:9rthwestern - V �- 37 - • Fort Hillian =:lev~tor Co., J.C. Perry, Grain Exch&nge 3uilding:, 3-9152 Grain 'I'riE1.:1ers i1.ssociation, 50l~ Grain :ii.::;:::cha.nge ~.3uildinr;, 1-.:. . Lake Shipriers Clearance :1.ssoc. :50~-9 Grair,L Exchange :3u:UdinG, Grain elevators land F Grain elevator Tennant, 3-'9lll H. D. i-iilli6 a.n, C Grain elevator D Grain elevator i ':. Grain inspector 3-84')1 Lakehead 'ferminals L:L:,:ited, J-. Ru.lf.:. 204 Grain E;::chan,;e Buildint;, 3-6534 James :-~ycock, J. :c.:a;ycock, Frank :I;ndersby > 1304C Victoria .~..venue, 3-S632 National Grain Co, · Liri.iited, 5 ~103s Lpartuents, F •.-~. Sib·0ald, 3-6724 Grain elevator Grain elevator - Or:ih'1.c Flou~ .: fills Lici.tod, V.W. l.~cLean, Front 3treet, 2-1933 flour ti .H. P[),te:cson & Sons Ltd., Young & i.fontreal Stre_e ts, J.N. Pe.terson, Grain elev... tor 3-9561 K.A. l'owell (Canada) Ltd., 50 Grain ~xchange Building, G. ~-J. Ellard, ' 3-6435 -- D Grain elevator SasKatchewan Pool Terr.i.inals, 503 Gra:i.J.1 ExchanGe Building, i. i·:cElhennJ1 , 2-:L 734 E Grain elevator L.C. Irw:in, E Searl Terraina.J. filev~ta4 Feed f,3.11> iv~on:, ~ :•fest.land I~lcv~ Lil!d.t(;;d.,. Corner S:"!1dicate & Brock, G : • i '·j· . No. 5, ~-; estfort J-ra-in ele~tor 3-9321 _;~... ~. Sellers., E- G Grain elew:tor 3-7043 GROCERS JJ-ID FGUD ?itODUCT3 . I'-' 0.1..0limJ..O. , . k. ,\. & i•i. Confectionery, A• 301 Simpson Str0et, 3-9093 Apostolas Confectionery, 1 (. .u. Confectionery ~·1.. Confectionel;'y 300 N. Hay Street, Demetracopoulos, .3-.3379 . F. j_sseff Confectionery, F. :Lsseff, Confectionery 1318 Victoria i venue, 2-4516 11 0" �- 38 Atlantic Confectionery, 900 ). lexandra Street, 3-6840 The B. & B. Grocery 1201 Brown Street, 3-6509 Confectionery K. Dubinsky, A Grocery and meats A Grocery A Wholesale butcher A v.Jh.olesale meats A _Grocery A Butcher :Black's Grocery & Confectionery, R. Jlack, 1024 River -'\.venue, 3-8759 A Grocery Bottan Grocery, 539 he Into sh Street, A Grocery 2-3657 3rezden 1 s Grocery, 500 N. Syndicate ~:~venue, 3-7807 The Bridge Confectionery, 407 Montreal street, 3-7225 Bruce's Confectionery, 913 Victoria /,.venue, 3-9751 & Heats, Bahry's Grocery, 601 Hclviillan Street, J. h.ndrychuk, A. Ba.hry, 3-8561 Clem Bass, C. 546 Simpson Street, 2-5669 Horris Bass & Co. Limited., 402 Simpson Street, l ·i . Bass, Bass, 2-1782 Bender's Food }iarket, 312 Dease Street, 3-8425 B. Bernardi, 1019 ::iJ. Gore Street, 3-9232 F. Bender, B. Bernardi, A. Bottan., . F. Brezden1 A Jean 3iaggo, A Confectionery A Confectionery A Groceries and meats C Wholesale meats A Grocery D Wholesale meats A Grocers and meats T. 3a.ites, Budnick's Heats & Groceries, 1220 H. Francis Street, W. Budnick, Burns & Company, \·J.R. Headwell, 208 Simpson Street, 3-6421 Buset 1 s Groceries, 601 1--:i:cLau.) tlin Delio Buset, Joseph Buset, 3-6572 3-3441 Canada f ackers Lintlted, 142 Hardisty Street, N.J~ Smith, 3-8407 Canadian Groceries & Meat Harket, 903 Simpson Street, 1-i. Pycula, 3-3048 .. �·, - 39 • ~ Capitol Grocery, 1221 Cum,.t lng St:i;-eet, J. Ryan, 3-8813 A Grocery · Hirliano Carli, 1842 Wal.s h st.r ee~, H. Carli, 2-5664 A Grocery and confectionery Charry & Sons Confectionery, 647 Simpson Street, c. c11a.rry, A Confectionery Christie's Confectionery, 821 Pacific Avenue, Peter & Olga Christie A . Confectionery 2-1151 2-3377 City Eeat Na.rket', 800 Simpso~ Street, }-like: a.hd John Precosky, . A Grocery and meats B Grocery and meats A Grocery and meats 3-9633 Clemens Grocery & Meats, 1301 Victoria Avenue, • 3-9526 Consumer Food.land, 1319 Victoria. Avenue, F. ·-ventrudo, . Cook's Corner Confectionery, 642 S. Fran~. Street, Walter· Cook,• 2-ll46 A Confectionery Coskie 1 s Confectionery, 802 Hcin:t,os.q..$1?reet, J. Coskie, ·: A Confectionery 3-3808 Craigie Fish M?.rket, 210 Ross Str~~t 1 W. H:. 1Craigie, A Fish N.. Crone Groceries, 601 N~-= _Haro~4. Street, N~ ·-crone, A Grocery Daniar Confectionery, 643 NcTavish Street, J. Daniar, A Confectionery A Confectionery and Grocery Dan's Confectionery, · 801 Simpson Street, . J. Clemens/ 2-1971 ,. ·-· 3-6053 2-2051 3-7952 D.·. :' Pyrik, 2-0566 • ·' . . " Isaac Davinsky, 824-26 HcLaughlin Street, I. Davinsky, 3-8631 A Wholesale meats E. Di Giacoma Confectionery, 254 Pacific Avenue, ~·~· Di Gia coma, A Confectionery Delamater-Rankin & Co. Ltd. , 110 Sin1pson Street, C. Rankin, 3-8419 B Wholesale confectionary Abe Dodick, 824-26 HcLaughlin Street, A. Dodick, 3-86.31 A l.-Jholesale butcher 2-1785. �• -.40 - Drapkin & i'ons, Cor. Simpson & Leith Streets, J. Drapkin, A Wholesale meats A Grocery and confectionery A Grocery and ·confectionery A Grocery B Grocery and toodateria 3-9643 Ray Duffy, Basement Winston Hall, 3-6461 Duluth Grocery & Confectionery, 543 N. Brodie Street, Karo.chak, R_. Duffy, Stephen & Mary • J-3077 H. Procyshyn, East End Grocery, 539 McPherson Street, 3-3927 T. Eaton Co, Linited W.J. Abercrombie, 129-131 S~ Syndicate Avenue, 3-9551 Eves Confectionery, 1720 Currnning Street, Roy F. Eves, Carl Long, 3-6218 A Confectionery Excei Cheese Store, 123 S. Brodie street, F _ Montgomery, 3-8341 A Cheese and confectionery Exclusive Fish lf.Jarket, 125-127 s. May Street, F.S. Williams, A Fish A Grocery A Grocery •. Denise Feca~~, 139 Simpson Street, 2-4121 D. F€cak, 2-0440 Ferrari 1 s Grocery, 536-538 McIntosh Street, 2-2434 Fitzsimmons Fruit Co. Limited, Rear 147 Hardisty Street, i1.·. V. Johnson, 3-3491 D Fruit Frances Candy Kitchen Confec., 1201 Ford Street, L. Tocco, A Confectionery Franchi _1 s, Confectionery, 1101 Victoria !,.venue, F. Franchi, J .. 9465 A Confectionery Francis Confectionery, 90.L W. Francis Street, J: Pauliuk, A Confectionery Francis Food>3, 539 McTavish.Street, Frederica Confectionery, -917 W. Frederica Street, .. .. J. Ferrari, 2-5268 2-5268 ·F. Balla, A 2-4ll2 J. Donolovitch, 2-5475 A Confectionery " �- 41 Maurice Fydirchuk, 819 w. Gore Street, M. Fydirchuk 1 A Grooery .3-.371.3 Gamble-Robinson Ltd., 225 Hardisty Street, R.I. Thornton, 3-8435 D Fruit - Wholesaler Gateway Grocers Limited, 500-502 Simpson Street, G.C. Brown, D 3-3691 Groceries - Wholesale A Confectionery Gen I s Confectionery, 707 Dease ·street, ·, T. & G. Gudmunson, 2-4043 M. Ostrowski, 3-79'58 A Grocery 1212 Georgina Street, Glady 1 s Confec~ionery, ll76 Brown Street, G. .D uffield, C. -Joseph, A Grocery A• Grocery and Georgina Grocery, ..3-~042. G·ood Luck Confe ctioncry and Grocery, 735 Simpson street, : M._ Tomciw, 2-2304·· confectionery Greig I s Grocery, 500 N•. •..Syndicate Avenue, _lrene Greig, Haberis &rucery, M. Haber., . 219 S~pson Street, Hacquoils Grocery Meats and Storage, • Brown and·'Amelia Streets., Hall 1 s Con;f~ctionery, 301 F~lay's?n Street, A Grocery 3-7807 3·-7612 _: A Cliff,Mary., Oswald &·· Vince Hacguoil, A Grocery A Confectionery 3-9518 M.E. Hall, • 2-45ll 747 I. Hrycuik1 A Confectionery 2-4646 Heath Pari\'. Confectionery, 279 ~'lest &ock Street, M. Saplywy, K Confectionery Helen's Confectionery, 447½ Simpson Street, H~ Karashawich., 3-8970 A Confectionery Harris Confectionery, Simpson Street, 2-4569 Helen Is Grccery & Confcct'ionery, H. Ponych, . ·556 En:~ ·re Avenue, 2-2421 A Hick's Quality Foods, 1501 Bra,m Street, A Grocery 3-7427 Hyde Park Self Service., 1860 Walsh Street, A . Grocery' 2-3247 C~J. Hick., J. Roback, Grocery and .confectionery �- 42 _. The ::;::nternational Co-Op Store Limited, 535 Simpson Street, Irene's Confectionery, 561 Empire Avenue, Jack Knife Confectionery, . 593 S. Syndicate Avenue, . _Jeanettes Confectionery, 601 Wiley Street, Jean's Confectionery, W. Slobojan, A Grocery A Confectionery U. McGregor, 3-9827 A Confectionery ; .-cJ.· Hrenchuk1 no phone A Confectionery 3-8455 • I. Chabinyk, 3-8574 J. Bodnarchuk, A Confectionery 107 W. Frederica Street, 3~7177 A Grocery~ Meats Jerry's Meats & Grocery, J. Uchatz, .639 McPherson street, 2-2572 Johnny's Grocery, JOO E. Brock street, F. Gibson., Grocery 3-9281 A Johnson & Boon Co. Ltd., 201 Hardisty Street, C.H. Verge, 3-6415 D Confections and tobacco wholesaler Jules Butcher Shop, J •. Balke, 2-6254 A Butcher Kelly's Lunch & Confectionery, 1+23 S~ Syndicate Avenue, E. Kelly, A Confectionery and lunch count,er Koste-c ki I s Grocery .t 906 W~ .F:rederica S-c,reet, E. Kostecki, no phone A The Kozy Corne~, •. 1101 West Gbre · street, s. A Confectionery 2-5176 \ 1106 Victor~ Avenue, no phone Teren, .,_Grocery Kraft Foods Limited, c/o Plymouth ·cordage Co. Ltd., Montreal Street, J. McCormick, 3-9311 A Che0sc wholesaler Kutnic 1 s Market, 618 Christie Street, P. Kutnic, A Grocery A Grocery and butcher Larry's Confectionery & Grocery, J. Abramowich, 2247 Isabella Street, 2-0869 A Confectionery and grocery Laura I s Confectionery, 44 7 Wiley Street 1 J. Ko-r-oniak, A Confectionery Laverne's Confectionery, 513 W. Frances Street, 1~ Chalat, A Confectionery Lake head Butcher rs & Grocery, 625 Simpson Street, 2...4t,53 J. Woronkewych, 2-4613 2~4'347 3-7012 �- 43 Lena's Confectionery, . ..535.-McBain stree.t, W. Dowhy, 2-2363 A Confectionery Leon's Meat Market, 238 .Finlayson street, L. Hrehorowycz, _1.:g~f tski., A Meat Market Loop Confectionery Store, .5.Q~ w~ Gore Street, E. Bi:J_inski1 A Confectionery 3-6812 Philips Lytwyn, 605 McTavish Street., P. Lyt~, A Grocery l;Ia.cDonald rs Consolidateq, Ltd., 330 N. Vickers Street, D.H. -~ ston, . 3-7903 __: . B M. 3c8:v~r.elli, 3-3157 -· . A . 2-4951. ·Wholesale groceries and vegetables :' ' :Maries Confectionery, · 1)'12 •Brown street., Marine Grocery, 122 N. May Street, ·.: , May ,corif~ctionery., 348 N. May Street., . . •: ' Confectionery A,H. and .. C.G. Bowles, B 3-3448 Grocery J. Yaciuk., ·confectionery A 2-4017 May S~reet Grocery., 717 N. May Street, E. Similanic, Confectionery., 116 Brown street, E. Atkinson, A Confectionery Madeline Mazursk~., 1003 W. Gore Street., M. Nazurski., 2-4295 A Grocery r-icKella~ Conf ectionery, 241 s. John Street, G. Kelos, 3-9335 A Confectionery McLaughlin Confectionery, 701 McLaughlin Street, .A. Hulina, 3-3009 A Confectionery HcLe.od· Grocery, 141 S. Norah Street, R. McLeod, 3-3821. A Grocery . Merchants Distributers Ltd., 141 Hardi~ty Street, W. H.. Sproule, 3-3461 D Mihalik Meats & Groceries, 635 McTavish Street, M. Nihalik., 3-7917 A Grocer~ and butcher Min's Confectionery Store, 220 N. Archibald Street, M. McCammon, 2-4877 A Confectionery and lunch counter .' itf.fays'" Grocery A 2-1613 . : ~ _: Wholesale groceries and clothing �- 44 - w.1. Moore & Son, 508 Victoria Avenue, William and A Grocery Ralph Moorti,, 3-8414 I. ~elson Grocery & Meats, 700 s. Franklin Street, G. Nelson, 2-5361 A Grocery and meats Ogden Confectionery; 601 Simpson Street, M, Dowbeck; 2-0209 A Confectionery Ostaff Grocery, 504 Pacific Avenue, G. Karpiuk, G. Ostaff, , 3-6154 • A Grocery . Palace Candy Kitchen, 201 Simpson Street, T~ Siderous, 2-1021 A Confectionery, A Grocery and confectionery 1s Park Grocery & Confectionery, 423 N. Vickers street, M. Ross, • 2-2622 Pearl 1 s Place, 433 s. Syndicate Avenue 1 P. Leighton, 2-2221 B Confectionery and grocery Louis s. Pontick, 233 Simpson Street, L.S. Pentick, 2-1838 A Confe~tionery J. Pirog, A ·Grocery A donfectionery '.(, .: i ; Jorm Pirog, 1309 Fort Street, N, -'.P'~.. o ~~ Confectionery; 441-4th Street, Island No. 2, 2-0793 M. Plesh, 3--8152 ._ · ...... Becky Pollock, 316 Simpson Street, Pawlowski Confectionery & Grocery, 458 ~st. Brock Street, I / ~. A. Powlowski, • • Grocery and Conf:e ctioriery A . I ::incess Pat Confectionery and Grocecy,_ . • . • · _913 Alexandra Street, z. Hrehorowycz, 2-5682 A Randy f s Service, 1221 W. Frederica.. :st:reet, .P. Wilkie, 2-1868 A Red Circle .Ji'.ood Bar,· :• 701 s. ~dicate Avenue, Mrs. E. Auld, 3-7038 ! .;" . GrocerY. -_and confe,c tionery •,_. · . ··" ' . , · ; . Confectionery and ·_. .. . food·. par:· . :_ • A ,. i ( Riverside Confectiotte'ey- & V1eats, N. Hordi, 601 McPherson Street, 2-074h J. Roback, . - ·--~ 254 Pacific -Avenue, J. Roback, 2-1785 Confecti9nery and•·::. A ~reats . :· . ... . Grocery A . ·.:. :. - :. �- 45 .Annie Ross, 301 N. Harold Street, A.Ross, 2-2861 . A Grocery The Roxy Store, 800 McMi~an Street, M. Bembin., A Grocery and Confectionery Max Rubin, Sam Rubin, _ 824-826 McLaughlin Street, M. Rubin, S. Rubin, A A Butcher Butcher 3-8631 Ru.ddell 1 s Confectionery, 501 S:ilnpson Street, E. Ruddell, 2-1215 A .. Confectionery Rudy's Grocery & Confectionery, 276 W. Christina Street, L. Antoniak, 2-2670 A Grocery and confectionery A Grocery and confectionery 3-3506 Ryder 1 s Grocery & Confectionery, Stella 403 Prince .Arthur Blvd., 2-2741 S & C Fruit Centre, 810 Victoria Averiue, Safeway ~tores Limited, 905 Victoria Avenue, s. Ryder, Fruit store Sam and Cosmo A Mastrianni., 2-1234 . Head Office: -Canada Safeway L~ted., W~ipeg, Man, Jim Saisho, 538 McTavish Stl:'eet, J. Saisho, 2-0606 A Grocery Salatino 1 s .G~cery, 601 McIntosh street, L. Salatino, 3-9218 A Grocery P. Sawfcki, 3-9232 A Meate and groceries :\Sawicki I s Meats. & Grocei"'tr ... J ., 1015 w. Gore Street, •• Seott-Eathgate Co. Limited, 303 •. Simpso~ St_reet, Wholesale confecti~:nery G. Hodge, .· 2-4953 A Confectionery H.T. Sa.moray, 3-7471 A Grocery Shapka 1 s G~ocery, 805 Freder·i ca Street, J. Shapka, : 2-4212 A Grocery Shop-Easy Stores Ltd., '296 E •• Bro ck street, 115 W. Frederica Street l008 -Vict9ria Avenue, 131 Simpson Street B. Ms.tson,· . Selkirk & Arthur Confectionery, 239 s. SelKirk Avenue, Sele ct Grocery1 ·137 N. Syndicate Avenue, Orval Black,· 2-3747 G. Cerutti 3-9504 ,J Grocery & Meats �Simpson Fruit l.farket, 618 Simp_sbn :~treet, s. Sterozuk.,- •• . 2-2733 A Fruit market · . 101 W. Frederica Street, J.U. Sky Confectionery, J. Sky,. 3-6727 A Confectionery Smiths Confectionery, 200 s. Franklin Street, Helen Smith :, 3-8602 A Confectionery W. Solty's, 805 Frederica Street, W. Solty, 2-4212 · A Grocery Spa.rko Confectionery and Barber, 322 N. :t-'Ia.y Street, P. Shp~rko,- : 2-1376 A Confectionery and barber Standard Brands Limited, N. Whyte, •• 3-9432 •• A .W holesale :Oistrib• utor, Coffee Chris artQ . O?"ViJ.le A 13 5½ N. May street, Stenba.ck.1 s Meat Market, 607 Simps.on .·Street, ; 3-8232 Superior Packing Company, 53~ -~ Hardisty Street, 3-7602 Swift Canadian Co. Limited,_ W.ij.'.. Robertson, 441-.3. Hardisty Street, 3-9577 Thoms Confecti~nery & Grocery, 483 ~mpire •. Al/ehue, • • ♦ • : • /"" A G. Qcxids-, C • ,R ... ·Thoms, '3-3971 r• Meat whole-sale·r ·Meat ·wholesale~ . . Grocery and confecti_o nery ,: G. Pauk:, · · • : - A Grocery .:and · mecit A •Butcher · 2-1612 Thunder Bay Store, 611 Simpsoo. ·-.Street, 2-2852 Toms Grocery, 433 Simpson .··. Street, Twin City Fruit Service, :.128 ~ .. Christina·' Street, I: _:· ' ..•.· Thornburrows Meats and Groceries, W.H. ~-:Thornburrow, 1413 Brown Street, ., 3-7443 \ ~-.: i··_, __ •. ~oo. _w. __Freder.;ica- Street, . • l. . . .... .A - I Thunder Bay Butcher,_ . . Meat :.M arket Stenback, p. La.nl¢.tlen, ' A ,_. Grocery T. T~jala/ 3-3919 A ._ .·~:Grocery G. Zaphe, G, Nelson, A . •Fruit market 2-0590 ,. '•., ~ -··:City Mea:t -' Products Co., 605 McTavish Street, United Cattlemen, 202 Simpson street, N. Syrotiuk,· Harrnata, A Meat market A. Bass, A Grocery w. 3-8919. 3-6451 • 'l,i. �- 47 Louis Veneruzzo, w. Gore Street, L. Veneruzzo, 1627 A Grocery A Grocery A Grocery A Confectionery A Grocery and Confectionery A Confectionery A Grocery and meat 2-1412 Walber~•s Grocery, L. 393 E. Brock Street, 2-4941 Walker's Grocery, 251 Arthur street, 2-l.il03 H. w. Walley 1s Confectionery, 301 E. Brock Street, Walberg, Walker, Zarowski, .2~11~ Walsh Grocery & Confectionery, 1842 Walsh Street, 3-9687 J. Watts Confectionery, B,, Watts, 279 Frederica Street West, M. Carli, 2-3544 Weavers' Grocery & Meat Store, 1211 Ford street, E. The Welcome Corner Store, D. Powchuk., 2-4451 A ~rocery P. Behem, A Grocery B • Grocery 145 Currmu.ng street, West End Grocery, 1301 W. Gore Street, Weaver, 2-2132 3... 9073 Westfort Co-Op Trading Co. Ltd., GOl W. Gore Street, M. Shymko, 3-3621 Wiley Confectionery & Groce.ry, ,_ · _:, . J •• Zeleny, 614 Wiley Street., 3-9491 A Wilson's Confectionery, 1~0 Cameron Street, A Ira _H. Wilson, 2..:2343 Ya~'i-uk Confectionery & ~:-8 N. ¥.iay Street) A l\L.:Oresci cin, .1 • 'B Grocery and Confectionery Grocery ~--J_j_~Q -- 1,, ,·.--: ~/") :. - Confectionery I. Uood' s, Grocery and Confectio~ary:. S.- vf9ods, 399·iE~ Brock .:>treet, 3-9322 Work~r 1s Co-Operative of Conf3\mi.ers, 601 McTavish Street, ·Confectionery and grocery Confectionery and lunch ·counter -" Yaciuk, :017 1 .. Zack I s'· ·Grocery and Meats' 731 McIntosh Street, • Zanette 1 s ·Grocery Store, 501 Wiley Street, Mary Za:ck, A Groc~ry A Grocery b. • Gro~ery 2-4206. M. Zanette, 3-7211 -'- •:. Steve Za:zulak, 817 W. Gore Street, s. Zazulak, 3-6871 �. ' "- •,• I . .. • \ • l ·• _; .• • • •• ••, I . ·.· HARDWARE· Tlie ·J.H~ Ashdown Hardware. Company Limited, 550. Syndicate Avenue, • ·- ·, A Bro~k -&l:'dware 1 A. Chernosky, 294_. E • Brock_street, 2-165i.: •. . ,· A Hardware B Wholesale Distribut• or J • hardware A Hardware B · •• Hardware· c.w_. Gerry~ - ·3-0478 .. t. ,,, ; . B Hardware Miller~ 2-4226 :, :- _ A Hardware Co.chrane Hardware (Western) Ltd., F,T, Smitli, .. _117 Har~s~y_$treet, 3-3443. .. Fort Hardware; 211 s. Syndic<?!te Avenue., .-· :-- \~ ·:. •, : FI "~ I .!l. Ge·..~ry Brothers Limited, 100-08 Simpson Street, ,'• 1 ••• Ohlgren·, • 3-$552 . Fort William Lumber Co, Ltd,, 941 Simpson S~reet, , ·· : J°I. ,... : Whoie-se.1.e·.- Dist~ib•· utor, hardware N. GlOW8.ckf; 3-9545 . ~ Millers Power Tools, 519 Sim~son ~reet, M. J & TM Piper, 127-129 Simps~n Street, J. ~ ,T. ~ Piper, 3-:7425 A Hardware RS Piper & Son, 1515_Brown ~-t -~ eet, R. s. Pip~r·;· •• 3-8416 B Hardware WS Piper Limited, W.S. Piperj 3-9541 B Hardware 507-509 Victoria Avehue, Romano *s ' lfardware, 620 Simpson Street, J; Romano, • 2-4214 A Hardware· . &ratta,' A Ha:rdware . A Hardware . ... , I ... ··: 1·. '. • West End Hardw~re, Rear -701 w. · Gore Street, Woodcraft· •Ma.nufacturing & Supply Company, 406 Simpson street, F. • ·' · 3-9129 Stechy~hyn, 3-9766 1v. . ., Spicer 1 s Limited, 250 N. Nay stre.e t, \ William H• •Spicer, 3-9514 .. B Hardware �.... ..... - 49 HATCHERY .. < •._:'.i fort" William Hatchery., J .W. Chom.ut, 3-6323 A Hatchery Beltone Hearing Service, 131 South Marks Street, H.J. Ward, 2-4208 A Hearing Aids W.J. Ha~: 113 N. May Street~ W.J. Ham, A Hearing Aids 3-3321 500 N. Nay Street, HE.h.RING AIDS •· ... . •• ,. HOTEL "' A~an9-q_ Hotel, 227 S~pson Street, A. Lack, 3-8487 D Hotel Alexander Hotel, 100 W~ Gore street, J. Zaroski# 3-6632 B Hotel Avenue Hot~~, . • .409 George Street, E. Nowak, A Hotel Empire Hotel, 140 Simpson Street, Dave and Bert Hurtig, 2-2912 B. Hotel Empress Hotel., 525 Simpson _street, W. Zaroski Sr. 3-3231 B Hotel Royal Edward Hotel, 108-114 s. May Street, R.W. Wilson, 3-8467 E Hotel st. Louis Hotel, 403 Victoria Avenue, L. M. Baarts, 2-0657 C Hotel Michael and Walter B Pyra, 3-6834 Hotel Victoria Hotel, 618 Victoria Avenue., J.F~ Enright, 2-1131 B Hotel Wayland Hotel, 1017-1019 w. Gore street, B. Bernardi., 3-9151 A Hotel Simpson Hotel, 401 Simpson Street, ~0$~ ., �- 50 .. West . Hotel, Cor. Simpson & Myles Street, Walter Drobot, Peter Hodowa.nsky, 3-6312 Hotel B INDUSTRIAL ZNGINiliRING ·.:·Northern Engineerfug & Supply Co. Limited, 109 Hardisty Street, Northland Machinery & Supply Company Limited, 430 ~aterloo Street, ·'.. J.H. ?aton, 3-3483 F J. Andrews, E . Industrial Engineering Industrial .Engineer~g . 3-7407 l, ,• .' :~: 1 We st~rn Engineering Service Ltd. , .-G. • -Scott., 374 King Street, Industrial Engineer. E 3-8401 ing INDUSTRIAL filUIPMENT W. V•. Barker & Company Ltd., . :W.V •. Barker., · 325 .Jsfmplson street., • 2;...53Lµ •• Canadian Fairbanks Morse Co.Ltp; ... ,- C-.E •.Coutts, 3..;345-g 300 .Isii-Apson Street, : •• 'In4ustrial F,guip. A merit C ··' ·· Wholesale. Distrib. uto·r, Indu.etrial Equipn+ent Canadian: SIC F Limited., 441 Simpson Street, . :· }If.~ ••·1Bradshaw, A Industrial Equipment, Ball an¢!. roller bearings 11.R. Coslett, :..':;J-8441 ' B . Ind:ustria-1 Equipment, , ~"1ach:uie·~y G.0. Hill., -3-~64f?S . ·-.. A Indu~tr_ial F.quipment A . Ir:tdustrµl Equipment A ~ndustrial Equipment 2-4055 .. Cosletts ~Iachinery & Equipment L:L,rl. ted, 571 s. Syndicate ·Ave~~e., George o. Hill Supply, 1001 p~~fld Street, .-r I . : \ • • l ., ·• Lakehead. ·Paper Ifill Equipment Co., D.C. Olson, 2024 .Ham;il.ton Avenue,··. 2-2055· .. . . . . W. H-. Marr Lirnited, 910 S~_ ,S~dicate Avenue, ·... • W.W. Roveston, 3-3346 �., - 51 i\i--~ssoy-H:irris-.. Ferguson Co. Ltd., C-:>r. Arthur and Marks Streets, Northland Machin~ry & Supply Company Limited, • 430 Waterloo Street, • '· N. MacDonald A IndW;Jtrial F,quipment E Industrial Equipment A Industrial E,quiprnent, Twine 3-7923 .. - J. Andrews, .3-- 7407 Plymouth Cordage Company, Montreal Street, E.M. Casson, Thunder Bay Bearing-Limited, 231 Simpson street, w. Taylor, A. Bates, 3-641,J. A Industrial F4ui.pment, Bearings M. Mill.er, A Industri.al :F,quipnent, Power tools Miller •Power .'fools; 519 SiL1pson Street, 3-8322 . 2.:..4226 . . INDUSTRIAL Hi1.NUFACTURING hbitibi Power & Paper Co. Ltd., Box 160, Fo:::-t William ., :· Dan Bod.rug. " 1013 Norther-n Avenue, w.n. Sutherland,-_ ·- H 3-6486 . . D. Bodrug,' •A 3-8674 Manufacturing ., . Industry, pulp arid paper '. Cabinet Manufacturer . .. B Manufacturing :Industry ~~-~nd bo~ fact~ry Canada -I ron ·Foundries, Montreal Str_e et ;: T. Ed~rdsson, , ·. •. . •F Manufacturing Industry _car whee,is, . ~ipes Canadian Car ·& Foundry Co. Ltd .., Montreal S~reet, R.E. Henclerson, . '. , 2-5355 K Canadian Liq"J.id Air Company, G. Reeve, B South Haro.:.sty Street, 3-8621 Custom Built ·Cabinets, 138 Wo Brock Stre0t, 3-9061 Edible Oils -Limited, Box 130, Is~and No. 2, Einarson Caddick Wood Products, 482 E~ Christina Street, 584 & F~ench, s. Syndicate Avenue, Broom Factory, 710 McTavish Street, Fort Willia'!l. . . . ·, T. Caddick;, 3-6721 2-1122 Ir Manufact~ing Industry ~uses and .a ir~lane~ Oxygen, Ace~rlene · A Manufacturing Agent, cab:inets • P.A. Purves, 3-8842 B Manufacturing Industry M. Coutts, D Manufacturing Industry mocks and tiles A Manufacturing Industry Brooms James L. Laing, Vegetable oils 2-0822 . H.F. Hartley, 3-6652 �. - 52 Fort William Hatchery, 500 N.. t,la.y Street, J. Chomut, •• 3-6323 A Fort William Lumber Co., 94l Simpson Street, N. Glowacki., B 3-9545 Great Lakes Paper Co. Ltd., Montreal Street, 3-9581 Manufacturing Industry, Hatchery Ma.nufacturing , • Industry., Lumber J - K Manufacturing Industry, pulp, pa.per and sulphite W.E. Hunt, B Manufacturing Industry, lumber J.M. Halabisky, A Manufacturing Industry, sash and door C.J. Fox, Great Lakes Lumber and Shipping, Missioz:i River, Box 430, Fort William, 3-8485 Halabisky Sash & Door Co. Ltd., 250 w. Gor~ Street, 3-7318 Hilton Brothers Limited, 211 S, $yndicate Aven9,e, D. O'Brien, Husky Oil & Refining Limited, Box 191, lsland No. 1, R.s. Manufacturing Industry, Corrugated Cartons 2-2833 Stephenson, E _Ma.nuf ac:t uring Industry, 2-9,631 ...Oil Refining • . .. -· Ideal Woodcraft, 213 W-•. Frederica Street, A. Kam9.ranski, 3-3125 A Manufacturing Industry, Cabinets Imperial. C~binet Works, T. Baba, , 2-2722 A Manufact,ur:ing lndusµ'y, cabinets ~ternational Cooperage of ~nada, R.G. Simes, Box 15~ - Island No. 2, 2-2146 A Manufacturing Industry, metal drwns Lakehea~ pash & Door, ll7- W•. Qo~e ~ -~ eet, A Manufacturing Industry, sash and door A Manufacturing Industry, Oxygen, Acetylene H. V.1a.tthew, 3-3711. B V.ianuf acturing Gordon l{cGregor, Rear 593 s. Syndicate Ave., G. NcGregor, • A Industrial .Manufacturing, machine and tool shop McLeod ,& Jessirnan Engineering, Rear 403 W. Gore Street, John McLeod,·Thomas Jessiman, 2-0803 A Industrial Manufacturing, machine shop 718 $impson. $treet, F.. Sopko, 3-6061 Lin~e Air Products Co., Division Union Carbide Canada Limited, A~L. Hebert, 820 Montreal Street, 2-1175 . Matthews Sash & Door Factory, 257_ South _Norah_Street, ·. Industry, sash and door . �- 53 Modern Masonry Company, Montreal Street; W.H. Bolton, R.H. Scolli~, A Industrial Manuf a·c turing, Bricks E Industrial Manufacting., machine sh?P A Manufac.turing Industcy, cab~nets A Ind us trial 1-lanufa cting, l!lB.~hine· shop 3-9461 Northern Enginee·ring & Supply Company, :i.'l yles Street, 3-3483 Quality Cabinet Shop, 228 Leith Street, 2-1742 , Sterling Machine Works, 23 5 W. Gore S1;,reet, Superior Brick & Tile, 121 South May Street, . ·, ""'.1 J.M. Paton, N. Heller, W. S. Lsyries, 3-3291 Manufacturing Industry, brick -and tile G.R. Duncan & Co. 3-7458 . Industrial Manufacturing Thornes lflanufacturing Limited, 110 Violet Street, F.C. Thornes, 2-4722 B E. Thurier, 1726 Donald St'i·eet-~ E. Thll;I'ier,.: A Twin City Wine Company, 512-516 McTavish street, W. ~lluz, A Manufacturing Industry - wine Western Engineering Service, 374 King Street, · G. Scott_, E Industrial Vlanufacturing, machine shop Woodcraft Manufacturing and Supply Company, • 406 Si1npson street, Industrial ~Janufacturing · 2-1128 3-9171 3-8401 A Industrial Vanu.facturing, cabinets A. ·Gi.lrinell, • ••• 3-9820 A Indust~ial Manufacturing, r::ia.chine shop G. Babcock., A Insurance Blue Cross Plan for Hospital Care,C. Zeilmann, ill N. Brodie Street, 2-5170 A Insurance Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company, 402 Simpson Street, A Insurance " A; Gunnell; .. 443 Enpire Avenue, W. Ste·~hyshyn,'_.· 3-9766 INSURANCE George A. Babcock, 212 Cuthbertson Block, • Canada Life Assurance Co., 117 Cuthbertson Block, 2-5570 T. Forrester, 3-65?6 A.V. Samson, 2-4541. . ·. A . . '. Insurance .,. --. �- 54. Canadian Underwriters Association, 216 Cuthbertson Block, W. Sutton., Crown Life !hsurance Co. -Ltd~,· R. Hutching., 15-16 Victoria Blo'.ck, A Insurance A Insurance A Insurance B Insurance A Insurance · ·A Insurance 2-4423 2-434l Dominion Life Assurance Co. Ltd., 204-05 Kresge Block, W.D. McCullough, 3-9161 G.R. Duncan & Co. Ltd.,' R.J. Flatt, 121 s. ff.lay Street, 3-7458 L.i1.. Grant, 1 Royal Ba~k Building, L.A. Grant, 3-7541 Great West Life Assurance Co-. , 202-203 Cuthbertson Block, G~L. Thain, ·- 3-6643 Lakehead Adjustment Service, Over 106 s. May Street, w. Lewinski, ~:.~IJ_obinson·; A Insurance adjuster W.H. Laverty, 105 Cuthbertson Block, W.n. _Laverty, 3-6821 A Insurance W.C. Lillie, 111 North May street, W.C. ,~nd W.H-. Lillie A Insurance London Life Insurance Company, 2-8 Cooper Block, R.M., _Howe., A Insurance 2-9594 A.R. HacLe~y & Company, 9 Cooper ·mock, A Insurance adjuster- 2-2443 3-3481 A.R. MacLeay, . ' Metropolitan Life 1issurance Co., 204-9 Cuthbertson Block, Monarch Life Assurance Company, 6-7 Victoria Block, Mutual Benefit Health and Accident Insurance, 309-10 Grain Exchange .Building, .... A.G. Smith, A Insuranee A Insurance A, :, Insurance A Insurance A Insurance 3-8112 W.J. Lysak, 3-6041 B. Johnson, 3-7242 Mutual Life Assurance Co. of Canada, H.V. Passmore, 11-12 Victoria Block, 3-9553 .. . • . • • • t •. North American Life and Casualty Co., J. Laban,· 132 South May Street, 3-7300 . .. ,· . �- 55 A Insurance A. Lindenback, 3-3792 A Insurance Osler, Bam11ond & Nanton Lirnited., #1 Francis Blo~k, . R•.h. No~crison, A Insurance Norman T. Owens, 6-7 Francis Block, N.T. Owens, 2-4151 A Insurance Philpot & Delgaty, 107½ N. May street, Rod and Fred Delgaty A Insurance A Insurance rr Insurarice A Insurance A Insurance A Insurance 0 1Brien Agency.,Limited, 6-10 Bank of Toronto Building, 3-9571 Occidental Life Insurance Co~, E. Mary Street, 517 B. O'Brien, 2-3495 3-9537 Prudential Life Assurance Company of l~nerica, . 12-15 Cooper Block., 3-6353 J.V. Colosimo, Riley Realty, T.J. Kernahan, • ll5 S. May Street, 3-3473 E.L.A. Smith Agencies, 129 s. May street, E.L.A. Smith, 115 Cuthbertson Block, Sun Life Assurance Co. of Canada,. E.K. Large, 3-3022 P. Tomanocy Insurance, 637 Sirfipson Street, P. Tonianocy, 2-1611 United Benefit Life Insurance Co., J.V. Johnston, 3-7242 Insura~ce Wavranesa Mutual Insurance Company, 129 South May Street, c/o E.L. A. ·, Smith .n. Agencies, 2-2313 Insurance Willport Realty Limited, 132 South May Street, N.1~. Fratpietro, 309-10 Grain Exchange Building, 2-231.3 2-0634 "'"''' . ·. \ ... . A •• Insurance ·.. ! S.T. Cooke, 809 Victoria Avenue, S.T. Cooke, 2-7153 A Insurance Seoffrey Spencer Agency Lir,:d ted, 125 South Hay Street, G. Spencer, 3-6439 B Insurance - J11.NITOR SERV-i CE Lakehead Janitor Service, 1517 1iJoodward Avenue, R.J. Rogan, 2-2332 DlJ. Kelly, D.J Keliy, lll South May Street, 2-1952 1 Janitor service A Janitor supplies �- 5..6 - ... ' . Lawrence 1-1. Ba.arts, 26 Bctnk of Torcnto Building, L.H. Ba.arts, 3-8943 B Di2.mond I.mporter Fred Brennagh, F. Brenna.gh, 2-2411 A Jeweller J. Gillespie, 4 Goldsmith l'-'i •. Halter, h. 123½ s. Syndicate ~venue, Jack Gillespie, ll7 s • . ~Iay Street, t-'Iax Halter, 437 Simpson Street, - •. Jorgensen & Co., 147 W. Frederica street; ': ' ·' .. . Jeweller and watch repair 3-9903 ·· r. 11. Joreensen, .. J~weller· A 2-2212 : ... P. Kuybida Jeweller, 627 Simpson Street, ·-· -,_. Ky:111y 1 s Jewellers, . 305 Simpson Street, • M.a.rtm 1 s Jewellers, 139 lv. Frederica Street., ·· J.H. McCartney, 613 Victoria Avenue, · P • . Kuybida., L. and E. 1-.:yyny' -A-_ ! 2-4664 I n• Martin, ' "· .·., . -t . .. - ·· {' ~ _.A Jeweller Jeweller ~1'143 J.H, HcCartneya . - ... ~- 2-4622 w, Rogers Credit JewellersJ. R, Dum~ulin, C.H. Strachan, 420-4 Victoria Avenue~ ,. Jeweller ... ..' I~.- :,:• William l-'i:oroz, ~.16 N. May street, 425½ Victoria. Avenue, { A ~- . .. 3..3623 Tl' Noroz, 3-3778 .,•. .. ·Jeweller : •. ; .. ' ii. .. Jeweller ··.L:· A Jeweller C Jeweµ.er 2-2423 Strac~an.,_ 3-'7454 C.R •. .. . . A.T. Rogues, 1419 ) J. Francis Street., .i.\..• T. Rogues, 2-6209 . Landscaping - �,, 57 .. LE...'i.T!{ci;fl DEALER I . Q Reuwin Kirch, 140 Deast Street, • E. Prouse & Son, 128 North Hay street, R. Kirch, A Leather Dealer .n, {\ Leather Dealer A Locksmith 3-C'726 E.. Pro~se, 2-2634 • LOCKSi.,llTH ·Marshall Ji.. Dalgleish, 1016 Victoria Avenue, M.A, •. De.J,.gleish, . .3-8001 •• . ·. - Ambassador Sales and Service, . 502 E. Victoria -:Avenue, .h. Doors ¥.1anu.£acturer t s fl Donald H. Ba.in ~Limited, 301 Hardisty Street, E. G, Ma.~ on, 2-2612 A W.V. Barker & Compap.y, 325 Sirapson street, W. V• Barker 1 A Manufacturer's Agent, Industrial equipment Jar.te s Brigham,.. : , .• A 178 E. Mary Street, J. Brigham1 3-9494 V.1anufa cturer I s Agent, Central Trading Company> F. Bryan, A Manufacturer's Agent~ Dry gooc,lo George A. Eoll, 1 Victoria Avenue, A Manufacturer's Agent General i~gencie s, 717 N. Vickers S~reet, A 2-1787 •. • Manufacturer ts Agent W.E. Graham & Co111pa.ny, W.E. Graham., 1001 Donald Street, . . 3-6711 Grant Atkinson ·& Blair, 201 W. Arthur Street, 2-4042 14 Victoria Block, • George o. Hill Supply Compa.ny, 1001 Donald Street, A~nt, groceries 1_ • 2-5341 2--4453 A Manufacturer•s Agent, Sanitary supplies J.W. Milne, G,O. Hill, 3-6468 A Manufacturer's Agent, Food Products A Manufacturer's Agent·, ~nitary Product& ___.,. ........ �- 58 Daniel J. Kelly, D.J. Kelly, 1µ_ S. I-.i ay Street, 2-1952 H.J. Leckie, 424 E. Fra.n cis Street, 2-5142 Littleford Agency, 115-115½ ¥.lay Stree~, N. & L. Littleford A 3-3789 Roland H•.D •. .~ouck-?.a 754 BQssir .:..v.cnuc,,, 3-3215 • Lumber Dealers Supply Ltd., 250 hf. Gore :Stre~t, R. C. Hoyle·., 3-7712 G.P. ~J.[cEachern, G.P. McEachern, 2-4234 H.J. Leckie, A Manufacturer's Agent, ho~el supplies Manufacturer's Agent g 135 N. May ·street, .._,.. . R.D. Loucks, . .. Manufacturer's Agent, Shoes and clothing Manufacturer's Agent . .4. :Manufacturer's . :~gel)t A Manufacturer's .Agent ..... ,. .. George S~en, 3-111 N.· Brodie Street, G. Shae~, 3-7631 A Manufa.c turer I s Agent· Standard Brands Limited, 135½ N. _}Iay street, N. Whyte, A 3-9432 Manufacturer's · Agent - coffee Tees & Persse L.imit~d,. 147 H.a!~sty Street, 2-2712 Twinport Sales Agencies, 106 s._May Street, Watkins Prod~cts, 524 Simpson Street, A :Manufacttirer 1s Agent J.D, Mastorkis, 2-63}1 A M.anufacturer·•s Agent J. Harris, 3-98.61_ A Manufacturer 1 s Agent A M:tnufacturer•s ..Agent C..O •. O~try.m, • 1: John H. White, 1001 Donald---Stree.'t;·: J .H. White·~ •• ~5.31 ' I MfillINE Canada Tire & Supply Co., 119 s. ¥.Jay Street, C. A. Auld, 3-7913 Consolidated Ore Dredging Ltd., 5th J..venue, Island #2, 2-4342 Coslett Machinery & Equipment_, Limited, 571 s. Syndicate Avenue, I .n. Marine supplies Marine contractors W.R. Cosl~tt, .3-844]. B Marine supplies . �- 59 A Marine supplies and equipment 110 North Street, H.R. Goodfellow;· A 3-8334 • Marina supplies and equipment North Shore Supply Co. Ltd., 205-207 NcVicar street, R.E. Thornes, 3-3407 B Marine supplies F Marine repairs Gay 1s ¥.tarine & Trailor Service, · 104 E. Frederica Street, Goodfellow Outboard Marine, R.F. Gay, • 2-2914 Northern Engineering & Supply Co., J.M. Paton, ~~-les Street, 3-3483 Regal Craft Company, 272 11. iunelia Street, A.R. Teschner, 3-9863 A Marine supplies Romano Hardwar~, 620 Sinips9n St~eet,_, .' J. Romano, 2-4214 A Marine ~upplies Sperry .Gyroscope Co .. of Canada Li.1tt lted~ • 244 N. Syndicate Avenue, Errol Cross,. ·; 2-4207 • A Marine Instruments E Marine repairs , •.• •..· .... . ;, Western,~ngineering Service Ltd.,' G. Scott, ,;'/.'1- King Street, 3-~401 Hiss Viar,J lieKay, 12 Francis Block, Hiss M. McKay, 3-9433 A Masseuse Lakehead Ifonument & Vault Co., 386 E. Brock Street, ~J. Kallaway, ..... 3-7941 Monument and vault A Motel A Motel MOTEL B:tird 1 s Motel, 627 King sway, 2-1840 The Blue Swan Inn, Kingswa.y, N. Palinko, 2-0655 J. &ird, �•. 60 Kingsway Mot~l, Two Citie :r.-J)fotel 1 J ~- -P.. ;_ Heilman, A • .Mot·e l • M. Boycun, A Motel 2...ctul 345 Kingsway, ., .• : .. .... 2-0691 501 Kingsway, j MUSIC Adalgisa Colosimo, 321 s. May -Street, 3-7636 Colosimo Accordon School, 145 W. Frederica Street, 3-8364 1Uice Hadfield, Rooms 5-6, 122 N. May Street, Jl.Hadfield. 1 A 3-7984 Music teacher, Piano and theory Helen Jewel, H. Jewel, A Piano teacher Theresa McAvay, 18 Victoria Block, T. McAvay, A Violin teacher 2-4523 Agnes Ould, 141- s. Syndicate -Avenue, A Piano teacher 3-6788 Eleanor Riley, 537 s. Norah Street, E. Riley, A Piano teacher R. Coran, A Musical instruments A. Weiss, A. Music supplies A. Colosimo, 1424 Moodie Street Roy's Music Shop, 215 Simpson Street, R. Colosimo} J,.. Ould, A -· . A Music teacher, accrnrdion school Accordion school• r.: I ... ·- 2-402;: 3-8001 .. .. Select-0-Matic Music System, Ste. 1-133 N~ J-opn._: $tr~et, 2-4615 .. • .; . Ernie Slongo, 1316 Edward Street, E. Slongo, Christine Wallace, Over 400 N. Harold Street, 2-0;65 A Piano 3-6187 c. 1-vallace., .. Music teacher A Piano teacher .!. i_ •• .·' ·· i·. - ~. ... �.1 ' - 61 OIL BUPJ\fERS '-1 . ,. The J.H. Ashdown Hardware Co.Ltd., B. Nichol, 550 Syndicate Avenue, 2-0621 Beals Electric Service Co., East Amelia Street, ·273 Burner Service & Sales, Oil burners., wholesale Guy W. Beals, 3-6395 A Oil burners D. Ward, A Oil burners, servicing 630 Silnpson street, 2-0832 Gerry Brothers ;, c.~'l. Gerry, 3-6478 B 100-08 Simpson street, Oil burners Lakehead Beatty Appliances, l12 N. !Yiay Street, Mrs. K.P. Rogers, A Oil burners Mahon Electric Co. Limited, 611 Victoria Avenue, Me:rr~n Sheet .Metal., 222· N. Marks Streets, IQ.ex S. Wallace, 622 s. Franklin Street, Western Engineering Service, .I i,. 2 74 King street, 3-9655 H.L. Thompson, E Oil burners and servicing A Oil burners J,-8471 H-.G. Merriman, ·~ 3-6009 A.s. Wal.lace, A Oil burners E Oil burners B Oil and gas distribution A Oil and gas distribution E Oil refin:ing D Oil and gas 3-9907 G. Scott, 3-8401 OIL DISTRIBUTION British American Oil Co. Ltd., Island No. 2, V.H. _Sueo,. Canadian Oil Companies Ltd., Island No. 1, • F ...~~ Kitley, Husky Oil & Refining Limited, Box 191, Island No. 1 R.S. Stephenson, Imperial. Oil .Limited, 1--'i cintyre Street, D.,N. Marshall, 3-9521 Lakehead Oil Limited, Car • .f.i.rthur & Kingsway., 3-8459 Lubriplate, 1001 Donald Street, 2-4841 2-1411 - 2-0631 J.D. Kincade, o. George Hill Supply Co., 3-6468 ·Lubricating oil \ �- 62·McColl-Frontenac Oil Co. Ltd., 4 Victoria Block, J. stasiuk, 2-1434 B Oil and gas distribution r B Gas distribution R.s. Forneri., 3-6468 A Oil lubricating L.A. Drennan, A Op~ical supplies A Optometrist Northern Propane Gas Co. Ltd., 325 Duncan street, 2-5318 Subterra.nean L~ted, 1001 ·nonald Street, T.A. Robinson, OPTIC/11 - OPTOVlETRIST - OBTICllN Anerican Optical.Co. of Canada Limited, :. 3-5 Royal Bank Building, . . T.M. Dodi9k., ·' 406=-} Victoria Avenue, •\ T ....Amgus Dunkin · , ·1.. 2-~443' T.M. Dodick., 3-6882 T.A. Dunkin, 3-3342 A Optometrist 610 Victoria Avenue, Wilfred J. Ham, 113 N. ~Jay Street, W.J. Ham, A Optician Imperial Optical Co. Ltd. , 118 Medical i~rts Building, A. Fullarton, A Optician Irvin Optical, Front 801 Victoria l~v~nue, 3-3321 2-5062 I. RechysJ;lafferi, • A Optometrist '3-8221 Morton c. Long, · 714 Victoria Avenue, . H.C. Long; ' 2._2270 Optometrist o.G. Snyder, . • O~G• Snyder, 2-2311 Optometrist and optician 206-207 Kresge Bl~c~, OXYGEN .a.ND 1-1.C2TYLENE Canadian Hydro Carbons Lir.ri.ted, Arth~_Stroct, Canadian Liquid: Air Company, South Hardisty Street, 3-~_;621 Linde Air Products Co., Division Union Carbide Canada Limited, 820 Montreal Street, A.L. Hebert, 2-1175 G. Reeve, B Oxygen, acetylene A O:xygen, acetylene �P11.INTEH. Don ~-~ cher, ,) ' O.Archer 419 E. Christina Street, 3...7290 Charles E. Bowles, c.~. A Painter Bowles, 394 Empire Avenue, 3-3515 Robert Brownlee, 127 E. Francis street, ·R. Brownlee~ Painting contractor A Paintil1$ contractor A Paint~rs 2-4631 Coreau and Klafki, 476 Empire Avenue, w·. Klaf«i, Walter C. Edwards, 1:).7 .s. Harold Street, w.c. Edwards, •3-'9006 ,~ Painte·r Gadd and Hunter, 272 E•.~ielia Street, J. Gadd; · · A Painting decoradots 3-7708· • ... :~.".Json and rfqPherson, 23 ··\ N. Narks ·streErt, ..• __ pson·., 3-8715 A Painters Gould's DecoI'a~., 503 N. Brodie S~re~t, George P. Gould, 3..3312 A Painting OQntractor John P. Heilman., Kingsway Hotel, J.P, Heil.ma.rt, 2..1521 A Painting ~ontractor Johnson Painting and Decroating, E.U.. Johnson., A •Painting eon tractor . 444 E. Brock Street, 3-82Q7 3-8243 Gerald 1=- . Johnston, 463 E. Brock Street, G-.P- Johnston, 2-1057 A Paio:t,ing C<?ntractor· Lawrence Painting and Decarat.ing, Mr. Lawrence., A Painting contractor 145 W. Myles Street, John Orzech, 2-1541 3..9656 Swanson Painting and Decorating, E. Nary Street, . • c. Peter Sulatyski, P. Sulatyski~ 600 Southern hVenue, 3-7762 Alfred York., 1908 Bailey Avenue, A. York, 165 Painter J. Orzech, 2608 Ridgeway Street, Swanson, A Painting contractor A Painter A Painter 2-1967 3-6127 �PAINTS L.ND WPLLP;.J.PER Paint supplies Brock Hardware, 294 E. Brock Street, A. Chernosky, W.V. Barker & Company., W.V. ~rker, 2-53~- •• • A Paint supplies W.G. Buchanan, A Paint and wallpaper 2-1651 325 Simpson Street, Canadian Pittsburgh Industries, 800 Victoria !..venue, 3-$04]_ • supplies A.E. Chappfe, 3-6401 H Paints Fort William Lumber Company, N. Glowacki, B Paints 94.l :~Simpson Street, 3-9545 Grahan1 and Shybourne, 725 N. i•m.y street, D.E. Graham, G. Whybourne, B P~ints J. Hagglund, C Paints B Paints Chapple s L:iJni ted, : ·Home S~ore, South Syndicate Ave., 3-9121 John Hagglund Lumber & Fuel Ltd., 497-511 E. Mary Street, 3-6491 Inte:nnatio~l Varnish Co. Ltd., 910 Victoria Avenue, 3-3641 • H.M. Young, Lakehead Sash & Door Company, 117 "d. Gore Street, F. Sopko, A Paints 3-6061 • 1.fount HcKay Feed ·co. Limited, C.H. Moors, B Paints B Paints 420 W. Gore Street, 3-641+8 Mourtt McKay' Fuels, C.H. Hoors., 111 3-8453 N. Brodie Street, G. Nelson Nelson's Grocery & Heat, 700 s. Franklin Street, Northla,-nd ·1-fachinery & Supply A 2-5361 Co . ., 430 ~'J aterloo Street, J. imdrews, E Paint,s 3-7407 Sherwi-fi ··l'Jilliams Co. of Canada Limited, 109 s. • • ~• Uay .~treet., -:•, Paints H. i1. Assef; • • ; 2-2032 I Strachan-Aitken Electric 114 Silnpson Street, J .A. Straclian, .D Paints B Paints J.R. Aitken, 3-9567 Thunder Bay Lumber, 516 Sirapson Street, L.B. Ca:i.~1pbell, 3-7469 Woodcraft Na.nufacturing & Supply Company, 406 Simpson Street, W. Stechyshyn, 3-9766 Paints ,. �f .., ' ~MIST~! Palmistry Studio., 710 Simpson Street, Rose Parker,. A PaL:nistry studio Hudson Paper Co. Limited, 1001 Donald Street, H.A. Dyson, 3-7491 A Paper Distributor Interlake Tissue fulls Co. Ltd., 1001 Donald Street, A.He Into-sh, 3-6468 .. A Paper Distributor Kilgour' s Limited, · · 600 Simpson Street, T. Fenlon, 2-084l .. A Paper -Distributor P. Moore, 2~1402 A Fryer's studio Limited, 110-110½ N. May stre~t ~ K. Sherman, 3-8479 .A Harold's studio, 118 s. Syndicate Avenue, H. Lovelady, 2-2616 A Photography, frames and cameras William R. Hicks-,· 232 W. Francis St~eet, ~.R. Hicks, 3-6102 A Photographer Donald Lanike, 274 W. Brock Street, D. Lanike, A Photographer 3-8270 PAPER DL.;'l'l-U:OiJTOHS ... -- -- ( PHOTOGRAPHY AND ·FRAMING .. Bell-Moore Studio, Front 600 s. Syndicate Ave., Photography • ·Photography and frames Fred Huell er, 233 w. l•fary Street, F. Mueller, A Photographer A.E. l1lidwinter, A.ii:. Midwinter, 2-M.31 A Photo art A. Roach, A Picture frames 10 Cooper Building, •Allison Roach, 515 Empire Avenue 3-8283 �- 66 Southon Studio, Front 213 S. Syndicate Ave., G. Southon, 3-7861 A Photography Star studio, 439 Simpson Street, P. Andrews, 2-1713 A Photoc:;raphy Superior =>icture Frames, Rear 801 Victoria Avenue, Mrs. J ." ·sharpe, 3-8054 A Picture frames Tracz Studio., 714 Simpson street, J. Tracz, A Photographer 3-3712 1 FHYSICDi N ~-JID .SURGEON Dr. J.G. Bever, Medical Arts Building, Dr •. J .G. Bever, 2-1733 A Physician Dr. R.C. Browne, 112 Medical Arts Building, Dr. R.c. Browne, A Child Specialist A Pedeatrician 2-1733 Dr. D. Burnford, 1001 Ridgeway Street, Dr. D. Burnford, Dr. J. S.Campbell, 101 Dominion Bank Building, Dr. J. Campbell, 3-8113 A Physician Dr. Robert R. Groome, • 201 Grain Exchange Building, Dr. R. Croome, A Physician 2-1577 Dr. J.H. D~nnis9n, 101 Dominion Building, Br. J. Denniso~, 3-8113 A Physician Dr • R. I(. Dewar, F . H. F . R. S. , 121 s. John street, Dr. R.K. Dei-var, A Ppysician and surgeon A Anaethetist Aneathetist _and General Practice Physician Obstetrics & Gynaecology Physician Surgeon Surgeon Fort William Clinic, . 117 S. John Street, 2-21:80 3-3634 Dr. Dainard, Dr. Fryer, Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Lyon, MacLeod, Markham, Nancekivell, Stevens, A A A A A A 2-5363 Dr. J.C. Gillie, Ridgeway Clinic Building, Dr. J.C. Gillie, 2-0601 A Physician and surgeon I �~ ,) Dr. J.R. Gordon, Over 511½ Victoria hVenue, Dr. J.R. Gordon, 3-7713 A Physician and surgeon Dr. B.C. Hardiman, 15 Bank of Toronto Building, Dr. B. Hardiman, 2-2842 A Physician and surgeon Dr. Walter P. Hogarth, Kresge Block., Dr, W~ Hogarth, 2-1834 A Physician, -Urologist Dr. A. Juvshik, 1501 Brown Street., Dr~· A. Juvshik., 3-9172 A Physician Dr. T.W. Iamont, Street, Dr. T.W. Lamont, 3-7253 A ?hysician JOO S. Hay Dr. R.J. Lucas, 20 Francis Block, Dr. R.J. Lucas, 2-4272 A Physician and surgeon. Dr. Machan, Ridgewajr Clinic Building, Dr. Nachan, 2-0601 A Internal Hedicine Dr. G.~. hcCartney., S-9 Francis Block.,· . . Dr. G. McCartney, A Physician and .3-3153 Dr. C. J:foCullough,Dr. J.H. Dennison, nooms 101-2 Dominion Bank Bldz., Dr. C. HcCullough, Dr. J. Dennison, _ A 3-8113 Dr. J.D. Hclntosh, 302 s. Syndicate Avenue, Dr. J. Mclnt~~h, 2-L~733 A Physician and surgeon - Dr. L.Y. Hci ntosh, 302 s. Syndicate Avenue, Dr. L. McIntosh, A Physician Dr. R~ . Hc.T avish, Ste. l-'411'" s. Syndicate )..ve., Dr. R. McTavish, 2-1581 A Physician and surgeon Medical Centre, 631 Simpson ·street, Dr. V. S. Dr. B. ;Jyhal, Edward, A Dr. s.A. Morton., Ridgeway Clinic Building, Dr. S.A. i:'..orton, A Diseases of children Dr. H.R. f iurphy, 1001 Ridgeway Street, Dr. H.R. Murpl)Y:, 2-0601 .A Physician and surgeon Dr. N.A. Ost, 101 Medical 1:;.rts Building, Dr. N.A. Ost, 3-3922 A Physician and Dr. R.J. G. Par.L:, 1001 Ridgeway Street., Dr. R.J.G. Park, 2-0601 A Physician, Obstetrics Gynaecology Dr. w. Pickup., 635 Catherine Street, Dr. W. Pickup, 2-1522 A Physician 1 .. 67 - • Physicians 2-l~?33 Physician 2-2180 II ~ �Dr. D. Rathbone, 116 Nedical Arts Btµ.lding, Dr. D. Rathbone, 3-9242 A Physician and surgeon Dr. L.A. Remus, 1001 Rid;eway Street, Dr. L.A. Remus, 2-0601 A Physicia??, and surgeon Spence Clinic, . 910 Ridgeway Street, Dr_. J. R. At1oaustine, Dr. R. Bladek, Dr. c.n. Cameron, Dr. H.J. Hug~es, Dr. J.B. Spence, Dr. l1cr~. Spence, 2-5371 A A A A A A Physician Physician Physician Obstetrics and Synaecology Physician, surgery Internal Medicin~ Dr. John R. Sproule, 1001 Ridgeway Street, Dr. J. R. Sproule;. 2-0601 A Physician and surgeon Dr. B. Stevens., 117 s. John Street, Dr. B. Stev~ns, A Physician Dr. Grace Strachan, Ste. 2-211 s. Syndicate Ave., Dr. G. strachan, 2-1016 A Physician Dr. Kim H. Tan, 17 Francis Block, Dr. Kim H. Ta11-, A Physician Thunder Bay Clinic, Jolm Street, Dr. R.C. Bull, A Physician 2-5363 2-4969 Dr. A.I •. Fryer, A Dr. A. J:i'. Gill.e sp?-e, 1.. • II II .3-7253 Dr. J. :vatsyk, 11 Francis Block, Dr. E.N. Wright, 110 Medical Arts Building, 2-2422 Physician and surgeon Dr .. E.N • . Wright, Eye, Ear, Nose and 3-7331 Throat Speciaµ._st . Dr. J. Wat9y~, A PLff-'iBHJG AND 1-k:ii.TING A Plumbing R. Arthur, 3-8066 A Plumbing and heating B. Nichol, 2-0621 A Heating, wholesale Anderson 1 s Plurabing, 911 Donald Street, 3.:..8942 Arthur's Plurabing & Heating, 273 W. Gore street, <J. H. Ashdown Hardward .Co. Ltd., 550 Syndicate Avenue, D.F. Anderson, �- 69 A Plumber, D. Wa?'<¼ 2-08.32 A Burners and servicing 3urton 's Plumbing, 129 s. Hay Street, P.S. Burton, 3-8652 A Plw!ibing Darling Plum.bing & Heating Co• ., 115½ Simpson .Street, W. Darling., 3-7485 A Plumbing and heating Eddie's Heating, 1305 W. Gore Street, E. Tanchioni, 2-4577 A Heating Excell Plunlbing & Heating, 215 N. Norah Street, G.~v. Excell Jr., A Plumbing and heating A Plumbing ..and heating A Plumbing and heating J. Hardy Buchan, ' J.H! Buchan, 723 Catherine Street, 2-4753 Ju.mer Service and Sal.e~~ 630 Simpson Street, Higginbottom & Company, 11.3 Cunnning Street, 2-4392 E.D. Higginbottom, 3-9011 Ideal Plumbing and Heating, 630 Simpson Street, 1·l . Horbachewski, Edward K. Jackson, 219 w. Christina Street, E.K. Jackson, 2-2498 A Plumbing. and heating W.S. Looney Plumbing & H~ating, w. A Plumbing and heating A Plum.bing 2-08.32 Harris, 21.S Si.~pson Street, 3-9312 ~-~illar Plur110ing Company, 1107 Victoria Avenue, G. Millar, William J. Hilne, ' W.J. Nilne, 2-4131 A Plumbing and heating J .i-i . Paton, F Plumbing and heating supplies 219 s. Marks Street, Northern Engineering & Supply Company Lirni.ted, . . -;Myles Street, •.• 2-1614 3-3482 Reliance Plurnbing C(?mpany, 84.3 Simpson Street, • D. Anderson, 2-5375 A Plumb:ing Superior PlumbillG & Heatj_ng, 417 Simpson Street, J.J. Culliton, 3-8634 A Plumbing and heating West End Plumbing and Heating, 701 W. Gore Street, F. Mauro, A Plumbing and heat~ 3-3661 We stern Iron and Met.al Company, 245 Hardisty Street, S.J. Shaffer, 3-3553 C Plumbing supplies ·. Rondeau Sheet. Hetal Heat;ing .. ~l Roofing, 1221 Victoria Avenue, A.J. Rondeau, 3-3012 Pluubing and heating �- 70 POOL CAR OPERATOR Muirhead Forward:ing Limited, 114 McVicar Street, . Pool Car Operator M.E. Tonlinson, B .... .. A.E. Christy, A Printers - Lithograp ~rs A.C. McCumber, A Print.e rs A Printers A Printer E Printers rlir s. :tr1.ary Sures, A Radio Service J. Ba.nman, A Radio Service H Radio Service A Radio Service A Radio Service A Radio Service 3-7551 • PRINTING AND PUBLISHING Christy Printing Company, 224-6 Myles Street, 2-6531 •. Consolidated Press, 137-_137½ -S. May Street-, 3-8323 Lakeport Printery, 224 z. Mary Street, 2-2643 Systems Equipment Limited, 211 s. Syndicate Avenue, D. 0 1Brien, Times-Journal of Fort William, ll5 N•. May Street, F. Moore, 2-2833 D. Smith, 3-7473 ruJ)IO AND TELEVISION SERVICE Airway, 246 N~ May Street, 3-6952 Ba.nman Radio Electric, , 504 Empire Avenue, 3-8346 Chapples Limited, Victoria at Syndicate l~..ve., 3-6401 E.H. Edmund, 1903 Mountain Avenue, Stewart Fernie, 179 E. Brock Street, Inter-Corrnnunication Supply Co., 1315 Victoria Avenue, A.E. Chapple, E. A. Edrmmd, 2-4762 s. Fernie, 3-3377 F. Fucile, 067.l. 2... �- 71 - ' Jonassen RadiD Service, 130 W. Frederica Street, Art Lewis Radio Do·c T. V., 131 North Ma.y Street, D Jonas son, 2-4510 A Radio Service 11.. Lewis, 2-4129 A Radio and television service Mahon Electric:Co. Ltd., 611 Victoria Avenue, H.L. Thompson, 3-8471 E Radio Service North Star Electric Co. Ltd., 129 East Niles street, R.E. Wice, 3-8405 , .:.. Radio and television Precision Radio, T.V. and Electronics Service, 15.l.3 'Woodward Avenue, A. Stepanczenko, 2-5772 ,'\ Radio and t~levision ~ervice Radio Sound Service, 1014 Victoria Avenue~ A. I-liskelly, 3-3752 A Radio and television service John Sures, Over 246 N• iY"iay Street, J. Sures, 3-9607 A - Radio Service Television Antenn~ Service, 447-5th St., Island No, 2, J. Herman, 2-2327 Tel-Ra-Sound, ·J:16 N. May Stree~, A.C. Komenda, .L • .n. Radio and television A Radio and television H.F. Doilgall, 3-3477 B Radio Station J.B. Cuthbertson, 3-6012 ' A Real Estate, Rentals A Real Estate .2..JQ6oo ,U7 I ,. RADIO STATION Radio Station C.K.F~. R., Over 4lS Vic.toria 1wenue, REAL ESTil.1E Anglo-Canadian Associates, 106 Cuthbertson Block, George Babcock, 214 Cuthbertson Block, G. Babcock, , 2-5570 �·- 72 - · Real estate and rentals Cen~ral Mortgage & Housing Corp., R.W. Harvey, 1200 Victoria -~venue, 3-:3496 G.R. Duncan & Co. Limited, 121 s. May Street, R.J. Flatt, 3-7458 B Real estate W. C. Lillie & Co. -Ltd., 111 N. May Street, W.C. & W.H. Lillie, A Real estate B. 0 1Brien, 3-9571 A Real estate Norman T. Owens, 6-7 Francis Block, N.T. Owens, 2-4151 A 'Real estate Paschuk & Fedori, . Rooms 5-6, 402 Victoria Avenue, M~ Paschuk., Fedori, 2-2534 A Real estate Philpot & Delgaty, 107 N. May Street, Rod & Fred Delgaty, .A 3-9537 : Real estate Hiley Realty, 115-115½ s. May Street, T.J. Kernahan, , · 3-3473 B Real estate E.L.A. Smith Agency, 129 s. ~lay Street, E.L.A~ Smith, 2-2313 A Real estate . P. Toma.nocy Agency, 637 Sin1pson Street, P. Toman ocy, 2-1611 A Real estate ii Willport Realty Limited, 132 S. ~Tay Street, N.A. Fretpietro, 2-0634 A Real estate S.T. Cooke, 809 Victoria Avenue, S.T. Cooke, 2-7153 A Real estate Geoffrey Spencer J;.gency Li111ited, G. Spencer, 125 South.r1ay Street, 3-6439 B Real estate -O'Brien Agency Limited, ·6-10 Bank of Toronto Building, 3-3481 z. ~IR SHOP Lawrence Challes, 18-19 Bay Block, L. Challes, 3-7565 A Repair shop R.F. Gay, Rear .104 E. Frederica Street, R.F. Gay, 2-2914 A Repair shop Albert Gunnell, 443 Empire Avenue, 1~. Gunnell, 3_g92O A Repair shop sharpening service �- ·73 Miller Power Tolls, 519 Simpson Street, M, Iv.filler, United Repair Service, Rear 1018 Victoria hVenue, H. Miles, 2-0981 •• A- Repair shop West Gore Cycle Repair Shop, 711 W. Gore Street, J. Budzak, A Repair shop B Restaurant A Restaurant A . .H. Repair shop sharpening service 2-4226· Adanac Grill, 229 ~¼illpson ?~reet, 2-2451 · Adriatic Cafe, 535 McLaughlin Street, H. J3evila.cqua, t.ndy 1 s Lunch, A. Coulouris, 3-9014 •• A Restaurant Kenne.th and Mary A Restaurant A Restaurant, 131-133 N. ¥J.ay Street, . • r;. Arcade Food Bar, 150 N. May_ vt~et., Avalon Cafe, 205 Simpson st~eet, J; Papp?,s, • • 3-9685 ·• ~!:~4l • A. Domin sky, 3-3061 •' Chicago Coney Island Lunch, 406 Victor:La .Avenue, .. 3-3751 G. Saites; B Restaurant Columbia Grill, 123 s. ¥lay Street, H.A. Peltow, B Restaurant Corner Coffee Pot., 1205 Ford Street, Dairy Bar, 210 s. May Street, Embassy Grill, 402 Victoria Avenue, . •. 3... 7321 Restaurant L. Grenier, J. Potvin, 3-3351 s. Ra.by, A Restaurant B Restaurant A Restaurant 3-8022 F. Wong, 3-6811 Flamingo Club, 348 N. 1'1.iay str~et, . s. : i.elds, Frank's Coffee Bar, 124 N. Syndicate hvenue, F. Gaynor, 3-8091 A Restaurant Earl Herron, 226-28 s. I-Jay Street, E. Herr.on., A Restaurant 3-8485 3-3945 �- 78 SHOES Agnew Surpass Shoe Store Ltd., 500 Victoria i ·..venue, F. Medland, 2-1822 Frank Baccari, 543 Simpson Street, 3-7024 Bata Shoe Store, 505 Victoria .'~venue, Shoes A Shoes F. Baccari., I\ J. "'1. Shoes l'J. Hupka 3-3056 The Bootery, 708 Victoria ~venue, Shoes R. ~:. J.bertmi, W. Kunnas, 2-3330 J.B. Evans., 122 W. Frederica Street, 2-4344 Fre emand Shoes, 809½ Victoria Avenue, E.G. Freeman, 2-1730 Hi Style Shoes, 140½ Freder ica Street, G.E. Orser, J.B. Eva ns, ....r Shoes A Shoes Shoes 3-7597 Reward ~9~:·. Stores Ltd. , 416 Victoria Avenue, 3-9234 Tot & Teen Footwear, .. 911 Victoria Avenue, H, Pym, 3-3010 Shoes H~ Gifford, A Shoes 1"1. Shoe repairs A. Shoe repairs (; .I:!. Shoe repairs SHOE H.EPJ.iIR Joseph Albertini, 63,2 McTa.vish Street, J. iJ.bertini, 2-1965 Cosimo Costa, Rear 555 Empire Avenue, · c. Costa, 2-3389 Edward Dillabough, 435 • s. Syndicate l ..ven ue, E. Dillabough, Famous Shoe Shop, 528 Simpson Street, J. Cornpardo, 3-8281 . '-... Shoe repairs First Class Show Repair Shop, 740 Sinpson Street, H. Lysack, 3-3720 i~ Shoe repairs George 1 s Shoe Repairs, l22 N. Syndicate Avenue, G. Dedyna, 2-2001 .a . Shoe repairs �_, .. - 79 Joseph Grobelny, 529 HcDonald Street, ' Hick's Quality Shoe Repair Shop, 505 W. Gore Street, ,.' J. Grobelny, ,;-&1-96 A Shoe repairs N. 1'.Jerbowski, A Shoe repairs 2-3575 Patrick Hogan, 1013 Sprague Street, P. Hogan, 2-4708 A Shoe repairs Julian's Shoe Repairs, 1300 Victoria Avenue, J. Zablocki, no phone A Shoe repairs l·:iirowsky Shoe Re build, 11+14½ 3rowri Street, C. Hir<»11Sky, A Shoe repairs 2-5564 Georges. Urser, 140 w. Frederica Street, G.E. Orser, A Shoe repairs N. Partti, 238 Pruden Street, N. Partti, no phone A Shoe repairs •. Romano's Shoe Rebuild Store, 805 Victoria Avenue, E. Romano, A Shoe repairs John Scerba, 636½ McTavish Street, J. Scerba, 2-3125 Twin City Shoe Repairs, .. 3asement 1023 Victoria Avenue, 3-86ll E. Colosimo,. Shoe repairs A Shoe repairs 3-7643 Veterans Shoe Hospital, 1209 Ford street, D. Hrycay, no phone A Shoe repairt Harry Gatziaman, 107 Si1npson Str~et, H. Gatzia1nan, A Shoe repairs A Sign painting A Sign painting • no phone SIGN ?AINTI NG Adcraft-Art Sign Displays, .3.ear 254 Pacific .<venue, Display Signs, •' 116 S. Archibald Street, J. Wir-s tiuk, 2-4471 W. Dagleish, 3-8224 �- 80 C. Dunbar, Dunbar Signs, 437 Simpson Street, E. L R. Si6 ns, 205 i'vtiles Street, A Sign painting A Sign painting A Sign painting A Sign painting A Sports wear A Sports wear 3-3662 ,. P. J. Scott, . 2-1152 Kent Sign Co., T. _K ama, Syndicate Avenue, T. Olesky, G. Narmonier, 2-1842 Main Signs, Rear 418 E. i3_ro ck Street, C. ha.gnus son, F. liangusson, A. Andrews, 2-6542 SPORTS AND HOB:3Y SHOP J. & T •- '- • ?iper,; 127-9 Sirapson Street, "3-7425 Petrie 1 s Sport Shop, 127 N. Archibal9- Street, 3-7221 Albert Pettit, 14~ W. Freder~ca Street, A. Pettit,.. 2-4812 Ryry Arts Hobby &. Craft Centre, 1409 Brown Street, 3-6551 a, Tony's Sport Shop, 121 S. Archibald Street, J .& T .lvi.. Piper, c. & T. Petrie, .. Sports shop A Hobby and craft shop T. D1Angelo, 2-2210 A Sports goods f1ike & Nellie Karachok A Stearribath A Stenographic services ~AMBATH International Steambaths, 209 Rowand Street, 3-8643 Lakehead Stenographic Services, 400 Victoria Avenue, Irene Wicha.ryk, 2-1088 �- 81 - ~ R.S. Kirkup &. Son, 106 North Street, J. Kirkup, A Land surveyor . . A Tailor 3-9821 , 1. ~OR AND DHE3Sl-JlKER J.S. Brodie, J.s. Brodie, 117 S. Syndicate ~venue, 3-3831 Continental Tailor Shop, F. Tucci, 217 Simpson Street, .... . Dresswell Tailors & Cleaners, J.J. Syvitski, 116½ 3-6453 s. Syndicate Avenue, A Tailor D Tailor 2-0587 Elegance Tailors & Cleaners, 213 W. Fr:ederica· Street, W. Sirsky., 3-8547 A Tailor A. Fucile Custom Tailors, 116 s. Syndicate kv:enue, A. Fucile, 2-4712 A Tailor Gino's Tailor Shop, 529 Simpson street, G. Stranges., -· • •t_:.: • A Tailor Louis Kowlan, 95 Rowand Street, L. Kowl.an., A Tailor Hario's Tailor Shop, 143½ -Simpson Street, Ii. A '.'. T ailor Master Cleaners and Tailors, 1023 Victoria Avenue, Frank & Edward Colosimo, .B Tailor A Tailor J.J. Fucile, A Tailor N. Moro, 2-0498 A Tailor 2-1585 f no phone Sacchetti, 2-0854 3-7701 Nidwa.y Cleaners & Tailors, 614 Simpson Street, . . .. Joseph Stanyk., Nick Tutka,. 3-9768 l~odel Tailors, 130 N. Syndicate J veriue,· Nella' s Tailor Shop, . 136 . W. Frederica Street, 2-2933 • �- 82 Nick's Tailor Shop, N. Kerpesides, 107 Simpson Street, 2-4351 Ada Peck, 222 N. Brunswick Avenue, A. Peck, Prudence Powers, P. Powers, 3-3690 Save-Way Cleaners & Tailors., A. Malicki, Tip Top Tailors, Tailor A Dressmaker 2-4359 #3-351 N. Archibald Street, 302 Victoria Avenue, A . . • A Dressmaker A Tailor A Tailor A Tailor Taxi. and U-Drive 3~3487 J.P. O'Brien., 506 Victoria Avenue, 2-2243 Zelin Wayrynen, 837 Minnesota Street, z. WayrY1!en, no phone TAXI_ U-DRlV~ AND CAR LOT ,-,,,,-4 Andy's Ta.xi & U Drive, Hay and Hyles Stroot, A. Grassi, 3-7411 B G.c. Bryan., .n. I Geo:.."'S8 stMBt 1 Ck:orge C. Brynn, 100 N. Syndicate ; ..venue, ~ Parking Lot 3-3451 • "Burneys" Taxi, G. Burney, 111 N. Brodie Street, 3-8444 Crescent Taxi, 307 Simpson Street, Walter and Fred Kaminoski, B Taxi A Taxi 3-8201 Fort Taxi, R. Burney, 141 W. Frederica street, 3-3371 Gallan's Taxi, 713 Simpson Street, W. Gallan, 3-9511 Henderson's Taxi. 1 Rear 200½ Simpson Street, 3-8421 Jessirna.n Rent-A-Cc=i.r Se_·,rice, and Bethune Streets, 3-8429 ¥.lay G. Henderson, J. Jessiman, A A Ta.xi. B Taxi A Rent-A-Car Service ' �- 83 Joe's Taxi, f 712 Simpson Street, 2-5311 J. Ivf.astrangel·o; A Taxi King I s Taxi, 227 Simpson street, W. Hosak, 3-6133 A Taxi Lacey's Taxi, P. Lacey, 3-3423 C Taxi w.n. A Taxi A Parking Lot 112 s. Syndicate Avenue, 114 S. Brodie Street Loop Ta.xi, 421 W. Frederica Street, • Buchosky, 3-6220 James i-'Iurphy Coal Co. Parking Lot, J. Murphy, Hardisty Street, 3-9507 99½ Rowand Street, Shibrack's Taxi, W. Shibrack, 3-7901 A Taxi Simpson's Ta.xi, 401 Simpson Street, John Frouse, . . .Glen Canibly, • A Ta:xi A Taxi · E Telephone service B Telegraph serviee B Telegraph service 3-8213 Turner's Service & Taxi, Cor. Brown and Gore Streets, R.J. Turner; 3-8476 TELEGR.hPH iillD T.filEPHONE Bell Telephone Co. of Canada, 24]. s. Vickers street, 3-9666 Canadian National Railways, 109 N. May street, W. Simpson, Canadian Pacific Railway Co., 114...16 s. May Street, R. Dickey; 3-8411 C. A. ~-Cunriingham, • 3-3415 ~ THEii.TRE ii ~( ... Capital' 'Theatre,· ••. Brodie Street, 3-8612 Fort Theatre; 144 W. Frederica Street, Lake Theatre, 608 Simpson Street, 3-9412 ':. B Theatre E.G. Carson, 2-1633 B Theatre J •. ~~less, B Theatre J. Cameron, �84 C Theatre F. Sabatini, 3-9612 B Theatre Day Comp:1ny of Canada Ltd., North Vickers Street, F. Ward, 3-7479 E Tinsmithing Jenkens & Company, 218 S:i.rnpson street, J.E. Jenken, 3-9312 A Tinsmithing Alex S. Wallace, 622 s. Franklin Street, s.A. Wallace, 3-9907 A Tinsmith;i.ng Western Engineering Service Ltd., 274 King Street, G. Scott, 3-8401 E Tinsmithing Woodgate Tinsmfthing, 124 w. . Frederica Street, L.B. Woodgate., 2-4543 A Tinsmithing R.M. Saundere, 2-4691 A 235 Arthur Street, Tourist cabins and motel City Tourist Cabins, 201 Ross Street, P.J. 0 1 Shea, 3-6379 A Tourist eabins Mager 1s Rest Resort, 2820 Arthur Street, W. Mager, 3-8961 A Tourist cabins 217 Arthur Street, A.1'-1. McIntyre, 3-8515 A Tourist cabins Ritz Cabins, 2500 Arthur Street, R. Cooper, 2-1661 A Tourist cabins. Royal Fort Tourist Ca.mp, 601 Southern Avenue, H.H. Limbrick, 2-1298 A Tourist cabins . Sunset Tourist Cabins, 220 Arthur Street, D.R. McEachern, 2-4124 A Tourist cabins Odeon Theatre Ontario Limited, 310 Victoria Avenue, G. Gould, Royal Theatre, _ 407 Victoria Avenue, 2-1923 ' TINSMITHING • ' TOURIST CABINS Bob I s Motel, rt Paradise Cabins n, �, . TRANSPORTh.TION Canadian National Railways; North Vickers Street, H. Blackwood, 3-8477 K Transportation Canadian Pacific Railway Co., ~outh Syndicate .Avenue, T. Forest, 2-1523 K Transportation Canada Steamship Lines, 106 s. May Street, A.J. Linfoot 1 .3-9528 H Transportation N.M. Paterson & Sons Limit8d1 Xoung & Montreal Stret J. Paterson, 3-9561 E Transportation Steamships Forwarding· Co., 106 s. May Street, A.J. Linfoot; 2-1022 H Transportation Superior Airways Limited, Box 52, Fort William, D.B. Mullin, 2-1223 D Transportation D Transportation R.I. Sinclair~ 3-6309 A Veterinarian F.W. Brunwin, Welding, 600 S. Syndicate Av~nue, F. Brunwin, 3-6801 A Welding Inland Welding, 1019 Northern Avenue, J. Roles, A Weld:ing F Welding Trans-~da Air Lines, M.A. Southern, Lakehead Airport Terminal Building) 2-0641 I ...: VETERINARIAN Roy I. Sinclair, 2707 Arthur Street, WELDING ~ Northern Engineering & Supply Co., J.M. Paton, Myles Street, 3-3483 �,,,,, - 86 - Sterling Ma.chine Works., 235 W. Gore Street, w.s. Lsynes, A Welding A Welding 3-3291 Thunder Bay Welding Company, 815 Simpson Street, 3-8171 Western Engineering Service Ltd., 274 King street, 3-8401 G. Britt, G. Scott, • ·t E Welding A Window cleaning WINDON CLEANING Leonard Joynson, 279 E. Christina. Street, L. Joynson, 3-7553 I WIRE & •CABLE W. V. Barker & Com:p9.ny Limited, • 325 Simpson Street, Canada Wire & Ca.bl~ Limited, Myles Street, w.v. ~ .r ker, A Wire and cable • F Wire and cable • A X-Ray supplies 2-5341 , . J. Patoµ, 3-3483 - X-&-'- Y SUPPLIES Picker X-Ray of Canada Ltd., 300 s. Brodie Straet, ·J. McGie, 2-5661 l � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Fort William Industrial & Commercial Directory, 1956 Subject The topic of the resource Business and Industry Description An account of the resource Directory with listings of businesses throughout Fort William. Produced by the Fort William Planning and Industrial Board. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Fort William Planning and Industrial Board Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1956 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Canada - Ontario - Fort William Canada - Ontario - Thunder Bay 1956 Fort William Industrial & Commercial Directory Fort William Planning and Industrial Board https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/e979610235edb5286c61a8dd7946dd6c.pdf fdecafc3e852c3456a282f1984a111b6 PDF Text Text �O NTARIO OFFICE OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL It is with great pride and a feeling of achievement that I join you in this official opening; another giant step in the development of Ontario's vast Northwest. Now, with this newly co~plete 87 mile stretch between Fort Frances and Atikokan, Highway 11 becomes a second trans-continental road link across Northern Ontario. For 1,056 uninterrupted miles from Toronto's waterfront to Rainy River, the adventurous motorist can follow an exciting new circle route through villages, towns and cities and vast regions of northern wilderness, connecting with the Great River Road of the United Stateso The outstanding achievement that has made completion of this highway possible is the "island-hopping" Noden Causewayo Three and a half miles in length, it is the longest pre-stressed concrete project of its kind in the British Conunonwealtho This also marks a major step forward for Ontario's rapidly expanding tourist industry. Great River Road travellers can now extend their journey along a highway that parallels the route of the Voyageur taken by early 17th century explorers. At long last we can point with pride at the ease with which the tourist can reach the unspoiled beauty of Northwestern Ontario. Prime Minister of Ontario. �Ontarie> Nlen e>f Visie>n HoN. JOHN P. RoBARTS, ivho played prominent roles PRIME MINISTER, ONTARIO "Today we are living in an era when the expansion of the northland can be compared to the great push westward in early Canadian history . . . . The people are turning a promising dream into a reality. They are working to attract more people, more industry and to develop the land and its resources to the fullest extent." HOJ',,. C. s. in getting Highway No. 11 completed HoN. LESLIE M. FROST, Q.c. Prime Minister 1949 to 1961 Acutely aware of the potential benefit for Ontario which lay in the development of the Northern portions of the province, Hon. Leslie M. Frost, Q.C., during his tenure as Ontario's Prime Minister, led the way. Among other tasks he sparked the completion of No. 11 Highway, as well as the Trans-Canada and other important Ontario highways and access and industrial roads that Ontario might grow economically stronger and move forward for the benefit of all its people. MACNAUGHTON, MINISTER, DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS, ONTARIO Living and working daily amidst the heaviest highway traffic in the province, the minister, with his coHeagues is ever mindful as well of the need for highways in the less densely settled north country, where roads mean economic devel'>ument and where northern development benefits all of Ontario. These Three Men Were Ontario Highways Ministers During the Completion of the Atikokan - Fort Frances Connecting Link of Highway 11 More and Better Roads for Ontario's North Country Ontario is a very large province. It borders not only on New York State but also on Minnesota and extends northerly to James Bay encompassing Northeastern and Northwestern Ontario. Obviously the building of roads to provide communication links between various parts of the province is a big job. In the southern part of the province large urban industrial centres require modern highways to handle ever-increasing volumes of traffic and first-class roads are also necessary in the sparsely settled areas of Northern Ontario to further the development of this region. The Department of Highways program encompasses all types of road facilities and in the 1965-66 fiscal year $329,000,000 will be expended on the construction and maintenance of roads throughout the Province. The official opening of Highway 11, costing close to $20,0CO,OOO for the new 85-mile section between Atikokan and Fort Frances, constructed through extremely rugged terrain and over an almost impossible water barrier is a sample of the way new roads are opening large areas of the province for recreation and development. The scope of the Department's 1965-66 construction program for Northwestern Ontario also attests to this fact. In addition to the opening of Highway 11, construction is well advanced on a new resources road extending Secondary Highway 599 southerly from Savant Lake to connect with Trans-Canada Highway 17 near Ignace, and this 80-mile extension is scheduled for opening before the end of this year. Construction is also under way on a new resources road leading north from Central Patricia at the northern end of Secondary Highway 599 opening another large area of Northwestern Ontario. Under this year's program the reconstruction of Highway 105 - better known as the Red Lake Road - is being carried forward. To date 49 miles of this route have been completely reconstructed and paved and the reconstruction of the remaining 63 miles will be under way this year. The reconstruction of Highway 71, Ontario's portion of the Great River Road, is also slated for reconstruction ·between Highway 11-17, and the first contract marking the start of this important project will be awarded this year. Work continues on sections of Trans-Canada 17 through Northwestern Ontario to bring this important transcontinental route to the high standard required for all TransCanada Highway mileage. Another important Northwestern Ontario project now in the planning stages is the ControlledAccess Urban Expressway around the twin cities of Port Arthur and Fort William. The new expressway will be approximately 32 miles in length and will be subsidized by the Department of Highways on a 75 per cent basis. In addition to the building and maintaining of Ontario's King's Highway system the Department participates in the building of Development Roads, Mining and _Access Ro~ds, Industrial Roads, Roads to Resources, Roads m Unorgamzed Territories and Municipal Road-building programs throughout the Province. In some respects, these roads are as important to the economic development of ~tario's northland as the pri~ary King's Highways. They provide for extended commumcations, trade and commerce, which, in turn, helps provide more and better jobs. Highways are the lifeblood of commerce, trade and recreation. Their importance for the development of the sparsely populated north country is recognized by the Department of Highways of Ontario right along with the servicing of the densely populated areas in the southern part of the Province. Highway 11 Official Opening Souvenir Supplement of HON. JAMES N. ALLAN Minister 1955 - 1958 HoN. FRED M. CAss Minister 1958 - 1961 HoN. \V. A. GooDFELLOW Minister 1961 - 1962 Reams might quite easily be written to describe the important parts played by each of the men pictured on this page. Deeds and actions speak louder than words. These are the men who, during the "closing of the gap" in this economically important highway link were in places of r.e sponsibility where decisions were made and where action resulted. Now the job is finished. The whole area moves another step forward. Virtually all of the people affected appreciate what has been accomplished. W. G. NonEN, M.P.P. Hardworking Member for Rainy River The Daily Bulletin of the Fort Frances Times - Monday, June 28, 1965 �NEW ROAD, SO WHAT? So you've got a new highway, so what? There's roads and highways all over the world. So what's so special about this Highway I I that there's all the fuss about? • Highway to discovery reaches Fort Frances A road's a road! So why the big hullabaloo? Roughing out right-of-way and road bed • Yes, a road's a road, and you drive your car over it to get from here to there. But is that all there is to it, just something you can drive on if the desire prompts you? To the people of the District of Rainy River particularly and to those in all Northwestern Ontario in a lesser degree, this completion of the final 85-mile link of Highway No. 11 is an event of rather special and far reaching consequence. Granted this is a spectacularly beautiful highway, particularly along the Rainy Lake shore line. But the beauty alone of the terrain traversed would scarcely warrant the 20 million dollar expenditure this stretch of exceptionally well built highway and water crossing has cost the people of Ontario. Nor would the fact that we could go for a pleasant drive when we felt thus inclined warrant such a large sum of money being spent. They are, in fact, only the by-products, the bonuses, if you will, of a far greater useful and rewarding purpose. MORE AND BETTER JOBS When one realizes that much of the $20 million for the 85-mile piece of new highway and causeway was spent on wages, over the past five to seven years - and when one realizes that much of it went to persons living in the District of Rainy River, or in the Canadian Lakehead vicinity, it may be difficult to imagine that this road, in future will have the effect of producing even more and better jobs than those which it created during the construction stage - extensive and important as they have been. Should you be one of the few persons in the area, competent to work, but without a job, this new highway may quite well create a job for you or for some one or more members of your family. If you have a job, it may in all likelihood create a better one for you, or other things being equal, it may well create a wage increase for you. How does this come about? In the vast area of so-called wilderness between Rainy Lake and Atikokan there are extensive out-croppings of minerals. Geological mapping and casual prospecting indicates the area is highly mineralized. In fact the new road has already prompted some staking of mining claims. Ready access to these areas, now provided by Highway Eleven, will obviously stimulate a wider, more extensive and more diligent search for these minerals. The new road will make it much less costly, less tiIIle consuming, to get men and materials into these mineralized areas and search for and locate this hidden wealth. Obviously jobs will result for willing and industrious persons. Just as pulpwood and saw log timber has been rolling over Highway 11 west of town to the mills at Fort Frances so will also timber be rolling in from the east. This will mean more hauling for truckers and quite likely more jobs for pulp cutters. From a number of areas east of Fort Frances pulpwood will be transported to the papermill at less cost than watered wood. In the clay and sand-clay areas in the Mine Centre, Glenorchy and Flanders vicinities profitably operated farms are From June 28th, 1965, the Highway 11 extension from Atikokan to Fort Frances will be in full service. This new stretch of road will open to prospectors a triangle of country lying between Highways 11. 17 and 71. The land within this triangle is good prospecting country. Soon Highway 11 will be in use by prospectors armed with the tools of their trade - and the hunt will be on. In this way, Highway 11 will be making an important contribution to one of Ontario's vital industries. Intensive prospecting is one of the foundations on which the success of Ontario's mining industry is based. And the importance of this industry to the country can be judged from the fact that, last year, Ontario's mines earned $911,098,372. The Ontario Department of Mines wishes to congratulate all those who worked to bring Highway 11 to Fort Frances. Their labours hove given a valuable impetus to the future prosperity and progress of this province. THE ONTARIO DEPARTMENT OF MINES llll,CilO,C.WAJ.DltOtl:M,n,11erol \lt:tJ 0.1'.~: O.,..~ TORONTO• CANADA Road paved b~t minus white centreline Highway 11 Official Opening Souvenir Supplement of The Daily Bulletin of the fort Frances Times - Monday, June 28, 1965 quite likely to emerge, now that it becames easier to get the farm produce to market. The producing areas of west Rainy River district should now likely be brought more closely into contcat with the consuming markets of the Canadian Lakehead and Atikokan. This will create more jobs for more people in agriculture and transportation. The construction of this new road has inspired a substantial increase in the building of summer cottages and lakeshore year-round residences both for Ontario and United States residents. But what has already been done in this respect is but a foretaste of what is to come in the future. As a consequence there has been a larger sale of building products which will substantially increase. Moreover many jobs will be created to build these lakeshore homes or cottages and the roads leading from the highway to them. In such a magnificent vacation countryside the new road is bound to inspire the building of new tourist outfitters camps, new resorts, motels, etc. thus further increasing sales of building products and jobs for building construction and related trades. It is quite probable more jobs will be created by catering to the ever expanding tourist industry than by any other facet of industry. Enterprising young men and women will build outfitters camps, tourist resorts, roadside or lakeshore motels, gasoline service stations and service garages, restaurants, stores, coffee shops, a rock shop or two perhaps. A small army of people both men and women, will be required to help operate these establishments. Winter resorts will also likely come into the picture within a few years. MONEY SAVED TOO Then there's the possibility of savings for those who live along this highway. Competition will become keener as the isolation factor disappears. Certain foodstuffs will be brought in over this highway from eastern supply centres which should have the effect of lowered prices on those items. Salesmen, from both east and west, who have heretofore by-passed Fort Frances, and as a consequence also by-passed Rainy River, will now call at these towns having the effect of increasing competition or enlarging available choice of merchandise or services. The Lakehead cities which in some respects should be a logical wholesale source for the western portion of the Rainy River district, will now have ready access to this market. The service which will accrue should be a benefit to the people of the district who live west of Atikokan. Thus, the opening of this new section of highway for traffic in a sense heralds a new era in the life and history of the District of Rainy River, and to a lesser extent for Northwestern Ontario. To ride in an automobile over its surface, amidst majestic natural beautiy is one reward for those who traverse this road. But it is much more. The new road is destined to create more jobs and better jobs, to enable business enterprises to ar'ise, (and with proper management) to flourish. In short, it will mean a better and a more rewarding life for a great many people. �Ontario's Northwest ' ,::~~~ -~ "' ··, ' Keystone in the Arch of Canada ;~ ~ 'I/ '- By Alexander Phillips :,,_ ~ GENERAL MANAGER, NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION You can have Northwestern Ontario hails the opening of the Voyageur Highway as a major milestone in the region's march toward greater growth and development. It will bn'.ng many benefits to the area but its paramount utility will be an economic lifeline serving and stimulating the commercial an.d industrial progress of the Northwest. your cake and eat it too . . . • • • in Ontario's Great Northwest! Photos Ontario Department Tourism and Information. A region of scenic grandeur and rich in historic values tracing back to the era of exploration is opened by the · new Fort Frances-Atikokan section of the Voyageur Highway. Twentieth century explorers - the young in heart and adventurous in spirit - will come in their myriad numbers to enjoy its lakes and streams, its quiet forests and sunsplashed beaches. But the new highway will do more than open a gateway to a natural wonderland. It will be an economic lifeline linking the Districts of Rainy River and Thunder Bay, developing new commercial relationships and providing new opportunities for growth. Opportunities for growth! Where else in our muchblessed land is there a brighter prospect for the good life, happily balanced between productive labor and enjoyment of the great outdoors. Yes, sir, within minutes of most of Northwestern Ontario's communities - right at the back door - the wonderful world of unspoiled nature beckons. Every sea~on has its special recreation and fun for the whole family. There is a zest to life and our people work hard and play easy. Industry, commercial concerns, individual entrepreneurs will like this part of Ontario too. You are invited to visit us, to investigate our potential and join us in building a greater Northwest. NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION ROOM 201, NEWS CHRONICLE BUILDING PORT ARTHUR, ONTARIO Highway 11 Official Opening Souvenir Supplement of 'I Regardless of its bountiful natural riches, neither our region nor any region, can achieve its potential unless it is accessible, enabling swift communication, commercial rapport and exchange, intercommunity and social relationships, and basic transportation. All are involved in the opening of this new avenue linking the heartlands of Rainy River and Thunder Bay Districts. The Voyageur Highway is an investment in the future of this tremendous northwestern half of Ontario. It will pay rich dividends in the years to come. That has ,been the pattern of the past; it will be emphasized in the decade ahead. More than 5,000 miles of highways and roads now serve the Northwest and wherever a new link has been constructed, development has followed in the wake of the bulldozer and the engineer. For proof, one need refer to only a few general figures on the region's advance in the past 10-year period during which the area's highway system has been extended and improved. The Northwest's population increased approximately 50,000 to about 230,000. MotoT vehicle registrations almost doubled, from 36,500 to more than 66,000. Cheques cashed doubled to the billion-dollar mark. Our forest industry soared beyond $210 million in value of production, up $60 million, while the mining industry tripled output of new wealth to a total of more than $108 million. Manufacturing increased to more than $280 million, a $50 million gain while construction - industrial, commercial and residential rose to $30 million, nearly three times the total a decade ago. Twice as many telephones are in service now, 74,000 compared with 37,000 a decade ago. Currently, it is conservatively estimated that more than $100 million is being 'invested in capital projects embracing the whole spectrum of development in the Northwest: resource industries, manufacturing plants, utilities, commercial enterprises, educational and hospital facilities, transportation and communication services. Other major projects are nearing the announcement stage, auguring well for a continued sharply upward slant on the growth graph of the Northwest. Gratifying as r~cent progress has been, however, its impact is scarcely dis- cernible on the great, rugged face of Northwestern Ontario, a 213-000-squaremile province within a province. We still are an under-developed and under-populated region in the very centre of the nation whereas we see our destiny as the keystone in the arch of Canada, cementing East and West in economic strength and stability. We have every reason to believe this. Few areas on the globe are blessed with so much and so varied a treasure of natural resources: forests that color the map green beyond vision and beyond horizon, base and precious ores, arable land by hundreds of thousands of acres, immeasurable volumes of pure water. We possess three quarters of a million horsepower of developed electrical energy, natural gas piped from the West, seaway ports linked by water lanes to the markets of the world; rail, air and road transport services, dazzling communications and an educational system built to the university level. And, beckoning from the backdoor of every community, is the world of the great outdoors, the natural and unspoiled wonderland of lake and river, of granite headland and conifer-carpeted island, most of it unchanged since the first explorer ventured westward. And now we have a new highway that inevitably will draw together in closer business and social ties the peoples of two great districts. Rainy River termed the most beautiful of Canadian place names by Peter Stursberg - is a district 7,276 square miles in extent with soil, water and minerals on a lavish scale. Within its borders are more than 26,000 people deeply attached to their urban and rural communities. The population is spread among two towns, 12 townships and an improvement district with a total assessment exceeding $25 million. Of the larger centres, Fort Frances is the home of the Ontario-Minnesota division of Boise Cascade Corporation, one of the giant pulp and paper mills of the Northwest; Atikokan is the hub of iron ore mining on the Steep Rock Range which already has produced more than $300 million in mineral wealth. Soon, most of us will get to know much better the friendly communities of Rainy River, Emo, Barwick, Stratton, Pinewood and other rural communities where the beef The Daily Bulletin of the Fort Frances Times - Monday, June 28, 1965 industry is growing steadily each year. Thunder Bay District, 52,471 miles in area, has a population of more than 140,000, two-thirds concentrated at the Canadian Lakehead. The district has two of Ontario's important cities, one town, 10 townships and seven improvement districts with a combined assessment of nearly $200 million. Fort William and Port Arthur are the transportation crossroads of the nation, western terminus of the seaway, largest grain ports in the world and third in total tonnage among Canadian ports. They are the centre of a growing complex of resources and secondary industry. Adjoining the Lakehead are the productive rural areas of Shuniah, Neebing and Paipoonge. To the east are the four important forest products communities of Red Rock, Nipigon, Terrace Bay and Marathon. In the interior is the model mining community of Manitouwadge and on the northern TransCanada Highway are Beardmore, Geraldton, Longlac and other mining and forest centres. Rainy River District already is linked with Kenora-Patricia District via the north-south Great River Road, reaching into a huge domain of 153,220 square miles that extends to Hudson and James Bays. Its population of more than 55,000 is distributed among four towns, four townships and three improvement districts with a total assessment of more than $36 million. Of its large centres, Kenora is queen of the beautiful Lake of the Woods area, a forest products hub and important pulp and paper mill town; Dryden is a fast-growing paper manufacturing community in the geographic centre of the Northwest. Sioux Lookout a rail and forest community, Keewatin a flour-milling town, Red Lake and Balmertown growing communities in the great Red Lake gold mining area. Sioux Narrows and Nestor Falls are enchanting tourist centres. Such is Ontario's Northwest, a spacious and splendid domain, offering unlimited opportunity for venture capital, for venturesome enterpreneurs, and for millions of vacationers on wheels who simply seek relaxation or recreation in the scenic environment of its hospitable embrace. Be sure to see more of our great Northwest via the Voyage1 1r Highway this year! �Armstrong Did Lots of Work on No. 11 The Armstrong Companies of Fort Frances There is a saying that a prophet is without honor in his home territory. Another saying suggests that an expert is someone who comes from a far-off place. We do .1ot normally like to concede that one or more of our close acquaintances may possess special aptitudes. It is a trait of human nature to take for granted our neighbors and the persons who we know personally and meet frequently. George Armstrong was a farm boy, who grew to manhood in the District of Rainy River. George Armstrong, as a result of the two companies he operates and manages in Fort Frances has reached the stature in the road construction business where he was a prime contractor on a 12½-mile stretch of Highway Number Eleven both west and east of Bear Passage bridge. The total work, involving two contracts, No. 62-222 for road bed construction, and No. 64-242 for readying it for paving, to over 100 per cent compaction, involves something over two million dollars. He was also general sub-contractor for the first 10 miles of road west of Atikokan. In fact, through being low bidder the Armstrong Companies worked on Highway Eleven as contractor and sub-contractor for seven years. The two companies fulfilling these contracts are the George Armstrong Company Limited ·and the Fort Frances Equipment Limited. Persons who today drive over the sections of road he built can judge for themselves that he is a qualified and competent road builder. George, as we all know him, is a most energetic and aggressive operator, a competent manager, a hard worker and his interests are by no means confined to highway building. In west Fort Frances he has a large gravel deposit from which he provides for his customers crushed rock, gravel, sand and also earth fill. Moreover, across Highway 11, north from his gravel pits he operates a batch mix concrete plant from which he can scoply and deliver ready-mix concrete to any specifications required by his customers and can guarantee that all deliveries will be to specification without variance. From this plant, incidentally, Armstrong supplied every yard of ready-mix concrete that went into the causeway. both below and above water. Obviously that is a lot of cement. He also provided the concrete for other structures on the highway. George got his start in road building about 25 years ago, back in 1940, when he built his first bush road. It was a good road, yet economically built. Then three years later Steep Reck Iron Mines Limited were developing the Steep Rock Lake iron 0re property. George helped build the road from Atikokan to the mine, and also hauled quite a lot of iron ore. He also built eight control dams for the mine, doing three of them in the winter of 1955-56, which was a $175,000 contract. • • • the management, supervisors and the men who operated the machines, trucks or otherwise worked on the jobs, are extremely proud to have had the opportunity of playing such a prominent part in the building of the final connecting link of Highway Number Eleven, including work on the Causeway across Rainy Lake. The Armstrong Companies Work Included: One general road building sub-contract (for 10 miles on the Atikokan (or east) end of the Atikokan-Fort Frances section). One general road building contract (12½ miles, east and west of Bear Passage Bridge). Another general contract including building the rock fill and gravel approaches to west end of Causeway high level bridge structure and east end of low level structure. • And several other sub-contracts, including: ALL of the ready mixed concrete for the Causeway bridge structures and underwater and above water supports. • Also sub-contract for lifting and placing into position the massive 65-ton high-level deck and support concrete girder components from the ice surface in winter (ice had to be more than 3 feet beyond normal thickness to carry the immense weight). • Also road construction and bridge cement aggregates ( sand fill, gravel and crushed rock, etc.) The George Armstrong Company Limited Fort Frances Equipment Limited GENERAL ROAD BUILDI~G CONTRACTORS Road Construction Aggregates - Concrete Aggregates - Washed, Screened or Pit Run Gravel, Sand Fill for Roads - Earth fill for Homes and Industrial Yards - Batch Plant Ready Mixed Concrete to any specifications, for any purpose required - Rock Blasting - Ditching - etc. He built five dams in the fall of 1959, the cost of which exceeded $100,000. A decade earlier, in 1948 he constructed the roadbeds for several spurs in the Canadian National Railways yards at Atikokan. He also built the radar station at Atikokan. The development of the mine required the building of a town. As a consequence Armstrong dug many 'of the sewer and waterworks trenches, laid the "mains," and built the streets. Since a lot of new homes were being built to house the influx of workmen and businessmen and their families into Atikokan, much of the ready-mix concrete was supplied by Armstrong. He also built a dam at the headwaters of the Atikokan river which controls the town's water supply. One of Armstrong's more spectacular road construction feats occured at the causeway. Look up at the girders and deck of the high level structure. Note how high they are - over 40 feet above water level. He took the sub-contract for lifting and placing those huge 65-ton concrete girders in place up there He did this unusually difficult job in winter, using the Rainy Lake's ice surface as a platform for his cranes and hoists. To make the ice strong enough to carry this immense weight he increased the ice thickness three feet over all of the working area. No man anywhere, certainly not in the district, has walked more miles over muskeg, swamp, hills and valleys, through the roughest terrain, in search of gravel, than has George Armstrong. He probably knows where every gravel deposit in the distr1d of Rainy River is located, whether or not it is accessible and what it would cost to move it. And speaking of moving, George's crew moved a massive 2-storey frame building, 128 feet long and 30 feet wide, from the Canadian National freight yards, along the railroad to the Frog Creek crossing, thence over the railway tracks and onward to his gravel pits where it is now a huge warehouse, etc. It required about a half million dollars worth of equipment to do this :iob. There was 145 thousand board feet of lumber in the building. George has attracted to his organization an extremely competent crew of men who work well as a team. He is a very hard worker and so are they. He is unstinting in his praise of his men and gives them credit where due. Always alert to making a dollar where possible, George recognized, in one of the rock cuts a mile east of Bear Passage on highway 11, that copper was present. There was a good showing. He staked the grounds, contacted a mining company, received a deposit and option, and the company started drilling, with further investigation contemplated this year. George advises that 95 per cent of his crew are from Fort Frances or Atikokan or other parts of the Rainy River district. In our 57th year of service to Northwestern Ontario i We're Fort William's largest, most modern department store and we're proud of it. We're also proud of the complete selection of quality merchandise we carry for every member of the family, for the home, garden and sportsman. You'll love our gift shops too! Fort William Stores in the Heart of Town 300 PIT ROAD 2 - FORT FRANCES, ONTARIO STORES IN FORT WILLIAM - Area Code 807 - 27 4-3294 Highway 11 Official Opening Souvenir Supplement of RED ROCK - SCHRIEBER - The Daily Bulletin of the Fort Frances Times - Monday, June 28, 1965 BEARDMORE GERALDTON - MARATHON �COME TO THE ... Canadian Lakehead FORT WILLIAM ONTARIO PORT ARTHUR Twenty-six grain elevators dominate the waterfront at ·Port Arthur, Ontario, making it the greatest grain storage area in the world. The elevators have a capacity of 110,000,000 bushel&. The cities of Port Arthur and Fort William, are known as a Head of the Lakes, western terminus of the St. Lawrence Seaway. (Canadian Government Travel Bureav Photo.) A Metropolitian Community of Over 100,000 People! * Excellent accomn1odation * Big city abnosphere * Fine shopping centres * Exquisite cuisine * Boundless wilderness in the centre of Canada * Game fish trophies Road Contractors Save Money For Taxpayers Roads cost a lot of money but on the other hand good road beds with tirc,;t rate surfaces to economically carry motor vehicular traffic involve a lot more work than meets the eye. Besides the actual construction of a first class highway, of which the newer portions of Highway Eleven are samples, there is the planning, surveying, cutting timber for right of way, engineering, supervision, etc., etc. All this in addition to the actual construction or building of the roadbed, provision for proper drainage, and paving of the road surface. Because this highway through the eastern part of the Rainy River district traverses extremely rugged terrain a lot of rock blasting was necessary, a lot of rock had to be hauled, and a lot of sand and gravel had also to be hauled, some of it for considetable distances. Consequently only those road building contractors with a lot of heavy equipment were competently equipped to do this kind of a job satisfactory to the rigid inspection of the Ontario Department of Highways. These requirements for tremendous capital outlay for equipment, combined with "Know-how" in economic use and proper maintenance of this large and expensive machinery, narrows down the field of road building contractors who are competent to bid on these kinds of jobs. Nevertheless competition is keen, and bidding is at times extremely low in consideration of the work involved. Road building contractors are in business to make money. But they can only make money if they are working on road building jobs. To get one of these jobs the road contractor has to be a low bidder. He has to know, or ought to know in any event, how he can do a job for less money than his competitor and still make a profit so that he can stay in business. Once a road contractor's bid is accepted by the Ontario Department of Highways the contractor is required to fulfill the contract according to all specifications involved, which in the case of Highway Eleven between Fort Frances and Atikokan means a first class highway in every respect. Unforseen difficulties encountered in the road building job can nullify a contractor's intended profit; on the other hand some work, because of ideal weather, or other factors, can move ahead more readily than anticipated and a profit larger than anticipated can result. In the main, however, the road building contractors, with their immense investment in equipment, the know-how of their management and supervisory staffs, and the loyalty of their men, results in substantial dollar savings to the taxpayers in the building of their highways. BOX 2000, PORT ARTHUR - FORT WILLIAM, ONT. Highway 11 Official Opening Souvenir Supplement of " By the end of 1965, more than JO million tons of iron ore will have been mined from Caland's open pit operations. The mine started production in I 960." Caland Facts: Annual wages and salaries Annual costs of goods and services purchased in Northwestern Ontario Annual cost of other goods and services Annual rail freight cost Capital investment, including $15 million pell.et plant under construction $ 2,500,000 $ 1,500~000 $ 2,750,000 $ 4,500,000 $75,000,000 Film available telling the Caland Story CALAND ORE For further information contact - LAKEHEAD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE We hail the opening of the new highway as an economic stimulant to the area and a tribute to those who made it possible. l'ully Modem Motel and Houaekeeping Cottages-4 piece bathrooms On Sylvan Lake, Highway II. 5 miles east of Alikokan Safe swlmmlnq beach-Dlnlnq Room overlooking lake Boats, canoes, motors for N!nt--Oulflttlng-Guldes Centmlly located for the many scenic and fishing lakes Phone 6888 Box 1390 Atikokan. Ontario YOUR HOSTS, BEN ANO VI EYTON The Daily Bulletin of the Fort Frances Times - Monday, June 28, 1965 COMPANY LIMIT ED 1 ATIKOKAN, ONTARIO �Bill's Barges Helped Build Highway No. 11 Back in l!Hl or 1912 the late Bruce Lloyd commenced outfitting canoe excursions on Rainy Lake and its countless bays. The business grew until he had dozens of canoes on the lakes some of them going as far north as Hudson Bay. In ~ sense it was the beginning of a rapidly expanding tourist industry for the Fort Frances area which has steadily increased year after year to the present day. Ultimately in 1940 he had two large cruisers, the Belle Isle. and the Cascadia, operating on a daily service to the Devils Cascades at the north end of Rainy Lake. Roads, aircraft, tourist outfitters camps, motels, etc. entered the scene and strenuous canoe trips became less popular. Mr. Lloyd's son Bill, who literally "grew up on the water " sensed that although canoes were dwindling in popularity the~e was an increasing need for equipment to carry freight by water. His hunch paid off. Lloyds Tug and Barge Service has h~uled much of the equipment to the construction sites along Highway 11 ~here there was. no other feasible way to get it over _to the Job. Not only did he transport equipment and scpphes for the Department of Highways survey crews but he also water-hauled much of that used by North Shore Temiskaming and Hacquoil, all of whom were prime contra~tors on Highway 11 construction. _In fact he also transported on barges much of Hacquoil's eqmpment from Bear Passage to Little Grassy Lake or in other words to Mine Centre. One barge load was vaiued at One of Lloyd's barges moving some of Hacquoils equipment ( a $126,00 load) from Bear Passage to Shoal Lake to the job location at early stages of building Highway No. 11. $126,000. PRECAST PRESTRESSED BRIDGE SECTION·S BUILT by PITTS for RAINY LAKE CAUSEWAY Under contract for the Department of Highways of Ontario C. A. Pitts forces precast and prestressed by post tension ing, 256 concrete bridge sectio.!'s for the Ra iny lake Causeway, located three miles east of Fort Frances, Ontario. Pier caps, placing cone in anchorage at opposite and to jack Bill commenced providing service on Highway 11 from the first day that Boyle Brothers started diamond drilling the lake bottom to locate a right of way on which to build the causeway across the ~ake. In fact eyen to this day, or a few days ago he was supplymg barge eqmpment for divers who are improving the log glance dam directly north of the causeway. Purpose of this dam, perpendicular to the high level structure is to keep any part of 2 log boom completely out of the boat or ship channel. . Bill has a!so supplied service to Ontario Hydro, along this highway, to timber operators, tourist camps, private summer resort owners and others. He also took members of the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce and officials of the Ontario government directly al~ng the centre line of the causeway when there was only a pair of surveyor's checkerboard signs on either side of the lake w~ere the line actually was going to be established. s_o 1t may truthfully be said that our first ride easterly on Highway 11, but over the waters of Rainy Lake was in Bill Lloyd's big tug boat. ' We are extremely proud to have had a prominent part in Highway 11 construction through seven years' utilization of our water transporation service. LLOYD'S The complete contract called for 168 - 65-foot girders, eight - 81-foot girders and 80 precast boxes for pier caps, and w~s completed well within the scheduled period. Tug and Barge Service Marine Freight Transportation Air view of concrete girders and pier cap boxes. MARI NE CONSTRUCTION, ROADS, BRIDGES, PUBLIC WORKS, FOUNDATIONS, POWER DEVELOPMENTS C.A.PITTS GENERAL CONTRACTOR LTD. TORONTO, ONT. ■ W. A. LLOYD - 315 ARMIT AVENUE FORT FRANCES, ONTARIO PHONE 274-6916 C. A. Pitt~ General Contractors lim\ted, Toronto, built or " poured" the pre-stressed concret.a girders, etc., with expansion joints as shown a~:,ve so as t~ provide for extreme temperature changes of the ngorous local climate. MONTREAL , QUE. Highway 11 Offici11I Opening Souvenir Supplement of The Daily Bulletin of the Fort Frances Times - Monday, June 28, 1965 �Besides Building Lake Terminal Elevators, Mining Structures, etc. History of HighwaJ Eleven Barnett-McQueen Built 1'hree No. 11 Bridges One day in the late 1950's V. B. Cook, the young chief engineer of an old Lakehead construction company, returned from Toronto with three signed contracts tucked away in his briefcase. These contracts committed the company to the construction of the complete plant at North Coldstream Copper Mines; the very large and towering headframe at Geco Mines at Manitouwadge and the building of a bridge over Little Pie River, all in Ontario. If at all needed, such documents provided ample evidence that the half-century-old organization, Barnett-McQueen Company Limited of Fort William, was still operating in the major' leagues. Findley R. McQueen a red-headed Maratimer from New Glasgow, Nova Scotia has taken some hard blows. The 1890 depression forced him to leave New Glasgow and head for Chicago. There he constructed the site and erected the building~ for the 1894 worlds fair. Another depression put him in contact with financier L. C. Barnett. Subsequently Barnett-McQueen, a Canadian company, appeared on the scene to build huge grain elevators at the Lakehead ports. The company is still in the elevator building, repair and expansion business, but their field today is much more diversified and Canada-wide. This came about largely as the result of H. Cook becoming part-owner in 1934. He went to war in 1939, was invalided out near the end of the war and a new generation of Cooks appeared on the scene. An unusual family it is. P. R. Cook, president of the company is a 1943 Queen's University graduate. V. B. Coo~, chief engineer, is a 1949 University of Toronto graduate m merchanical engineering. J. H. Cook, another officer of the company, who also handles J. H. Cook and Associates _in C~lgary and Medicine Hat, is a 1951 graduate from the Umvers1ty of Manitoba, with a degree in architecture. Chief engineer, V. B. Cook speaks rather wistfully of the war years. "We had a distinguished record," he relates, "and were one of the few Canadian companies to lose money during the war. My brother joined the company after the war ~n a temporary basis to see if he could get it on its feet. He did - and the Cooks have been in it up to their necks ever since." Diversification beyond the traditional elevatoi; business appeared to be a solution. They found it in erection of schools, hospitals and radar stations, then moved !nto e~gineering ~nd erection of heavier type structures, includmg bridges. They ve built three on Highway 11, the one at Rainy River, at ~ear Passage (longest welded single span in Ontario) and at Crilly, (an entirely new type of structure, more or less A-frame, requiring substantially less steel than traditional bridges spanning comparable distances.) Each bridge, as do most of Ontario's bridges' possesses aesthetic qualities underneath as well as above. Persons travelling on the highway note the tops-side aesthetics whi~e ·those traveling by boat toward these structures see architectural beauty in their abutments and undersides. International bridge connecting Baudette on Minnesota Highway No. 11 with Rainy River on western terminus of Toronto to Rainy River, Ontario Highway No. 11. Note unique anti-snow bridge decking. A Barnett-McQueen (Fort William) bridge structure. Bear Passage bridge 25 miles east of Fort Frances, spans Rainy Lake. It was a 1964 design ,1ward winner, featuring longest welded plate girder span built in Canada. The 491-foot bridge, including pouring of 1700 cubic yards of concrete counter balances is unique in Canada in that no piers could be erected to support the bridge structure. Erected under adverse conditions in middle of winter, to hasten highway construction, by Barnett•McQueen, Fort William. Magnificent scenic views. The People of the MUNICIPALITY OF LAVALLEE are extremely proud to participate in this issue commemorating the dedication and official opening of the final section of Highway No. 11. Being strictly agricultural, it is our hope this new road will help in more readily getting our products to market. We trust some of our produce will find a ready market at the Canadian Lakehead cities. An excellent municipality in which to live. For information contact Municipal Clerk, Devlin, Ontario. The Crilly bridge across Seine River, is a unique structure in that because of its A-frame design it requires much less steel than normally would be required to span an equiv.ilent distance. Erected by Barnett-McQueen, Fort William. Marvellous fishing here. Majestic scenery. - photo by A. J. Klause Highway 11 Official Opening Souvenir Supplement of The Fulfillment of a Long Held Dream "We've got to build a road connecting Mine Centre and Toronto." That was the concensus of a group of members of the Ontario Provincial Parliament assembled in Mine Centre in 1898. They had come from Toronto as far west as Rat Portage, (now Kenora) then boarded the Keenora for a trip south on Lake of the Woods, and past Morson, up the Rainy River easterly past the Town of Rainy River and on through the Manitou Rapids, on to the foot of Couchiching Falls, separating two rather insignificant river side villages of Fort Frances and International Falls. Thence to another boat, up Ranier Rapids and easterly on Rainy Lake to Mine Centre. They had come all the way from Toronto to see first hand a roaring, most promising and producing gold mining camp. Mine Centre gold mining rated high back in those days. Today, June 28, 1965, the highway, thought necessary in 1898, is being completed and is being dedicated for the use of public vehicular traffic. Much happened in the interval. The Klondike gold rush at~racted miners and prospectors from everywhere, including Mme Centre. The gold boom burst, and Mine Centre, in spite of sporadic efforts from time to time to revive gold mining there, ceased to be an important gold mining camp. Hence, no need for the mooted road. Then in 1905 the railroad, which financially bankrupt its builders, came through the District of Rainy River, necessitating impcrtant divisional points in Rainy River and in Atikokan. A rail line south to Duluth mooted shortly thereafter and later its construction, had the effect of inducing the building of papermills at International Falls, Minnesota, and Fort Frances, Ontario, and attracted a large sawmill to be established with J. A. Mathieu, its manager, at Fort Fraoces. Thus this town started gaining in stature and importance. S~bsequently, high quality hematite (iron) ore was finally discovered near Atikokan, under Steep Rock Lake in massive quantities which resulted in two large-tonnage producing iron mines, Steep Rock Iron Mines Limited and later Caland Ore Company Limited, a subsidiary of Inland Steel of Chicago. Even before iron mines started shipping ore from Atikokan Fort Frances and Rainy River had reached a stature requir: ing roads that would carry reasonably heavy traffic. Moreover access by highway to other parts of Canada became imparative with the development of this area largely engendered by the expanding operations of the papermill at Fort Frances. A road had meanwhile connected Kenora with Winnipeg. Later, in 1935, a road was continued on from Nestor Falls to Kenora, thus giving the paper milling, flour milling, sawmilling and recreational town of Kenora direct access to the United States tourist market. About the year 1924 the Northwestern Ontario Chambers of Commerce was formed. Dryden had no access to the outside world. Fort Frances and the Rainy River district wanted a road directly east to the Canadian Lakehead cities. At Dryden, in that year, a compromise was reached that since Dryden was entirely without outside access by road while Fort Frances could go south over the papermill railroad bridge onto the Minnesota highway system, Dryden should be given priority by the Northwestern Ontario Associated Chambers of Commerce, and that the Rainy River district road be the next one to be promoted and built to the Canadian Lakehead. The Daily Bulletin of the Fort Frances Times - Monday, June 28, 1965 And thus, once Dryden had a road for its people to travel east and west, now the Trans-Canada highway, the road from Fort Frances to Atikokan became the number one resolution at each convention of the Northwestern Ontario Associated Chambers, in fulfillment of the 1924 Dryden agreement. Meanwhile Atikokan got such a shot in the arm from the iron mine development and ore shipping that a town of a few hundred peo~le grew quickly to one of about 5,000 persons. The automobile age was now fully upon us. Obviously a road was a necessity - and one was built to Shebandowan thus providing access to the Trans-Canada highway and to the Lakehead cities, or elsewhere. ' The years were passing, the 1924 Dryden agreement was partially forgotten by some sections of Northwestern Ontario, and the Fort Frances to Lakehead road fell from top priority at the association conventions to second place. It is understandable that the Canadian Lakehead cities wished to shift priority to completion of the Lake Superior North Shore route from Marathon on through Wawa, to connect' with Sault Ste. Marie, (a section of the Trans-Canada highway). This road would give heavy tourist travel access to the Lakehead from the densely populated areas of northern Michigan and those adjacent. The effect on the Lakehead, when this road was completed for traffic, a few years ago, was electric. Some say it increased the Lakehead tourist traffic as much as 90 per cent in the first year following the opening. Meanwhile, lacking top position priority in the Northwestern Ontario road program, which had once been generally promised by all Chambers, the project of spanning, with a first-rate highway, the 85 miles between Atikokan and Rainy Lake (five miles east of Fort Frances) was engineered, right of way cleared and section after section of the road was built over a period of about seven years, until today the highway is officially open for public travel. It is a first-rate highway, complying to rigid Ontario Department of Highways standards. In some respects it is well that the building of this road was not done in the 1920's and '30's, because road construction standards of those earlier years were not as high as those of today, and it is conceivable the road might have had to be rebuilt. As it is, the present road bed is virtually permanent. For Building Your LAKESHORE HOME or town or country residence, or a service station, garage, or a complete tourist camp. For any type building see us We can do the complete job (arrange for landscaping, plumbing, etc. if you wish). Latest plans and ideas for summer cottages or we will draw plans to your exact wishes. FULL LINE BUILDING SUPPLIES PRE-CUT TO YOUR SPECIFICATIONS WILLER LUMBER AND BUILDERS SUPPLY LIMITED 815 Williams Ave. - Phones 274-5515 - 274-5636 CONTRACTORS - SUPPLIERS �THE TOWN THAT THE MINE BUILT and the econo1nic influen('e its deuelopnient had not only on Northweste,.n Ontario, but in hostening Highway Elei,en by R.H. Larson They're part of your telephone service, too ... Over 100 trucks and tractors, post-hole diggers and cranes - many purchased from local dealers throughout Northwestern Ontario - represent an investment of some $400,000. Their purpose: to help make your telephone service as efficient as any in Canada! That means more than just telephone service, of course. A region as important as ours must be up-todate in every form of telecommunications. That's the job these vehicles on the new Highway No. 11, and their Bell crews, are working at. There are 300 of us whose homes are right here in this region. And we're all living by that little word which you may have noticed in our Bell crest. It says: "Service". THE BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY OF CANADA It required but a single day to complete the entire task. It was back in 1935, just 30 years ago. The Fort Frances Times required more subscribers and one of the ways to acquire them was to visit peopl~'s ho!Iles and as~ the~ to su!>scribe for our newspaper. This I did one day m Atikokan m 1935 - visited every home there at that time in a single day. It was then but a Canadian National Railways roundhouse terminal in the steam engine era. But that was before the discovery that iron ore lay under the waters of Steep Rock Lake rather than around it, as prospectors had assumed. The late Dr. Mackenzie of Fort Frances had spent a lot of money, and many prospectors spent many hundreds of hours, and money too, unsuccessfully seeking the huge iron ore deposits which they were sure lay buried in the vicinity of Atikokan. Neil Edmonstone, vice-president of Steep Rock Iron Mines Limited often comments that the reason these earlier prospectors failed to discover the main ore body is they were afraid of getting their feet wet. At any rate the late Julian Cross, wet feet or dry, con.. eluded that if the ore was not to be found on the shores of Steep Rock Lake, the showings were so strong that it obviously had to be t:nder the deep waters of the lake. He reasoned correctly. Subsequently several ore bodies were found, each under what had once been the lake. Ore, under 80 to 300 feet of water and as much as a 200-foot depth of underwater silt, is of little or no economic value unless it can be mined. Shaft mining at the outset proved unsuccessful because of the water pressure and fractured structure of the rock which resulted in flooding the mine. What to do now'? M. S. "Pop" Fotheringham, who was on the scene living in a tent when operations first started, and now is president of the Company, concluded the ore would have to be extracted by the open pit method, for some years at least. This m~ant obviously that the lake had to be drained and all of the underwater silt and boulder overburden removed so as to get at the valuable and high grade hematite ore. To accomplish this colossal feat required the constructi!)n of dams to isolate the portion of the lake in which the or,e•,-bodies lay, the diversion of the Seine River around the la~rough the man made Esker Cut, a series of rock and gravel cuts, .:the elimination of a hydro-electric power house, and finally -the· pumping out of Steep Rock Lake to reach the ore. . The silt overburden had to be pumped out by electric dredges that is, provided you continued mixing enough water with the silt and rock so that the dredge pumps would suck it up boost it through huge flexible pipe lines to the shore pump which in turn boosted it high up over the rocky shore and over int') a dewatered bay. Dredging was not only by far the cheaper method, but also the OQlY feasible one. At one time the combined requirements of all the barge and shore pumps equalled the total output of a hydro-electric power station on the Nipigon River. . This extremely costly development program m order to get at the usable iron ore, required fabulous sums of money. Through the efforts of Steep Rock's former pres~dents, Joe Errington and Donald M. Hogarth, Cyrus Eaton, Cleveland financier was brought into the development of Steep Rock and rais~d most or much of the development capital required, which accounts for his interest in this venture. It has been a good venture for a lot of people in the District of Rainy River, as well as for• those of the Canadian Lakehead cities, and in fact for much of Northwestern Ontario generally. Built, managed and owned by Canadians Highway 11 Official Opening Souvenir Supplement of The Daily Bulletin of the Fort Frances Times - Monday, June 28, 1965 Crilly Bridge under construction - final piece of work on Highway 11 Following the original exploration, drilling and major engineering studies from 1929 to 1942, and the river diversion project from 1943, the Steep Rock range was brought into production in 1945. Ultimately a town of about 5,000 people; now 7,000 was brought into being. These people required access by road to the outside world. Thus, Steep Rock Iron Mines Limited was in effect responsible for the building of a road which would connect Atikokan to Shebandowan, which in turn was connected to the Trans-Canada highway by a winding bush road, now completely rebuilt, and thence on to Fort William and Port Arthur. The economy of Atikokan, and indeed of the Rainy River district and the Lakehead, in particular, was bolstered further when Caland Ore Company, a subsidiary of Inland Steel of Chicago, came into the picture in 1953 as the result of a royalty agreement consummated between Caland and Steep Rock. It was interesting to note .that, over the years many thousands of people benefited directly and indirectly as a result of the Steep Rock ral)ge-..development, which incidentally produces mor-e tonna~ '8f iron ore than any other part of Ontario. Many ~~sinesses came into being; a few went broke for vanious reasons. Aside from actual mining and mine development work, hundreds of new jobs came into being, and hundreds of persons who had jobs, received larger pay cheques, partially as a result of the development of the Steep Rock iron range. The money Steep Rock .Iron Mines received for the sale Qf its iron ore was widely distributed as it passed on through the hand of employees and suppliers (not to mention taxes) and service industries, then on to other service industries, and their employees, and so on ad infinitum. Not only did Northwestern Ontario benefit in the exchange, but to a lesser degree other provinces as well. Management personnel of the Steep Rock Mine worked constantly and in closest harmony with people of the west end of the Rainy River district to urge earliest possible completion of the "missing 90 mile link" in Highway Number Eleven which would, among other important advantages, unite the district in a single unit and thus ensure and encourage vital closer contact. Some companies specialize in being good corporate citizens. My experiences and observations involving Steep Rock Iron Mines Limited lead me to place this particular company in that classification. Not only is Atikokan a town that the mine built; the benefits overflowed beyond a single town and in some degree stimulated the economy of a large and important sector of Ontario. �The Voyageur's Highway Building Better Roads for the Future of Northwestern Ontario HACQUOIL CONSTRUCTION LIMITED are proud to have played a major role in the building of Highway Eleven, unitinq the Westem and Eastern sections of Rainy River District and for the first time truly joining this progressive industrial, tourist and agricultural area to the Canadian Lakebead. Good Roads require good men, good equipment and know-bow . . . we are proud to possess these quallflcationa, assuring the people of Ontario the highest standards of road building for their tax dollar . . . building roads that will carry Northwestern Ontario through the prosperous future of the next quarter century. May the many benefits which will accrue from the completion of Highway Eleven be reftected to everyone who lives ln this area. FACTS ON HIGHWAY 11 (from Trans Canada iunction to Fort Frances) ► Hacquoil's constructed in excess of 75 miles of Highway Eleven frorn Shabaqua to Fort Frances. ► Our payroll on the project exceeded $2,500,000 - most of which stayed in Northwestern Ontario. ► Over $2,000,000 of road construction equipment was employed on various jobs on Highway Eleven. ► Paving of the Noden Causeway 1s an example of the fine paving we have done in this area. CONSTRUCTION LIMITED MONTREAL STREET FO RT WI LLI AM, MEMBER: ONTARIO ROAO 0 NT AR I 0 BUILOF.:RS ASSOCIATION BRIDGES• HIGHWAYS• PAVING• SEWERS• BUILDING CONSTRUCTION Highway 11 Official Opening Souvenir Supplement of Why call Highway 11 the voyageurs highway? Because, that in effect is what it was. Early fur traders came down from Fort Albany (the oldest continuously inhabited settlement in Ontario) to the Longlac-Geraldton vicinity, across to Lake Nipigon, down to Lake Superior, (or westerly by more northern routes) along the north shore of this largest fresh water lake in America, to Prince Arthur landing, later Port Arthur and Fort William. They then took a southerly route to about Pigeon River, walked the Grand Portage, and paddled westward along what are today international boundary waters to Fort Frances and westward. When the government of the United States started collecting duty on Canadian furs transported over that route the Canadian traders chose a more northerly route to avoid United States customs collectors. They went from the Lakehead via Dog Lake, Lac De Mille Lacs, Pickerel Lake, through what is now Quetico Provincial Park and westward to the east arm of Rainy Lake. It is this route which Highway 11 closely parallels, and so, as you travel this route and if you feel you're partaking of a bit of early Canadian history - well, that's most assuredly your privilege. Speaking of voyageurs, they were the men who paddled the big freighter canoes, and singing their French Canadian songs while they were paddling. (We of today would probably be content with puffing to regain our breath or conserve our energy.) It is said that a voyageur must be strong .in muscle, yet short in stature, not over five-foot-two. The reason was astute and economic. These were freight canoes, the shorter the paddler the more room there was in the canoe for freight. Moreover, it is said he was required to carry two 90-pound packs on foot in each single trip over a portage. Some men! And they even sang while they worked! It is further recorded that nearing the end of long portages they ran foot races, carrying the two packs to see who would be first to reach the end of the portage! How this was accomplished over a single foot path we will never know. Perhaps there were multiple paths. A parade of 1965 vintage voyaguers under the causeway is a feature of highway dedication ceremonies. None of them are required to carry either one or two ninety-pound packs. Lake trout fishing al sunset on Eva Lake, just off Highway 11 Canadian Lakehead, Mecca for Millions The Twiil Cities of Port Arthur and Fort William,· commonly known as the Canadian Lakehead, nestle around the shore of Thunder Bay in almost the exact centre of Canada. A seaport of renown, being the third largest in Canada, it is known as the Granary of the World, because of its 26 huge cement grain elevators extending around the harbour. In addition, 4 paper mills contribute huge quantities of newsprint for export to world ports. The forest cover of Northwestern Ontario hides untold fortunes in minerals as well as the wood used in developing forest products including lumber, paper, plywood, etc. During the summer months the Lakehead and area is a mecca for the ever increasing numbers of travellers who find the fishing good and also the clean fresh air of the north country. Scenery is fabulous and awe inspiring to the city dweller. Roads are now in excellent condition and lead into a wilderness area of lakes and streams off the main highways. Trans-Canada highway circles the north shore of huge Lake Superior and continues through the Lakehead on its way to the Western prairies. Fall weather brings hunters from far and wide to stalk the mighty moose and the agile deer. Perhaps the largest known reserves of moose are in the area surrounding the Lakehead. In the midst of the hunting season the tree leaves change colour, bringing a new loveliness to every hill. The fun seasons run their full course, as the snow flies for the first time in November and thickens up at Christmas to create the best skiing conditions east of the Rockies. Four ski hills within 10 miles of the cities' centres, give easy access to pleasurable and modern recreation. The Lakehead area is steeped in historical lore. Fur traders and voyageurs paddled the north shore of Lake Superior to land at Prince Arthur's Landing (now Port Arthur) and Fort The Daily Bulletin of the Fort Frances Times - Monday, June 28, 1965 William, in preparation for their stream and lake paddling through the \\'ilderness to Winnipeg and the west. A focal point for trans-shipment to the west in olden days, it remains so for the modern ships of today. _ "Nanabijou" the Sleeping Giant, guards the harbour of the Lakehead. Legend says this Indian sleeping giant guards a tremendous silver mine at the end of the Sibley. There is much truth in this, as the Silver Inlet Mine was the first in the area and gave up much wealth before being reclaimed by the waters of Lake Superior. A panoramic view of the harbour and the Sleeping Giant may be seen from Hillcrest Park, Port Arthur and Mount McKay, Fort William. Majestic Kakabeka Falls, 16 miles west of Canadian Lakenead �W. G. Noden was Highway 11 Spark Plug Via the moccasin trail, the word was getting around that a boy was born in a log house in Quetico Park to Mr. and Mrs. Sam Noden. They named the boy William. Some years later Sam Noden fulfilled the final subcontract on the building of the Canadian National Railways causeway which crosses Rainy Lake, starting five miles east of Fort Frances. Rock fill for this job was blasted out of the C.N.R. "borrow pit" to the east o! what is today about the midway point of the now internationally famous and renowned 3½-mile highway crossing or causeway. When the work was finished, some unused black powder had t~ be destroyed for reasons of safety. Sam Noden's son, Bill, carted the unused black powder, in many trips from the "borrow pit," in a wheel barrow, and dumped it into that PEl!t of Rainy Lake now lying between the highway and the railway, at a point where the railway originally crossed the lake. Some years later William married a young lady, one of the Sherriff girls, Kate, of Fort Frances. It was a most natural thing that their honeymoon should be in Quetico Park. While paddling their canoe along the international waterways separating Canada and the United States. An Ontario forests (for recreation) policy was clearly evident even at that time. The American shores were nude of trees (they had been cut right to the water line) whereas the Ontario shores were lush green forests for as far back as you could see from a canoe - for 300 feet at least. Among his other activities William G. Noden was a hardware merchant in Fort Frances. His partner was another civic-minded person dedicated to public service for his home town - Ralph Gillmor. While Bill and Ralph were on opposite sides of the political fence - the arguments were truly something to hear - nevertheless when there was anything which either of them could do for Fort Frances, or for the District of Rainy River, arguments ceased and action resulted. When in the 1940's, Bill Noden was prevailed upon to allow his name to go before the district Conservative convention, he pledged then, and to this day has never wavered from that pledge, that he would use every effort at his command and every persuasive ounce of energy he possessed to see that a road connecting Fort Frances and the Canadian Lakehead was built. Thus would the District of Rainy River, in truth as well as in name, become effectively an integrated part of Ontario. There are but four members representing Northern Ontario in the 90-member Ontario Provincial Parliament - and even those four did not apparently see eye to eye concerning the building of this highway. First there was the road to Atikokan. Bill pulled his weight on that project. He had a tremendous assist from the economic fact that the Steep Rock iron range had come into being, resulting in a town of about 5000, and a 77-mile highway outlet for these people was a further economic fact with which the government quite naturally must reckon. But the extension of that highway westward 85 miles, including a 3½-mile crossing of Rainy Lake to the west shore was quite another matter. True enough it would connect and make of the political or administrative unit of Rainy River district also an economic unit. The population was small; in some areas the road would traverse it was virtually non-existant. The distance was appreciable. The water crossing over a lake with an unstable bottom was hazardous and extremely costly. Much of the terrain was granite-hard pre-cambrian rock, with high ridges and deep gorges, and muskeg valleys. To convince the other members of the legislature, the ministers of various departments, and the civil servants involved that this project must be undertaken was no small task. Bill Noden certainly had his work cut out for him. Obviously he did not accomplish this colossal feat alone. He would be the last to claim all of the credit. There was on hand to help him, even to precede his entry into the fray, the various district chambers of commerce, political associations and mu- nicipal councils. The Northwestern Associated Charnbers of Commerce played an extremely prominent part over many years in convincing the government of this economic necessity. The union of municipalities of Northwestern Ontario, formed something over a decade ago, and the Northwestern Ontario Development Association also played a part. The newspapers of the area, particularly those at Rainy River, Fort Frances, Atikokan and the two Lakehead cities devoted many pages or sound and constructive argument as to why this road had to be built. Each member elected to the Ontario Provincial Parliament is quite naturally expected to exercise his ability as a representative of his constituents to see that their interests received due consideration. This is democracy in action. It is to the credit of many members that they also possess a wider perspective and work and legislate in the interests of Ontario as a whole, looking to the future as well as serving the present. Were this not the case it is doubtful if this dedication ceremony today of the opening of another new and impressive highway would be possible. In this respect particular credit should be accorded the Prime Minister and his immediate predecessor, the Minister of Highways and at least three or four who also preceded him in this high office, the various members of the treasury board and the treasurer himseH, not forgetting those men in the Department of Highways who make, or help make the decisions as to which Ontario highways are to be built today and those which will be built another day. Obviously, as may be seen, the dedication of this highway as a thoroughfare of the finest type of construction, now open to public travel, is the result of an infinite amount of co-operation and teamwork involving members of the legislature, both government and opposition, members of the cabinet, of civil service and the general public, including .individuals as well as organizations. But, to keep everything moving in a co-ordinated manner toward the desired end, a "spark plug" was needed. That man was the member for Rainy River, W. G. Noden, who around the legislature halls of Queen's Park, in recent years became facetiously, yet affectionately known by members, opposition as well as government, as "Causeway Bill." C. A.. Pitts Prefabricated Prestressed Concrete Girders Etc., for the Causeway A lot or people have benefitted from the actual construction of Highway Eleven. This includes the Indian band who live on Couchiching reserve adjoining the northeast edge of Fort Frances. C. A. Pitts General Contractors Limited, Toronto, required a large and level land area comparatively close to the site of the causeway on which to construct the prestressed concrete components which, a year or two later, were to be assembled to form the causeway bridge structures. There were about 300 of them as shown in a photo in the C. A. Pitts advertise-ment in this picture supplement of the Times-Bulletin. To acquire such a large land area the C. A. Pitts people and Department of Highways rented a field from the Indian band, constructed gravel roads, a portable railroad, office buildings, warehouses, etc. When the job was finished and all bridge components moved to the causeway, the area was converted back to an agricultural field. The fantastic part of this work was that these huge components and girders, some as heavy as 65 tons, were moved by portable railway to the lakeshore, loaded on huge barges, and FLOATED over to the causeway site. The Indian band also benefitted financially through sale of large quantities of gravel for the causeway road approaches. Highway 11 Official Opening Souvenir Supplement of Engineering Breakthroughs accomplished by Foundation Company on Causeway Engineering · embankments would displace the underlying soft clay. '!o ensure displacement, sticks of self-propagating dynamite were detonated in the clay providing enough energy to remould the clay and lower its shear strength. By P. F. Andersen, P. Eng. Foundation 9f Canada • Engineering Corporation Limited Although the demand for the Atikokan-Fort· Frances highway is as old as the communities it will now serve, Rainy Lake has always remained the main obstacle and only recent developments in Northwestern Ontario has justified the expenditure for the crossing. Following preliminary soil investigations conducted by Geocon Ltd., the Department of Highways of Ontario select~ .a. route across Rainy Lake at its narrowest point in the v1c1Illty. of Roc~y Inlet. Subsequent. ~esign of the causeway and adJacent highway, and superv1s1on of construction for part of the embankment fills and all of the structures on the lake crossing were performed by the Foundation of Canada Engineering Corporation Limited. PHYSICAL CONDITIONS PROVIDE CHALLENGE .The physical conditions of the 3½-mile lake crossing provides an interesting challenge to engineering skill. The aver~g~ watei: depth encounter was 40 feet. The lake bottom consIStmg mainly of soft varved clay in places 50 feet in depth, overlies bedrock. ' The causeway consists of two miles of rock embankment an~ one mile of b~dge structure. Rock embankments were bmlt by_ end dumpmg in shoal areas where the bottom clay depth did not exceed 20 feet. In order to obtain full stability, it was necessary that the A MILLION YARDS OF FILL MATERIALS Containing almost one million yards of fill materials the embankments are 38 feet wide at the crown with a 22' foot wide paved driving surface. Steel beam guide rails on either side of the roadway extend the full length of the embankmen~. Much of the fill was placed during the winter when the ice sheet on the lake reached thickness of 3 to 4 feet allowing tremendous loads to be hauled over ice roads which ~ere being ~onstantly maintained during the hauling' of the fill by pumpmg and spraying large quantities of water over the ice surface continuously. , The bridge structure, 6017 feet long is divided into three separate units by two islands. The west half of the bridge known as the High Level Section of the bridge structure' provides 40 feet of clearance for large boats. The central: and east half, known as the Low Level Section, clears the water by 8 feet. The substructures for the bridge consists of vertically-driven, concr~te-filled, s~l tube piles, founded on rock. The average pile length IS 80 feet with pile diameters ranging from 16 to 24 inches. ' ~xcept for . two 150 foot centre spans in the High Level Bridge, the distance between pile bents is '¥1 feet throughout. The superstructure consists almost entirely of precast, (Continued on next page) CHALLENGE MET BY FENCO Twenty-five-and-a-half miles of roadway, including the key three-and-a-half miles of causew~y, was the challenge _met-:-and conquered by FENCO engineers. Today Rainy Lake Causeway bridges the new Ontario Highway No. 11, opening the way to progiess and development in Northwestern Ontario. . Founda~ion of Canada_ ~ngineering Corporation Limited is proud to have been entrusted ~1th the de~1gn and supervISion of this multi-million dollar undertaking - another of the proJects on which we serve government, industry and commerce. Complete Engineeiing Services from Consultation to Construction IFENCOI A member of the Foundation Group of Companies St. John's - Halifax - Fredericton - The Daily Bulletin of the Fort Frances Times - Monday, June 28, 1965 Montreal - Hamilton - Toronto_ Vancouver �More A.bou.t Causeway Rainy Lake Hotel Is Decided Asset to Fort Frances (Continued from preceding page) prestressed concrete units designed to encourage economical mass production. Tlie first task undertaken for the !bridge program was the preparation of a storage -area for the bridge components. For this purpose, 15 acres of flat land adjoining the Lake were drained and serviced with roads and power lines. The part of the storage yard nearest the lake served as a casting yard for the heavy precast units, some of which weigh 65 tons, in order that the haul from the storage to the erection baz,ges be as short as possible. All piles were driven by scow-mounted pile drivers. Most of the precast units were also erected by floating equipment, ·although the precast girders fot the High Level Bridge were erected in the winter from the ice, which was increased to almost double its natural winter ithickness to withstand with safety, the heavy load. The prestressed girders for the two main spans were cast in place, the supporting falsework being a steel truss which was moved and reused eight times. The toler.ance on dimensions for precast units, on pile driving, and on the control survey required that the utmost accuracy be applied to all phases of the worlr. The reinforced concrete deck slab was cast in place. The road width is 28 feet with an asphalt wearing surface .and three-foot wide curbs on either side. The bridge contains approximately 28,000 cubic yards of concrete, 3500 tons of steel piling material and 9000 feet of aluminum guide rails. Fort Frances is a Good Town for Shopping Normally one identifies the better shopping centres with the larger cities. This, to some extent at least, is generally true. Fort Frances is not a large city. Population is slightly under 10,000 so it is only a town. It is, however, one of mid-Canada's most important ports of entry for motor vehicles and one of the largest in all Canada for aircraft entry and exit. The impact of this substantial amount of United States tourist traffic has had the effect of stimulating good merchandising in attractive premises by competent, courteous and helpful sales persons. Although this is the stimulus which has had the effect of "smartening up" Fort Frances stores, it constitutes by no means the major volume of business. Sales to local district and townspeople constitute, we would estimate, 80 per cent of total business volume. Yet, this added 15 to 20 per cent to annual sales has helped provide the revenue needed for better and smarter stores, clean and well lighted premises, excellent varieties of merchandise priced for the home market rather than for a transient tourist trade. On any visit to Fort Frances you are indeed most cordially invited to call at the various modern up-to-date stores and see for yourself what is available and which of your needs can best be supplied in Fort Frances. A mountain of rock was reduced to shattered rOC?k and rubble ~ith a single blast when W. G. Noden, M.i'.P., second from right, pressed down the detonating plunger. ~er Andersen~ author of the accompanying article, is at left following blast, minus safety hat which apparently Mr. Noden must have borrowed. Many towns today would be better towns if they had a better hotel. Fort Frances is extremely fortunate in having on its main thoroughfare, in the very heart of the shopping district, and with ample down-town parking facilities, a smart, welloperated, modern, 60-room hotel. Most rooms have private baths and all have telephones. The hotel is situated right on Highway 11. The Causeway Room, focal point of the h o t e 1, with its large, colorful wall mural of the causeway, is quite widely and most favorably known for-the finest cuisine and the ultimate in service. Add to this room, the Canadian Room, the Sportsman's Room, the Windsor Room, the Club Room and the quite large Ballroom and you have a hotel that provides well for the needs, comfort and pleasure of its community residents and transient guests. With these several rooms of varying size, the Rainy Lake Hotel serves as the focal point of the town and district for club luncheons, afternoon teas, evening and daytime meetings, banquets of varying sizes up to nearly 200 persons, dances, conventions, wedding parties, family dinners, and similar gatherings. • Fort Frances counts itself indeed fortunate that it can boast of a hotel that so well serves the needs of its many thousands of visitors and also those of its own residents. Fort Frances is one of the fortunate towns which has a good hotel. Historical Sites along No. 11 West End of Causeway High level Bridge structure under construction. Piers which carry the superstructure at the highest portion of the high level bridge partially completed, Acknowledgements Obviously we acknowledge with genuine gratitude the assistance which has been provided by select advertisers in the purchase of space, without which this somewhat unique publication could not be produced. Special appreciation is accorded to the Ontario Department of Travel and Publicity and Department of Highways for substantial assistance and loans of excellent photographs. We further acknowledge most useful photographs taken by Willard Price of Fort Frances, of which above three are examples. Appreciation is further extended contributing authors of several excellent articles. Highway 11 Official Opening Souvenir Supplement of For those who like to see and stop at places which in earlier days were of significance there are several places to visit near Highway 11. Coming from the Lakehead you drive over either Red River Road from Port Arthur or the Dawson trail from Fort William, routes which were travelled by early settlers of the Red River valley (Winnipeg today) and points intermediate and beyond. Approaching Atikokan, and before you come to the Dawson entrance to Quetico Provincial Park (25 miles east of Atikokan) you come to WindegusUgwan lake where the foundations of a trading post were discovered almost intact and where it is proposed that it will be rebuilt. This is part of the water route taken by early voyageurs from Lac de Mille Lacs to Pickerel Lake and westward ultimately to Rainy Lak,e. There's also Dawson Trail entrance to Ontario's second largest provincial park, probably the best known of all North American canoe country to United States residents. In Fort Frances there's a replica of Fort St. Pierre, winter headquarters, in the early fur trading days, of Pierre LaVerendrye. In search for a Northwest Passage his party came upon the M'issouri River, erected a plaque on the banks near what is today South Dakota's capital city, Pierre, named after the Montreal fur trader who headquartered on the shores of Lac la Pluie, now called Rainy Lake. In the westerly part of Fort Frances, one block south of Highway Eleven, on the shores of Rainy River, there is a cairn marking the site of Athabaska House. Here, in earlier days the fur traders came all the way by canoe from Saskatchewan's far northern lake Athabaska to exchange their furs for supplies which they took home with them. The canoe trip required almost an entire summer. Meanwhile they were met by fur traders and voyageurs from Montreal who had come via the St. Lawrence river, the Great Lakes, and "The Voyageurs Trail" to Athabaska house, bearing in their canoes supplies for themselves and for western trappers and returning with furs to Montreal headquarters. Bills of lading were meticulously recorded as if they The Daily Bulletin of the Fort Frances Times - Monday, June 28, 1965 were shipping by rail or sea-going vessel today. Moreover the canoes adhered quite rigidly to time schedules. On another site, about 35 miles west of Fort Frances, b~s been discovered the largest mounds ever to have been built by the mound builders in Canada. . . . . If required permission can be obtamed, exteDSive mvestiga• tion by a competent and fully equipped archiological party, either federal or provincial, or both, is . contemplated. ~at is found could conceivably result in establishment of a national park which would have the effect of being a substantial source of income for a band of Indian residents nearby, as well as being an economic boon for the whole district. In every town there's THE hotel ... ... in FORT FRANCES it's the Rainy Lake Hotel 60 Rooms with Private Bath ... . .. telephone in each room ENJOY DELIGHTFUL MEALS and relaxing comfort in the ... CAUSEWAY ROOM Excellent Cuisine - Good Service CANADIAN ROOM . Licensed under the Liquor License Act of Ontario SPORTSMAN'S ROOM Mens Public House WINDSOR Room • CLUB Room for dinner parties, afternoon teas, meetings The BALLROOM for banquets, dances, meetings The ultimate in goo.d service and good food. Dry Cleaning Service ... with daily pick-up and delivery For tourists, and others, there is SAME DAY SERVICE ON REQUEST Also, Laundry Service Agents for Peck's Furs, Winnipeg CLEANING • GLAZING • STORAGE Sanitary Dry Cleaners 578 Scott St. • Phone 274-3643 Downtown Office • 122 Scott St. • Phone 274-3714 �Official Highway Opening Program of events: •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• GJ Early Morning: Start of caval<;ades from Duluth-superior, Dryden, Kenora, Rainy River and other points. Central Daylight Time M A.M. 9 :00 Cavalcade leaves Lakehead. * Highway 11 Provides Additional Circle Tours AN/TOBA ~ I I ! _r ~DY.';; 1 --~ G ( t u JO 11 SCALE M I LES INl/g"'"'~~-;!!._..,,.I.AKE I./IIDSON.-..s1011x 12:00 Noon Cavalcades from the west join Atikokan following official program there. ~ UJDK0Vr E S -,- e 12:00 Buffet Luncheon -Atikokan. 1: 00 Causeway closed to traffic until after opening ceremony. 4 :30 Official Opening of Highway 11 1:30 Street entertainment on Scott Street, Fort Frances. Honourable John Robarts, Q.C., 3:00 Motorcade from Boundary Road starts parade through Fort Frances to causeway. 3:30 Colorful water flotilla starts off from Pithers Point to causeway. 4: 15 Motorcade from Atik.okan arrives at causeway. (Follow official program) 7:00 Crowning of causeway queen. 7:15 Awarding prizes school essay contest winners. P.M. 2 :00 Cavalcade leaves Atikokan. Prime Minister of Ontario Officiating. 5:15 Unveiling of Plaque of Causeway Honourable Chas. S. MacN aughton, Minister of Highways - Officiating. IT ,,,.,,,. ~ M 6 :00 Reception and W estem Style Dinner at Fort Frances Memorial Arena. 10:00 Gigantic fireworks display. The opening of Highway Eleven, Voyageur's Route, will as the above map indicates, provide for motorists several new and interesting and shorter circle tours in addition to those which were previously available in the Pre-Cambrian shield country of clean, clear, cold drinking water fishing lakes. For information contact Department Tourism and Information, Parliament Buildings, Toronto 5, Ontario, or Chambers of Comerce in communities you desire to visit, or drop in at the Department of Tourism and Information Centres located in larger centres. Cities, Towns and Villages along Highway 11 TORONTO (Lake Ontario Waterfront) ENGLEHART Tarzwell KenogamI RICHMOND Hn.L AURORA Bradford BARRIE OR!LLIA Washago Gravenburst HUNTSVILLE Novar Scotia South River Powassan Callander NORTH BAY Timagami Latchford Earlton KIRKLAND LAKE Wavell Ramore MATHESON Monteith Porquis Junct. Nellie Lake Potter KAPUSKASING Valrila Harty Opasatika Lowlher Reeser NIPIGON Red Rock Hw-kelt Dorion OJimet Mattice Pearl Val Cote Hallebourg Loon Mackenzie HEARSl' Long Lac LitUe Long Lac GERALDTON COCHRANE Hardrock Mines Driftwood Jellicoe SMO<Ym ROCK FALLS Nezah Stricl<Jand Beardmore Fauquier Mac:diarmid Orient Bay Moonbeam ATIKOKAN Flanders Crilly Mine Center Bear Passage Windy Point FORT FRANCES crouer La Vallee Devlin Emo PORT ARTHUR FORT WILLIAM Kakabeka Falls Barwick KaministikwiB Stratton SUn.shine Pinewood Shabaqua Corners Sleeman Sbebandowan Kashabowie RAINY RIVER Ka.... ene International BridgE Quetico Park Entrance Minnesota Highway Sapawe No. II YOU WON'T NEED A J a:, S, p 11:t El any longer to get over Highway Eleven! BUT, as many of you know the JEEP played a prominent role in the building of Highway No. Eleven. BUT, there'll be other places you want to go .... and a JEEP WILL GET YOU THERE! Deluxe smart automobiles too, like the JEEP WAGONEERS. See it, drive it at FORT FRANCES BUS LINES LTD. 617 Mowat Avenue - Fort Frances - Phone 274-6255 Clarence Wright (sales)-James Froome--Delores Weir An Obligation to the community as well as to our customers IN 1923, when R. V. Green opened his small furniture store in Fort Fran<:es, he recognized that there was an obligation to the community as well as to his customers. For that reason, he was one of the many civic-minded Fort Frances men who worked unceasingly for the completion of "the road to the Lakehead." Today his son Van, bis successor in managing the many-times enlarged furniture store, also is active in community projects because this obligation still remains. Both are happy in extending their congratulations to the Ontario Government for completing the road and to those responsible for building it. TODAY, of R. V. Green Furniture Ltd., it can be said that it is 42 years old in experience and 42 years young in ideas. Quality and Service remain the cornerstone of its sales policy. You are invited to shop "at Green's" in Fort Frances. R. V. Green Furniture Ltd. 516 Mowat Ave., Fort Frances, Ont. R. V. Green, president Van Green, secretary-treasurer Highway 11 Official Opening Souvenir Supplement of UNITED ... to Serve Northwestern Ontario : FORT FRANCES TIMES LIMITED 111 Church Street Fort Frances, Ontario Dial 274-5373 Its publications in Fort Frances: THE DAILY BULLETIN THE (Weekly) TIMES, and THE (Monthly) NORTHERN SPORTSMAN (almost 10,000 U.S.A. anglers and hunters) CREIGHTON & SHERLOCK LIMITED 324 Memorial Ave.-on Highway 11, Port Arthur, Ontario, Dial 344-2398 ► CREATIVE PRINTERS AND PUBLISHERS . .. and all those on our staffs who work with and for us, extend sincere congratulations on a job well done and look to the future for more such expansionary feats to be accomplished in Northwestern Ontario. The Daily Bulletin of the Fort Frances Times - Monday, June 28, 1965 �Fort Frances Bids You Welcome By John R. McVey MAYOR OF FORT FRANCES The completion of the Fort Frances-Atikokan link of Highway No. 11, bringing into reality the dream of a highway connecting the fertile valley of the Rainy River with t h e Lakehead Cities, is a tribute to the many men and women of Northwestern Ontario who have worked hard over m an y, many years, towards this goal. It emphasizes, once again, the value of co-operation among the communities which comprise this vast area. ~t also is a tribute to the Ontario governments which have ~ealized the need of this highway and have brought it into bemg. For that reason, we of Fort Frances are particularly pleased_~ welc~me Prime Minister John P. Robarts Q.C., who officially will o p e n the highway, Highways Minister Charles S. MacNaughton who will unveil the causeway plaque, members of the legislature and many of our friends from both Canada and the United States. The name "Fort Frances" dates back to September 25 l!J30 althou&11 Jacques de Noyons wintered here in 1688 and: smce that time, thousands of birch bark canoe flotillas have traversed Rainy Lake south of the causeway. The town, itself, was incorporated on April 3 1903. Its growt!t w~ assured with the erection in 1914 of ~ay's The O~tario-Mmnesota Pulp and Paper Company Limited papermill. The network of railway lines and highways emanating fr~m _Fort Frances has emphasized its importance as a distnbution and transpoprtation centre. T~ay, Fort Frances looks to the future. . ~ifty years ,ago Fort F'.r~ces began catering to the tourISt mdustry and, as conditions have changed, its approach also has changed but_ we can say Fort Frances has supported and helped to advertise the recreation areas in Northwestern 1 Local Firm Welds 90-foot Causeway Steel Pilings Others could do the job but nobody could touch West End Welders, n~w _known as Fort Frances Steel and Welding Company Limited for the low price quoted for the sub-contract. Ho~ did ~ Busch do it so cheaply, and at a profit? Besides bemg a ~ood machinist, welder, steel boat and bar~e and pontoon builder, he is an inventor. His formula for welding those big 16- and 24-inch 30-footlong <or shorter) steel cylinders into piles as long as 90 f~et (to support the c~useway from bedrock base) was simple. He simply made himself all of the machines he needed even to a tr1:1ck that ran backwards instead of forward, to en~ sure sp~ed, m movement of pipe and accuracy in placement for weldmg. The real secret of the job was that the welders did not have t? move from their stations. The _pipes to be welded together merely rotated in complete 1;1mson and_ t;he welder welded with his torch in virtually a sta_tionary positior_i. The ingenious machine which could rotate. m compl~te umson 90 feet or more, consisting of several s~ct1ons of pipe was invented and built by Mr. Busch. Engmeer~ from as far off as Britain were intrigued and did extensive photography of the novel operation. T~ere was much more to it, but the above suffices to indicate how Mr ~usct, crew welded all of the 856 steel pilings required to support the high ;~:ks ridge st ructure of the causeway in a matter of a few weeks. 6 Fort Frances Steel and Welding Limited 5320 F ront Street on Rainy River Phone 274-6431 Steel Boats, Barges, Pontoons-steel fabrication of ,all types Welding virtually any type of material. Complete machine shop facilities Prompt service. Marine railway and large bo,at storage. Ontario as they have devloped. While we, now, will turn our attention to this new vacation area and summer home sites opened up by this new highway, other areas will continue to receive our support. One insflance in this is the expenditure of some $1,950,000 on a sewage treatment plant which will help in cleaning up the Rainy River, described over the ages as "the most beautiful" on the original Voyageurs' Route. With the continuing co-operation of industry, this river once again can become one of our vacationland assets, especially to the down-river communities. Additional millions are being invested in watermain and sewer extensions, paved streets, curbs and gutters, to meet the needs of an expanding building program within our town. West of Fort Frances lies an agricultural area which is slowly coming into its own with beef and dairy cattle being the principal agricultural commodities. Needless to say cash income also is realized by the sale of pulpwood to the Fort Frances papermill. The importance of this area to F o r t Frances cannot be underestimated and we in Fort Frances are fulfilling our obligations to it. Many district residents turn to Fort Frances to educate their children in our modern high and technical school; to be restored to health through our medical clinic and modern LaVerendrye hospital, named after that intrepid voyageur who visited here in 1731; and to the many services which Fort Frances firms supply. Fort Frances, closely linked to the western part of the District of Rainy River, now welcomes an opportunity of becoming more closely associated with the communities and people of this distrct to the east - formerly isolated by the broad expanse of Rainy Lake - and with our neighbors of Thunder Bay. We are looking forward to being able to visit you and, in return, to welcome you to Fort Frances, as we do on the occasion of the official causeway and highway opening. A wonderful place to stop and eat SMITTY'S DRIVE INN in West Fort Frances on HIGHWAY 11 Chicken • Shrimp • Fish Sticks • Hamburgers Hot Dogs • Sloppy Joes • Sandwiches Operated by Thelma and Dick Smith Dick's Aluminum Sheet Metal Shop 408½ Armit Avenue Phone: Area Code 807 27W477 Fort Frances, Ontario Richard Siniarski Highly specialized repair service, aircraft, aircraft floats, aluminum boats, etc. with the opening of Highway 11, I am now available to go to the Lakehead, and beyond to provide quick service. SERVICING ALL OF NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO Congratulations I wish to congratulate and sincerely thank Mr. W. G. Noden, M.P.P., George Armstrong Ltd., Hacquoil Construction Co. Ltd., and everyone who had a part in building our Highway No.11. George C. B. Smith, Smith Fisheries Bear Passage Highway 11 Official Opening Souvenir Supplement of The Men Who Staged Highway Celebration The dedication ceremonies for the official opening of the The Couchiching Indian Band, :and several other organiza85-mile final and connecting link between AtJikokan and Fort tions, and cowitless private individuals who have pitched in Frances has an impact far greater than that being felt by these to help make June 28, 1965 a memorable day indeed. two communities. Virtually this ceremony heralds a new era in the progress of Northwestern Ontario. It is therefore appropriate that the co-ordinatin1 committee should be represented not only from Rainy River, the far westTo publish an issue about road dedication without mention ern terminus of Highway Eleven, but also from the Lakehead where the impact of this road may be felt to an even greater of the district's early road system and its author, presently a extent than any other local communities being served by this 95-year-old Fort Frances sawmill operator at Rainy Lake, would be a gross omission. new stretch of road. "Build a gravel road to every farmer's house in the disThe causeway, being the most spectacular portion of this 85-miles of new highway, it was quite natural it should be the trict." That was the philosophy of J. A. Mathieu when, as focal point for the celebration. •F ort Frances being but five Ontario member for this riding, he laid out one of the finest miles from the causeway it quite naturally fell to the Oiamber road systems of any district in Ontario. It served his purof Commerce to set in motion the arrangements for an appro- pose: to get logs to his sawmill; iand it served at the same time to develop the Rainy River •District as one of the very priate event to commemorate such an auspicious occasion. Because of the general impact of the highway opening on good agricultural areas in Ontario. "What good is a highway if the people who live in the disa large area, all communities along Highway 11 from Rainy River to the Lakehead inclusive, quite naturally felt it was trict can't drive from their homes t.o it?" was the question appropriate that they should participate in this great oc- to critics in the legislature when he was challenged on his road-building philosophy. casion. That kind of forward thinking may be why, although now In due course the following were elected or appointed to serve on or to head up the various committees, as follows: 95, J. A. Mathieu, is always looking 10 or 15 years ahead ' General Chairman: E. W. Wilkins and Manager, Don Plas- and thereby lies the secret of keeping going strong. kett. The Steering Committee of the Fort Frances Chamber consists of: E. W. Wilkins, Chairman; R. Cousineau; R. Lidkea; G. Lockhart, chamber president and L. Hebert, acting secretary. The Co-Ordinating Committee, comprised of representatives of communities all along the highway are E. W. WilERRATA kins, Chairman; A. Brockman, Mayor of Rainy River; Mrs. Both place and date are reported incorrectly in H i s t o r y A. Eustace, member of Fort Frances Town Council; A. Pal- of llighway 11, page 15. The place was Sault Ste Marie, not mer, Rainy River Chamber; Owen Boland, president Atikok- Dryden, and the year was 1930. It was referred in earlier an Chamber of Commerce; G. Jackson, Reeve of Chapple; days to the Dryden Agreement, because the late Alfred Pitt, and Bryan O'Brien, Chairman Tourist Committee of Lake- prominent Dryden merchant, persuaded Fort Frances to forehead Chamber of Commerce. go its request for road, ahead of Dryden. The promise, and Sub-Committees, drawn from the Fort Frances Chamber he saw that it was carried out, was that all Northwestern of Commerce include: Finance, C. Thorpe; Publicity, Don Ontario Chambers would support the Fort Frances appeal, Fawcett; l'ransportation, Van Green, (Motorcades from the after Dryden got a road. The late Colin Russell represented west) and B. O'Brien (of Lakehead Chambers), (Motorcades Fort Frances at that meeting. from the east). ~ther Sub-Committees are: Housing, D. Battagelli; Entertainment, G. McTaggart; Programme, A. Tibbetts; Banquet, N. Johnson; Essay Competition, A. M. Halliday; ~::i~eway Queen, D. Plaskett; and Concessions, W. McDonYou don't have to leave Highway 11 to shop at 95-yr.-old Lumberman, Road Builder 1 When it was discovered early in the preliminary planning that a tremendous amount of work would be involved the Bell Telephone Company of Canada was prevailed upon to lo~ to the committee as general manager the company's district manager Don Plaskett, to devote the major portion of his time for two months preceeding the celebration on June 2.8 to the committee. This the company did in spite of an extensive expansion and construction Bell program in progress which would normally have required all of Mr. Plaskett's time and attention. Shifts within the company of duties and responsibilities were made so as to make Mr. Plaskett available to this committee. Countless meetings, trips over the Crilly bridge on foot and by night, trips by boat across the Seine River from the Lakehead to Fort Frances and to Atikokan were made to prepare for the celebration in which all present are today participating. It is worthy of comment to mention that W. G. Noden, M.P.P., came from a heavy schedule of business in Toronto to attend two of the earlier sessions, to return immediately after each to Toronto where the Provincial Parliament was in session. The management and committees wish to acknowledge with appreciation the substantial contributions which have been made by the Fort Frar..ces service clubs, some unions, The Daily Bulletin of the Fort Frances Times - Monday, June 28, 1965 WRIGHTWAY FOOD MiARKET in the west end of Fort Frances 500 COLONIZATION ROAD The big Food Store right on Highway 11, featuring complete line of meats, groceries, fruits and vegetables. Quality and Service the highest. Millwork for Summer Cottages Herrem Woodworkers Ltd. TULLA TOYS 812 Victoria Avenue - Phone 274-6225 �A Papermill • • • A Highway a Prosperous Town and District By R. H. Larson "The road you are asking for will be built" Above is a picture of one of the several delegations who waited upon the Ontario cabinet to urge the completion of the highway connecting Atikokan and Fort Frances. Leader of the above delegation, in 1956, was Bert Forsberg of Fort Frances, president that year of the Northwestern Ontario Associated Chambers of Commerce. The above indicates in part why the Associated Chambers, under president Cy Binder, are We've lived to see the day Many years of work, personally by ourselves, by various organizations and by the government ultimately made a long held dream come true. · Today we dedicate a highway that all of us who lived here knew must become a reality if this part of Ontario was to reach its ultimate potentiality. Although frustrating at times as we now look back, there is a genuine satisfaction in having played a part in this important progressive step, through having had the honor and privilege of serving as one of the presidents of the Northwestern Ontario Associated Chambers of Commerce. Visitors to Fort Frances and residents alike may be pleased to know we're still at the old stand - after nearly 40 years in business - with complete line of men's and boys wear. FORSBERG & LINDBERG LIMITED Across from the Post Office • FORT FRANCES holding the interim sum mer meeting in Fort Frances the day following the highway opening ceremonies. Above photo was taken in cabinet room adjoining the Prime Minister's office at Queen's Park. This is the delegation to which the then Prime Minister, Hon. Leslie M. Frost, made the commitment that the road would be built. Motorists Please Note . . . Whether you are a Fort Frances resident or a visitor, you'll get Marvelous Service from THE Tire Man COMPLETE RANGE of TIRES AND TUBES All Sizes • All Grades WHEEL ALIGNMENT AND WHEEL BALANCING GAS- OIL- SERVICE - (The Works) COMPLETELY . . , , . • ~4,o MA STOCKED , . , . . . , •• .,, STORE MOWAT AVENUE AT FIRST STREET EAST Conveniently located just one block off the main street of • FORT FRANCES Before or any time after the official opening of Highway 11, be sure to make your headquarters at the TIRE MAN . • • For Service Deluxe! The construction of a new road, particularly up here in ·the north country where there are not many roads, is an event of mome~tous c~n~ern to the people of any community. Certainly th.IS 1s no less true of the completion of Highway ~o. 11. _It will ~t long_ last unite the District of Rainy River mto a smgle umt. It will connect the Town of Rainy River to the_ Ontario capital of Toronto with a good highway bearing a smgle number - No. 11. The construction of a paper mill in Fort Frances was in its <lay a momentous occasion. It converted, at the outset and over a period of years, a village of a few houses, trading posts a few stores, some boarding houses which paraded under th~ .name of hotel~ and mud s~eets where horse-drawn drays bogged down, mto a very ruce, clean town of nearly 10,000 wi~ paved streets, attractive homes, fine churches, large well -eqmpped schools, a memorial arena and other recreational facilities, library, etc., etc. Not only did the paper mill arrive on the scene almost 60 years ago but it is still here today, and bigger than it ever was in size of plant and equipment, in personnel and in production and sales, thanks to the steady and enduring program of plant modernization, of improvement in technology through expanded research, of consideration for the welfare of its employees and of aggressive marketing of its products, followed by the former parent company, Minnesota and Ontario Paper Company. • In January of this year the parent company merged with one of the larger North American processors and distributors of forest products, the Boise Cascade Corporation an event which offers even greater opportunities for growth a~d development. The former Minnesota and Ontario Paper Company common shares became preferred shares of Boise Cascade Corporation and both the preferred and Boise common stock were listed on the New York and San Francisco Stock Exchanges on Wednesday, June 2, 1965. R. V. Hansberger, president of Boise Cascade, purchased the first 100 shares at a listing ceremony with Keith Funston, president of the New York Stock Exchange, which marked the start of trading. The ticker symbol is BCC. The combination of the assets of these companies should substantially improve the position of their operations in a highly competitive market and sheuld result in expansion of sales for the products of the Fort Frances and Kenora mills as well as for those of the entire company. The basis of the economy of Northwestern Ontario is forest products, and more particularly their conversion to paper. This is no less true in the District of Rainy River which is traversed end to end - east to west - by the section of Highway No. 11 being officially opened this month. Without the paper manufacturing operations in Fort Frances, and the harvesting and transportation of wood from all sections of the district, there would quite probably be no Fort Frances or a need for the fine roads this district now boasts. The paper company's mills are dependent upon the harvesting of a continuous crop of pulpwood. Through the application of sound forestry principles and orderly methods it strives to insure a perpetual supply of wood to meet its responsibilities to its employees, customers and shareholders and to the communities in which it operates, and in doing this the company co-operates closely with government agencies and forest associations in developing sound forest management practices on the Crown lands under license from the Ontario Department of Lands and Forests. Highway 11 Official Opening Souvenir Supplement of The Daily Bulletin of the Fort Frances Times - Monday, June 28, 1965 In Canada, family-type logging camps and bunkhouse camp~ are operated on the lands so held. This source of raw material for the Fort Frances mill is supplemented annually by . purc~ases ~f I?ulpwood from about 650 residents of the Ramy River J?istrict. The sale of timber products made up 36% of the agr1cult~a.l income in this district in the year 1964. In order that district suppliers may share in the benefits to be _derived from the application of sound fores try methods to thelr own lands, the company has established a Timber Management Advisory Service. To date, 74 management plans have been prepared for district residents and there is a back log of applications on hand. These 74 pl~s recommend management practices covering 17,500 acres of farms and woodlots, of which 10,200 acres are wooded. Recognition of the benefits to be derived from proper forest management is demonstrated by 28 residents who have had lands certified as Tree Farms by the Ontario Forestry Association. Poplar, you doubtless know, is considered a weed tree in many parts of our country. However, here many thousands of cords of poplar are utilized at both Fort Frances and International Falls. Probably no mill in Ontario utilizes a higher percentage of _poplar than does the mill at Fort Frances. Th.is 1s made possible by the integration of paper manufacturing at Fort Frances with the production of "Insulite" building products fabricated basically from wood fibre at the sister mill in International Falls, Minnesota, just across the international Rainy River. . Company management over the years has demonstrated its support for the development of a nice, attractive town with all possible amenities for a good life as a place for the homes of its. e~pl~yees._ To this end, besides providing the town's and d1str1ct s basic payroll, the company has assisted in many ways. A FEW STATISTICS (Fort Frances and Kenora combined -1964) Payroll - $11,000,000 plus Local Pulpwood Purchases (Ontario) - $ 3,600,000 Payments to Logging - $ 1,400,000 Contractors - $ 5,600,000 Freight Payments Th~ Mayor, Council and Citizens of KENORA warmly congratulate the Voyageur Circle Communities on the Official Opening of Highway 11 between Fort Frances and Atikokan LONG AWAITED AND WELL DESERVED �JI TOWN of RAINY RIVER WESTERN TERMINUS of 0 NT AR IQ, KIN G'S HIGHWAY NO·. 11 Come to Rainy River, Ontario-to visit, to live, to build your industry. Many small town advantages. Hydro-elechic, Bell telephone, sewer, water, sidewalks, paved streets - all add up to comfortable living. New ten-room high school, all regular church denominations. Fine sports centre unexcelled community hall, hockey arena, baseball diamonds, three-r,heet curling rink. Good highway connection:: to Winnipeg - 4-hour daily bus service C.N.R. passenger service thrico weekly to Winnipeg and Lake• head. Clean, tree-shaded streets, riverbank park, lifeguard servico. Lake of the Woods - world famous fishing and hunting. - Provincial Park within twenty-five miles. Bargains in real estate, low tax rate. Seek no further. RAINY RIVER AND DISTRICT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE W. T. Matthew, Pres. J. H. Hammond, Sec'y. CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF RAINY RIVER A. A. Brockman, Mayor V. K. Croxford, Clerk Highway 11 Official Opening Souvenir Supplement of RAINY RIVER • • • A lovely town Near ,nagnificent, widely famous Lake of the Woods ... Westeni terniinus High1vay 11; Toronto is Eastern terrninus "Rainy River . . . which I would nominate as the most beautiful sounding name in Canada." These are the words of Peter Stursberg, noted Canadian correspondent, journalist and news commentator in "Saturday Night," August 19th, 1961. Casual visitors and former residents spontaneously agree that this small community nestled in a corner between the river of the same name and nearby Lake of the Woods deserves its beautiful name. A clean, tidy, little town, with more than the usual quota of paved roadways and plans underway for hard-surf acing the streets of all the principal residential section, it invites visitors to its tree-shaded streets and its neat riverside park. The present residents are determined to preserve and increase its attractiveness. •Providing all the requirements for pleasant, comfortable living it invites those who are looking for a place to settle and relax. Hydro-electric service, Bell Telephone, sewer, water, sidewalks, paved streets, expanding high school accommodation, most regular church denominations • all are available. The town also contains a fine Red Cross Hospital and elementary public and Roman Catholic Separate Schools. Various service clubs and lodges are active. An outstanding recreational centre with an unexcelled community hall, an excellent hockey arena, fine baseball diamonds and three-sheet curling rink provide varied entertainment for the sports-minded. For the lover of the outdoors. the Rainy River with a trim little park is at your doorstep. Within twenty miles is the magnificent Lake of the Woods, with is countless island beauty-spots and world-famous fishing and hunting, becominp; increasingly popular for the establishment of summer homes. Lake of the Woods Provincial Park, with its excellent and extensive sand beach, being steadily developed, is less than twenty-five miles distant. Ontario Highway No. 11, now officially opened, provides good connections with the Canadian Lakehead cities, only five adomobile hours distant. Minnesota No. 11 and Manitoba No. 12, with its last fifteen miles of gravel to be paved this summer, place Winnipeg three and a half hours away. Grey Goose Bus Lines provides twice daily bus service in both directions in only slightly slower time. Canadian National Railways serve with passenger trains thrice weekly in each direction. An alternate route of the Mississippi Parkway or Great River Road leads from Blackduck, Minn. to Baudette and across the very beautiful international bridge, opened in 1960, to the Canadian Customs plaza and accommodations reputed to be the finest in Western Canada. It is indeed a beautiful and attractive entrance into Ontario. As this route becomes better known its use increases steadily. Prices for real estate are unbelievable bargains when compared with those asked in cities and larger industrial towns. Taxes per capita are the lowest among the towns of Northwestern Ontario. ' Being a small town there are no problems of transportation and distance. Bank, post office, municipal office, stores and business houses, churches, school, all are within ten minutes walking distance. The economy of the community is based on the Canadian National Railways, two or three small industries, an expanding agricultural development, particularly in the production of beef cattle, and a steadily increasing tourist traffic. Are you looking for a pleasant place to live? Here hdeed is your answer. The Daily Bulletin of the Fort Frances Times - Monday, June 28, 1965 Customs Building at Rainy River Bridge. Pigeon River B~ldge. SNOW BRIDGE It was away back in 1933. They were extending the road ( now Highway 11) from the J. A. Mathieu sawmill eastward to what is now the five-mile dock. There was no way of hauling gravel across the ravine and creek. No pile driver was available to build a bridge. It was a winter relief project and should not at all costs be discontinued because many from Fort Frances and district were depending on this work for their next meals. It was Saturday and it looked as if the work would have to close down. Harold B. Armstrong of Fort Frances was foreman of the job. On Saturday afternoon he authorized the men to haul snow into the ravine and pack it. By Monday morning the snow bridge had frozen sufficiently to carry wagon loads of gravel on its surface. Thus work continued. The road to t"e dock was graveled. Part of that road, from Mathieu's mill entrance, over the railroad, and on to the new paving just west of the Causeway was built with man and shovel, with team and wagon hauling gravel over a snow bridge. ' . Don't feel too unkindly toward the fell ow who today puts tickets on your over-time parked automobile. He helped build Highway Eleven. �New World for District Saw milling ... Atikokan Jim Mathieu Limited uses every part of tree is honoured to play host to visitors for the ofjicial opening of the Atikokan - Fort Frances connecting link of Highway 11, The Voyageurs' Highway ... Gateway to the Internationally renowned Quetico Park ,, 1• The Iron Ore Capital of Canada A nice town in which to live ... and work ... and do business ... an interesting town to visit ... a nice town in which to rear a family ... good schools ... churches ... playgrounds ... hospital ... library ... good streets ... good homes ... a comparatively new town ... a dean town ... lots of facilities for recreation the year round with emphasis on outdoor recreation: Fishing ... Hunting ... Canoeing ... Swimming ... W aterskiing ... Camping ... Motoring ... Sightseeing ... Photography ... Canoe Derby ... Snowmobile Derby ... Ice Fishing ... Curling ... good hotel, motel and tourist outfitter camp accommodations ... good meals served ... courteous service people to make your stay more pleasant ... good retail stores where you can shop with confidence that quality and prices are right and variety is quite good. . Important Events In Atikokan In 1965 HIGHWAY ELEVEN OPENING AND DEDICATION VOYAGEUR STATUE DEDICATION l\'IINING PLAQUE DEDICATION INTERNATIONAL CANOE DERBY Atikokan to Ely, Minnesota ATIKOKAN, (Indian name for Caribou crossin~) is a bustling, thriving mining town of 6,000, an enJoyable two hour's motor trip from the Canadian Lakehead cities, and about the same distance silghtly less, from Fort Frances and Internationai Falls, both located on the Great River Road. Attractively laid out in lovely crescents, with nearly all homes comparatively new and modern in. design, ATIKOKAN is virtually a jewel in the midst of a wilderness with crystal clear fishing lakes and good hunting territory in all directions from this lovely community. Excellent hotels, motels and outfitters camps for those who wish to stay in or near the town for hunting and fishing trips. Whenever traveling Highway Eleven - The Voyageur's Route, for goodness sake, do stop in at Atikokan and say hello to your friends. They'll warmly welcome your visits - be they brief or lengthy. Write for Fishing Map of the Atikokan1 Area. The Improvement District of Atikokan Reeve: S. G. HANCOCK Clerk: D.R. BUIE Councillors: Bert Booth, D. K. Hay, James F. Pringle, A. V. Slater Highway 11 Official Opening Souvenir Supplement of It's a new world for the eastern Canadian lumberman. Big The advent of the St. Lawrence seaway gives rise to the fogs and big waste are out, and producers who operated under very definite prospect of lumber manufactured in our own that concept have either left the industry or are on the verge Rainy River District eventually being used in construction in of doing so. Today's producer must work with smaller logs, •Europe, and the West Indies. When this happens, Rainy River and achieve a far greater utilization out of the wood in each District will, for the first time, become directly involved in tree so as to compete in the world market place. This new world trade. Through our improved transportation systems of trend has led to the resurgence of lumber manufacture in east- road, and water, we are no longer an isolated community. ern Canada. Jim Mathieu Lumber Limited has the stated objective of Located at Sapawe, Ontario, Jim Mathieu Lumber Limited sustained, planned growth for the betterment of the area. The has been one of the leaders in this new trend. Its new facilities proper utilization of our forest resources so that trees are harare designed to fully implement the "maximum utilization" vested as they mature With the rrunimum of waste is a definpolicy. Wood is harvested and hauled to the mill in treelength ite part of its planning. form where it is cut to log lengths for processing. All wood Company development of market acceptance of jackpine not used in lumber, including the tree tops (which are even smaller than conventional pulpwood) is processed into wood- lumber has given rise to considerable improvement in balancchips for use in the manufacture of paper products. This year ing the specie harvest in our district. Wood is our major rewill see lumber production which, if placed end to end, would newable resource and this development is creating considerable reach halfway around the world, and chip production sufficient employment. Indeed, this is the first instance of fully planned, proper multi-specie utilization in our area. to keep the average paper machine busy most of the year. The forests create jobs and prosperity for all district Clearly lumbering is returning to its former place of eminence as a major district industry. Its products are presently residents. Continued growth of forward thinkiing forest resource marketed in Eastern Canada and a ten-state area in the firms should be encouraged to help foster the type of area development which ultimately benefits everyone. United States. A- Unique "School" for Young and Old in a Wilderness Lakeshore Setting How would you describe the Quetico Conference and Training Centre? It is doubtful if the directors themselves could adequately describe what it is, or its functions, or exactly how it operates. They would probably be unanimous on one score - it certainly is different. It is in a wilderness. It is located on the shores of magnificent Eva Lake. About 25 or so miles east of Atikokan a very good road leads off northward to what was once the il'ailway siding of Kawene. The railway station is gone, but Quetico Conference and Training Centre is still there, only a mile away, growing and expanding each year; From what was once a forest protection service air base the centre has grown in stature until today in educational circles it is one of the most interesting in Canada. How would you describe it? There are art classes with the most competent teachers. There are courses for business management, and also courses for labour union officials and labour relations courses. Here they teach classes in guiding fishing and hunting parties. There are courses for municipal councils and courses for Indian councils; courses in woodcraft, camp craft, canoeing, survival in the woods, for boys and girls. There are courses for unemployed persons who are paid to go back to school and improve their knowledge or The Daily Bulletin of the Fort Frances Times - Monday, June 28, 1965 skills; courses in handicrafts for Indians and for others alike: courses in souvenir crafts, mechanical and also strictly manual. All this right out amidst the bush country. What is it, or what kind of school is it? There are adult classes and there are conferences for teenagers; even a political convention. Toward its building there are businessmen who have contributed materials and there are labour union members from as far off as the Canadian Lakehead who have contributed their labour. One of Canada's largest industries has taken a great interest in ~ts progress; another has guaranteed a substantial bank loan; yet one of the top officials of one of Canada's largest labour unions sits on the board of directors. What is it? You name it! The Ontario government has made substantial contributions financially and otherwise! Its functions, operations and purposes beggar description, yet there are rather fantasic results. You should see it yourself. Only about three miles off Highway Eleven. H you stop long enough to observe classes, visit with those taking the courses and those teaching them. You may not be able to describe what you've seen, but you will come away with a feeling that here at Quetico Conference and Training Centre something truly wonderful is really happening. �Official Dedication Highway 11 Coinciding with Hydographic Charting of Rainy Lake ALBERTON FALLS AT FORT FRANCES ABOUT 18l5 Whether by design, or pure coincidence it is worthy of special comment that almost simultaneously with the completion of Ontario Highway Eleven that the Canadian Government hydrographic survey of Rainy Lake, crossed by the fabulous causeway, should get under way. The trend today to small boat ownership has hit Rainy Lake with an impact such as never heretofore encountered. The large beautiful lake is a natural for boating pleasure, but a chart of its waters is needed to make boating on it safe as well as enjoyable. . . . . the original Voyageurs' Highway FORT FRANCES, ONTARIO, inhabited since 1731 when Fort St. Pierre was erected at what is now Pither's Point Park (and being replaced today), received its present name on September 30, 1830 in honour of the gracious Lady Frances Simpson whose picture hangs in the council chambers. The town was incorporated on April 3, 1903 and enlarged on November 30, 1948 with the annexation of the Municipality of Mclrvine. Today it has a population of 9473. . . . . the modern Voyageurs' Highway Pulp and paper manufacturing • Popular Canadian port-of-entry • Entrance to famed Fishing and Hunting 237 YEARS LATER, with the opening of Highway No. 11 between Fort Frances and Atikokan, the modem Voyageurs' Highway, the Town of Fort Frances extends its sincere congratulations to all those who made it possible - of great importance to this region as well as Ontario and Canada. THE JUDICIAL, SHOPPING AND SERVICE CENTRE for the District of Rainy River, Fort Frances once again finds itself on a main East-West highway, adding to its importance as a transportation centre with its numerous highway and railway connections to the United States and Canada. A new $3,000,000 sewage treatment plant, sewer and water service programs as well as an extensive street paving program, together with a new industrial site, have added immeasurably to the development of the town. For more information, write: Industrial Development Department Committee, P.O. Box 38, Fort Frances, Ontario. • Growing summer home population To remedy this and to assist in attracting small boat owners to the lake, the Canadian Hydrographic Service of the Department of Mines and Technical Surveys charged one of its field parties this year with the task of charting the lake and of outlining shoals and other underwater dangers. The party is under the direction of hydrographer, Austin Quirk, of Ottawa, and comprises hydrographers, L. V. Robertson and L. P. McIntyre, also of Ottawa, a student assistant and seven crew members. Quirk and his men are carrying out a reconnaissanc~type survey with emphasis on meeting the requirements of the small boat owner. The shoreline of the lake has been compiled from air photos and they are using survey control data obtained by the department's Topographical Survey two years ago during the testing of a new electronic distance measuring instrument, the aerodist, over the area. Quirk's party hopes to complete the survey of the lake this year. They have been at work since mid-May and plan to continue well into October as long as weather permits. Their work will result in the publication of the first chart of the whole lake. Part of the lake - the area lying along the Ontario-Minnesota boundary-has already been charted by the ~.s. Lake Survey. The party is equipped with two-inboard-outboard runabouts with speeds up to 25 knots. Standard hydrographic launches are too slow for this type of survey and draw too much water. These runabouts are fitted with echo sounders and other gear equipped for the survey. Auxiliary vessels include a Boston whaler, a freight canoe and steel punts powered by outboard motors. During part of June and September, the party will use a Bell helicopter to spot shoals and other underwater dangers from the air. • • The new chart of the lake, which should be ready in from 1½ to 2 years after the completion of the survey, will be in a format most useful to the small boat owner. The new strip charts being put out by the Canadian 'Hydrographic Service for this purpose are proving very popular. FORT FRANCES IS A GOOD TOWN for SHOPPING Before or after the official opening and dedication ceremonies of the causeway and Highway 11, the Retail Merchants Committee of the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce cordially invites you - any one and all of you - to call in and meet and visit with the store owners, managers, and clerks, and to browse around and see if we have in stock, items which you would wish to buy to supply your needs. Once you've been in oµr stores we feel quite confident you'll agree Fort Frances is a good town for shopping. LIST OF MEMBERS 1965 Betty's of (F.F.) Limited Bud's Office Supplies Limited FORT FRANCES " FROM THE AIR" TODAY THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF FORT FRANCES Highway 11 Official Opening Souvenir Supplement of Brockie's Jewellery E. E. Doman Limited Del Hardware Limited Esquire Shop Silver Fur Shoppe Forsberg and Lindberg Ltd. Howarth's Home Furnishings Veteran Electric Tiny Tot Shop W. J. Gagne Drugs Limited R. V. Green Furniture Ltd. Clinic Pharmacy Limited The Daily Bulletin of the Fort Frances Times - Monday, June 28, 1965 Lerman's Department Store Don Law Limited Murray's Music & Gift Shop McTaggarts' Men's Wear Fort Frances Motor Products Tire Man Niznick's Limited Garton's Jewellery D. M. Taylor Electric Rijnol Gift Shop Mel Newman Limited Canada Safeway Ltd. Shop Easy Stores Ltd. �PROGRESSIVE PORT ARTHUR Gateway to the Seven Seas PORT ARTHUR SAYS: NEIGHBOUR! by Mayor Saul Laskin of Port Arthur The new highway link gives Rainy River District a direct outlet to the major market of Port Arthur and a trading area of 150,000 population. For Port Arthur, distributive hub for Northwestern Ontario, it provides swift access to a growing and important area, hitherto semi-isolated. Even more, the new highway ends where the Seaway begins, linking another great region of the Ontario's Northwest with water highways to the rest of the world. This makes Port Arthur additionally attractive as a location for industries, branch plants, sales offices and distributive depots. On behalf of our citizens may I extend our best wishes and congratulations on this great occasion. LILLIAN DENNIS City Clerk SAUL LASKIN Mayor Gillons' Agency (Fort Frances) Ltd. Recognizes An Important Milestone In The History Of The Rainy River District CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THOSE WHO Friends and clients of the Gillons will perhaps be interested in knowing that James Thompson, great grandfather of Jack Gillon, was in the real estate and insurance business in Fort Frances from 1897 to 1901. Then, in 1924, Gilbert F. Gillon founded the present insurance business which has been serving the Rainy River District for forty-one years and which is now being operated by Jack Gillon. HAVE WORKED SO LONG AND ALL THE YEARS SINCE 1897 THE HIGHWAY TO THE EAST WAS A DREAM SO HARD FOR NOW THE BUILDING Hon. W. l\'I. (Bill) Benidickson OF HIGHWAY 11 Member of Parliament for Kenora-Rainy River and Minister of Mines and Technical Surveys GILL.QNS' AGENCY LIMITED (Fort Frances) congratulates all those who worked to make the new highway "a deam come true!" Insure with Gillons' Agency! STILL THE BEST PLACE IN THE DISTRICT TO BUY INSURANCE Highway 11 Official Opening Souvenir Supplement of On this historic and joyous occasion of the official dedication of The Voyageur Highway, Port Arthur proudly salutes sister communities of neighbouring Rainy River District. We now are linked in firmer bonds of mutual effort and action to achieve the aspirations of all our people from beautiful Lake of the Woods to mighty Lake Superior. One cannot over-estimate the significance of this new highway link. Its functions will be many. It will be a corridor of commerce, stimulating the economic growth of the whole region traversed and served; it will be an avenue of access to a rich and largely virgin area hitherto remote and isolated; it will enable us to share with myriads of the motoring public from distant provinces and states with grandeur and the glamor of our Northwest; and, just as importantly, it will help us grow in friendship and in appreciation of the bountifully blessed domain that is uniquely ours. Thousands of our Port Arthur citizens, in the months ahead, will travel on this new roadway to visit Rainy River District. They will penetrate a region made historic by the first explorers, missionaries and traders to venture into the western wilderness. Much of this land is unchanged, unspoiled and uninhabited since the bark canoe and the moccasined feet of the first nation-builders moved bravely toward the setting sun centuries ago. We know that a warmly hospitable welcome awaits our fellow citizens beyond the magnificent causeway that spans Rainy Lake. There will be much for them to see and do, not once but many times in the years to come. In turn, it is our sincere hope that thousands from Rainy River District and the American states to the south will visit PQrt Arthur via the new highway on pleasure - or business bent. The welcome mat is out! Our roots, too, are imbedded deep in the historic past more than 300 yea.rs to the explorations of Radisson and Grosseliers along the Lake Superior shore. The birth of Port Arthur is traced back more than a century to 1857 when Simon Dawson, pioneer pathfinder, built his base camp on the shore of Thunder Bay - The Station - f,rom which he surveyed the first overland road to the Great West. Over it, ox carts and boats carried the first Canadian settlers to the virgin soil of the prairies. In 1970 Colonel Garnet Wolseley en route west to quell the Northwest Rebellion, named the tiny hamlet Prince Arthur's Landing. The final name change - to Port Arthur was made in 1883 and the community incorporated in 1884. Port Arthur will mark the diamond jubilee of its status as a city in 1967, simultaneously with Canada's centennial celebration. ' What of the city of today? See it now in the glory of Summer. View it from Hillcrest Park. From this vantage lookout on the heights, you gaze across the rooftops of our city, over our terraced streets, across the white caps of Thunder Bay to the Sleeping Giant, etched by eons in the recumbent posture of timeless slumber. The majestic panorama rivals the Golden Gate and the Bay of Naples. At anchor in the bay or berthed in the busy harbour are the lean leviathans of the lakes and the high-prowed salties that sail the seven seas and fly the lags of many maritime nations. A sight unforgettable, an 1ucation and inspiration for young and old. The Daily Bulletin of the Fort Frances Times - Monday, June 28, 1965 With its neighbor municipalities of Fort William, Shuniah and Neebing, Port Arthur forms the Canadian Lakehead community of more than 105,000 population - one of Canada's important centres. Literally the crossroads of the nation, the Lakehead is the world's greatest grain port, the western terminus of the St. Lawrence and Great Lakes waterway, more than 2,000 miles from the Atlantic, and the hub of a growing complex of resource and secondary industry. Third port in Canada, the Lakehead handled more than 18 millions tons of bulk and general cargo in 1964. Its battery of 25 grain terminals, towering 200 feet above the harbor, can store 106 million bushels of grain. You could wrap the whole globe in paper from the prodigious complex of pulp and paper mills. See and visit these industries. Cruise the harbour, enjoy our parks and flower gardens, golf links and quality stores. View the Lakehead University where your children some day will study. We know you will agree with us that Port Arthur is moving forward, in the vanguard of the nation's progress, a fine city in which to establish an industry, build a business, hold a convention - or simply be an honored guest. Highway 11 Should Assist Prospectors In Locating Indicated Mineral Deposits Far from least of the benefits anticipated from the completion of Highway 11 and the opening of a direct route to Atikokan and the Lakehead is the opportunity of ready access which will be afforded to prospectors and others seeking economic deposits of minerals in that potentially rich area. Although the country which will be traversed by the new highway has seen some limited prospecting and explo~ation activity, because of the difficulty of access and travel 1t has not been subjected to the same intensive search that has resulted in the development of most of Ontario's major mining areas. It is reasonable to expect that, with this new means of access, steps will be taken to prove up some of the indications of mineralization in this area that are now on record as the result of geological surveys, the recent government-~po!l~ored airborne magnetometer surveys and the past work of md1v1dual prospectors ~nd exploration companies. It could well be that the construction of this section of Highway 11 and the consequent exposure of the area to development will prove to be a real milestone in Ontario's mining history. �EMO • • • a darn fine place to live! It is hardly likely that anyone would find a town with a shorter name . . . only three letters . . . EMO! They may be short on name but the people of Emo, both in the village and in the country, are long on hospitality and they're long on working together, too! When they want something for the betterment of the community or for greater enjoyment of the people, they get it. Be it a Legion community hall, or a riverside park, or a curling rink, or an outdoor rink for safe skating for the municipality's youngsters, they get it by the simple expedient of everyone pitching in together, donating their work and materials and scraping up the necessary finances, and they get what they're after. By the simple expedient of helping themselves. Whether they live in or out of Emo village, it's all the same to them. They just pitch in and go to it! That's perhaps why Emo, one of the oldest settlements in Rainy River district and on Highway Eleven has also, for a long time, been one of the most important centres of the district. Today it boasts a department of highways machinery, men and material concentration point, a Provincial Police detachment housed in excellent quarters, Liquor Control Board outlet, etc., a medical clinic and a Red Cross hospital, a fine new public school, and several nice churches. Extremely good service is provided motorists by the several modern, up to date garages and service stations. Emo boasts one of the largest hardware stores in the district and a drug store superior to most in any town of similar size. Magnificent Main Street alongside the River. No town in North America can boast more magnificent views from its main street than Emo provides. Nestled high up on the river bank, a neat, tidy line of well built and well kept retail stores line the sidewalk and paved street, with modern lighting. Look if you will up the beautiful river; or down the magnificent river; or across the enthralling Rainy River into Minnesota; out comes your camera, for you must capture on film for all time the heart-throbbing waterscapes which thrill you! They're installing new waterworks, sewers and a waste disposal system in Emo so that now there will be quite a number of additional lots with these services available. And at reasonable prices, too. It is doubtful if there is better farming land anywhere in the fertile Rainy River valley than some parts of Emo municipality. It's the centre of agriculture for the district. The agricultural representative's office is in Emo. The district fall fair is held each fall in Emo. Many farm demonstrations and short courses are held there. The junior farmers have their headq~arters building in Emo. Moreover, there's a quite large fore st products industry in Emo. If you were planning to build a new home, lumber is less costly in Emo. This progressive village is strategically located geographically so as to be the dual gateway to the famous Lake of the Woods and Clearwater Lake tourist areas and is the supply centre for thousands of visitors to this part of Canada. Then, too, there is the future possibility of an iron mine in Emo. Important decisions in financial and mining circles concerning extent of development are currently being formulated. Any way you look at it, Emo is a darned fine place to live, either on a farm or in the village. If you're contemplating a move sometime in the future, investigate Emo's possibilities before you make a decision. For an enjoyable experience .. A very nice little town with the amenities of a much larger town. VISIT EMO 20 MILES WEST OF FORT FRANCES For Consistently Good Values ••• Newwatermains and sewer services to village homes SHOP ,·n E~o .IQ' 40 MILES EAST OF RAINY RIVER For a nice hometown LIVE in EMO EMO In the heart of an agricultural district. Agriceltural Representative's Office in Emo. A few good buys in good farm lands. Investigate. ONT. HYDRO ... GOOD BELL TELEPHONE SERVICE If you're an agriculturalist FARM in EMO MUNICIPALITY HOME OF THE DISTRICT ANNUAL FALL FAIR THE MUNICIPALITY OF EMO Reeve - C. R. Ducharme Municipal Clerk - M. G. McComb Councillors - Elder Jack, Douglas Carlson, Dennis DeGagne, F. M. McMillan Highway 11 Official Opening Souvenir Supplement of No1·-Shor Motor Hotel A Nice Place to Stay While Port Arthur "May we have a picture for printing which will illustrate how The Nor-Shor Motor Hotel appears to motorists traveling along Highway 11 or 17, the Trans-Canada as it traverses Memorial Avenue in Port Arthur?" That was the query made by The Fort Frances Times publisher while enjoying a morning cup of coffee with Mike Zale in his beautiful Amethyst Room which is the very smart and artistically appointed dining room of The Nor-Shor Motor Hotel. "But then, by the time we get the picture developed, you may be building and adding even more sections and we will have to take another picture to keep up to date with your expansion program," was our further comment. The story of the rise and development of the Nor-Shor Motor Hotel in Port Arthur under the direction of its genial and very capable owner and manager, M. R. Zale, has been one of repeated expansion every few years, witil today there are 104 rooms (the newest 45-room section opens in July 1965). In addition to the magnificent Amethyst Dining Room, there's the Jasper Lounge, featuring nightly live entertainment, and the Agate Ballroom. All three are air-conditioned. The guest rooms in the new wing are also air-conditioned. Dining room guests in the lovely Amethyst Room comment enthusiastically about the miniature waterfalls and lighted pool ( with gold fish) crossed by a stone bridge right in the centre of the room among the tables - with linen table cloths of course. Besides the Amethyst, Jasper and Agate rooms ( their names pay tribute to Lake Superior gem stones) there is also an attractively appointed and comfortable coffee shop featuring the ultimate in good service. INDOOR SWIMMING POOL The focal point and prime attraction of the Nor-Shor Motor Hotel is the indoor heated swimming pool (open year 'round) with colorful lights emphasizing its aesthetic appearance. A unique feature of the Nor-Shor Motor Hotel is the sauna or steam bath or Finnish bath. A scenic section of Highway 11 west of the hlcehead near Kashabowie and Shebandow1tn Lake areas. This is something which attracts many guests to the Nor-Shor. Trade mark of the Nor-Shor Motor Hotel is the famous Nor-Shor clock overlooking Memorial Avenue (which is traversed by the Trans-Canada (No. 17) and the newly completed Highway No. 11). Under the famous clock is the slogan "Time to rest." Traveling from the west, to reach The Nor-Shor you would pass through Fort William following Highway 17 and 11 and after crossing under the big Port Arthur Welcome arch, you would pass the Inter City Shopping Centre, cross under the C.N.R. Ore train overpass featured with the big red CN sign over the centre of the highway, and then watch for The Nor-Shor Clock on the left-hand side of the highway. If on the other hand you drive in on highway 17A and llA, after entering Port Arthur city limits proceed to the second stop light on High S~reet, turn right and pro~eed south on High Str~et, past scenic Hillcrest Park, (overlookmg the City and Lake Superior) and proceed down the long hill, coming to a stop at The Nor-Shor just before High Street intersects Memorial Avenue and Highways 17 and 11. If coming into Port Arthur from the east follow Highways 17 and 11 through the business section, proceeding toward Fort William beyond the three-street intersection, where there are a number of stop lights, and onward westerly to the The Daily Bulletin of the Fort Frances Times - Monday, June 28, 1965 Nor-Shor Clock, which you will see several blocks before you come to the big red CN sign on the C.N.R. iron ore train overpass. The Nor-Shor is situated conveniently in a large "V" formed with the intersection of High Street and Memorial Avenue, so there is ample parking on either side of this fine new motel advantageously located between and quite close to the shopping and business centres of both Port Arthur and Fort William. The rapid growth and steady expansion of The Nor-Shor Motor Hotel is quite obviously the result of extremely fine accommodation, modestly priced, which in effect has made 'it the lakehead home for countless numbers of people from Northwestern Ontario as well as for those traveling from greater distances. The Nor-Shor Motor Hotel is the obvious result of extremely nice accommodation modest rates, superb service, perso~al attention to details by the management, and ideal location of the premises. Incidentally, there are self-dial telephones in each of the 104 rooms - just another little service which guests appreciate. Moreover The Nor-Shor Motor Hotel provides excellent accommodations for dinner parties, family gatherings, business conventions, nightly live entertainment, in some respects the very hub of Northwestern Ontario. �"What's Good for Northwestern Ontario is Good for us!" - HARVEY W. Bogged Down in Red and Grey Clay SMITH By R. H. Larson ... Lakehead Freightways Progresses , with Highway 11 The. construction of new and Jmproved highways and ~ccess roads, accelle~ated by the steady population growth !n NorthW:stern. Ontario and the rapid expansion of the woods m~ustry, mvolvmg pulp and paper manufacture combined with accellera~ activity in mining, manufacture ~nd tourism has been attributed by Harvey W. Smith, founder and presi~ent of ~kehead Freightways Limited, as the major factor m the rapid growth of this transportation firm. Harvey Smith grew up in Northwestern Ontario In the early thirties he lived at Hudson, jumping-off point· for the Red Lake gold rush . . He _got ~ foretaste of modern transportation running tractor tram~ m wmter and barges in summer hauling mountains of supplies to the Red Lake gold camp which was without road or railway contact "to the outside." . Not many trucking transportation company presidents get their start at the bottom. Harvey Smith did. Back in the '30's as a common labourer he helped build the "Heenan" high'!fay, now Highway 71 connecting Kenora and Fort Frances. It is the self-same highway over which his company's cargo-laden transports 1·011 today. Following a stint as a timber hauling contractor he founded Lakehead Freightways in 1948. From its modest beginnings Mr. Smith's operations grew consistently with the development of Northwestern Ontario. Im_aginative planning combined with sheer hard work, exceptionally good service ought to succeed in the building of a successful trucking transportation company that was fully dependent and locally owned, reasoned Mr. Smith. Obviously this objective has been achieved. With headquarters in Port Arthur, there are terminals in nearly all major communities of Northwestern Ontario. Lakehead Frei~tway~ franchi~ ext~nd from Winnipeg to Sault Ste. Marie offering east-west freight service with total interchange with other carriers from coast to coast. A north-south service also exists with United States carriers. An international bonded truck warehouse at Port Arthur allows the company to offer trailer interchange with American carriers serving most of the United States. With the opening of Highway 11 the company can now offer fast, efficient and direct daily service to Atikokan and Fort Frances from Winnipeg and the Lakehead cities. ~ the past y~ar Lakehead Freightways Limtied operated 250 pieces of equipment to move 91,696 tons of freight over 1,265,916 miles of Northwestern Ontario highways. The company employed 127 of a staff earning $637,793 (approximately more than $5,000 per employee). The company's fleet consumed 348,292 gallons of fuel and produced, with licence fees and othe~ t'!-xes, $410.96 in revenue every day for 365 days for. the provincial and federal governments. • A policy of Lakehead Freightways is to buy locally in Northwestern Ontario. Mr. Smith stated that truck-trailer purchases from the Fort William plant of Canadian Car has to date exceeded $200,000 and that this year their purchases from that company will be around $125,000. . Mr. Smith insists Northwestern Ontario has been good to him and to Lakehead Freightways. To show his good faith Mr. Smith not only has been buying locally, but he and his staff are consistently providing top notch freight transportation service. The net result is that Lakehead Freightways has become the largest locally-owned interprovincial freight carrier in Northwestern Ontario. a significant step forward The completion of Highway Eleven is a significant step forward enabling us to offer Fort Frances, Atikokan and the remainder of Rainy River District a fast, direct daily express freight service from Sault Ste. Marie, the Canadian Lakehead and Eastern Canada as well as from Winnipeg and Western Canada. • • • I ; MANITOBAj ; i ; ONTARIO ,·::·· '&.~ ---=-. • )C?',q~Q'..._ -""••..,... e::, Lakehead Freightways grew up in Northwestern Ontario and is owned and managed locally. We fully appreciate the varied requirements of our customers in this area and endeavour to provide them with the best service possible. --· *..-.,.,.T . . C.fll'UUC - * ~,_ - OUI DAl.1 IRYICI ~MDCNnWA11flllllUIIMI CONNECTING CARRIERS TO All POINTS IN THE U.S.A. LAKEHEAD FREIGHTWAVS LIMITED Head Office: 774 Fort Street Port Arthur, Ontario WINNIPEG · KENORA • RAINY RIVER· FORT FRANC ES· ATIKOKAN • PORT ARTHUR. FORT WILLIAM Telephone 345-6501 and intermediate points. SAULT STE . MARIE Highway 11 Official Opening Souvenir Supplement of As we whiz along at "60 per" over a stretch of Highway Eleven road a few miles west of the Crilly Bridge ( 60 miles east of Fort Frances) it is difficult to surmise that this stretch of road through clay country should provide any difficulty to a road building contractor. Perhaps if it had not rained nearly every day in the Spring, Summer and Fall of 1964, the situation might not have been quite as troublesome. Both the Department of Highways and the contractor, Hacquoil of Fort William, had surmised that this piece of road would have been sufficiently completed by the Fall of 1963 to carry light traffic. But then the rains came, and kept coming, endlessly day after day, with no drying days in between. I had heard they were having road building trouble down around Crilly last Fall but I could not conceive it was as serious as related to me, and so I took a jaunt down to have a look-by car over the highway to the Bear Passage Bridgeand over the highway, or right of way, by helicopter to the clay section a few miles west of Crilly. Fortunately, just before getting into the chopper I put on my high top boots. When I alighted at the clay mud scene, I could hardly believe my eyes. The huge scrapers were coming out of the clay side-hill "cut" with quarter-loads, and could not move even such small loads without assists from large crawler type tractors. They would scrape off a little mud from the surface of the cut, and in doing so, would "chew up" the ground so ba?lY that they had to haul rock back into the "cut" to pro~ide traction for the scrapers. Even then, the huge scraper tires would cut knee-deep furrows with a single "pass." These would be filled with rock for traction and another quarter load of clay would be moved out of the cut and into the valley where the fill was required. One wondered, while watching the desperate proceedings, whether they were not hauling in more rock than the clay they were hauling out. Of course they were not, because this was to be a 14-foot deep cut and they had. already c~opped ten feet _off th~ top _of that particular clay hill, and this was accomp~1s~ed m spite of the fact they had to haul all of traction-prov1dmg rock out of the cut which had been hauled into it. The rock was of course so mucked up with the soupy clay that it could not be re-used for providing traction and fresh rock wot:ld have to be hauled in. Even with rock for some sort of traction the big self-propelling scrapers were unable t? propel themselves and, _when loading had to be pushed by big crawler tractors. Occasionally a sc~aper would get pushed almost crossways of the right of way. To me it looked like a hopeless mess. This was an oily type of clay, in alternating red and grey layers averaging from a half inch to two inches to each layer. The red clay probably colored by iron, was extremely oily to the touch, an'd even when bone dry it feels oily. Ultimately the frost came, and firmed up the surface . The other clay fills were gouged out during the winter with drag lines employed to fill the scrapers or trucks. To prevent the face of the cuts from freezing so hard that they could not be deg out the crews worked three shifts around the clock. I suppose none of us, as we whiz along in comfortable automobiles on super highways, give any thought to all that must have been done by many people to make the road we travel a super-highway. The Daily Bulletin of the Fort Frances Times - Monday, June 28, 1965 BOGGED DOWN-Artist's sketch of a Hacquoil Construction Ltd. 2112 yd. North- west 80 D shovel which sunk in muskeg near Mine Centre. A second 80 D shovel lifting plus two D 8 Caterpillar tractors pulling recovered the huge machine afler a back hoe dug out a trench which was filled with rock base. THE HACQUOIL STORY A LOT OF BIG EQUIPMENT, AND A LOT OF EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE IS REQUIRED TO BUILD A GOOD ROAD When you look out your car window and see a few pieces of heavy road-building equipment at work making a new road it is doubtful if one realizes how much heavy and other equipment actually is required for a contractor to be in the road construction business. A trip uut to Hacqt:oil Construction and their 28-acre plot ( a former iron foundry) out near Canadian Car, on the shores of the Kam River (where huge lake freighters and some ocean going vessels can dock) gives a person some idea of the immense amount of equipment required, the variety of machines, and related equipment. One quickly realizes also that these big machines wear out or break some of their parts. To keep these machines in first class working order so that they won't break down too often on the job, requires a mammoth machine shop equipped with a fantastic array of machines for specialized repair jobs and a large staff of competent and experienced machinists. While Hacquoil's is perhaps not the largest road contractor in the business this firm is certainly far from being the smallest. Wearing a hard hat we toured the maintenance shops this past Spring and as a consequence certainly obtained a much deeper appreciation for what goes into good roads. The Hacquoil Company is owned and operated by three brothers Ozzie, Clifford and Vincent. Some refer to them as the "triumverate" because no major action or decision is taken by one without consultation with the other two. It is apparently a good arrangement becal..!se, although a comparatively young company, started in 1950, it has grown to the largest road building and heavy equipment contracting firm in Northwestern Ontario, and in fact, the largest in all Northern O.1tario. This is attested in part by the fact that this progressive road building company, Hacquoil Construction, over the years built 75 miles of the new Highway Eleven from the TransCanada to Fort Frances. To do this work they employed upwards of $2,000,000 of equipment. Wages for the work they did is estimated at around $2,500,000, much of it being paid i:o people who live in the vicinities adjacent to where the h!ghway was built. Thus much, or most of the wage money was received and spent in Northwestern Ontario. To keep first hand check on their far-flung road building and other ooerations with a minimum loss of time , lhe Hacquoil Brothers have a Grumman Widgeon Amphibious airplane available at all times. �One of Lakehead's Largest Industries Northern Wood Preservers Lilllited TREATED TIMBER CULVERTS smooth the road OUR NEWEST HIGHWAY LINK ~ - A symbol proudly stamped on products produced by Northern Wood Preservers Limited. The products from this industry, one of the largest at the Lakehead and of its kind in Canada, affect the lives of almost everyone in this coentry. From thousands of track tries for our two major railroads to timber c!Ulverts, bridges and road tar for our highways, treated timber and pilings for our waterways, drainage systems for our airports, utility and telephone poles for power and communications distribution and lumber for construction, these things play an essential part in our way of life. A traveller in our vast country can find the NWP sign from the Alaska Highway to Newfoundland. Founded over a quarter century ago by the late R. D. Prettie, the company has expanded into the most completely integrated forest produce user in Northwestern Ontario with marketing and manufacturing facilities for spruce, jackpine, poplar, birch and fir species. From these raw materials harvested mainly by Northern Forest Products, its wood division, products ranging in size from tiny nieces of lumber for box manufacturers to giant 100-foot poles for the department of transport; from rough utility lumber to highly detailed framing requirements for mine shaft timbers, anything in wood can be produced for the builder and contractor. In 1952 a fire that destroyed the planing mill "sparked" a general overall modernization program that has touched every department in the company. The rebuilt planing mill is one of the most modern in the country featuring two high speed planers, a timber sizer, two band resaws, automatic planer feeds, precision trimming and packaging equipment. Combined with such creatures as fork lift trucks and lumber straddle carriers the old cliche "un~ touched by human hand" could almost be applied to this whole operation. Recognizing the value of lumber that is dry, three dry kilns are in operation around the clock. Increasing its strength as much as 20 per cent, labor saving and warp resistant, kiln dried wood is now demanded by the discerning buyer. All NWP lumber is kiln dried and grade stamped. • LAST TO FREEZE • FIRST TO Pressure Treated For Extra Long Service Impervious to cottosive soil conditions, road salts and insect attack. A PRODUCT OF Automatic Sawmill NORTHERN Mlooo PRESERVERS LTD. Manufacturers of LUMBER - POLES - PILING - CULVERTS - BRIDGES - WHARFS ROOFING PITCH· PITCH COKE - ROAD TAR - "TARCOATE" SPECIALTY PRODUCTS AND NORTHERN TAR CHEMICAL AND WOOD LTD. Manufacturers of TAR BASED PIPELINE ENAMEU Distributors of KOPPERS BITUMASTIC COATINGS PORT ARTHUR, ONT ARIO ■Alp N lllnll Modern Progress ~ ---- P. 0. BOX 990 Boasts Coast -to - Coast Sales PHONE: Area Code 807 Producing at a rate of 8,000 FBM an hour, equivalent to the lumber required for one good sized home the sawmill seizes the debarked sawlogs and cuts, slices and trims them into the best commercial value to which they can be put. Waste and edgings from this operation, are carefully steered to a conveyor that feeds all cuttings to a roaring chipping machine that chews up small and big pieces with ease and spews out carefully cut and screened wood chips directly into cars for shipment for making sulphite pulp at a paper mill. About all that is left from the sawlog now is sawdust but even this is used to feed the three giant boilers adjacent to the sawmill, as are the shavings from the planing mm. From the steam generated, the heat for the dry kilns and the pressure plant is drawn. A somewhat smaller version of the main lumber sawmill is the tie and stud mill. Producing track ties at a rate of 2,200 per day, together with the recently advertised "Blue Chip" studs, the small mill 344-8451 Highway 11 Official Opening Souvenir Supplement of The Daily Bulletin of the Fort Frances Times - Monday, June 28, 1965 • • • • • is a welcome addition to the local wood manufacturing industry. In a small booklet available at Northern Wood Preservers entitled "The Lasting Treatment" R. J. Prettie, President, makes this observation in a forward. "Properly treated timber will outlast untreated timber as much as 10 times. It takes from 60 to 80 years to grow a tree to Hydro or telephone pole size. When pressure treated such a pole will last 60 to 80 years - long enough to grow another tree." As the demand of wood increases with the growing population and industry, it is becoming ever more evident that our methods of using our harvest must become more efficient. From Mr. Prettie's statement, pressure treatments are playing a huge part in conserving our natural wealth. Together with other woods industries the company contributes in a very large way to the full utilization of the species found in our forests. The result of over 100 years of scientific development, pressure treatments used by "Northern" have proven to be the most effective for giving truly extended life to all parts of the timber. The "Lasting Treatment" gives some astounding examples of "service life" from lumber and timber treated under pressure. These include wharves, poles, track ties, culverts and pilings. C.S.A. specifications for all treatments are strictly adhered to in order that the treating industries' motto can be proudly upheld: ''Treated Timber has service records unequalled by any other structural material." Tar Plant In conjunction with the treating plant is the tar plant which, by distillation of coal tar obtained from steel mills in Hamilton and Sault Ste. Marie, produces creosote, roofing pitch, road tars and pitch coke as well as the line of Tarcoate specialty products of waterproofing compounds. The treating plant itself has recently completed installation of the second of its giant treating 7' dia. x 140' long 'i:reating cylinders, which has almost doubled its treating capacity. The framing department is capable of precutting timbers, large and small to detailed drawings to fit any requirements; cutting in this manner before treatment leaves no exposed surfaces. The pole department machine shaves, cuts to lengths, and classifies utility poles. These are then stacked for seasoning before treating and shipping out. This department also produces thousands of smaller poles for farm building construction used extensively in Eastern Ontario. With capacity of 100,000 utility poles, 500,000 track ties and millions of feel of timber and lumber each year, all from local forest products produced by local labor and processed with Canadian materials for Canadian markets, the company contributes substantially each year to our economy in wages and purchasing power. "In 1964, the parent company of the organization, Northern Tar, Chemical and Wood Limited, acquired the distribution right to Koppers Limited products throughout Canada, as well as that company's plant at Port Arthur producing tar based pipe line enamels for t};}e gas, oil and water industries. This new acquisition has increased our product base and meant the expansion of our office facilities at Port Arthur and the opening of a branch 'in Calgary, Alta. All this confirms our faith in the future of our great Northwest area and we hope will be only a beginning of better things to come," declares Mr. Pretty. �PROGRESSING 1959 1961 WITH THE 1963 1965 ROAD 1966 50 1nillion OUR PRODU:CTION OF L .:MBER (Board Feet) 10 3 million • ROAD PROGRESS: ROAD IN ALL CONTRACTS PROGRESS LET THRU TRAFFIC PERMI'ITED PAVING COMPLETE* PROJECTED" The forerunner of progress is faith in the future of the area. It gives impetus to investment in development. Just as the gover:nment has invested tremendously in the area's future through completion of this new road, so also have industries tried to fulfill their role. Over the past six years JIM MATHIEU LUMBER has invested $2,500,000.00 in machinery, plant and equipment to make our growth possible. WE BELIEVE IN TH.E FUTURE OF THIS AREA JIM MATHIEU LUMBER LIMITED HEAD OFFICE AND PLANT: SAPAWE, ONTARIO Highway 11 Official Opening Souvenir Supplement of General Description and History CALAND IRON ORE LIMITED Caland Ore Company Limited was formed in 1949 as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Inland Steel Company of Chicago. In that year Caland signed an option with Steep Rock Mines Limited to explore the "C" orebody of the Steep Rock Lake ore deposit. On January 1, 1953 Caland signed a 99-year lease with Steep Rock Iron Mines which permitted Caland to proceed with the development and mining of the "C" orebody. This property would provide high grade iron ore for the Inland Steel Company furnaces at Indiana Harbor, Indiana. The lease called for Caland to produce 750,000 tons of ore in 1960, with a gradual increase to 3,000,000 tons by 1969. The deposit was located at Falls Bay of Steep Rock Lake about five miles north of Atikokan, Onta1·io. Atikokan is about 125 miles west of the Canadian Lakehead cities of Port Arthur and Fort William. During the seven-year period after the signing of the lease and prior to the first ore shipments in 1960, a tremendous amount of development work had to be completed to maintain the schedule. The orebody was overlain by silt to an average depth of 300 feet plus 100 feet of water. A dredging contract was let to Construction Aggregates Corporation (C.A.C.) of Chicago in 1953 for the removal of an estimated 160 million cubic yards of lake bottom material. Two 36-inch suction dredges were assembled at the site, along with piplines, booster stations and other shore facilities. The pumping began in March, 1955 and was completed on September 30, 1960 when 162 million cubic yards of lake bottom material had been removed. The bulk of the material was pumped a distance of 4 miles to the Marmion Lake disposal basin. Another phase of the development work, carried out simultaneously with the dredging operation, was the construction of water control facilities to divert and pump run-off water from a 25-square mile drainage area surrounding the mine site. Through engineering studies it was determined that 60 per cent of the run-off from this area could be diverted to other watersheds by the construction of dams and diversion tunnels. In the South East Arm area of the original Steep Rock Lake, run-off from an 11-square mile drainage area was diverted into the Atikokan River watershed by the construction of the Hardy Dam and three diversion tunnels. At the mouth of the South East Arm of Steep Rock Lake, the Fairweather Dam was constructed to impound the run-off from an additional 3-square miles of drainage area, and to provide a railroad crossing over the old lake bottom. Both dams are earth-fill structures built on the silt and clay foundations provided by the original lake bottom. To the north of the mine site the Grossman Dam, a 25-foot concrete structure with four sluice gates, was constructed to provide control over the amount of recharge water returned from Marmion Lake to the dredge pool. With the completion of the dredging, this dam now impounds run-off water f_rom th_a North and South Twin Lakes catchment areas and diverts 1t northward to Marmion Lake. This water would otherwise run southward to the mining zone. A total of 23 dams were constructed around the perimeter of the origL11al lake, the last of which was complet~d in 1961. In the summer of 1960 a complex surface pumpmg system was installed to handle run-off water from a 10-square mile drainage area where gravity drainage was not practical. This system, designed to handle a 1 in 20-year flood,_ consists ~f five separate pumping locations with a total pumpmg capacity of 26,700 U.S. gallons per minute. As dredging lowered the water in Falls Bay, construction went ahead on the ore handling facilities. In 1957 a conveyor system running from the Lime Point Mine, at the north end of the ore zone, to the railroad loading plant was constructed. This consisted of a 36-inch belt conveyor in three flights, totalling 5,000 feet in length, with a lift of 480 feet. The lower The Daily Bulletin of the Fort Frances Times - Monday, June 28, 1965 PROCESSING AND PELLETIZING PLANT NOW UNDER CONSTRUCTION end of this system was relocated in the winter of 1963-64 to bring it closer to the actual mining operations in the main or central part of the ore zone. The revised system ·consists of four flights totalling 5,000 feet in length, with a lift of 680 feet. An underground 8-compartment shaft called the Falls Point Shaft was sunk to a depth of 1,330 feet in the footwall granite. The sinking was completed in 1958. Three Swedishmade friction hoists, comprised of two skip hoists and one cage hoist, were installed and over 6,000 feet of lateral development has been done to date. Although the underground mining operations have been deferred, the shaft and skip hoists are used as part of a unique transportation system for handling open pit ere from the Mink Point Open Pit Mine from which first shipments were made on July 31, 1961. A total of close to 60 million dollars has been expended on the development of the Caland property. In 1959 Caland initiated an open pit mining operation in the Lime Point area at the north end of the ore zone. It was natural that this part of the orebody would be the first mined because it was the highest in elevation and consequently the first ore to be exposed by the dredging. On May 3, 1960 initial shipments of ore were made from the Lime Point Open Pit Mine. The table below shows shipments of iron ore from the Caland operations through 1964. Scheduled tons Tons actually shipped 1959 1960 750,000 764,893 1961 1,000,000 1,009,356 1962 2,000,000 2,003,472 1963 2,000,000 2,002,918 1964 2,000,000 2,000,822 Total 7,750,000 7,781,461 I11 late 1963 the Company announced plans to build an ore processing and pelletizing plant. The plant is being designed to handle Z1h million tons cf high grade ore per year. The ore preparation part of the plant will divide the ore into a coarse fraction consisting of particles bigger than 3/ 16" and into a fine fraction consisting of particles 3/ 16" or under. The coarse will be shipped directly to the steel mill without further treatment. The fines will undergo a variety of processing including drying, stockpiling, grinding, screening and balling before being fed in~o the pellet plant. These fines will emerge in the form of ½" pellets - about 1,000,0C0 tons a year. The addition of the ore preparation and pelletizing plant is an outgrowth of the steel mill's demand for ores with improved physical characteristic. Cost of the plant is estimated at 15 million dollars. �For bette,· and closer communications On Highway 11-17 at the Canadian Lakehead Highway Development and Bell Telephone Expansion Move Forward Simultaneously NOR SHOR L~: I~ E5 o 71,e MOTOR HOTEL • 4-piece bath, individual controlled heat, T.V. and Radio • Traveller's Cert's. Hand. - Sample Rooms • Dine in the Amethyst Room • Nightly Entertainment in the Jasper Room View of the 45-room new addition including enclosed heated Swimming Pool, Sauna, Coffee Shop and Dining Room ... opening this summer. ► ◄ View of Nor-Shor Motor Hotel as you enter Port Arthur from Fort William on Highway 11 and 17. NOR SHOR ! -,~ /o 71,e MOTOR HOTEL L~ G~~-~ I ,,,,, ff 450 MEMORIAL AVENUE PORT ARTHUR, ONTARIO, CANADA TELEPHONE DI 4-9621 TELEX 033-236 ~dfflQ---' BARNETT-M,OUEEN COMPANY LIMITED I • We are pleased to have had the opportunity to contribute to the construction of the new section of Highway Eleven. This highway has brought the vast territory of Northwestern Ontario and its resources closer together again. The highway will prove to be of the greatest importance for the future development of our area and the Province of Ontario. q;/M'~~At~~r~ @1"f01£&J'd and ~1,,0£,w,r/~ 9 : t ~ @daff«Y SPECIALISTS IN HEAVY CONCRETE AND STEEL STRUCTURES Serving Northwestern Ontario for over 60 years Highway 11 Official Opening Souvenir Supplement of The opening of the Causeway-Highway link between the Fort Frances-Rainy River area and the Lakehead might be termed a "LAND" step while others, like those the Bell Telephone Company of Canada has taken in the past 16 years might be termed "Investment" steps. Both the Highway link and the communications link are instrumental in harnessing this rugged north country's vast natural resources. A l~year tenure in the region has meant an annual investment of close to $2 million to the Bell. Today, the company's total capital outlay is well over the $27 million mark. It has been utilizing its financial, technical and manpower resources to provide modern communications wherever they are needed. These needs have stretched all across the region - from Fort Frances in the south to Fort Severn on the shores of Hudson Bay, From White River on the East to Rainy River on the West. The Bell today serves a total of over 18,500 Telephones in 49 separate exchanges, as well as providing long distance ser-vice for more than 40 thousand other telephone users like the subscribers of the municipal systems of Fort William, Port Arthur, Dryden and Kenora. Direct distance dialing (DDD) was introduced into the Thunder Bay - Riainy River region last fall. The system which permits telephone users io dial ,their own long distance calls to more than 90 million telephones on the North American continent will be extended to most of Northwestern Ontario within the next few years. TWX, the Bell Telephone's "Dial-it-your~eH" teletype system which has served Northwestern Ontario for the last two ye~rs, was expanded in Februa~y to include an ~~ditional 188 thousand stations in 100 countries to the 60 m1lhon stations scattered over the North American continent. Unlike its predecessor TWX, makes use of the regular long distance network so' that you can exchange typewritten messages with any oth~r TWX machine, eliminating the need for a private line. Messages are sent as simply as on would place a DDD call. Looking at buildings across the region, there are a total of 41 exchange buildings, four long di'Stance centres and two work centres, which represent an investment (excluding equipment) of $2,090,000 over the past ten years. The newest work centre on Mclrvine road, in Fort Frances, has facilities to store 30 vehicles, repair bays, and lunch and meeting rooms. But with the Bell Telephone it's not just an investment of dollars and cents in Northwestern Ontario; it's also an investment in people. For example, arriving in Fort Frances last fall as local manager, Don Plaskett quickly became involved in community projects to the extent that the Bell was asked to free him from his company duties to head a committee setting up arrangements for the official opening of Highway number 11 and the fabulous Causeway. A plan was worked out by the Company which allowed him to devote the majority of his time to the community celebrations for two months preceding the June 28 opening. The Daily Bulletin of the Fort Frances Times - Monday, June 28, 1965 Pictured top is llell Telephone dial exchange at Mine Centre. Below is Bear Passage dial exchange. Located east on Highway Eleven, the stations were built simultaneous with the highway; one in what was once a roaring mining town; the other in solid bush. There are 299 other Bell employees like Don Plaskett scattered across the vast region, both building a better communications network and better communities. In 1957 The Bell assumed responsibility for telephone service in Fort Frances, subsequently converted the system to dial operation and then embarked on a program of expansion and improvement westward to the Lake of the Woods. As a result, it now operates exchanges at Devlin, Emo, Barwick, Stratton, Rainy River, Morson and Nestor Falls. Similarly, Microwave facilities were extended from Vermillion Bay to Fort Frances in 1963, linking into the Trans-Canada network and across the border into Minnesota. At present the Company is busily engaged in a program of what telephone people call "Dedicated Plant". Simply explained, it means a permanent circuit is established between the customer's premis~s and the switching centre. Looking eastward along the route of the new highway, The Bell has already established two dial exchanges at Bear Passage and Mine Centre. With base station facilities at Fort Frances, "fringe radio service" is available to subscribers where there are no land lines. This Telephone-By-Radio permits users to contact any point presently served by Telephone on the continent. �Early stage of opening up the Roberts Open Pit lying between the Errington and Hogarth Mines. SPEAKING OF HIGHWAYS 1. Canada's HIGHWAY TO PROSPERITY is exports. The Canadian Mining Industry plays a dominant role in this prosperity, accounting as it does for approximately 30% of the value of Canada's exports. 2. The new Lakehead-Atikokan-Fort Frances Highway is another HIGHWAY TO PROSPERITY. Its opening would still be generations away had it not been for the development of the vast iron deposits on the Steep Rock Range. 3. 4. A CASE IN POINT No other industry plays so effective a role as the mining industry in opening up the remote and otherwise unproductive regions of Canada. ATIKOKAN - Population before development of the mines 300. - Population after development of the mines 6500. 1'11ines' Payroll $5,500,000 Rail Freight $5,700,000 STEEP ROCK IRON MINES LIMITED Mines and Exploration and Head Office STEEP RocK LAKE, ONTARIO Highway 11 Official Opening Souvenir Supplement �Approximately two thousand cords of wood for our Fort Frances mill are towed on Rainy Lake by O-M tugboat. Congratulations to the Ontario Department of Highways and related departments on the official opening of the Atikokan to Fort Frances section of Highway No.11 Frances and Kenora has increased from $260,000 to more than $11,000,000. With the opening of this important link we anticipate continuation of the development of northwestern Ontario and look to the future with confidence. The Ontario-Minnesota Pulp and Paper Company Limited is proud of its contribution to the growth and development of this area. During the past 50 years the number of our employees has increased from 360 to more than 2,000, and the annual payroll of our paper mills and woods operations at Fort NEWSPRINT-Many newspapers in the m iddle western states and prairie provinces use MAN DO newsprint. QUALITY THE PRODUCTS CONVERTING PAPERS-End uses for MANDO'S converting papers Include business forms, adding ma.chine paper, tablets and laminated foil. FOR PRINTING ONTARIO- MI NNESOTA • PULP PACKAGING AND PRINTING-Magazines, periodicals and books printed on MANDO papers are found 1n nearly every home. • PAPER BUILDING CONSTRUCTION COMPANY LIMITED � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Dedication Ceremonies and Official Opening: Atikokan-Fort Frances Section, Highway 11 Subject The topic of the resource Transportation Communities in Northwestern Ontario Description An account of the resource Souvenir program celebrating the opening of Highway 11 between Atikokan and Fort Frances. A Special Supplement of the Fort Frances Times and Daily Bulletin. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Fort Frances Times and Daily Bulletin Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1965-06 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Canada - Ontario - Fort Frances Canada - Ontario - Atikokan Atikokan celebration Fort Frances highway opening https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/575d7d91ca5215f7a9535e68d9abc7d7.pdf 94f317afef5712d127cfc2639b1990cc PDF Text Text 111D wn talk ,==Jr=Jr#ie P.O. BOX 692 THUNDER BAY "p" ONTARIO Issue No. 1 August 5, 1970 This newsletter is the first of a regular series which will be distributed to members of Town Talk and to other interested people. Town Talk acttvities have been extensive over the past few months, and a newsletter is essential in order to keep everyone up to date. This first issue can't cover all of our recent involvements, but includes two articles of general introduction to the organization's most important current activities, and some summary notes on the Town Talk television programme ACTION/REACTION. More detailed reports o~ these major projects, and descriptions of Town Talk 1 e other activities, will be'included in succeeding newsletters. COMMUNITY TELEVISION FOR THUNDER BAY ' A TOWN TALK PROPOSAL This is a crucial year for Canadian cable television companies. Stricter regulations concerning community programming, educational television, American content, and whatnot htwe been proposed by the CRTC, and the cable companies are scurrying about in varying degrees of apoplexy and despair. The dust has not settled completely, but.when it does Thunder Bay will have a community television channel. The question of who will control that community television channel will begin to be decided when the City Council meets on August 10th to hear the proposal put forth by Town Talk. When Town Talk meets with the Council, its report will be the culmination of many months of research and preparation. It takes into account all of the relevant factors and ends with concrete, specific, reasoned and reasonable guidelines as to the use of the new ch,rnnel. We are, after all, presented TELEPHONE (807) 34·5·2518 .• • with the basic fact that according to the Canadian Radio and Television Commission, L~kehead Videon must provide a channel for community television. So far so good. The cruch comes with the matter of control - and with the definition of what constitutes a true conununity chAnnel. The basic idea is clPssically simple: a community chAnnel thAt is not controlled by th~ community is a farce. What we WAnt, and luwe every possibility of obtaining, is~ channel to which members of the community have free and non-eyclusive access. A large number of individuals pnd groups have read our proposal (Connnunity Television and You) and have already indica~ ted to us ways in which they would like to use the channel. That's the way it should be -- the community making its own progrAms, instead of being shaped by progrAms designed by somebody else, somewhere else. The proposal cAlls for a Charter Board widely representative of the community, which would hire a professional production company on a yearly basis. In this way individUBls end groups (YOU, if you're interested) provide the 1118.terial for programming, while the production compAny will ensure that the programs are of professional quality. Funds for this channel will come from the money Lakehead Videon would otherwise have to spend doing its own programming. Our proposal will probably not mean an increase in Videon•s fees, since they are already very high for the service available. =====~~===~=======h=#==========i= �Issue No. 1 - page 2 All a dream? Not so. Town Talk has not been developing these ideas in a vaccum. We have a great deal of support, both locally and nationally. Because of its interest in our proposal, the National Film Board has a large investment of equipment and teaching personnel in Thunder Bay this summer to train local people in the techniques of film and video-tap~ng. The F'ilm BoRrd feels that its contribution here, to quote a senior executive, is "the most significant thing the Film Board is doing in Canada right now." Two Cabinet ministers - Robert Andras and Robert Stanbury - have stated very emphatically their whole-hearted support for the proposal. At a conference on telecommunications earlier this year, David Hughes, the author of the original proposal, presented the ideas contained in it to the participants. He received enthusiastic support from, among others, Eric Kierans and Stanley Burke. Mr. Burke has twice been in Thunder Bay in connection with the proposal, and has become a member of our Advisory Board. Locally, upwards of 4,000 copies of Community Television and You have been circulated in English, Finnish, French, Italian, Polish and Ukrainian. They have been well received. His Worship Mayor Laskin has personally endorsed the objectives contained in our proposal. Aldennan Bert Badanai has been attending meetings of our Steering Committee, and several other aldennen have indicated their support. So this is where we stand now. By mid-September, the cable company's agreement with the city comes up for renewal. If the City Council endorses our proposal, they will write it into the conditions of Videon•s new licenceo If this happens, a very significant bit of history will have been made and this community will be the richero It is not an e~aggeration to say that the eyes of the cable-casters of Canada will be on Thunder Bay and the decision rea.ched by its City Council after our presentation on August lOtho If you j feel strongly about the possibilities of community television, you could add your voice to ours by phoning your "favourite alderman" to indicate your support. by Lindsay Morgan COMMUNITY FILM-MAKING -- AN EXPERIMENTAL PH.OJECT SPONSORED BY 'IDWN TALK AND CHALLENGE F'OR CHANGE Challenge for Change is the name of a programme of film and community development pro.jects backed. by the National Film Bo~rd of Canada and other departments and agencies of the federal government. When Town Talk approached the Film Board for ~ssistance with the realiz~tion of its plans for a cormnunity television service, it was natural, given the potential of such P proposal for exciting community progress and participation, that Challenge for Crumge should be the programme under which the experiment was undertRken. From the outset, the emphasis in Thunder Bay has been on relev~nce to this community. Local residents are being trained in their own community in making of films and video tapes about local sub.iects. As a result, the project is progressing very satisfactorily and generating a lot of momentUtl\ amongst the students and the community et lerge. By August 6th, shooting will be nearly completed, leaving a full month for editing and completion. Community interest and support have been most gratifying. At the "open house" held on July 21st, messages of the warmest encouragement and promises of support were delivered by Mayor L~skin, federal cabinet ministers, Robert Andras and Robert Stanbury, and broadcaster Stanley Burke. Perhaps even more significant are the daily enquiries and suggestions received from the public at largeG Much of the public interest has been focused on the video tape recording aspects of the programme. Initially it was assumed that film training would be the central activity, but since the beginning, requests have come from e wide �Issue No. 1 - page 3 variety of community groups asking for coverage of local events. These requests have been met as often ~s possible, with the resulting discovery that the training project is already serving a very real community need. By recording local events, giving peopie a voice through V'l'R, and encouraging playback of this material to other groups, the Thunder Bay Community Film Project is providing a service unavailable elsewhere. Typical of the requests received for VTR coverage are the following: Citizens meeting with Robert Stanbury A conference of ethnic groups An Indian reserve meeting A Sailing Regatta A tape for the YMCA on youth activities A tape on work with emotionally disturbed children A church conference The most significant point about this is the fact that these requests are voluntary and unsolicited-coming from the community ratr,er than being imposed on it by some external decision-making group. Inadvertently, then, the training project is responding to the community in much the way th11t the community channel proposed by Town Talk might operate. In this process, the students are receiving precisely the varied experiences which should make them capable of providL,g a high quality of programme production when the community channel is achieved. To summarize briefly, the first five weeks of the project have seen the completion of a studio, the completion of initial training in film techniques, major progress on the production of three films, extensive VTR shooting and playback, and acceptance by the community of this new opportunity for public access to the media. If the next five weeks continue to be as productive, then the aims of the Film Board and of Town Talk in underta.king the Thunder Bay Community Film Pro,ject will have every hope of being achieved in full. by Sandy Burnett ACTION/REAC'l'ION WAS A SUCCESS, BUT THE LAST PROGRANME WAS CAN CELLED- BY CKPR ACTION /REAC'l'ION, a weekly television presentation of Town Telk, appeared with the cooperation of CKPR for more thAn twenty weeks th~~ ye~r. The show dealt with many topics of local interest, and was designed to answer questions telephoned in by its viewers .. Early in February, after five weeks of programming, an ~udience survey was conducted to determine what success was being met in the ~ttempt to provide the community with stimulating pArticipatory television. The public response, a sl.11llIM.ry of which follows, was most encouraging. In addition to providing numerous con• structive suggestions for the improvement of the programme, sufficient interest was aroused that from that time on, every topic dealt with on ACTION/REAC'l'ION has its origin with a request from the community. Respondents were asked to watch at least the ne:,rt two programmes following receipt of the questionnaire and then to ~newer the following questions: What do you think 8 bout the a) time slot (11:45 p.m. Sundey) b) length of the programme (onehalf hour) c) quality of the progrannne Do you feel that the programme should be continued? If so, what sub-· jects would you like to see discussed, filmed, etc., in the future? Response was as follows: Time slot: agreeable - 17 too late - 73 no opinion - 4 Length: good too long too short no opinion - 64 - 2 - 15 - 13 �. . . , Issue No. l - page 4 Quality: fair-good - 76 poor - 2 no opinion - 16 Continuance of programme: positive - 80 negative - 1 no opinion - 13 The last programme of the series was planned for May 31, 1970, but two days before it was scheduled to appear the mana.gement of CKPR infonned us that the programme would not be broadcast. CKPR's decision was particularly disappointing, and inconvenient, because our preparations for this last show were more extensive than usual. Arrangements had been made for the programme to run more than' its customary length. Mr. Stanley Burke well-known news co11D11entator, had agreed to appear as a special guest, and the topic for discussion, "The Media and the Community", was of great interest. Every effort was made to assemble~ qualified panel for the discussion, and this panel included two senior local broadcasters, a former professional journalist, a senior librarian, and a university student official, as well as Mr. Burke. Senior management from the local daily newspapers would not join the panel, and they forbade junior personnel from doing so. We view this arbitrary action by CKPR as an example •of why a community controlled television service must be made available in Thunder Bay~ ( -. ,. . .i. l.i .... .:. ~ '. . oi:~epe . . ,., i 5•1~ - i~.. -~ ... ,,hn ., .....,!Av~ ... ~- ~ r.\.,(;~l .. -;1.mi~ ( .• ~ � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Town Talk Newsletter 1 Subject The topic of the resource Organizations Description An account of the resource First Town Talk newsletter: addressing the need for community television in Thunder Bay. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Town Talk Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1970-08 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/1ae3866cd8786d64a5c86df279acebac.pdf 42f409f22e87a960bdd9055389ba4cf6 PDF Text Text ===~=====~~~~~=~===~===e=====e P.O. BOX 692 THUNDER BAY "p" ONTARIO TELEPHONE (807) 34·5·2518 �J\UCl'ST 19, 1970 This is the second ToHn Talk ne,·v sl c tter anc.1 agaiH there ~s more to report t11cl1_1 tl!erc :i s . tir,1e anj space to report 1 t. Consequently , tl11s 1 s sue w1l 1 cone en trate on .the community television proposnl, a matter of trreat current importance an<l one on which TO\vn Tall-. has c;llected a great deal of infornation. CITY COUNCIL REACTS TO EXCITING N:CW PROPOSAL I Af! exciting evening in th e ~1story of Thunder Bay oc~ure<l ~ionday, August 10th, whe n Town Talk proposed to City Council that a community televis ion channel be started here. T~e event was augmented by a v~deo-tape_presentation , intensive questioning from council members, extensive cover age by all local news media and a large l~yman audience. Toronto's newspaper, The Globe and Mail also carried the story. ' David Ilughes·and Lindsay Morgan spoke on .behalf of Town Talk. The proposal was called " The mo~t exciting an<l signif icant thing to happen in broad~asNtinghin Canada anJ, I believe, 1n ort America," by No.el ~loore programme director of Cablecastin~ Lt1., a cable company operating 1n Calgary , Winnipeg and To.ronto. In reply to a question f rom Al~lerman Bert. Badanai, Mr. Moore said he thought Town Tal k's proposal would contribute significantly to any regulations proposed by the Canadian RadioTelevision Commission f or cable systems throughout Canada. The presentation took a n hour extended by the interes t of • the aldermen, as shown in their questio~s. Thef particularly wanted 1nformat1on on fin ancing, a~<l how access to an<l programming on the channel woul d be controlled. Page 2 ..:•" Mr. Ilughes replied that it w.as Town Talk's opinion that the existing rate structure of Lake head Videon ,was sufficient to finance a prciposed annual operating budget . of $240,000, The final de~isicfns on finan~ing, he pointed out, rest with the CRTC in Ottawa. • , ,{' Mr. Hughes welcomed Alderman Don Aedy's suggestion that subscribers to the service have a voice in the op~ration of the channel. .• . . . ,. The possibility of the channel coming under the influence and abuse of a minority group concerned Alderman Charles Johns ton , ~1. D • • ·~ ·, Mr. Hughes replied that since the question of controlling such a potentially powerful me~ium was paramount, that function would rest with the charter board r,presenting the whole community .. .~ One highlight of;. the presentation was a twelve-minute videotape showing of iome of the work done hy trainees of the National Film Board's su~er project. ,, .. The efforts of t~ose completing the tape were cettainly worthwhile and appreciated. Town Talk is grateful to city council fur ' the attention given the proposal, . and looks forward to a favourable decision in the near future. ,., -by Paul Inksettcr ; t �cmwliNITY IU3SPONSE f AVOURADLI TO TILEVISION SIRVICE On ~larch 25, 1970, Town Talk release<l a draft proposal outlining a community service television idea which it felt woul<l best meet T}rnnder Bay and region's community concerns and identity nee<ls. The report, prep:.-1red by Dayid•T:i. Jlughes, related the technology of cable television to local nee<ls and stressed public access to the medium. It s]1owe<l how the Canadian Radio-Television Commission's guidelines for cable programming could be applied locally in new, exciting ways. Copies were circulated to citizens an<1 elected officials, and to local organizations in an attempt to 1n e as u re the react ion to and need fer 'such a service. Of the 103 groups canvassed, 48 replied. All in<licated approval, n11d some programming suggestions were included. Letters of encouragencnt were also received from individuals Hho had not been specifically solicited. Departments; Lakehead Board of Iducation; ethnic groups: Indian Youth Friendship Centre, Le Club Canaclien-Francais <le Thunder Bay; covernDcnt agencies: Parks and Recreation Department, City r:£ Thunder Bay, 0Htario IIurnan Rights commission Ca 11c1 c1 a l'l an p ow c r Centre , Nat ion a 1 Pilm noar<l of Canada; Department of the Secretary of State, Citizen-~hip Br2ncb; health services: takehead Psychiatric Ilospital; Ad- \ diction Research Foundation; pro- • fessional associations: ·rhun<ler Bay Hedical Society• Chamber of Comr.1erce; Lakclrna.d L0llour Council, Ontario Secondary School Teachers' FeJeration service clubs: Rotary Club; Thunder Day South Jayccttes; Canadian Club; social welfare an<l assistance: Thunder Ray United Appeal; Thunder Bay Branch, Canadian Red Cross; Credit Counselling Service; Lakehea<l Family Counselling J\r,cncy; Lal:.cheaJ Social Planninr Co~ncil; Department of Social and Fan ily Services; youth arcncics: Bic{ rrotLer Association; N~rtlrncstern . . Regional Council, Boy Scouts of Canadao nany new responses have been received since the results of the questionnaire were compiled. There has been no negative response to date. The following organizations·respondecl: art, hobby groups: Thunder Bay Naturalists' Club, Thunder Bay liis tor ica 1 Society, Lakehead Sym-.; • phony :'• rches tra Board, Cambrian Players; churcJ1 groups: Thunder Day Council of" Clergy, Religious Broadcasting Committee, Salvation Army, WaysiJe Church Centre; Citizens' action groups: Single Parents' Action Corps, Single Parents' Group, Lakehea<l Anti-Pollution Comrnitteei Operation Employment, I-Iappy Jian<licap CluL, Consumers' Action Comnittee; correctional agencies: Industrial Farm an<l Train ing Centre; e<lucational organizations: Association for Enrly Childhood [<lucation, Ontario Dept .. _of Fclucation; Youth ancl Recreation Ercmch; Lakchea<l University and Confederation College Extension ON THE FRONT PAGE. o ... Iditine film at the Thunder Evy Community film Project Headquarters. The project is being Si)Onsored by the Challenge for Change pr og r arnn1e of t11 e Nat ion a 1 r i lm Boa nl •in cooperation \vi th TO\m Ta H--o Top: Robert surnuury (left) and RK Andras (right), members of the Fc d c r a 1 Ca 1J in et , c1 is cu s s th e co r.rn1Un it y television proposal ,dth David Hughes of t11 e Town Talk steering commit tee. noth nr. Andras an<l Mr. Stanlrnry are enthusiastic supporters of the proposal. not toPl: II an~ Oome s, a location sound mixer Hith the National Film noard. i\!r. Oorncs has been in Thunder P[ly since June advising the film project in tJ1e tcchn iques of sound ancl videotape recording. page 3 Left: �INTERHT REPORT ON PERSONAL INTERVIEW SlTRVEY BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DATA This interim report presents a brief summary of some of the data derived through personal' interviews concerning the Community TV proposal. It is also possible at this time to see seve r al trends beginning to appear th rou ghout the data, outlining needs of the cor.1munity which could i)e met through the medium .ofA community channel. It is logical that the comm~n~ty channel if it is to operate 111 Thunder'Bay and region, must reflect the needs of the many facets of this and surrounding communities. For this reason, the sample of people interviewed must also represent these various factions. SANPLE BREAKDOWN Total number interviewed to date ·sex Occupation Males F'emales 44 24 Professional & Agency people 16 Non professional .(blue. collar, housewives, • students, etc.) 52 Number · of people basically for the proposal Number of people basically against the proposal 65 3 Information gathered in interviews, however, goes much deeper _~han the initial for, or against reaction; it also offers qualitative material. The foll01dng represents some constructive opinions given by various members of this community. -the educational exposure could be fantastic; the concept has local and regional implications; it could be used to tackle community affairs and a meaningful understanding; try not to dupli~a.te facilities no~present in- TV o - : investigate human resources and spread into the community; you must not be too rigid because change is a reality; maximize results, search out what people want; don't necessarily shove it .at them. -it could supply motivation to kids seeing themselves on TV, . especially in local sports; it could also cas.e the class struggle so.prevalent in thi~ city; people could be tied together through kno'wledge - right now decisio·ns ·are made here by a few 11 . Community From Thunder Bay 58 P,istrict 10 Age range 84 years - 14 years This sample represents only the initial , exploratory .attempt . at the study, and more 1nterv1ews are needed to balance the sample and be more repr~sentative of the community -i.e. concentration on various ethnic and racial groups business organizations and internal neighbourhoods. page 4 -it can be used to get feedback to organizations about their programs it can also be used to publicize their programs and educate the community on what is going ono -could ass•ist community awareness and community understanding concerning ethnic groups (This point is very important in a pluralistic community such as Thunder Bay) -A community channel can be used to bring people together and provide a meaningful dialogue, pres en t in'g both s ides of issues so �people can make up their own minds; there arc also citizen's groups which need support from the public. a chance to express its views in public also. The above comments are selected from interviews with people in social agencies and other professions. The following responses are excerpts from interviews with others and one can see what the professional people suggest corresponds closely to the needs expressed by members of the community at large. -Like to see prograns explaining drugs and why people take themf naybe use a panel lihere people can ask questions froJn the audience. -Like to know the difference between the different political parties; I like information prograr:1s as long as they nre easy to understand - they ~an't be too d~gnified. -Community has to keep pace with what is going on; this community has to wake up) interested in sports such as high school football and peewee hockey; also would like to see the symphony; channel would give people the opportunity to find out more about other sections of th~ community. -need for prmgrams that present both sides of issues; need information programs about income tax unemployment, welfare and other agencies - how they function, and hpw one goes about approaching an agency. ~need more civic affairs programs local plays, local candid camera, why isn't it a fact now? local talent is just going to wast~. -would provide time for public views; force politicians to take a stand, knowing the public has page 5 -it is about time people spoke out, telling sponsors, etc., what we want to watch, rather than what the powers want to feed us. -fear of control by managejnent; need to know about young people; should get them more involved in the community; also involve the senior citizen; like to see more on schools; if education programs are used they shouldn't be too technical; should get people together to decide what is put on; can't always stress bad things. -the average guy is passive becanse life is too complicated: there is too much conflict now people feel the stress; family life is getting weaker; most average people have no solutions which makes them feel worse; some don't feel·alive any more; they need controversy to shock them out of it. -some way of airing ,ublic views is needed which cannot be pressured give the average guy a chance; interested in stock car racing and sports; news perhaps will not be biased; the channel cannot be, controlled by any m~nority. ' The- above comments give the reader .some indication of needs, and transmit feelings of various people in this community towards the communi,y television concept. The responses illustrate what could be provided by various commu~ity institutions and organizations to meet some~£ these needs. Constructive content of the above opinions also indicates the feasibility of a citizens' Charter B6ard, as indicated in the original proposal. This report may appear to be too one-sided to some, but the fact remains that many agree with the concept, understandable since the propos~l represents an added ser- �vice and a new experience requiring community involvement and active participation. Many expect that the proposal w1;1 not go through because those 1n power wi 11 try to st op it . r.1any fee 1 that this channel will end up like everything else - in the hands of a select few. Added cost and duplication of facilities are also mentioned as matters which r~quire co-ordination. Those interviewed have also stressed the need for presentation of both sides of any issue and seem to be searching for unbiased presentations. These concerns will definitely have io be taken into consideration in the final plans for establishing the channel, its financing, supervision and programming. Data received is much too incomplete yet to provide an adequate a~alysis of a working theory of community television. The other part of the social research, which will not be described at this time, includes an analysis of several local studies which pertain to local needs. Also, information is being compiled through participant observation of local meetings and events, as well as those in surrounding areas. Seve- • ral interesting projects are being videotaped and will provide information on communjty application to the television. We hope to present at a later date a fairly comprehensive description of some of the needs of this community and the surrounding district, and how some of these needs nay be met through the medium of a community channel. report by J. Hyder page 6 SOME QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS AilOUT COMMUNITY TELEVISION 1. How will .the "Charter Board" work? Town Talk does not wish to impose a structure upon an organization which must be democratic from the word go and f6r that reason no concrete proposals have been made. Many suggestions have been received and lawyers are presently preparing a report on the various alternativei. Certain points, however, seem selfevident at this time. For examplerepresentatives from important organizations and institutions such as the Board of Education, the University and College, City Council, The Chamber of Commerce, etc. must be included. In addition, some formula of representation for the '.' average citizen" must be determined, and suggestions in this area are especially needed. It is expected that Town Talk will have a report with recommendations for the constitution of the Charter Board by August 21st. A period of review by the appropriate authorities and at public meetings should follow, before a draft charter is completed, 2. What about ·the people of Northwestern Ontario outside Thunder Bay? Videon has repeatedly made assurances that every section of Thunder Bay wil1 be served by cable within the ne.ar future.. Most of· the major towns in Northwestern· Ontario have cable service, and the companies in those towns are generally not large enough to produce significantly quantitative community programing. If community television were in the future organized o~ a regional basis, and the CRTC might require that this be done, then communications among the people of Northwestern Ontario would be greatly facilitated. Even simple program �exchanges h'ould be a contribution. 3. How important is Community Television? In a recent period, total television viewing in the Thunder nay urban area was 2,210,400 hours a week, or 22.9 hours on the average for every person over the age of two. It . is obvious that television is a vital force in this commun·i ty, an<l that any a<ldition to the amount of locally-originated programming, and the provision of access to programming for large numbers of citizens, would be important to the community. t,iany people are concerned ab8ut the high proportion of American televis'ion in Canada, and in Thunder Bay it has been shown that teenagers as a group ~atch more American television than <lo other groups. A service should be available which will "win back" these viewers, and the comr.mnity television might accomplish this. 4. What effect would community television have on CKPR, Lakel1cad Vidcpn, and the public iristitutions which have television facilities? There is no question that cable television cuts into CKPR's audien~e. Recent figures show !:hat when homes sub~cribe to Videen, the percentage of time spent watching CKPR instead of other stations drops from about 95\ to about 42\. But Vic.lean is a prosperous local e11t~rprise and it cannot be put out of business. The ideal compromise is fer CKPR to keep all of the ocal television advertising business, which it needs, and for the cable subscription fees to pay for the community television service, which would not carry any advertising. page 7 As for co-operation between CKPR and coml"mnity television, this could probably be worked out very easily because there would be no competi~ tion for the advertising dollar. CKPR, being a network affiliate, has only so much time each day for local programs. It cannot, for example, broadcast entire hockey games. The community channel, however, could cover such events and pass on the highlights to CKPR. CKPR, in turn, might cooperate with the community service in news gathering. • The studio facilities at Hammarskjold lti~~h Sc~ ool, Confederation College, and Lakehead Uuiversity could, with community television, be used for broadcasting, as well as for tr·a ining. The present situation, where three e<lucational institutions provide training in television, and there is only one television broadcaster in town, wot1ld come to au end. s. What is the role of Town Talk~ Town Talk, as a non-profit community service organization, is simply trying to get community television off the ground. Since its for, mation in 1967, Town Talk has supported and participated in many worthwhile projects, and community television might be the biggest and best yet. , 6. ~hould City Council make a decision about community television, or sl,ould it be left entirely up to the government in Ottawa? It would be unfortunate if comMunity television didn't grow from the community itself, and Council should be a principle local body contributing to the formation of this community service. Purthermorc,Council has considered matt c rs de a 1 i n ~, ll it h 1 o ca 1 commuHications in the past, an<l it is City Council which mu5t �approve agreements between Videen and. the city-owned PUC and telephone utility. Council has had reason in past yenrs to include a number of restrictions and requirements on Lakehead Videen and with the possibility of genuine community television as proposed· by Town Talk• there is n~ reason why Council should not participate in its formatio~. 7. Would comMunity television mean interference with private enterprise? Cable television companies are privately owned, but because they are given monopoly privileges, because they mak~ use of the public airways, because television service in Canada must develop in an orderly way, and because all owners of mass media have a great responsibility to the people of Canada, they are regulated by the Federal government. As far as com~unity television is concerned, only the cnTc has the power to decide whether it will be established. At the local level. Videon has a monopoly to serve all those who want a choice of television programs other than· those offered by CKPR. Thus Lakehead Videon. although privately owned• provides a service whith is public in character and which is regulated by the public authorities. In addition, many of the facilities used by Lakehead Videon arc publicly owne4. These include the actual cable in the former city of Port Arthur, the poles to which the cable 1s attached throughout the city, and the service personnel of the PUC who install and service the cable~ thus Lakehead Videon is a service somewhere between a pubdic utility and a private enterprise, and the page 8 public has every right under the law to requ6st certain special services of it. 8. Who will be legally responsible for the programming on the community channel? Under law. the owner of a broad~ casting service is responsible for the programs carried by his facilities. But if~ community television service were established in Thunder Bay, Videon's liability would be protected in a number of ways. First of all, it is possible that the laws will be. changed. Minister of Communications Eric Kierans said in a iecent speech that the close association in law between the ownership of broadcasting facilities and the production of programmes might soon have to come to an end. He went on: "I feel that we must consider carefully the relationship between the owners of hardware and the users. The question is how can you assure equal access to all potential production units if the owner of the hardware a.- lso wants to c0Ji1pete in the c re at i v·e fie 1 d?" For Thunder Bay, this means t _h at just because Videen owns the hardware doesn't mean that Videen should do the programming. After all, the city owns much of the· hardware, and the · city itself wouldn't think of - insisting on doing programming, except in cooperation with experienced production personnel. Lakehead Videon has no production experience, and has made little or no efforts to involve the community in its proposed "community" programming. In fact• it would seem that Videon's preoccupation at this time is to let all of the ownership control of the company pass out of the hands of local citizens. (continued page ten) �• rA ,·' . I( . ,, TO c1r 1 cuuNc ~L . A ITG., 10, 1970) i For the past severaf months, Town Talk has been investigating the possibility of establishing a comm unity television service in Thund er Bay. The purpose of our presentati9n today is to acquainL the members of Council with our findings, and to request their endorsement and active support in achie•:;i ng this goal. Community televisio n is programming that is prod uced and controlled by . e'"'ple who are potenti ally both participants and audience. Whereas commer" , r,et.work television has provided external pre-packag ed entertainment interr> .... ,,ed with news and national commentary, there are five important functions 1 tt o local level which have until now not been possible. These are: a. Communication of common concerns b. Understanding between groups which have hitherto lacked opportu'lity for dialogue c. Participation in t he daily I ife of the community d. 1nfmmation about the many services and activities available, but frequently unknown to the cit'izens e. Establishment of a sense of community which can contribute to the ongoing process of am algamation. ' The mobility and si mplicity of portable videotape equ ipment make it possible to provide access to tel evision for th.ese functions to all our citizens. This accessibility can permit the people to shape the programmes where in the past the programmes have shaped the people. /\long with portable low-cost equipment, the existence of a cable transmission system makes communi ty television technically possible. Thunder Bay is one of the most completely w ired cities in North America. Th us the service can be available to virtually all citizens who choose to subscribe. Finally, the capability of cable to de.liver a la rge number of ch~rnnels, the majority of which are presently unused, makes community programming possible without depriving the viewer of access to existing programmes. Ciearly a charter m ust be drawn u·p to provide guidel ines for the service. As the goal is a community service, it must be directed by a broadly based com-mun;ty i..>oard to ensure that no group or individual sha ll have a monopoly on programming. This non-profit "Charter Board" would be the community's safeguard to see that the charter is adhered· to by those persons responsible for the actual co-ordination and production of programmes. On the basis of these considerations ifis our"'request: 1. That the Council of t he City of Thunder Bay approve in principle the followi'ng propositions.a. Thunder Bay needs a community television channel, b. The facilities of Lakehead Videon Ltd. ·are those through which the community channel sh all be cablecast, , c. The Community channel shall be financed through subscription revenues from the cable service, d. The community channel shall be directed and controlled by an independent body drawing representation from all segments of the community. 2. That the Council request Town Talk to draw up a feasible charter for the directing body. In order that suffici ent flexibility be retained to permit adjustments consistent with such community cable regulations as may be established by the Canadian Radio-T~levision Commission, and given that it is the intention of TQwn Talk to make the strongest possible representation to the C.R.T.C. 'in support of our proposal for community television, we would further recommend that the present contrac1. with Lakehead Videon Ltd. not be renewell for a period longer than six months. �TO\iVN T'ALK Box 692 - Postal Station P, THUNDER BAY~ ONTARIO When Town Talk takes its proposal before the CRTC it will be requested that special. pertniss ion be given to Lakehead Videen, and to any other cable companies which ,dsh to cooperate with a genuine community service television organization, to consider itself exempt from liability for material broadcast over community television. The CRTC has power to make this decision. Locally, in its agreements with Videen the city has always protected itself against all forms of liability. The current agreeJ11ent between the old city of Fort l\'il l iam and Lakehead Vicleon, for example, has three separate clauses protecting the city against legal obl~gations arising out of Videon's use of city facilities. If the community channel were formed, Vi<leon would be dble to protect itself in much the sarne way as the city pro-, tects itself now. In addition, the Charter Board for the community channel could post· a substantial bond guaranteeing its responsibility. Town Talk's lawyers advise that there has only been one recent action against television broadcasters, that such actions are extremely rare, and that there is no reason whatever to believe that this is a significant difficulty in the formation of a community controlled television s~rvice. CONTRIBUTIONS TO THIS NEWSLETTER ARE INVITED. THE TOWN TALK MAILING ADDRESS IS BOX 692, THUNDER BAY P. Page 10 On the preceeding page is a reproduction of page one of the brief concerning community television wh.ich Town Talk presented to City Council on August 10. A limited number of complete copies are available at the Town Talk office at the south en<l of the CPR station in Port Arthur Ward. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Town Talk Newsletter 2 Subject The topic of the resource Organizations Description An account of the resource Newsletter addressing the community television proposal, including survey results and frequently asked questions. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Town Talk Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1970-08 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/432156c43c16e44bcfec3b67292734d8.pdf aeccdab3b13116669044554d90c3ea46 PDF Text Text ~ ~~~ C -/tJ7 t wn talk P.O. BOX 692 THUNDER BAY "p" ONTARIO TELEPHONE (807) 34·5·2518 A Brief Concerning Community Television presented to The Council of the City of Thunder Bay August 1 0, 1970 �For the past several months, Town Talk has been investigating the possibility of establishing a community television service in Thunder Bay. The purpose of our presentation today is to acquaint the members of Council with our findings, and to request their endorsement and active support in achieving this goal. Community television is programming that is produced and controlled by people who are potentially both participants and audience. Whereas commercial network television has provided external pre-packaged entertainment interspersed with news and national commentary, there are five important functions at the local level which have until now not been possible. These are: a. Communication of common concerns b. Understanding between groups which have hitherto lacked opportunity for dialogue c. Participation in the daily life of the community d: Information about the many ·services and activities available, but frequently unknown to the citizens e. Establishment of a sense of community which can contribute to the ongoing process of amalgamation. The mobility and simplicity of portable videotape equipment make it possible to provide access to television for these functions to all our citizens. This accessibility can permit the people to shape the programmes where in the past the programmes have shaped the people. Along with portable low-cost equipment, the existence of a cable transmission system makes community television technically possible. Thunder Bay is one of the most completely wired cities in North America. Thus the service can be available to virtually all citizens who choose to subscribe. Finally, the capability of cable to deliver a large number of channels, the majority of which are presently unused, makes community programming possible without depriving the viewer of access to existing programmes. • •Clearly a charter must be drawn up to provide guidelines for the service. As the goal is a community service, it must be directed by a broadly based community ~oard to ensure that no group or . individual shall have a monopoly on programming. This non-profit ··charter Board" would be the community's safeguard to see that the charter is adhered to by those persons responsible for the actual co-ordination and production of programmes. On the basis of these considerations it is our request: 1. That the Council of the City of Thunder Bay approve in principle the following propositions a. Thunder Bay needs a community television channel, b. The facilities of Lakehead Videon Ltd. are those through which the community channel shall be cablecast, c. The Community channel shall be financed through subscription revenues from the cable service, d. The community channel shall be directed and controlled by an independent body drawing representation from all segments of the community. 2. That the Council request Town Talk to draw up a feasible charter for the directing body. In order that sufficient flexibility be retained to permit adjustments consistent with such community cable regulations as may be established by the Canadian Radio-T~levision Commission, and given that it is the intention of Town Talk to make the strongest possible representation to the C.R.T.C. in support of our proposal for community television, we would further recommend that the present contract with Lakehead Videon Ltd. not be renewed for a period longer than six months. 1 �Section A THE BUSINESS OF COMMUNITY TELEVISION THE CABLE TELEVISION INDUSTRY Cable television is a 25 million dollar per year industry in Canada. About a million Canadian households subscribe to cable, and this business is shared by about 400 companies. Most of these, are very small, but many are interlocked at the ownership level. The growth rate of the industry has been ·estimated at 25 to 45 percent annual.ly, and is evidently greater in Canada than in the l!Jnited States. The average size of each system in Canada is as grE:lat as in the United States, and about seven Canadian systems are larger than any in the United States. Total coverage, relative to population, is much greater in Canada than in the United States. For these reasons, Canada is in a position to pioneer in the cable television industry. • Up to now Cablevision has operated as little more than an extension of American TV into Canada, but ptoposed CRTC regulations are aimed at ending this "wholesale importation" of American stations. Thunder Bay has enjoyed cable television service for a longer period than most Canadian cities, and more than three-quarters of the households in this city are served by Cable. Lakehead Videon ltd. The following remarks by R. J. Prettie were made on behalf of Lakehead Videon to the C.R.T.C. on April 1 5, 1969. .,Presentations in Support of Proposed Share Transfers" -April 15, 1969, Ottawa. "We started out some ten years ago with ten shareholders. Two provided .t he "know-how", the other eight put up $10,000 each for our stock in Lakehead Videon. Famous Players matched our investment dollar for dollar. It was some six years before we saw daylight and during the interim each original shareholder had to put up another $50,000 to keep the enterprise afloat. Furthermore, during this same period, three of our shareholders found it necessary to dispose of their holdings, ·which shares the others purchased The shares would otherwise have had to be sold out of the community and probably outside the country." It is our understanding that currently there are eight shareholders of Twin City Holdings Ltd., Which owns 50% of Lakehead Videon Ltd. The shareholders of Twin City Holdings are to the best of our knowledge as follows: Prettie Investments ltd (largely R. J. Prettie) Dr. David Bumford J. N. Paterson Kikikim Corporation (largely T. Murray Stitt) C. Warwick Fox C.R. Boucher Twin Buoy ltd. (largely S. F. Mack) G. Hedley (F. Hedley family) 512 487 483 480 439 360 358 61 3,180 All broadcasting undertakings in Canada must be 80% Canadian controlled by September 1, 1970 to meet the requirements laid down by the Federal Government on March 27th, 1969. Famous Players, who currently own 500/4 of Lakehead Videon, have announced that they are seeking a buyer for their shares. Maclean-Hunter Cable TV Ltd. have announced that they are considering buying 100% control of Lakehead Videon. It is our understanding that Maclean-Hunter's offer to purchase is a tentative one, dependent on such factors as the contract to be negotiated between Lakehead Videon and the City of :Thunder Bay, and the C.R.T.C. regulations for cable operators, which may not be announced before the end of 1970. SectionA-Page 1 �Financing of The Community Channel Based on Dominion Bureau of Statistics figures, the increasing profitability of the industry as a whole, and the high proportion of subscribers in Thunder Bay, we feel that the funds requested to finance this community channel are available from existing revenues, while still leaving a · fair return to the shareholders of Lakehead Videon Ltd. Nevertheless, the Council of the City of Thunder Bay is not required to make decisions concerning the financing of a community channel. This prerogative rests solely with the Canadian Radio and Television Commission. Proposed Budget- Community Television Channel Operating Revenue: 20% gross; cable subscription (estimated 20% of $1.1 million) Grants: Federal/Provincial $220,000.00 20,000.00 $240,000.00 Expenditures: Interest ($50,000.00at 100/4) Depreciation (20% of $50,000.00) Rental of Building and Equipment Repairs and Maintenance Salaries, Wages, Bonuses Secretary Production Co-ordinator Producer Technical Director Staff Announcer VTR Editor VTR Assistant 2 Directors at $8,500.00 2 Cameramen at 7,000.00 2 Sound men at $7,000.00 $5,000.00 10,000.00 21,500.00 14,500.00 98,000.00 -$4,600.00 -7,000.00 -14,000.00 -9,600.00 -5,000.00 -8,000.00 -4,800.00 -17,000.00 -14,000.00 -14,000.00 $98,000.00 Staff Benefits Professional and other outside services Advertising, Promotion and Travel Taxes (excluding income) Office Supplies and Expenses Charter Board Ov~r Load: Executive Director Secretary Office Rent Office Expenses 2,500.00 2,000.00 15,000.00 1,000.00 5,000.00 25,000.00 - $15,000.00 -4,800.00 -:tooo.oo -2.200.00 $25,000.00 Programming (Direct Production Expenses) Op·erating Expenses-Total 40,000.00 $239,500.00 500.00 Surplus Section A - Page 2 �Section B COMMUNITY TELEVISION SUPPORT AND SUGGESTIONS It has long been recognized that commercial broadcast television cannot provide community programming on a large scale. In 1954 the Canadian Association for Adult Education noted that: "Certainly in the early _.years pf Canadian TV it will be more difficult than with other media to cater to minority fastes. The programme planner must continually look for the largest possible audience in order to justify the expense of his operation.,, More than fifteen years later, this is still the case. Cable broadcasting opens ·new possibilities for community type television. In the words of Mr. H. Boyle, Vice-Chairman of the CRTC: • .. .it's a chance to get something for free expression, in a human way, rather than the fractured, splintered bits of concern on videotape and film we get so often now, blended into a slick, homogenized documentary by a producer hounded by the necessity to achieve a mass audience if his show - and himself - is to survive.,, This is the reason why the CRTC has proposed regulations which will require cable operators to provide community programmes. Other agencies of the federal government are equally enthusiastic about community programming via cable. The Special Senate Committee on Broadcasting and the Mass Media, chaired by the Honorable Keith Davey, wrote to 150 organizations across Canada enquiring whether they would be interested in participating in community television programming, and received "enthusiastic replies." The proposed C.R.T.C. regulations impell the cable operators to get into community programming and some have already done so. There are indications however, that the operators are proceeding reluctantly. "Senator Davey took cable television to task Wednesday, (April 22, 1970)" for what he called their slowness in developing community programming" (from a Canadian Press news story, April 23, 1970.) There is a danger that the needs for community programming will not be met, unless some guarantees are provided that it will be controlled by the community. "The combination of advertising, bigger budgets and programme exchanges, however, appears to pose a strong threat to the neighborhood character of cable. .. The C.R. T.C. which is 'already imposing Canadian content regulations, may eventually have to decree neighborhood content regulations too, to preserve the local character which is cable T. V. 's greatest asset and service.,, -8. Kirby in The Globe & Mail J1,me27, 1970. It has been remarked, by the C.R.T.C. 's "financial expert" and a millionaire from the maritimes, Mr. G. Hughes, that community programming is not only desirable from a social point of view, but also in the economic sense. ". . . the little people not only have as much right to broadcasting as everyone else, but . . . the benefits they and their local economies would derive from it would, in the long run, be benefits for U$ all.,, • Citizen Participation In Programming and Production The fact that the Community Television Proposal stresses the necessity of professional production personnel in order to maintain quality should not be interpreted as a barrier to direct citizen participation in the production of programmes. On the contrary, the availability of skilled technical advisors should enhance the opportunity for the average citizen to take part in the process in a satisfying manner. Neither the proposed budget nor the proposed size of the Production Company is large enough for production to be carried out on a regular basis without being dependent on citizen participation. Section B - page 1 �Citizen participation in programming is built into the proposal as an essential source of programme material. It is understood t~at programmes will be made in response to comm~nity interests and requests ~ both at the level of the Charter Board and on a day-to-day basis. Production will also be dependent on the community's readiness to take part. A brief description of how this might work follows. Suppose that a group of citizens have a subject which they feel should be explored. It might be anything from a discussion of a local political issue to TV coverage of a local sports event. The group would approach the Production Company to arrange the production of the programme. After determining the ·nature and format of the programme desired, the citizens and the technical crew would collaborate in making it a reality. Citizens would not only provide the subject matti:.:r and appear in front of the camera, but in many instances might also find themselves operating cameras or editing video tapes. The experience of participants in the Thunder Bay Community Film Project this summer has demonstrated the practicability of such a blending of professional and amateur talents. Advances in televisi"on technology have been the key to this success. With the ½ inch video tape recorders currently available it is possible to train· a person with no television production experience whatsoever to the point where within a day or two he can shoot programme material of a surprisingly high quality. It has been found in many colleges and community education projects across the country that a one week course in TV techniques using this equipment can bring people to a level of competence which will enable them to prepare effective and attractive television material. Previously several months of training would have been necessary to achieve the same results. This is not to suggest that one week will be sufficient to train TV technicians, or that professional assistance will not be required, but it will be enough to enable many local residents with a general interest in community programming to par~icipate directly in the community channel experience. Production Expertise - A Local Commodity In its initial stages, the community channel would be dependent on the advice and supervision of professionally experienced television production personnel. However, such expertise should, and can, be drawn from local sources as soon as possible. At present, 14 Thunder Bay residents are receiving training in film and television production techniques, under the Thunder Bay Community Film Project, from National Film Board film-makers and VTR specialists. These trainees will have both the competence, and the committment to their community which will enable them to serve in a technical production capacity for the community channel and to instruct other citizens in the basic techniques of making their own programmes. The continuity implied by this process of learning suggests the likelihood of a kind of apprenticeship system which can be supplemented and supported by a constant input of students and graduates of the television and communications course offered in the high schools and Confederation College. Not only would these people bring to the community television system a good level ·of technical and theoretical knowledge, but also they would benefit from the opportunity to gain practical experience in production for public acceptance. Another consideration which could become very important is the fact that the proposed Production Company would provide employment in television work locally, thus avoiding the necessity of local graduates having to leave Thunder Bay in order to find jobs in the field for which they have been trained. Community Response To The Town Talk Proposal For A Community Television Service On March 25, 1970, Town Talk released a draft proposal outlining the form of community service television which it felt could best meet the needs of Thunder Bay and region for communication of community -concerns and the community identity. The report, prepared by Mr. David B. Hughes, attempted to relate the technology of cable television to local needs in a relevant manner which would guarantee public access to the medium of television without let or hindrance. Basically, it presented a formula by which the guidelines of the Canadian Radio Television Commission for cable programming could be applied in a new and exciting way on the local scene. Copies of this brief were circulated to elected representatives at all levels of government, to interested citizens, and, in an attempt to measure the presumed need for such a service, copies . were also sent to 103 local clubs, agencies, and other organizations with a questionnaire which they were asked to return as soon as possible. Of the 103 groups canvassed, nearly half - 48 - replied indicating approval of the concept and making positive suggestions as to the type of programming in which they would be prepared to participate. Letters of encouragement were also reSection B - page 2 �ceived from many of the individuals from whom no specific response had been solicited. It shou'td be noted that no negative responses to the questionnaire were received, although it would be incorrect to make any assumptions about the feelings, whether pro, con, or indifferent, of those groups which did not reply. In summary, the following formal responses on behalf of groups were received: ARTS, HOBBY GROUPS, ETC. Thunder Bav Naturalists' Club, Mrs. L. Bocking Prepared to take part ,n programmes on parks wilderness sanctuaries, environmental matters, public education. Thunder Bay Historical Society No written response, but verbal approval indicated Lakehead Symphony Orchestra Board, Mrs. I. G. Clark Music education, concerts, etc. Cambrian Players Verbal approval only. CHURCH GROUPS Thunder Bay Council of Clergy, Rev. M. Murtagh Verbal support Religious Broadcasting Committee, Rev. K. Moffatt Religious and public affairs. Salvation Army, Capt. D. V. Goodridge Commµnity outreach. Wayside Church Centre, Rev. K. Myers Youth Programmes CITIZENS' ACTION GROUPS Single Parents' Action Corps, Mrs. S. Young Recreation and welfare Single Parents' Group, Mrs. 8. Shedden as above Lakehead Anti-Pollution Committee, Mr. Ian Clark Environmental pollution. Operation Employment, Mr. N. Cherniski Welfare and employment problems Happy Handicap Club, Mr. Bill Affi Handicapped persons Consumers' Action Committee, Mrs. A. Peck Consumer affairs programmes CORRECTIONAL AGENCIES Industrial Farm and Training Centre, Mr. G. Gauthier Public education EDUCATIONAL Assoc. for Early Childhood Education, Mrs. 8. Elliott Childrens' programming Ontario Dept. of Education, ETV Branch, Mr. W. Hyder Verbal approval interest in similarities to their activities with Indian communities. Ontario Dept. of Education, Youth and Recreation Branch, Miss M. Phillips Community programmes Lakehead University (Extension Dept.)Mr. K. Morrison Adult education Confederation College (Extension Dept.) Mr. D. O'Donnell Adult Ed. and community and regional affairs Music Education Dept. Lakehead Bd. of Education, Mr. F. J. Frances Student music and art talent Lakehead Bd. of Education, Mr. C. Grant(Chairman) Mr. G. Dalzell (Director) Verbal approval ETHNIC GROUPS Indian Youth Friendship Centre, Mr. X. Michon Indian and youth programmes Le Club Canadien-Francais de Thunder Bay, Mme. L. Beaupre French cultural programmes Section B - page 3 �GOVERNMENT AGENCIES Parks and Recreation Dept. City of Thunder Bay, R. B. McCormack Verbal approval- referred to committee for specific proposals Ontario Human Rights Commission, Mr. B. Lenton Human rights education Canada Manpower Centre, Mr. G. Thompson Labour market information, education re services National Film Board of Canada,' Mr. J. Burnett Film discussions and screenings related to community and national interests. Dept. of the Sec'ty of State Citizenship Branch, Mr. R. Wray and Mr. G. Lacombe Community relationships, cultural programmes, social concerns. HEALTH SERVICES Lakehead Psychiatric Hospital, Mr. M. Fisher Public education· re mental health Addiction Research Foundation, Mr. A. Moss Public education PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS, ETC: · Thunder Bay Medical Society, Dr. G. Steinhof Public education, preventive medicine Chamber of Commerce, Mr. B. O'Brien Referred to Committee Lakehead Labour Council, Mr. N. Richard Public education, labour I industry, etc. Ontario Sec;ondary School Teachers' Fed., Mr. C. B. Whitfield Verbal approval and support SERVICE CLUBS, ETC. Rotary Club, Mr. A. Secor Interest- referred to committee Thunder Bay South Jaycettes, Mrs. E. Hicks Leadership training and community projects. Canadian Club, Dr. µ. Morrison Community centred programming SOCIAL WELFARE AND ASSISTANCE (GOV'T. AND OTHER) Thunder Bay -United Appeal, Mr. W. D. Harris Activities of voluntary agencies supported by United Appeal Thunder Bay Branch, Canadian Red Cross Water safety, first aid, social services Credit Counselling Service, Mr. W. Walker Financial counselling Lakehead Family Counselling Agency, Mr. W. Pascoe Family life education Lakehead Social Planning Council, Mrs. I. Temple Community service programming Dept. of Social and Family Services, Mr. W. Doherty Public education YOUTH AGENCIES Big Brother Association, Mr. J. R. O'Donnell Public education and youth Northwestern Ontario Regional Council, Boy Scouts of Canada, Dr. L. Hastings Leadership training, youth, and scouting activities Interim Report on Personal Interview Survey This interim report represents a brief summary of some of the data derived through personal interviews concerning the Community TV Proposal. It is also possible at this time to suggest several trends which are beginning to appear throughout the data. These trends begin to outline some of the mutual needs of the community which in the future could be met through the medium of a community channel. It is logical that the community channel, if it is to operate in Thunder Bay and indeed, hopefully, Section B - page 4 �in the region, must reflect the needs of the many facets of this community and its satellites. For -this reason, the sample of people interviewed must also represent these various factions. SAMPLE BREAKDOWN: Total number interviewed Sex Occupation Community Age range to date 68 44 24 Males Females Professional and agency people Non-professional (blue collar workers housewives, students, etc.) From District Thunder 16 52 Bay 58 10 84 years -14 years This sample represents only the initial, exploratory attempt at the study, and more interviews are needed to balance the sample and be more representative of the community - i.e. concentration on various ethnic and racial groups, business organizations, and internal neighbourhoods. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DATA Number of people basically for the proposal 65 Number of people basically against the proposal 3 The information gathered in the interview method however goes much deeper than the initial for or against reaction; it also -offers qualitative material. The respondents were free to comment and give their own opinions and concerns towards the community TV concept. The following represents some of the constructive opinions by various members of this community. - the educational exposure could be fantastic; the concept has local and regional implications; it could be used to tackle community affairs and in constructing a meaningful understanding; try not to duplicate facilities now present in TV. -investigate human resources and spread into the community; you must not be too rigid because change is a reality; must to maximize results, search out what people want, not necessarily shoving it at them. -it could supply motivation to kids when they see themselves on TV, especially concerning local sports; it could also case the class struggle which is so prevalent in this city; the people could be tied together through knowledge - right now decisions are made here by a few. -it can be used to get feedback to organizations about their programmes; it can also be used to publicize their programmes and educate the community on what they are doing. -could assist community awareness and community understanding concerning the ethnic groups(This point is very important in a pluralistic community such as Thunder Bay. ed.) -the community channel can be used to bring people together and to provide a meaningful dialogue, presenting both sides of the issues so that people can make up their own minds; there are also citizens' groups which need support from the public. The above comments are just some selected from interviews -of persons in social agencies and other professions. The following responses are excerpts from interviews with the socalled "average person". One can see that what the "professionals" are suggesting as possible uses of the community channel correspond closely to the needs expressed by members of the community at large. - like to see programmes explaining drugs and why people take them; maybe use a panel where people can ask questions from the audience. -like to know the difference between the different political parties; I like information programmes as long as they are easy to understand - they can't be :too dignified. - community has to keep pace with what is going on; this community has to wake up; interested Section B - page 5 �in sports such as high school football and peewee hockey; also would like to see the symphony; channel would also give people the opportunity to find out more about other sections of the community. - need for programmes that present both sides of the issues; need information programmes about income tax, unemployment, welfare and other agencies - how they function, and how one goes about approaching an agency. - need more civic affairs programmes; local plays; local candid camera; why isn't it a fact now? loca! talent is just going to waste. - would provide time for public views; force politicians to take a stand, knowing the public bas a chance to express their views in public also. - it is about time people spoke out, telling sponsors, etc., what we want to watch, rather than what the powers want to feed us. - fear of control by "Higher-ups"; need to know about young people; should get them more involved in the community; al~o. involve the senior citizen; like to see more on schools; if education programmes are used they shouldn't be too technical; should get people together to decide what is put on; can't always stress bad things. - the average guy is passive because life is too complicated; there is too much conflict now people feel the stress; family life is getting weaker; most average people have no solutions which makes them feel worse; some don't feel alive any more; they need controversy to shock them out of it. - some way of airing public views is needed which cannot be pressured; give the average guy a chance; interested in stock car racing and sports; news perhaps will not be biased; the channel cannot be controlled by any minority. The above comments give the reader some indication of the needs and feelings of v~ious people in this community towards the community channel concept. The responses illustrate what courd be provided by various community institutions and organizations to meet some of these needs. The constructive content of the opinions also indicates the feasibility of a citizens' Charter Board which was indicated in the original proposal. This report may appear to be too one-sided to some, but the fact remains that a great many agree with the concept. This agreement is logical because the proposal represents an added service and a new experience requiring community involvement and active participation. This is not to say that people do not have some control. Many feel that this channel will end up like everything else - in the hands of a select few. Many expect that the proposal will not go through because those in power will try to stop it. Added cost and duplication of facilities are also mentioned as matters which require co-ordination and some mutual understanding among those now concerned with television. The informants have also stressed the need for presentation of both sides of any issue and seem to be searching for unbiased presentations. These concerns will definitely have to be taken into consideration in the final plans for establishing the channel and how it is to be financed, supervised, and programmed. The data to date is much too incomplete to provide an adequate analysis or a working theory of community television. The other part of the social research, which will not be described at this time includes an analysis of several local studies which pertain to local needs. Also, information is being compiled through participant observation of local meetings and events, as well as those in the surrounding area. Several interesting projects are also occurring with the use of video tape which will provide a great deal of information on the community applications of the medium of television. In this way, it is hoped to present at a later date a fairly comprehensive description of some of the needs of this community and the surrounding district, and how some of these needs maybe met through the medium of a community channel. -report by J. Hyder In addition to the aforementioned groups, agencies, and individuals who have expressed verbal approval of the Town Talk proposal for community television and have made positive suggestions as to its implementation, endorsements of the plan have been received in letters from the following: The Hon. Robert K. Andras, M.P. (Port Arthur) Mr. Hubert Badanai, M.P. (Fort William) Senator Keith Davey Alderman Mickey Hennessy Mr. Ron Knight, M.P.P. (Port Arthur) Section B - page 6 �Mayor Saul Laskin Mr. Paul Paularinr,e, President, Alma Mater Society, Lakehead University Mr. A. W. Pascoe, Lakehead Family Service Agency Mr. Keith Penner, M.P. (Thunder Bay) Miss Margaret Phillips, Ontario Dept. of Education The Hon. Robert Stanbury, M.P. (York Scarborough) Mrs. Isobel Temple, LakeheadSocial Planning Council Alderman _George C. Wardrope The Hon. Robert Welch, Minister of Citizenship of Ontario and Provincial Secretary Cable Television and the Lakehead Board of Education The Lakehead Board of Education, at their meeting of July 9th, 1970 approved the following resolutions relative to cable television in Thunder Bay. 1. •nThat representations be made to" the ·Educational Television Branch, Department of Education Television Branch, Department of Education, to utilize the Hammarskjold Television Shop for the proposed Television Station as part of the proposed Educational Television network for the province." 2. "That negotiations be carried on with lakehead Videon to provide educational programming for lakehead Division schools by: 1) 'providing a 'tap in' at the 'head end of the Videon trulnk cable for the Hammarskjold Televis ion Shop; 2)providing 'drops' to schools in the cable area; 3) providing three of the channels available to lakehead Videon for local educational telecasting; 4) providing closed circuit television on .all of the -Mid Band (between Channels 6 and 7) to make available channels for 'de"Jand educational television' (programmes available on teacher request at the desired time). " • 3. "That the Ad Hoc Committee of the Thunder Bay City Council be advised of our requests, relative to consideration of a municipal franchise for cable telecasting; and that the Thunder Bay City Council be requested to extend membership of the Ad Hoc Committee to include representation from The lakehead Board ofEducation." 4. "That application to the Department of Communications be made for permission to utilize the mid-band channels onLakehead Videon for the distribution of Educational Television Programmes."·· Resolution number two requires further elaboration, as it contains some technical terms. The "tap in" at the "head end" part of the resolution means that programmes originating from the Hammarskjold High School television studio can be transmitted to all the schools in Thunder Bay, within the cable area. This will permit the Board to originate programmes locally, and to train future technicians, programmers and producers for jobs in this vital new industry. The opportunity to originate programmes tailored to Thunder Bay's unique needs is considered essential if we are not to be completely dependent on programmes originating in Toronto, some of which will not be suitable for our requirements. The use of cable "drops" to our schools will allow individual teachers to choose from the wide range of programmes provided by Educational Television (E.T.V.). More important, by being able to tape these program~es on Video-Tape Recorders (VTR) teachers will be able to use theprogrammetheywantatthetimetheywantit.. This "demand" educational television will be "closed circuit" on the mid-band channels(between 6 and 7) and will not be seen by the public. The three "open" channels that have been requested for the use of the school board will only be needed during school hours (8:30 a.m. till 4 p.m.). From 4 p.m. on, it is expected that 0'18 or more of these channels will be used for community television programmes of a non-commercial nature. In other words, the Thunder Bay public wiU, in the near future, have the opportunity to tune in on interesting programmes that are educational in the broadest sense, for several hours each day and evening. It is essential that we recognize the enormous potential of the most important educational medium of the twentieth century, and act now to take advantage of it. David Morgan, Trustee lakehead Board of Education. A Teacher's Views on Educational Television Television today is probably the most expensive and under-used element in the vast array of teaching aides. And yet it has the potential for becoming one of the most vitally important sources Section B - page 7 �• of educational material for class-room use. Vast sums of money have been spent on technical facilities including broadcasting stations, and large organizations, both in Ontario and throughout the continent, are involved in producing shows on a wide variety of topics. Yet all these programmes are pr~pared by central offices, and are often only indirectly related to the needs of students and teachers in specified localities. Furthermore, they are widely broadcast in accordance with a fixed schedule, which may bea,r no relation to the material being studied at the time in local classrooms. It is virtually impossible to arrange viewing time to suit the individual class, or to arrange previewing of programmes by teachers. Community cable television shows the way to overcome most of these problems. Relatively inexpensive equipment can record on video tape those programmes most valuable to local teachers for previewing and re-broadcasting by closed circuit cable to the schools at the time appropriate to the individual class. Local educators can prepare their own programming directly related to the needs of the students. Most effective use of the local personnel in all schools can be achieved through this medium. The community and the world around us can be dramatically and inexpensively brought before the students for their discussion. Relevance, lower cost, greater effectiveness, wider use, local student involvement - all these can be brought to our schools through our own cable television system. Paul lnksetter, President, . Thunder Bay Division, Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation. Section B - page 8 �Section C OTTAWA'S VIEW OF COMMUNITY TELEVISION The Broadcast Act The Broadcast Act of 1968, "An Act to implement a broadcasting policy for Canada" is the legislation under which all broadcasting is regulated. The Canadian Radio-Television Commission (CRTC), under the powers given it in The Act, sets Radio(T.V.) Broadcasting R~gulations which are binding on all broadcasters, private and public, although there are special consideratfons for the CBC. "The Commission shall regulate and supervise all aspects of broadcasting with a view to implementing the broadcasting policy enunciated in ~ection 2 of this act." Section 2, "Broadcasting Policy for Canada" includes much to encourage the establishm.ent of the type of service proposed by Town Talk. The relevant subsections are as follows. Some are paraphrased. Subsection a. The airways are public property and all broadcasting in Canada must be part of an iotegrated system. These are the reasons why broadcasting is subject to government regulations. Cable television companies for example, · .may be refused licences if certain conditions as determined by the Commission are not met. Subsection b. "The Canacftan Broadcasting system should be effectively owned and controlled by Canadians so as to safeguard, enrich, and strengthen the cultural, political social and economic fabric of Canada.,, Towards this end, the government instructed the C.R. T.C. to rule that all private broadcasting undertakings be 80% owned by Canadians. For example, by the' time Lakehead Videon's licence comes up for renewal Famous Players Corporation (Controlled by the American "conglomerate" Gulf and Western) must have sold most of its 50% interest. Subsection c. "All persons licenced to carry on broadcasting undertakings have a responsibility for pro_grammes they broadcast, but the right to freedom of exDression and the right of persons to receive programmes, subject onfy to generally applicabfe statutes and regulations, is unquestioned.,, An argument against the community television proposal may be based is this part. Since the owner is responsible, it might be reasoned, then he must have control and control could never be given to a community group. The practical way to overcome this legal question is for the "Charter Board,,, which controls the Community Television Service, to post a substantial bond which protects the cable operator. Subsection ·d. "The programming provided by (all broadcasters/ should be varied and comprehensive and should provide reasonable, balanced opportunity for the expression of differing views on matters of public concern, and the programming provided by each broadcaster should be of high standard, using predominantly Canadian creative talent and other resources.,, The Community Television service as proposed, would seem an ideal framework within which to achieve these aims at the local level. Subsection e. "Facilities should be provided within the ... system for educational broadcasting.,, This part is of interest because it was included in response to demonstrated need and public pressure applied; it is possible that community television as oroposed for Thunder ·Bay might be included in the A ct at a later da,te. ''The regulation and supervision of the system should be flexible and readily adaptable to scientific and technological advances.,, It might be reasoned that the technological potential of cable broadcasting lends itself to the organizational innovation which Town Talk proposes. The Canadian Radio - Television Commission's Guidelines For Cable - Television The CRTC has not yet announced regulations concerning cable tdlevision, but has published "guidelines" for those who will be applying for licences and licence renewals. Public hearings will be held, probably in the fall of 1970, before the "guidelines" become hard and fast regulaSection C - page 1 �tions, but the Commission's practice has not been to take fundamental changes once guidelines are announced. The "guidelines" are principally contained in CRTC announcements of May 13, 1969, and April 10, 1970. The sections relevanttotheCommunttyTelevision Proposal are as follows: CRTC Public Announcement of May 13. 1969. This announcement states clearly that the possibility of destructive competition between cable and broadcast television will be avoided through cable providing "community programming services (that are) of a complementary rather than a competitive nature to those already provided by other broadcasting services." "CATV can assist in the development of a community identity through locally producer:· programmes." This is the reason why the present cable operators, such as Lakehead Videon, have been rushing to establish community channels before their Iicenses come up for renew a I. Commercials are prohibited "except under special circumstances or for experimental purposes". There are indications _that when the final regulations are announced, cpmmercials wHI be permitted in special cases, but orobablv not on "community" channels. "A licencee .... will be requfret:J to fully wire his area before the expirati.on of his licence." Videon, for example, has not completed wiring certain sections of the city, but must do so under the terms of its licence from the CRTC. Monthly charges and installation fees must be approved by the Commission. If a community television service, as proposed for Thunder Bay is established, the Commission will determine whether or not a rate increase is needed to finance it. The Commission has access to all information concerning a cable company's financial position. C.R. T -~. Public Announcement of April 10, 1970 This announcement re-emphasizes the Commission's view that cable "should develop without threatening the essential service provided by the rest of the system." Community programming is also re-emphasized. "The opportunity for CATV licensees to enrich community life by fostering communication among individuals and community groups. In the development of programmes of interest to communities, it is the hope that CATV programmers will be motivated by innovation rather than imitation. Local programmes should be based on access and freedom from the restraint of programme schedules which are often less f_lexible in conventional broadcasting." A list of priorities is given "for determining the channels to be carried." With reference to this list, and to the stations available in Thunder Bay, Lakehead Videon's channel line-up must look much like this, in order of priorities, when its licence is reviewed by the Commission. 1. One or more educational channels, in co-operation with the Department of Education and local educators. • 2. CKPR, the CBC affiliate. 3. A channel for the CTV affiliate when it is established. 4. A community channel. It is this channel that Town Talk proposes be controlled by a "Charter Board" from the Community. 5. One ofWLUC, WDSM, KDAL, American commercial stations. 6. National Edtlcationa ITelevision (U.S. Educational T. V.) if it can be picked up here. 7. Possibly CKPR - FM 8. One or both of the remaining available American commercial stations. The Commission may decide not to permit Videon to carry these stations because of the need for ~·an orderly east-west distribution of systems within Canada." 9. Possibly other channels originated byVideon. The Commission's attitude toward networks is clarified in this announcement; "Networks of CATV undertakings may be authorized ... in the public interest." It is not known whether a proposal to link Videon with a network outside Nothwestern Ontario would be judged "in the public interest." Members of the Commission nave recently made public statements whlch suggest they wo·uld be most receptive to our proposal. None of these refer precisely to the type of Community Television service we propose, but this is only because our plan is quite unique. As Stanley Burke likes to put it: "Thunder Bay is ahead of Canada, and Canada is ahead of the world." The Commission's overall view of broadcasting complements ours. '7he Canadian Broadcasting system should be used ·essentially, basically, predominantly, to help Canadians communicate among themselves. -Pierre Juneau, C.R. T.C. Chairman, Press Conference, May 22, 1970. SectionC -page 2 �The significance of cable to the future of broadcasting is appreciated by the Commission: "CATV appears to solve some technical problems inherent to "off-the-air" broadcasting. The advantage of CA TV, besides its capacity to bring in different signals it could offer to the subscriber, is the generally improved quality of the picture, sound, and colour achieved through improvements in solid state elect:ronics and protected transmission through cable.,, C.R. T.C. Annual report 1968-69 Regulations and proposed regulations concerning cable, deal mainly with what The Commission calls the practice of "wholesale importation" of American programmes. It is recognized, on the other hand that some appealing substitute for American programmes. It is recognized, on the other hand that some appealing substitute for American programmes must be found. "Some way has to be found to provide additional services through cable. . . . in such a way that the public will be satisfied, and also that the cable operators will have a service sufficiently interesting that people will want to buy it, and they will have viable systems to operate. " The cable operators have been critical of the Commission's regulations, but the Commission has returned with its own criticisms of ttie cable operators. "The recent declarations of the Canadian ·cable Television Association I find extremely disappointing, and the problem they have to consider now is whether they have to consider bute to the development of a broadcasting and communications system in the country at the moment, or whether they want to defend vested interests. " -M. Juneau before a Senate Committee -Januar_y 15, 1970 The CQmmission has put great emphasis on the need to develop local programming over the cable systems. At the last annual meeting of the Canadian Cable Television Association, C.R.T.C. Vice-Chairman, Harry Boyle criticized the cable operators for being so slow in developing this type of service. Proposed regulations give local channels a high priority. The cable operators must begin to originate programming. "We are of the opinion that there is a need in cable television at the moment for an active role on the part of cable. If cable television is going io be only a means of transporting already existing programmes, if there is going to be no active participation in the problems that concern us all - mainly the development of communications in Canada - then I don't see why it shouldn't be transferred to the common carriers as an operation." Cablecasting will include locat programming wherever possible but cable networks (grids - in the jargon)areforeseen. If cable companies are going to provide more services, some of them will be able to afford to do so at the local level - and indeed ·some cable companies have started to do that other programmes are going to be too costly to produce at the local level and will require cooperation among a large number of systems. That is another way of saying that you need a network. " -M. Juneau - Senate Committee -January 15, 1970 11 • •• • Section C - page 3 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "A Brief Concerning Community Television" Subject The topic of the resource Organizations Description An account of the resource "A Brief Concerning Community Television," presented to the Council of the City of Thunder Bay, August 10, 1970, by Town Talk. The request was that Council agree on the need for community television in Thunder Bay, and support the Town Talk group in making that happen. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Town Talk Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1970-08 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/60f3843cf3abeade5db3a69dce830c45.jpg 1e3032a6acafbbfc6547c9a78933ea34 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Schematic Map of the Caland Project Subject The topic of the resource Business and Industry Mining Description An account of the resource Map of Caland Ore's mining project at Steep Rock, near Atikokan. June 1964. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Caland Ore Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1964-06 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPG Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Canada - Ontario - Atikokan Type The nature or genre of the resource Still image Map https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/eeb74ca3f357cdf5564a29b1608aa78e.pdf 7f3a578dcf83fde36504faa20f0be266 PDF Text Text �CALAND UNDER DEVELOPMENT Caland CANADIAN IRON ORE PRODUCER FOR INLAND STEEL H eadframe for underground mine. Close-up of dredge Joseph L. Block. 1959 dredging scene. Conveyor for open pit. Mine hoist equipment. Forty-ton euclid ore truck. The Caland Ore Company, Ltd., Canadian subsidiary of Chicago-based Inland Steel Company, began mining operations this spring of a property that will eventually become Inland's largest source of iron ore. From a modest annual shipment to the steel plant of 750,000 tons, Caland will eventually produce 3 million tons of iron ore every year. All of it is destined for the furnaces of Inland's giant steel plant at Indiana Harbor, Ind., near Chicago, the third largest steel plant in North America. Inland can now produce 6,500,000 tons of steel a year at full operations, a rate that requires a comparable amount of iron ore. Initially the ore will be dug from the lake bottom and, after crushing, conveyed to a railhead. By 1963 underground mining will start. \\ hile far apart in distance, (Caland is almost 1,000 miles from Inland's steel plant) the two companies are efficiently linked by the waters of the Great Lakes. Caland ore is shipped by Canadian National Railway 140 miles from Atikokan to Port Arthur on Lake Superior. There it is dumped into the railroad's ore docks for trans-shipment by lake freighter to Indiana Harbor-a trip that takes a day less than the runs from Duluth-Superior. Caland has invested $50 million over a 10 year period to develop an ore body which test drillings indicated would yield at least 30 million tons of iron ore for Inland Steel. The ore lay beneath the bed of the Falls Bay area of Steep Rock Lake. The timetable for the Caland project called for the removal of 160 million cubic yards of lake bottom material in five years so that iron ore could be mined and shipped by the spring of 1960. Caland has met this schedule in the face of some of the greatest natural obstacles ever encountered in such a project. This booklet describes them. �HEADF'RAME SCREENING STATION OPEN PIT MINING RAIL LINES TO PORT ARTHUR SHAFT---+ DRIFT 800 FT. DRIFT 1000 FT. PROPOSED DRIFT 1200 FT. OPEN PIT AND UNDERGROUND MINING AT CALAND �Discovery BENEATH A LAKE, A MAJOR SOURCE OF IRON ORE The Caland ore body lies beneath the eastern arm of M-shaped Steep Rock Lake whose total ore reserves are estimated at between one and two hundred million tons. Getting at this rich find took 15 years of war against the forces of nature and the expenditure of upwards of $100 million by both Steep Rock Iron Mines, Ltd., and Caland Ore Company. The discovery of ore in this lake is attributed to a Canadian mineralogy professor named Julian Cross who first surveyed the area in 1930. For several years Cross drilled through ice and lake bottom rock to take samples. He proved the existence of ore. But it seemed inaccessible, lying beneath the waters of a deep lake and 380 feet of glacial silt, slime, and gravel. World War II created a need for this ore. Reports to Washington in 1942 indicated that the United States might not have enough high grade ore to last through a long war. Also, a high percentage of ore boats trafficking between the United States and South America were being sunk by Nazi submarines. The post-war dwindling of high grade American ore reserves in the face of a possible doubling of America's steel capacity by 1975 added urgency to the Steep Rock project. More ore would be needed to feed American iron and steel.making furnaces. If ore could be mined and shipped from Steep Rock, mid-continental steel producers, dependent on Great Lakes shipments, would have additional reserves right in their backyard. Cross, with three associates, began operations in 1938. Joe Errington, a mine developer was one; the other two were Major General D. M. Hogarth, and a young mining engineei:, M. S. (Pop) Fotheringham. It was Fotheringham who proposed one of the greatest engineering feats of all time: divert the Seine River whose waters flowed into Steep Rock Lake, drain two center arms of the 15 mile long lake - FORMER COURSE OF SEINE RIVER - PRESENT DIVERTED COURSE - STEEP ROCK LAKE A mineralogy professor from the University of Toronto, he conducted exploratory drilling in Steep Rock Lake in 1930, discovered existence of ore. and scoop out open pit ore from the dry lake bottom. The Seine flowed first into Marmion Lake which emptied into Steep Rock Lake. Fotheringham proposed to dam up Marmion Lake at its lower end, reverse its flow and empty its waters through a manmade channel into nearby Finlayson Lake, which would be drained into the western arm of Steep Rock Lake and on to its natural course. The difficulty was that Finlayson Lake was 33 feet higher than Marmion. Fotheringham proposed dropping the level of Finlayson 53 feet. He wanted to cut a channel through the hard rocks under Finlayson and through a series of artificial channels let the water out. Proposed cost? Ten million dollars. Hogarth appealed to financier and steel-maker Cyrus Eaton who persuaded the United States government to lend him $10 million. Then he raised an additional $3,500,000, needed to start the mine. After this backing, the Canadian National Railways put in a spur, purchased rolling stock and built an ore dock at Port Arthur. The Ontario Hydroelectric commission built a power plant and strung a transmission line from Port Arthur to the Steep Rock site. Equipment including mammoth dredges and workers were brought in and work started. In 1943 the crucial river diversion scheme was successfully completed. An entire system of water control dams was built and dredging began on the two arms of the lake-a task comparable to the Panama Canal dredging. In the spring of 1945 iron ore was shipped down Lake Superior from Steep Rock. FINLAYSON CANADA FALLS BAY CALAND ORE FIELD �Development FIVE YEARS OF DREDGING FOR AN IRON ORE CANYON Inland geologists inspect map of Falls Bay area. A team of Inland geologists exploring for Canadian iron ore in 1948 was briefly excited by some reddish brown deposits on the shores of Straw Hat Lake, a few miles south of Steep Rock Lake in western Ontario. Ralph Archibald, leader of the team, considered the probabilities of finding ore in the Straw Hat and weighed them against investing in the development of a proven ore deposit at Steep Rock Lake. H e knew that Steep Rock Iron Mines, Ltd., was already mining two ore bodies, but that its "C" body still lay beneath the waters of one arm of the lake. It occured to him that perhaps Steep Rock would agree to an arrangement whereby Inland might develop and mine the "C" ore body on a royalty basis. He outlined his recommendation to A. J. (Fred) Cayia, who was then heading Inland's ore mining and limestone quarrying operations. Cayia went up to Steep Rock to see the operation for himself. He foresaw the potential value of Archibald's idea to Inland. The company was looking for a large source of rich ore that could be shipped directly over the Great Lakes to its steel mill on the southern shore of Lake Michigan. Such an ore find was what the company needed to pursue its ambitious expansion plans, encompassing doubling its steelmaking capacity within 12 years. Cayia described the Steep Rock development to his boss, P. D. Block, Jr., then Inland's raw materials vice president, now vice chairman of Inland. Block liked the idea and took it up with Clarence B. Randall, then president of Inland. Under Randall Clarence B. Randall working on Falls Bay area, dredges and pumps lake bottom silt through pipes extending five miles through wilderness to I armion Lake. �Specially desi,gned tug boat kept ice broken in winter so drilling could continue. I nl,and geol,ogist inspects l,ake bottom material for iron ore during scout drilling period. Lake bottom silt cascades into Marmion Lake, five miles from dredges and pumps. M argaret Lake tunnel was carved to divert drainage of one area into another river system. and Block's guidance, Inland had built up an independent ownership of an interlocking system of coal, iron ore and limestone operations, as well as a fleet of five ore vessels. This system of mine to mill integration had enabled Inland, a once small steel operation, to become, in an industry known for its giants, the largest independent steel firm in the Midwest. Randall gave the go-ahead and Inland acquired an option to lease the property in 1949. The ore lay beneath the mile square eastern arm of M-shaped Steep Rock Lake, known as FalJs Bay. For three years a Canadian drilling team, Boyles Brothers, performed the laborious job of determining the direction, extent, and tonnage of the "C" ore body. In the 40-below Canadian winters they plunged their drills through the thick ice of the lake overlying the ore, and sent them hundreds of feet beneath the waters, glacial silt and into the ore to "prove up" the deposit. Their drillings indicated an ore bed of approximately 30 million tons. For Inland this was the evidence it needed to invest in the ore body's development. In 1953, P. D. Block, Jr., of Inland and M. S. Fotheringham, president of Steep Rock Iron Mines, Ltd., announced that the Caland Ore Company, a Canadian subsidiary of Inland, had leased the ore property for 99 years. Before Caland could get at this ore 160 million Drilling rig on ice-covered Falls Bay area in 1955. cubic yards of clay, silt, and gravel had to be dredged out and deposited in adjoining Marmion Lake. This was the core .problem, but it raised others that seemed just as insuperable. A road had to be slashed through seven miles of wilderness between Atikokan and the Falls Bay area, so that the heavy equipment and the workers could get to the site. The huge dredges and miles of mammoth steel pipe needed to carry away the silt had to be brought in. The pipes could be, but not the dredges so they were brought in piece by piece, assembled on the shores of the lake, and launched in 1954. They were christened Joseph L. Block, for Inland's present chairman, and Clarence B. Randall, the company's chairman at that time. Marmion Lake was available for silt deposit, but it flowed into the Seine River, already diverted from Falls Bay by the St-A;ep Rock Company. Something had to be done to prevent the silt from contaminating the river and destroying it as a scenic attraction and fishing source. Caland solved the problem by building a series of dams between islands on the lake, sealing part of it off for a silt basin whose waters would not readily mix with the part of the lake that was on the Seine River course. Another critical problem associated with dredging was that of obtaining recharge water. This is water that is reintroduced into the dredging area to provide the liquid for diluting the silt so it can be pumped away. �MARMION LAKE This water had to be relatively free of silt. (The ideal dredge burden is about 80 per cent water and 20 per cent solid material.) The recharge water was obtained through Twin Lakes adjoining Marmion Lake and was uncontaminated by dredged out silt. Several other dams were built to prevent water flow from other lakes into the Falls Bay area. Some of this water was also diverted from its natural flow into Falls Bay to the Atikokan River system. The dredging began in April of 1955. Day and night, seven days a week, the big dredges worked cutting into the lake bottom and pumping the silt through 3 foot diameter pipes, five miles through the wilderness into Marmion Lake. In the winter when the Arctic cold built ice surfaces on the lake as thick as three feet, a specially designed tug boat brought in by railroad smashed and crushed the ice. This kept the floating pipelines from freezing into a rigid position locking in the dredges and preventing them from shifting their position. Sometimes ice was hauled away by the truckload to keep the water in the dredging area free of ice. Under Caland's agreement with Steep Rock, ore was to be shipped from the "C" ore body in 1960. Caland planned to mine initially by the open pit method until the ore could no longer be removed economically this way and then change to underground mining. In 1956 the Patrick Harrison & Company, Ltd., a firm of mining contractors, was hired by Caland to sink the underground sh{l,ft. It was dug to a 1,300 feet depth with stations for "drifting" into the ore body cut at 400, 800, 1,000, and 1,200 feet. Construction of a headframe and service building was undertaken after the shaft was completed. Meanwhile dredging continued and the lake was gradually lowered and the first ore was exposed at the foot of Lime Point on the northern end of the lake in 1957. This ore was to be mined by the open pit method. Trucks would carry it to a crusher which would feed the ore on to a conveyor system running one mile to a railhead 450 feet above the mining area. By mid-1959 open pit equipment was on the site and stripping operations began. The first ore, shipped on May 3, 1960 to the loading dock at Port Arthur, fulfills the schedule set in 1949, when Caland first acquired its option. The swing to undergound operations will start in 1963 and by 1969 Caland expects to ship 3 million tons a year to Inland Steel's Indiana Harbor works. CHANNEL UPPER BASIN A DAM RE SERVOIR UPPER BASIN A LOWER BASIN A MINING AREA Elaborate water diversion system was built by Caland to protect dredging area in Falls Bay where "C" ore body lay. Diagramatic charts show revised water flow, dredging progress on lake. ORIGINAL LAKE LEVEL ELEVATION 1267 FT. 1951 LAKE LEVEL ELEVATION 1120 FT. MARCH 1960 LAKE LEVEL GRANITE GRANITE �Atikokan TOP PRIORITIES: MORE CLASSROOMS, NEW HOMES The name Atikokan, the booming mining town near Steep Rock Lake, has an aboriginal sound whose precise meaning seems in doubt. fy.fost generally accepted is the derivation, Aticosepi, an Indian word, whose possible meaning ranges from moose bones to Caribou- River. In the late 1800's the town was a division point for the Canadian National Railway's branch line between Port Arthur and Fort Frances. In 1899, a gold prospector, Thomas Rawn, and his wife pitched their tent and became the town's first settlers. Rawn later built the first hotel, and after unsuccessfully trying his hand at sheep farming, resumed prospecting, only to disappear in the harsh muskeg country of western Ontario. The community grew undramatic.ally, reaching a population of only 300 by 1943. But from that year the population exploded in a decade to 7,000, as Steep Rock Iron Mines, Ltd., and Caland Ore Company began the development of the Steep Rock iron range. Within five years, when both mining companies reach full capacity the population is expected to double. At present 25 per cent of Atikokan's residents work for Steep Rock Iron Mines or ·caland. Caland, with 200 employees currently living in the town, expects to employ more than 1,000 when its mines reach capacity operations. What kind of town is it? A quick automobile tour around its streets provides a clue. There are three banks, several hotels, a pair of movie houses, and gently curving residential streets lined with brand-new homes. Yet only a few streets in the town are paved. Once a year the town council considers paving plans drawn up many years ago by previous city planners, only to shelve them. Why? Atikokan's promising economic future has attracted scores of �Street paving has been deferred until more class rooms are built for growing Atikokan children. young couples, expecting exciting opportunities in a modern, yet pioneer community. They have given the town Ontario's highest birth rate (45 per thousand compared with 25 for the rest of the province). With its inundation of new children Atikokan must earmark a high percentage of its tax money for schools instead of paved streets. One member of the school board described the problem. "For the last four years, we have either built a new school or added to an old one each year, 30 new classrooms in all. Right now we have 1,500 pupils in Atikokan grade and high schools, but by 1968 we expect 2,300 in grade school alone." Atikokan leadership has remained manfully on top of the pressures for new public facilities demanded by incoming Canadians. Housing, schools, sewers, water, sidewalks, and recreational equipment have all been added to accommodate public needs. The pressure will increase as Caland adds 1,000 employees after 1960. Each represents a family totaling 3.5 more residents on the average or a total of 3,500. By 1968 Atikokan's population may approximate 20,00~a 300 per cent increase over 1960. Caland people have assisted a core of dedicated Atikokan citizens in planning for the town's future. Former Caland Manager Philip D. Pearson who managed the five-year developmental work was a mem- Atikokan citizens "liven up" neighborhoods with fence painting. Favorite Atikokan winter sport is curling-game imported from Scotland. Moose painted on wall of home is appropriate symbol of Atikokan. ber of the Municipal Planning Board. E. W. Whitman, currently in charge of Caland's open pit operations, is now a member of the same board. A dozen other Calanders are active on the recreation council, chamber of commerce, and other community organizations dedicated to improving the town. Peter P. Ribotto, a resident of Atikokan and vice president of Caland Ore Company, is a member of the board of Atikokan General Hospital and an honorary member of theAtikokan Chamber of Commerce. A modern paved highway now links Atikokan with the provincial highway leading to Port Arthur and Fort William. Seven years ago Atikokan was accessible only by railroad. Residents had cars which were bought in by train, but they were confined to roaming the few miles of city streets. The restless drive of Canada swiftly moving toward greater industrialization and raw material development is typified by Atikokan. The people represent many national backgrounds-Canadian, Scandanavian, Baltic, Slavic, South European and American. Many share a common aim: The chance to improve themselves in the most basic of all industrial occupations-the mining of iron ore. �Great Lakes LOW-COST, EFFICIENT SHIPPING OF STEEL'S RAW MATERIALS The world's greatest deposits of high grade iron ore ring the rim of the northern Great Lakes. They lie in separate ranges: the Menominee, Marquette and Gogebic in Michigan, the Mesabi, Vermilion, Cuyuna in Minnesota, and now the biggest mid-continental ore find in 25 years, the Steep Rock district near Atikokan, Ontario. The availability of these ores to Great Lakes shipping, along with limestone and coal, the other two basic steelmaking raw materials, enabled the American steel industry to achieve its highest regional growth in the Midwest. Three of the nation's largest steel plants, located in the Chicago area on the shores of Lake Michigan, receive their ore from these ranges. Transporting the region's annual requirements for upwards of 30 million tons has given the giant ore freighter a crucial importance in the logistics of steel. Long, low, and fast, these vessels annually transport more tonnage through the Soo Locks between Lake Superior and Lake Huron than is carried yearly through the Suez Canal. �Inland Steel produces most of its iron ore. It operates five underground mines in northern Michigan and Minnesota: the Morris and Greenwood, near Ishpeming, the Sherwood at Iron River. the Bristol at Crystal F°alls, all in Michigan; and the Armour No. 2 at Crosby, Minnesota. The Caland Falls Bay operation wilJ be the largest of these with an ultimate annual production of 3 million tons. Inland also owns with other steel companies operating mines on the Mesabi Range. Inland Steel has grown rapidly- 100 per cent in capacity since World War II. Last year it completed a $300 million modernization and growth program, encompassing the construction of new automated rolling mills, raw materials development, and expansion of its steel warehousing and fabricating subsidiaries. This year the company has earmarked $85 million for modernization and expansion. The Caland development has been a vital part of lnla,nd' s growth plans, for assured sources of increased tonnages of iron ore are essential to ingot capacity expansion. Every new ton of capacity brings a need for an additional ton of iron ore. The Inland fleet of ore carrying vessels now numbers six with the addition of the giant new Edward L. Ryerson, soon to be commissioned for service this year. This new vessel can carry more than a million tons of iron ore annually in the long runs between Lake Superior ports and its Indiana Harbor home port. This means an increase of 36 per cent in the per trip capacity of the fleet. Inland's integration with its iron ore sources is greatly strengthened by Caland. The integration rests, not only on vast ore deposits, but also the fresh water routes for iron ore provided by the Great Lakes. �� Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Caland Story Subject The topic of the resource Business and Industry Mining Description An account of the resource Booklet "The Caland Story," produced by Caland Ore Ltd. about its operations at Steep Rock Lake near Atikokan. Published between 1960 and 1963. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Caland Ore Ltd. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Canada - Ontario - Atikokan